You would probably have put three toothpicks into the avocado seed and placed the seed with the base submerged in the water. You would probably be waiting patiently to see whether the seed has split open and the root is g
It is a waiting game and sometimes it takes less than two weeks for the split to happen but others may not be lucky and you may end up with a rotting seed. I think my success rate is 70% meaning that if I had placed 10 seeds in the water, I would have 7 seeds germinating. Just remember to remove the skin of the seed and when you can open the avocado, do it gently and not cut too deep into the seed. After you have removed the skin of the seed, you can see whether there are deep marks on the surface. If you have done it probably, the surface should not have any cut marks.
Your task is not ended after putting the seed into the water, you need to change the water every week. It depends on the quality of the water, check the water to see whether it is still clear. If it is clear, then it is ok but at least change the water every week. I just pour the water away and top up with tap water. I did not use any distilled or tap water that has been staged overnight. I have used the water directly from the running tap. But it depends on the water quality from country to country, so you may have to do experiment to check what works best for your region.
The main root from the avocado seed (or pit) which is submerged in the water will continue to grow downwards. The new shoot in dull purple colour will grow upwards and towards the sunlight. Continue to change the water regularly. You will notice that small crystal-liked structures are clinging onto the root surface. I have no idea what are these. I was thinking that they were created when I changed water as there were air pockets that cling onto the root when put the seed back to the container. I will update in a separate blog on these tiny little crystals.
rowing downwards.
It is a waiting game and sometimes it takes less than two weeks for the split to happen but others may not be lucky and you may end up with a rotting seed. I think my success rate is 70% meaning that if I had placed 10 seeds in the water, I would have 7 seeds germinating. Just remember to remove the skin of the seed and when you can open the avocado, do it gently and not cut too deep into the seed. After you have removed the skin of the seed, you can see whether there are deep marks on the surface. If you have done it probably, the surface should not have any cut marks.
Your task is not ended after putting the seed into the water, you need to change the water every week. It depends on the quality of the water, check the water to see whether it is still clear. If it is clear, then it is ok but at least change the water every week. I just pour the water away and top up with tap water. I did not use any distilled or tap water that has been staged overnight. I have used the water directly from the running tap. But it depends on the water quality from country to country, so you may have to do experiment to check what works best for your region.
The main root from the avocado seed (or pit) which is submerged in the water will continue to grow downwards. The new shoot in dull purple colour will grow upwards and towards the sunlight. Continue to change the water regularly. You will notice that small crystal-liked structures are clinging onto the root surface. I have no idea what are these. I was thinking that they were created when I changed water as there were air pockets that cling onto the root when put the seed back to the container. I will update in a separate blog on these tiny little crystals.