RE: Scrap Garden Ain’t So Scrappy Anymore!
Good work! I've had success sprouting avocado pits with bamboo BBQ skewers poked into the pit and suspended in a tall glass of water. I change the water about once a week and have sprouted three trees so far with a 100% success rate.
The tall glass gives the roots space to grow, I see you've used a glass dish, which may not leave enough room for the roots.
I have kept my oldest tree for around 2 years now, and hopefully it will grow into a big tree.
As for lemon pits, I planted them in soil like you did, but I added a piece of cling wrap over the pot to create a mini greenhouse. Poke some holes for air to circulate a bit. The cling wrap helps to retain heat and moisture and I've also had a pretty good success rate so far.
Good luck! Look forward to seeing the results.
Thank you! I was planning to transfer the pits to a tall glass if they showed any signs of sprouting but I might do that sooner now. Also, I tried the cling wrap greenhouse technique but I must have done something wrong because it just rotted everything and caused a mold like fuzz to creep across the dirt! Must have been TOO moist! I will probably give it another go with a few changes! Thanks!
Yes transferring them now to a tall glass would be good. The glass holds more water too, so it will stay fresher just a little bit longer.
I do get a bit of mold and fungi when I use the cling wrap. I never really worried about them, as long as my lemon pits sprout. Once they have sprouted I removed the cling wrap and let them grow as is afterwards.