Growing Avocados In Containers and Indoor Avocado Plant Care

Avocado Houseplant Care Caring for avocados in containers is just as easy. Keep the plant soil consistently moist but not over watered. Over watering will cause the leaves to curl and the stem to soften — not a desirable trait. Don't under water the avocado either or the foliage will wilt, dry and drop.

How do you care for an indoor avocado plant?
Can I plant an avocado tree in a container?
How often should you water an indoor avocado tree?
How tall will an avocado tree grow indoors?
Are coffee grounds good for avocado trees?
Can you keep an avocado tree small?
Can I cut the top off my avocado tree?
How much sun does an avocado tree need?
How do I get my avocado tree to bear fruit?
What does an overwatered avocado tree look like?
Why are the leaves on my avocado plant turning brown?
Why are the leaves falling off my avocado plant?

How do you care for an indoor avocado plant?

Avocado Plant Care

When avocado is grown as a houseplant, it is often grown from seed (the fruit pits) that can be sprouted in water or directly in potting soil. Established plants will do best in sunny windows. Fertilize them regularly in spring and summer with a balanced granular fertilizer.

Can I plant an avocado tree in a container?

Growing Avocados in Containers

Use a potting mix with compost blended with sand for a loose, fast-draining composition. Growing avocados in containers indoors also requires bright light. A plant will get straggly without adequate light. Pinch off excess growth at first to promote a bushier, stronger plant.

How often should you water an indoor avocado tree?

Trees typically need to be watered two to three times a week. As the roots reach out into the bulk soil, more water can be applied and the frequency of watering can diminish to about once a week after a year. When watering the tree, soak the soil well, and then allow it to dry out somewhat before watering again.

How tall will an avocado tree grow indoors?

Growing to over 20 feet, most commercially grown varieties of avocados are not suitable for growing indoors long-term. For indoor cultivation there are a number of dwarf varieties with mature heights between 8 and 16 feet.

Are coffee grounds good for avocado trees?

Coffee grounds help avocado plants by adding nitrogen, potassium, magnesium, and other nutrients, which are all good for avocado trees. Used coffee grounds can break down easily in the soil and are slightly acidic, which also works well for avocado trees since they prefer acidic soil with a pH of 5-7.

Can you keep an avocado tree small?

With a small number of cuts done every year, and possibly some pinches, you can keep an avocado tree down to 15 feet (my Hass), 12 feet (my Reed), even 10 feet. ... And if the pruning cuts are done at the right place and in the right time, our trees will still make quite a lot of fruit for their small size.

Can I cut the top off my avocado tree?

Avocado trees benefit from pruning during the first two years to encourage branching. ... Snip the top of the avocado tree off when it reaches approximately 12 inches in height, cutting the tree back to 6 inches. Allow the tree to regain its original height then repeat the trimming.

How much sun does an avocado tree need?

Hass avocado trees thrive in bright, direct, unfiltered sunlight. They need at least six hours of sunlight per day, but they can tolerate slight shade. The more light hitting the leaves, the better.

How do I get my avocado tree to bear fruit?

How to Get an Avocado to Set Fruit. To encourage pollination, plant more than one tree. Plant rootstock grafted seedlings rather than seeds you have started on your own. Be sure to fertilize avocado trees with a nitrogen rich fertilizer in the late winter to early spring and again in early summer.

What does an overwatered avocado tree look like?

First, the canopy will begin to thin, and the leaves will grow small and yellow and start to curl. Try digging around beneath the canopy to find the roots. If the roots cannot be found in the first 6 inches of the soil or if they have turned black, that means the plant is overwatered.

Why are the leaves on my avocado plant turning brown?

Browning leaf tips are often a sign of salt burn, caused by a salt build up in the soil. Salts in the water and in fertilizer build up over time. ... This excess salt accumulates in the leaf edges, where it kills the tissue and the leaf dries out and turns brown. It's important to water deeply and slowly.

Why are the leaves falling off my avocado plant?

Avocado trees displaying signs of root rot will have shrunken foliage and dropped leaves. ... Affected avocado leaves curl into each other even when soil moisture levels are adequate. When mites feed on avocado trees, the leaves change over to a brown color before dropping off.