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07.29.2007 :: Avocado cam, the day we have been waiting for!
A story in pictures! (click any photo to be whisked to my FLICKR account)
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Today is the day:
Wonderful pot made by the New England Pottery Co.
Look at the wonderful leaves the plant has grown!
BUT...
It must be trimmed. I am under strict instructions to not get soft with it. To have a nice, bushy plant, I must trim. No one wants a straggly plant! It hurts to trim, but trim I must!
GAH! Such fine looking leaves they were too!
Time for a feed and a water!
No junk food for this avocado plant! My favorite plant food and my trusty watering can.
Little twig, I'd like you to meet your future:
Everyone has to have goals!
Finished!
Avocado to pot: April 21st-July 29Th~! 3 months and a week!
Sure, it's a bit sparse. But it's not the first time I have planted a twig and most likely won't be the last!
(3 more avocado seeds to go!)
Anybody craving guacamole??
Posted by Sandy on 07.29.2007 AT 04:27 PM
Comments
Looking at that cutting process gives me the same feeling I get when cutting a steek!
Li
Posted by: Li_B on 08.03.2007 AT 03:04 PM
Hey, nice avocado! I never got past the sprouting stage either. I can't wait to see what yours does!
Thanks for the b-day wishes! Very sweet of you!
Posted by: Ande on 07.31.2007 AT 08:32 PM
Howdja sprout the seed in the first place? Did you immerse it, or was it just the bottom of the seed that was in water (I noticed the toothpicks, but wasn't sure if that was a second stage of the sprouting process).
We grow orange trees around here. Also lemon trees. On my apartment balcony. Because we can. And because Spiff thinks they'll all die and he is WRONG.
Posted by: Lee Ann on 07.31.2007 AT 02:39 PM
I cut it all the time, so why can't my hair grow out bushier?
Posted by: Dava on 07.31.2007 AT 12:57 PM
Ouch, that almost hurt just seeing the pictures. I never thought of trimming mine down. I was so happy just to see the leaves grow.
Posted by: Angelika on 07.30.2007 AT 09:40 PM
Oh my goodness! SNIP. Just like THAT? You be sure to show us at the first sign of new growth!! I know you'll be watching!
; )
Posted by: Vicki on 07.30.2007 AT 01:14 PM
*sniff, sniff* Growing up so fast. Where did the time go?
Posted by: Tracey on 07.30.2007 AT 11:44 AM
Hey! I almost bought the same cobalt blue pot in the North End last week. (I needed 9, and that would have been too expensive.) And my heart did stop when I saw you attack the plant with the scissors. Fingers crossed that it survives all the torture. You are one brave woman. Guess you're just gearing up for all the construction heading your way.
Posted by: Dave Daniels on 07.30.2007 AT 10:56 AM
I don't think I am ever NOT craving the gaucamole.
Excellent progress on the avocado plant!
Posted by: Jenn C. on 07.30.2007 AT 09:51 AM
Those beads are awesome!!!!
Posted by: Megan on 07.30.2007 AT 08:56 AM
Okay, Im craving the gaucamole!
I never knew how you got past the toothpick in a cup part of the growing. Thanks!
Posted by: kathy b on 07.30.2007 AT 07:00 AM
Yay!
I knew ya'll could do it! :D
Posted by: Cookie on 07.30.2007 AT 02:07 AM
I love guacamole! Gosh the snipping does seem harsh but if it has to be, then it has to.
Best wishes on the house - work.
Posted by: Angie on 07.29.2007 AT 10:27 PM
Wow. Such patience. I've been watching this and it is amazing to me that it is actually growing. Thanks for the wee look into your avocado's life. :-)
Posted by: Anita on 07.29.2007 AT 09:42 PM
Avocado TV.
Posted by: claudia on 07.29.2007 AT 09:10 PM
I did NOT know that about the trimming -- at least not THAT harsh way!!!! But if Manise says so, it must be true.
Grow little twig, grow!!! XO
Posted by: Norma on 07.29.2007 AT 08:45 PM
Go, grow, little twig! That's the spirit! :-)
And... yes! I HAVE been dreaming of mittens, now that you mention it! And this is the best time to knit them, don't you think? (Before they are actually needed, I mean.)
Posted by: Beth S. on 07.29.2007 AT 05:54 PM
I'll bring the salsa and the chips - you bring the guac!
Posted by: Carole on 07.29.2007 AT 05:32 PM
Yay!! I've been waiting for this day. That is indeed a lovely pot - I believe the quality of the pot reflects one's feelings about the plant's prospects, and that avocado plant should be feeling pretty good about itself right now!
Posted by: Catherine on 07.29.2007 AT 05:26 PM
It almost seems like a cruel thing to do, but it will make for a bushier and healthier plant. Nice job!
Posted by: Manise on 07.29.2007 AT 05:16 PM
Two comments: 1)I, too, have an avocado at the same stage of growth. Great inspiration for me to go on and get it done!2)Through a google search, I read a 2004 entry here that mentioned a substitute for Richesse de Soie. Are you still sold on Prime Alpaca as a substitute? I'd like to do the Bejewelled Cat's Paw shrug from A Gathering of Lace, and am searching for a good replacement. Have you ever used KnitPick's Gloss? Margie
Posted by: Margie Watkins on 08.04.2007 AT 07:19 PM