Greenfingers

My first avocado tree!!!

Months ago I threw a few avocado stones/kernels into the garden, most were a welcome dietry change for the squirrels!! This hardy sweetheart survived! Yay!

As a student I gleaned much joy (I was a bit sad, I admit) at dinner parties, by "planting" my avocado stone, (sneaked into my bag after dinner, if it was the hors d'oeuvre and sometimes taken with me from home if I had recently eaten one) into whomever's potted house plants!! It was kind of my calling card, or trade mark, though nobody knew about it. I was a bit bonkers, now I look back on it?

I have no idea how many survived, but one at my Mother's house grew quite tall before she noticed its leaves were different to the weeping fig with which it shared a home!!! I also recall dropping one into a headmaster's house plant on a social soiree.....

So far my recession- inspired -1950's- post- war -housewife gardening (Dig for victory!!) includes tomatoes, (currently green) , lettuce, one very sad , lonely pea pod! and two donated pumpkins , hopefully to harvest for Halloween..... a tiny olive tree with itsybitsy, never to ripen or grow , olives and now an avocadado tree!! Watch out Alan Titchmarsh I'm hot on your heels!!