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title: "Hi, it’s my first time trying to grow avocados from seed. I have two…"
description: "Hi, it’s my first time trying to grow avocados from seed. I have two seeds in water, I have found instructions how to sprout avocados in water. But one of them…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "QuimbyTheDog"
published: "2024-03-28T16:59:23.984815Z"
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# Hi, it’s my first time trying to grow avocados from seed. I have two…

_Posted by QuimbyTheDog on 2024-03-28_

Hi, it’s my first time trying to grow avocados from seed. I have two seeds in water, I have found instructions how to sprout avocados in water. But one of them has  
Cracks in it, the other one looks kind of shriveled up.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/d4MuJbXVv7Jy1iqdLFCvaXFPcyUkUcq24WA-irIt_vA/nKXbBNIGTrCfehNaJBuCwA.webp?size=large)

## 7 comments

### Leah commented on 2024-03-28

I’m doing that too! I’ve placed it the opposite way though lol anyways this is my first time and mines a little further along. We started the seed about a month ago and it started cracking about 2 weeks ago. I haven’t done anything other than have it in bright light and change the water every few days. It has about a half inch root starting!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/njLFcVJokyI098yRgh85QSFMiHFyYlsPzoOAKGi0VYg/b-lYvYyEQAWzGeNUs7sEow.webp?size=large)

#### TheCrazyPlantLaidy replied on 2024-03-28

I have been wanting to do this too I guess this is my sign too finally actually do it

### QuimbyTheDog commented on 2024-03-28

Thank you! I started them a week ago, but that’s strange because they aren’t supposed to until 2 weeks. Maybe it’s because I put them under a grow light with my future garden plants?

### Kristy commented on 2024-03-28

The best way to start an avocado seed that I have found, is to soak it in water for a few hours, take the skin off. Do the paper towel method until it grows roots/sprouts, then put in water.

### Kristy commented on 2024-03-28

I find that putting them in water first takes so much longer to root.

### Kristy commented on 2024-03-28

This is a couple of ones I have growing. The seed fell off of the one on the left. I have about 8 in water!!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PlZCQiYmn63vSBLUqICf-H4r68ue1sTnIg3e4efslPM/m3AjGuSVR_ud1ZA0zrxf5Q.webp?size=large)

### Jen commented on 2024-04-02

I experimented with this also and found that the only way I could grow and keep one alive was to plant the seed directly into soil and keep it wet. When I water started them they either never sprouted or took 2 or more months to sprout then died within 2 weeks of germinating.

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