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title: "So I’ve grown an avocado plant from seed and it was time to up-pot…"
description: "So I’ve grown an avocado plant from seed and it was time to up-pot it. I decided to put it in a grow bag and tried to prepare it for transitioning to outside.…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "GlowWithMo"
published: "2026-08-14T13:09:25.249503Z"
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# So I’ve grown an avocado plant from seed and it was time to up-pot…

_Posted by GlowWithMo on 2026-08-14_

So I’ve grown an avocado plant from seed and it was time to up-pot it. I decided to put it in a grow bag and tried to prepare it for transitioning to outside. The first day I set it out for 2 hours. The next day about 4 hours. This morning this is what she looks like😭😭😭  
Did I stress her out too much?? Is there any resolve??

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## 3 comments

### ABagel commented on 2026-08-14

I would have done shorter increments for longer periods of time. So like 30 mins a day for a week then 1 hour a day for a week. Or like a week outside in shade, then a week in partial shade for the plant to harden up.

I’m sure the internet has better recommendations but 2 hours to 4 hours in the summer time, not even accounting for full partial or shade sun or accounting for usda zone sounds harsh.

#### GlowWithMo replied on 2026-08-15

This makes me so sad. 🥺😔😭  
Does anyone think that she can recover or is it a complete loss?

#### ABagel replied on 2026-08-17

Are the roots still good? There’s a chance.

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