A reader wrote to me last week with a question: “Is it possible to grow an avocado tree in a pot?” Definitely!
I have been growing avocado trees in containers for years. It’s very simple, actually. All you need is an avocado, a flower pot, and some potting mix.
Start by sticking a few toothpicks into the avocado pit to suspend it in a cup of water (so that the rounded bottom of the seed is in the water, and the pointed end is up out of the water. In a few …