Materials Required:
l Ripe avocado pit
l 3 wooden toothpicks
l Small juice glass
l Water
Procedure:
- Wash off the ripe avocado pit and peel away the dark brown coating.
- Insert 3 wooden toothpicks, equally spaced, around the middle of the pit. Then set the pit in a small juice glass so that the toothpicks are resting on the glass rim.
- Fill the glass with water to a level just beneath the toothpicks. The bottom of the pit should be covered with water.
- Set your experiment aside for several days, but maintain the water level by adding more water when necessary. This least step will vary in time, depending on your pit. In a few days to a few weeks, you will see the pit split in half. A root will come from the bottom, and a sprout will grow from the crack.
This Is What Happens:
An avocado pit is just like any other seed, except that it is larger and harder. Everything needed to make a new avocado plant is contained in the pit. After the root and sprout emerge, the two halves of the pit supply food for the growing plant until it grows leaves and starts to make its own food from sunlight. You can plant your new avocado in a pot with soil to make a nice house plant.
