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From: eac@drutx.UUCP (CveticEA)
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Subject: Re: Growing Avacados from Pits
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Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 09:26:47 EST
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If you do manage to get a plan started (either the water or the potting
soil method), and it is growing nicely in a pot, you can keep it from
getting tall and gangly by pinching it back periodically.  Wait until it
has several good sized leaves and the stalk is 6" or more.  Pinch out the
growing buds on top.  This should result in it forming two new branches.
You can get a fairly bushy plant by doing this to the growing ends every so
often.

Betsy Cvetic
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