Compared to other tropical plants, the avocado is relatively easy to handle. Proper care will reward you with lush growth and beautiful, lush green leaves.

Water moderately: Avocados do not like wet conditions

The avocado does not need too much water, the plant does not tolerate waterlogging very well and quickly develops root rot if there is persistent moisture. Instead, you should keep your avocado slightly moist and occasionally allow it to dry out. Once the leaves droop, water your jewelry again. In summer, the avocado needs watering every day, especially in sunny and/or hot weather, but you should water it much less often in winter. Stale, room-warm water is best.

Fertilize avocados: only from the age of four to six months

Young avocados still get their nutritional needs from the avocado pit. Only from the age of four to six months do you need to slowly get the plant used to fertilizers. Use a potted plant or citrus fertilizer and start with just a third of the recommended concentrate. Increase the amount of fertilizer slowly. Fertilizing about every two weeks (less frequently in winter) is sufficient.

Brown leaves usually indicate a lack of water

If your avocado gets brown leaves, this can have various causes:

  • Lack of water (leaves are brown and crumbly, especially at the tip and edge)
  • too much water (check roots for rot!)
  • too much / too little fertilizer
  • the wrong fertilizer
  • the wrong soil (some avocados do not tolerate conventional potting soil)
  • Pot too small (if in doubt, repot the avocado)

In most cases, however, brown leaves are due to a lack of water and specifically to low humidity. An infestation by pests is very rare with good care, since avocados are very robust plants.

tips and tricks

As a tropical plant, the avocado is used to high humidity. Therefore, especially in winter, the leaves can turn brown quickly due to the dry heating air. To counteract this, spray your avocado with lukewarm water every two to three days.

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