Here's how to grow your own avocado tree, starting with the big brown seed from the center of the fruit. You can grow the plant indoors, or outside if you live in one of the warmest parts of the U.S.

If you're in a warm climate, chances are you can grow an avocado tree — just make sure to purchase it from a nursery, add mulch, and fertilize!

With water, toothpicks and soil, you can grow an avocado plant from seed indoors. It's worth the effort even though you won't see its fruit for years to come.

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A step-by-step instructional guide with photos, which shows you how to grow an avocado tree from an avocado pit.

The avocado tree doesn't lend itself to instant gratification. Although you can grow an avocado tree indoors, it could take years (if at all) until you can expect to see fruit on your avocado tree.

An avocado tree grown from a pit could eventually bear fruit, of course, but that first fruit would be long in coming and of unpredictable quality.

Ciscoe Morris gives tips on growing an avocado tree from seed; dealing with sow bugs; and planting cauliflower starts.

Planting an avocado tree in the right place and making sure it has water and nutrients will help it thrive.

The avocado tree doesn't lend itself to instant gratification. Although you can grow an avocado tree indoors, it could take years (if at all) until you can expect to see fruit on your avocado tree.

An avocado pit is relatively easy to sprout into a new plant. Then you'll need to know how to grow an avocado tree indoors because these plants aren't hardy in most areas of the country.

An avocado pit is relatively easy to sprout into a new plant. Then you'll need to know how to grow an avocado tree indoors because these plants aren't hardy in most areas of the country.