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Water moderately: Avocado doesn't like moisture

The avocado does not need too much water, in particular the plant does not tolerate waterlogging very well and quickly develops root rot if there is persistent high moisture. Instead, you should keep your avocado slightly moist and let it dry out once in a while. Once the leaves are hanging, pour your trinket again. The avocado just needs it in summer in sunny and / or hot weather One water daily, but in winter you should water much less frequently. Stale, room temperature water is best.

Fertilize avocado: Only from the age of four to six months

Young avocados are still drawing their nutritional needs from the avocado seed. Only from the age of four to six months do you need to slowly get used to the fertilizer. Use one Fertilizer for container plants or citrus fruits and start with just a third of the specified concentrate. Only increase the amount of fertilizer slowly. Fertilization about every two weeks (less often in winter) is sufficient.

Brown leaves usually indicate a lack of water

If your avocado is getting brown leaves, it could be for a number of reasons:

• 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 earth (some avocados do not tolerate conventional potting soil)
• Pot too small (in case of doubt the Repot the avocado)

In most cases, however, brown leaves are the result of a lack of water and, in particular, too low humidity. An infestation by pests is very rare with good care, as avocados are very robust plants.

Tips & 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.