Right after we got married, Dave started an avocado seedling in a cup of water on the window sill at our house in NY. The seed grew into a plant. The plant moved to Georgia with us. At some point we began referring to 'it' as 'he'. He lived in our first apartment here on the porch. Then he lived in our condo on the porch. One time he froze and lost all of his leaves, but came back. Then he moved with us to the house and began living on the back deck. He grew a lot. This year we drageed the 60 pound pot inside, and he took up a quarter of our sunroom. The problem is that Avocados grow in Zone 9/10. We are zone 8b - not quite warm enough in winter...but the tree has a history with us.
We have been trying to decide what to do with it after this summer. It will grow more and will be too big to bring inside. Our neighbor offered to keep it in her great room, but I think this is getting a litte ridiculous. So we decided last Friday to plant it and see what happens. We'll use one of those pipe heat coils around the trunk this winter, or build a little greenhouse just for the tree.
So last weekend Dave asked me to pick up some bags of soil on the way home from work. This made me nervous right off the bat, as he wouldn't tell me what it was for. So we planted the tree. Then we sat on the deck and had some drinks and admired our work.
About 9:00 there was a honk - the Fedex Guy. He brought a box. Dave excitedly unpacked the box. It was a new avocado tree - one that can live in our zone. So he read the instructions, and planted it, and put it next to the other one. I had no idea what was going on, but any man that surprises me with an avocado tree is the man for me. Our 6th anniversary is next month.
I happened to have a camera with me and was randomly taking pictures before the tree arrived.
Our night on the deck....
The tree arrives ...
Planting...
Reading the instructions...
Finishing Touches...
Old tree meet new tree....
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