Dear Heloise: My mother sent me your article on how to grow an avocado tree years ago. I started an avocado seed in a plastic sandwich bag with a small amount of water and placed it in a sunny window. The seed started out slowly. The treasured sprout went from a small pot to a larger pot as it continued to grow. Five years ago, my family moved to the San Antonio area.

It was at that time we decided that since we were planting our family roots in San Antonio, we would plant the avocado tree in our new backyard, a tree that had resided only in temporary accommodations, from one pot t...

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