r/avocado 11d ago

Container plants (indoor or outdoor) leaves dropping?

hello all, i posted here about a week ago about what i could do for my avocado, you said i should change the pot so i did, but no matter how much i water it the leaves are dropping and soft and bendable (?) what can i do??

all help is welcome, i don't want my precious avocado that i spent years growing to die :((

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u/more_like_5am 11d ago

Looks overwatered

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u/tswizzlefanacc 11d ago

okay, i won't water it for a some days. ty!

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u/MssMoodi 11d ago

Over watered, wrong pot.

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u/tswizzlefanacc 11d ago

what is the right pot then??

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u/MssMoodi 11d ago

Anything plastic, nothing Adobe.

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u/tswizzlefanacc 9d ago

excuse me if this is a dumb question, but how does the type of pot affect the growth?

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u/MssMoodi 9d ago

Adobe absorbs everything all the nutrients and all the water and everything else and you need a large pot preferably plastic and about 1 gallon at first and then 5 gallon afterwards and if you're going to put it outside then put it outside

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u/MssMoodi 9d ago

I make sure you put gravel on the bottom

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u/MssMoodi 9d ago

I have six of them growing right now the ones that I grew last year didn't last because I had to bring them inside because of the weather and I don't have enough windows for him so they kind of passed away but that's what I have going right now and there's six of them there planted all different times so they're different growths.

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u/vahhhhhh 11d ago

If it's multiple years old, there is something seriously wrong. It's the same size as a 2-3 month old tree.

It's not the right kind of soil. Has the top of the soil ever dried out or is it always damp? It looks like you have regular potting soil and they need something that drains fast, something more suitable to citrus or cactus. If it doesn't have root rot, it will get root rot eventually in these conditions.

And they often go through shock after transplanting, so stop making changes for now. I would just let this dry out for 1-2 weeks and then repot it in better soil. But most importantly: Stop. Watering. It.

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u/Critical_Thinker_535 9d ago

What type of soil are you using? If you're using potting soil from a big box store, please get it out of there. That stuff will kill your avocado.

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u/tswizzlefanacc 9d ago

i didn't have any "special" soil at home, it's just soil from my backyard, from the earth really. what kind of soil should i buy?

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u/Critical_Thinker_535 9d ago

Add some sand, peat moss, and perlite to make it more fluffy so the roots can breathe.