Avocados take FOREVER if you just do the water toothpick method. I tried 4 in feb and had them split by march and rot by may. Tried again with a differnt method in may with organic avocado, new method was slice top 1/3 off pit, wrap in moist paper towel and put in fridge for 24-48 hrs, then put into ziploc -i used empty mayo jar- and in cupboard -i used one beside oven cause it seems to be the warmest- i checked on in every few days to see how the root was dooing and as soon as i could see definate tap root -about 2-3 weeks- i potted it into soil, and put it under low energy high output light -1200 lums- i got a shoot about 2 inches long when i decided it was time to put it outside -i was bending towads the lamp- however i didn't harden it off just put it straight outside in mid june and i think i have killed it now. I took a look at the roots the other day and it is getting root bound in a 4in pot, but the trunk looks pretty weak and the 4 leaves it has starting have done nothing since i put it in the sun, i am just hoping it recovers from the sun shock so i will leave it for a few more months and see how it does. I ma not too worried cause after that one got a shoot i started another 4 which are in cups of dirt in the sun so they won't 'burn' when they push thier shoots up. my suggestion is, make sure you are getting pretty ripe fruit when you buy them, ripe enough that you should be using them in the next few days. Also if the intention is growing the pit i suggest 'certified organic' there is some chanec that other ones may have been sprayed with something that inhibits the pit from germinating -like they do to tomatoes- and finally the fridge method, i was getting frustrated till i learned that. I have a friend who has a 13yo avocado house plant and that one was started using just the cup toothpick method so it WILL work eventually, i have just found the other method is faster.

Discovered the problem...their site doesn't like Firefox! It still does not work with Firefox, but it does with IE, so I just ordered using IE. Cheri127...my shipping was $14.34 for 5 rolls of 24" & 4 rolls of 12". You must live closer to them than I do! Or maybe, like everything else, it just costs more (to ship) in the DC area! Thanks stfoltz for letting us know!

I have some older cushy ones made by Shelfcover, no info. We used them in linen closet in old house. They seem to be the same thing as CC, but are made to line wire shelves. All the cushy (mesh or solid) ones I was looking at in BB&B and Walmart said "may damage" or "may discolor" or "not for use on" lacquered or urethaned surfaces. No CC around here, but I'd love to find something that won't damage my 2 lacquered drawers or my Merillat paper-laminated artificial wood-grain plywood ones. I did buy some clear, nonadhesive Contact brand liner at Walmart and unrolled it a bit, put it in 1 drawer as a test. But I'd like something a little more padded.

I used both the Target and BB&B cushy cupboards knockoffs and they've been mostly* fine. Both are made by the same company despite different labels; IIRC it's a company called Kittredge in La Mirada, CA, whose info is hidden under the glue on the paper label. *Mostly = they don't hold heavy silverware-filled baskets perfectly, and the silverware basket slides around (does that happen with regular cushy cupboards too?); I also decided that on my Tupperware shelves they were more trouble than benefit. Blue