Im sure more experienced people can better assist you but to my amateur eye it looks like the leaf turning color in response to cold. Try posting in the tropical fruit forum. Are you certain its a brown color and not a purplish color? my guavas also get purple leaf when the cold comes around. Anyway, you should get more adequate help from people with more knowledge. I forgot to ask, has it been colder than normal? Have you kept the plant outside? This post was edited by Goyo626 on Sat, Jan 12, 13 at 12:50

very cryptic.. shall i presume there is another post ... all you had to do.. and i suggest you do so.. is reply to the other post.. where i presume you put some facts ... and put the picture there ken

Take 2 on posting my response...since the original didnt post the week or so ago.... I'd love to get the tree more light, but I live in a small apt, and only have a VERY small entry balcony that I share w/ 1 neighbor and this time of year especially only gets like 6-8 hrs of direct sunlight When I water, the water does drain, but has a tendency to sit for a few seconds on top before it all soaks in. The potting mix is something generic my garden designer friend used when we re-potted it in the spring. I feel that it's time to re-pot it again since I've noticed the main root trying to grow out of the hole at the bottom of the pot, but I dont have any deeper pots to put it in. I have one that's wider, but not deeper. Fertilizing? I'm just a poor student that's developed a sudden desire for growing things...this is a hobby going crazy and I dont really have money to get fertalizers. I hope to be starting a vermicompost bin soon so I might be able to get some worm tea in the future to use.

Hi mp05... You said "Basically, I planted an avocado from seed and it was growing nicely so I transferred it into a temporary pot and brought it outside." I think what happened to your leaves is sunburn...that is my guess? Especially when you said you brought it outside (I'm assuming you were growing inside with a lot less sun than being outside)! I live in Central FL and we've been unseasonable warm the last few weeks and the sun has been very strong. You should have acclimated it to full sun very, very slowly...starting with an hour of morning sun and giving it a little more each day. It usually takes about a week or two to acclimate plants from inside to outside especially in Miami...you guys are even hotter than we are :o( There's not much you can do for the sunburn leaves unfortunately...but you can try and prevent the rest from scorching by giving some shade and slowly give it some sun. Good luck!! Again, this is just a guess without seeing it in person.