I bought an Avocado tree from a nursery here in Los Angeles about a month ago. It had some brown leaves but the nursery said it wouldn't be a problem. Seems like more of the leaves are starting to get brown and I'm worried.

He told me since I'm keeping it in this container, to use regular organic potting soil rather than citrus tree soil because its not in the ground. I did fertilize it when I planted it- followed the instructions on the packet and used about a cup of fertilizer.

I'm not sure if I'm watering this guy too much or too little? How much water should it be getting per week? I've basically been soaking the container 2-3 times a week. The leaves seem to wilt when I lean towards twice a week. It gets full sun every day, plus as you know, we're in a drought here in CA.

Thanks so much for reading. I'm really excited about this tree and I want it to survive!

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That said your tree doesn't look too bad. Keep the soil moist not wet. And if you haven't watered enough since fertilizing to run water out the bottom, do that to remove excess salts. But don't drown the plant in an attempt to rescue it. A couple good flushings is enough.

There are other possible causes: Too wet, too dry, soil that doesn't drain and others I may not be aware of related to avocado.