Hey there, weird question. I’m a TTRPG & Dice lover, so last night I made a Dice out of an avocado seed. But now I’m wondering if it’s gonna putrify I have a bad smell, or just get dry.
What can you tell me about the life process of a seed (specially avocados) when they’re not planted?
Ps. It also cracked and broke during the night, I left it in a place I knew the sun would hit it, I guess it worked better than expected haha
by EntertainmentOk6784
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If the environmental humidity and temperature are high, it’s going to decompose. If they’re low, it’s going to kinda remain intact, just oxidizing and degrading very slowly.
You can think about any plant tissue in this way as wood: if it’s constantly wet, it rots; if you dry it properly, it can last years and years.
Any wet plant material will rot in time. Next time make sure it is fully dried out before carving. However, avocado seeds aren’t wood so it is doubtful they will work long term. If you want to make dice out of a seed get some ivory nut palm seeds
The high oil content will go rancid over time.
I’m not sure about avocado seeds, but when I was a kid, we used to dry gourds out in fresh cat litter. Then use them year round as decorations.