Growing your own breakfast sounds pretty satisfying, huh? And it turns out, it is possible to plant a tree of the world's tastiest, trendiest green fruit in your own backyard—as long as you live in the right climate. We're, of course, talking avocados.

Here's everything you need to know about growing an avocado tree from seed, plus some insider tips and tricks to give yours a chance at bearing fruit.

Lastly, step back and admire the view. Voilà! Your avocado pit has officially been planted.

First off, know that avocado trees can't last in chillier climes. According to Hunter, avocado trees are most likely to grow in a moderate climate that has a temperature range between 40 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit all year round. If that describes where you live, you can place your tree outdoors when the time is right.

Remember: Avocados are subtropical fruits that like the sun, hate the cold, and can't stand the wind. Faber's tip: Look around you and check what the vegetation is doing outside. If you're surrounded by trees that lose their leaves in winter, an avocado tree likely is not in the cards for you. 

When your avocado tree is first in the ground, you'll need water regularly depending on its size, typically two to three times a week. Well-draining soil is key as these trees like to dry out in between waterings.

Faber tells us that avocado trees are also sensitive to water's pH levels. The ideal range is between 5 and 7.

When leaves first come out from your tree, they'll be a deep brown okra color. Over time, they should turn green.

According to Hunter, the color of your tree's leaves tell you a lot about its health. "Pale green to dark green leaves are the best—a sign of proper photosynthesis, sunlight, and nutrition. The healthier the tree is, the stronger, more producing, and viable the tree is," she says. 

The tree's leaves can also provide clues about how you're doing with watering: They will wilt or turn yellow when they've accumulated too much water. This is a sign that the root system is not breathing, Hunter explains.

When they're not getting enough water, their tips will brown at the edges and start to get brittle.

According to Hunter, "If the branch becomes weak, the sun will hit it and then scab it. You can't grow fruit from it anymore because of the 'wound' on it." (Interestingly enough, to prevent sunburn, some growers paint their trees using white paint, which can act as a type of sunscreen.)

Hunter says the best way to strengthen your tree and protect it from sunburn is to make sure its soil has enough nitrogen. To do so, you will likely need to apply some fertilizer.

"One of the best fertilizer growers use is called 15-15-15, which contains 15% nitrogen, 15% phosphorus, and 15% potassium," Hunter says. "It's like a multivitamin!"

This well-rounded fertilizer helps generate leaf growth and build a thicker canopy, which acts as a natural defense against the sun.

"The roots on an avocado [tree] normally flush in the spring and the fall, so you want to fertilize in March or April and in September or October," she adds.

While planting your tree outside should give it plenty of room to grow, unfortunately, it won't guarantee that it will bear fruit.

It turns out, the avocados you find in the store don't come from trees that start from seed.

"The nurseries find root stalks that come from a 'wild tree,' a tree that is strong and will grow for a long time and can withstand inclement weather, pests, etc.," Faber explains. "They grow this tree until it's hip height. Then, the type of avocado they want is grafted onto that tree."

Ultimately, when you grow a tree from a pit at home, it will be a much weaker version of the tree that the fruit originally came from—making its likelihood of producing fruit pretty low, around 20%.

If your avocado tree does begin to bear fruit, its first couple of avocados should show up in its third year. It's not until the fourth year that you will see enough fruit on the tree to really get cooking with.

If you have the space, time, and certification for a commercial harvest, expect to wait until the fifth year to get that started.

Avocado trees flower and bloom in April and May. In consistently warmer climates like California (where Hunter is located), avocados sit on the tree from April or May until January of the following year. In this case, you can harvest the avocado any time between January and October.

She notes that this waiting pattern is unique to California: Other places in the world may only have a harvest range of two to three months when the fruit is ready on the tree. This affects how the avocado tastes, as well as how long it stays ripe.

Once they reach a certain size, avocado trees are not easily transplantable, meaning, it's not recommended to move an avocado tree once it's in the ground, due to its root system being so broad. 

Similar to apples, avocado seeds themselves normally don't produce avocados. Any avocado seed can grow an avocado plant but not necessarily a fruit-bearing tree.

Experts say you have about a 20% chance that your avocado seed will produce avocados. To ensure that your tree can grow fruit 100% of the time, you'll need to get it from a local or commercial nursery. 

Avocados on the tree are always ready, never ripe since an avocado's texture stays hard when on the tree. Give it a week or so to ripen once off the tree.

When you are ready to eat, make sure you scrape the entire skin of the avocado—those dark edges are the most nutritious part!

As an alternative to growing an avocado tree yourself, here are three different types of commercial avocado trees available for purchase online:

Growing an avocado tree from seed takes lots of patience and a touch of luck, but if you are one of the few to be rewarded with fruit, it's oh-so-worth-it. Enjoy your harvest as a creamy dessert, a healthy guacamole dip, or a tasty gift for the plant lover in your life.