Back in the day the avocado was a mysterious being people in hotter countries always seemed to be putting on their faces, but since earning its superfood status the green and black beauty has received international acclaim.

Unfortunately for avo-lovers on this side of the world though, all that creamy green goodness still comes at fairly noticeable cost.

But not to worry – someone has finally come up with a simple (and cheap) device which will allow you to grow you own avocado tree at home.

The AvoSeedo is a plastic avocado-shaped bowl with a flower-shaped hole in its centre which can be bought online for less than €12.

To grow an avocado tree, all you have to do is place a peeled avocado seed into the hole and then put the AvoSeedo into a water-filled pot.

From then on your avocado plantation will be pretty low maintenance – only requiring fresh water every couple of weeks.

After one to three months you’ll finally have your own teeny tiny avocado producing machine.  Sounds amazing right? 

Well, unfortunately the Daily Mail has discovered it can take up to 13 years before the tree would be mature enough to produce any actual avocados.

So unless you really have the patience of a saint, you might have to find some other source of avocados in the meantime.