Passion fruit, lemons, figs and other fruits that can be grown in your apartment or at work
Fresh, without excessive supplements fruit much more pleasing to purchase. And those who have no garden or garden, can grow fruit directly from seed in the home or even at work. Of course, the fruit will have to wait, and in some cases more than one year. However, the cultivation of fruit is a good stress and a good opportunity to bond with colleagues.
Citrus
Citrus fruits, which include lemon, Mandarin, orange, grapefruit, etc., have a rich flavor and you can experiment with them almost all year round. Seeds for planting should be fresh. To plant them is quite simple: wash the bones and put them in a moist mixture of garden soil, peat and river sand, or special soil for citrus. It is best to put each bone in a separate pot or Cup.
It is very important to provide the plants with sufficient light, but protect from afternoon sun and dry air. In addition, winter citrus fruit must contain at a temperature of 12-16 degrees.
Date
Even from seeds of dried dates it is possible to grow a palm tree. Before planting, it is better to soak for a few days. Plant it in a mixture of peat and sand and don't forget to humidify from a spray bottle every 2 days. About a month future the palm should come up. Like citrus, figs require a lot of light and cool winter.
Feijoa
The seeds of this exotic plant should be selected from ripe and soft fruit. If you buy a feijoa is not yet ripe, it can be put in a warm place and wait a few days. The seeds should be washed from the pulp and dried. Not digging deep, put the seeds in the ground with sand.
The plant can germinate and grow pretty quickly. So don't forget to plant out sprouts, pinch back the main root and replant the old soil in the pot a little more.
Figs
To grow a hell of a Fig tree, you need to do the same thing with feijoa seeds: rinse, dry and put in shallow moist soil. Slightly sprinkle the soil with sand and cover with foil. For figs should find a warmer place. The first seedlings are about 3 weeks if you regularly moisturize the ground and ventilate the area. In the warm months keep the temperature below 20 degrees, and in winter — not above 14 degrees.
Passion fruit
If you plant seeds of passion fruit, most likely, will grow fruit-bearing tree and vine that will delight with its luxurious flowering. But who knows, maybe you will be able to achieve luscious fruit at home. Passion fruit likes what you like tropical plants: bright light, plenty of air, heat and humidity.
Avocado
To raise the storehouse of vitamins from the bones in two ways. In the first case, removed from the bone shell, wide side planting to a depth of 2-3 cm below the tip protrude above the surface. The second method is called open: leave the shell and at the middle of the bone drill 3 small holes at an angle of 120 degrees. They inserted 3 matches that will be pillars on the edges of the glass with water. The water level should be maintained just below the bone. As soon as a sufficient number of roots, the bone can be planted in a pot.
Before the leaves the plant needs temperatures around 18 degrees, and in winter, the avocado likes it cool.
Pineapple
A pineapple has no seed, but to grow it, they are not needed. Enough to cut away the top 2 cm of pulp and planted in the wet sand, such as river. Pineapple loves the water and will need frequent watering. In the winter garden, the fruit does not always produce the same fragrant fruits, as his southern comrades. But to grow it at home is quite real.
Garnet
A win-win — dwarf pomegranate, which bears fruit even in mid-latitudes. It can easily withstand drought, but not the lack of heat. The dwarf pomegranate will delight with flowers and bear fruit almost all year round already with a growth of 40 cm Average yield of 7-10 edible fruits with a diameter up to 5 cm.
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