Fruit garden on the windowsill
Very popular indoor growing medlar. Medlar plants grown from seeds, fully retain varietal characteristics. So if you had a chance to taste the ripe, large and tasty berries medlar is not lost: take away the seeds for his new hobby. It does not matter whether it is the seeds of the Japanese medlar (loquat) or seeds medlar (Caucasian), both of these types are suitable for indoor growing. If you are unable to become the owner of the plant seedlings, sow the seeds safely. The land for sowing is taken very fertile, light.
Ideal mixture of humus - coarse sand - peat. Deepen the seeds of about 3 cm. Since young seedlings do not like the pick is better to plant in pots one seed. The term germination is dependent on the ambient temperature, the higher the faster. Keep the soil moderately moist, needs good drainage. Once the seedlings reach the third pair of leaves, the plant begins to form, because you do not need a high stick, and needs a lush bush. If the plant is not itself forks, you should Prischepa apex, then begin to form side shoots. Remember: correct krone - a pledge of the harvest!
Medlar under indoor growing almost no infestation by pests, not sick. Therefore, all efforts should be directed to its timely transplant grows in a large bowl and regular watering and spraying. Medlar is very fond of bright light, water and the loose soil, but does not make a swamp, so besides a bright windowsill and good drainage needs regular loosening earthen coma. The fruiting seedling take 3-4 years, the seedling height of 50 cm possible in the first year. Blossoms medlar autumn, is a huge plus: in the gloomy weather outside are nice to look at the bush studded with bunches of flowers, reminiscent of apple. Color depending on the species and varieties can be white, cream, pink of various shades. In nature, a pollinator insects, so the plant needs the help of your hands with a brush.
Medlar well do without cross-pollination, so even when the content of a single instance, you can expect a good harvest. Adjust the amount of fruit on the bush is not necessary, it will make itself loquat. And in general, this is one of the most unpretentious of fruit, feels good in the garden (of course, in the corresponding latitudes), and heated in the winter the balcony and in the apartment. Fruits ripen in June and July, fully preserving the taste and aroma of the parent instance, and with good content can not only lose the fruit size of the parent, but even to surpass it. If you are new to the indoor horticulture, perhaps loquat is a plant, which is to stop the election.
What fruits can be successfully grown in the apartment? You can try your hand at the exotic fruits and vegetables, but remember that most of the exotic comes to us from the other hemisphere where the seasons other, but in an apartment, you can create any comfortable conditions for plants. You can grow more familiar and popular fruit: for this there are dozens of species of citrus (lemon from the popular to exotic kumquat), get persimmon, feijoa, passifrut, Every housewife, well simply must cherish the windowsill laurel bushes, tea and jasmine. Who would refuse krupnoplodnogo sweet peppers or hot pepper? And why do not you try to grow coffee? People around the world who care about their health and prefer to grow the fruits and herbs themselves, very unsafe foods are purchased. But if you do not have your own garden, or you live in a different climate zone, why instead of useless furniture does not take the place of a home useful plants?