How to grow exotic plants at home?

Try growing one of these exotic plants from seeds at home on your own. Moreover, it is not as difficult as it seems at first glance.

Buying delicious vegetables and fruits (including exotic ones) in the store, we get planting material for free. So why not use it rationally? After all, it is quite simple to grow a fruit-bearing tree or shrub from seeds.

1. Citrus fruits

With proper planting and care, citrus plants develop quite quickly, but fruiting does not come soon. Therefore, in order to enjoy homemade lemon or orange, you have to be patient: the first fruits will appear no earlier than in 5-7 years.

Lemon and tangerine

To grow citrus fruits from seeds, rinse the seeds with warm water, dry for 1-2 hours, and sow in a pot of soil that is designed for growing a specific type of citrus plant.

The pot in which you place the seed should be at least 2 liters, since it is not recommended to replant the plant for the first few years. Do not forget to put drainage on the bottom.

Immediately after sowing, it is necessary to make a greenhouse from a thin plastic bag. This will help maintain the required humidity level. When dry, the soil must be moistened in a timely manner.

Different types of citrus fruits have different germination times: from 3 to 8 weeks. Mandarins grow slower than others.

Citrus fruits grown from seeds at home reach no more than 90 cm in height.

2. Avocado

This is an unpretentious plant, so even a beginner can easily grow it. Peel the brown skin of a ripe avocado, plant it with the blunt end down so that the sharp end protrudes from the ground, and water regularly.

You can land in another way: lower the bone with the blunt end down into a container of water so that it is half immersed in the liquid. Secure the bone with a thread or a toothpick, place the container on the windowsill and add water as needed.

Avocado

The bone should hatch after 3-12 weeks. Germination time depends on many factors: proper watering, seed maturity, etc.

When the seed cracks and a sprout emerges from the crack, plant it in a small pot of any fertile soil, half buried. Water the plant in time - and after 3 months it will grow up to half a meter high.

3. Feijoa

Growing a feijoa from a stone at home is also not difficult. Separate the seeds of the ripe fruit from the pulp, rinse in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, dry and sow in a medium-sized pot with a mixture of leafy soil, peat and river sand in a ratio of 2: 2: 1 to a depth of no more than 0.5 cm. It is best to do this in February.

Feijoa blooms beautifully

Then moisten the soil with a spray bottle and place the pot on a well-lit windowsill. Water the crops in a timely manner - and in a month the seeds will germinate. The first fruits will appear after 5-6 years.

At home, it is recommended to grow self-pollinated feijoa varieties (for example, Crimean early or Nikitsky aromatic).

4. Passion fruit (passionflower)

This tropical vine loves to grow in a warm and ventilated place, but not in a draft, with good lighting and high humidity.

If you nevertheless decide to grow a passion fruit from a stone, find a spacious place for it in advance: the vine grows strongly, so a narrow window sill will not work for this exotic plant. You will also need support to support the shoots.

Passion fruit

Passion fruit seeds are easy to plant. The most suitable time for this is mid-spring.

Remove the seeds from ripe fruits, spread them on a clean towel and rub gently. When the juice bags open, rinse the seeds with water and dry in a dark place.

Sow the seeds into a container with a mixture of compost, topsoil, and river sand in equal proportions. Sowing is best done in small grooves spaced 5 cm from each other.

You do not need to deepen the seeds, just sprinkle them with a thin layer of soil and immediately moisten them with a spray bottle. With proper care, passion fruit will bloom 2-4 years after sowing.

5. Pomegranate

Pomegranate grown from the seed blooms for 3-4 years, but its fruits ripen at home for a very long time. Therefore, these plants are grown more out of interest than to feast on delicious pomegranates (as the fruits of this culture are called in botany).

Pomegranate and its seedlings

The most suitable time for sowing pomegranate is winter. Remove the seeds from a fully ripe bright red fruit and, without waiting for them to dry, plant them in fertile soil to a depth of 1-1.5 cm.

Water the crops in a timely manner. Shoots will appear in 1-2 months. Once they have matured, transplant them into separate pots.

Keep in mind that the pomegranate should be dormant throughout the winter, so move it to a cool place every year in late autumn.

6. Pepino

Pepino, or melon pear

This plant is often called the melon pear, because its fruit looks like a pear, and tastes like a melon. To grow pepino at home, remove the seeds from the fruit, put them in a shallow container, wrap them in damp toilet paper, cover with plastic wrap and place in a dark place with a temperature of about 25 ° C.

Moisten the seeds with a spray bottle every 2-3 days. When they hatch, move the container to a well-lit area. When the cotyledons appear, dive the seedlings and plant them in a pot with fertile soil. Please note that pepino is very demanding on light.

7. Date

A date palm grown from a seed at home develops quite quickly and after 5-7 years it can turn into a full-fledged tree. But, unfortunately, you should not expect fruits from such a plant: dates do not bear fruit at home.

Date fruit and date palm

Soak the freshly removed seeds in a glass of room temperature water for two days, then peel them of the pulp. Plant vertically in lightly damp palm soil and lightly dampen the soil occasionally. Shoots should appear after 2-3 weeks.

Do not forget that the date palm does not tolerate excess moisture, but it also does not like completely dry soil. The date does not like transplants and, if the roots are damaged, it quickly dies, so it is better to immediately sow seeds in a container of sufficient volume.

8. Kiwi

Kiwi seedlings

To grow kiwi from seeds at home, you need to choose a ripe fruit with an intact skin, extract the seeds from it and peel the pulp. At the same time, try not to damage the integrity of the small seeds.

Rinse the seeds thoroughly with water several times, dry on a napkin, and then place in a glass of water at room temperature. Place it in a warm place (for example, on a windowsill above the radiator).

After 7-10 days, when the seeds have opened, spread them on damp gauze, place on a saucer and cover with plastic. When the seeds hatch (usually after 2-3 days), sow them in separate containers with a pre-moistened mixture of black soil, peat and sand.

Kiwi should grow in constantly moist soil, but it is important to avoid stagnant water. Therefore, drainage (expanded clay) should be placed on the bottom of the container and the seedlings should be sprayed with a spray bottle. It is better to choose a place for a plant that is warm and sunny: a windowsill located on the south side is suitable.

Try growing these exotic plants from seeds. They will decorate your home, dilute the usual flower garden with their unusual look. And they will also give the joy of the experiment, the results of which, perhaps, will be a real surprise for you!

Many novice gardeners are familiar with the very feeling when a fragile sprout suddenly emerged from a bone planted by your hand.

A fragile sprout makes its way into the light from the bone

Some have a feeling of miracle and involvement with Nature. Others turn on "God Mode". But in a confined space, and even in winter, both of them often pour out into uncontrolled botanical ecstasy, and the seeds of all the exotic fruits that were found in the area are sent to the ground in generous handfuls.

"If you plant this seed, you will grow a whole peach tree, all hung with juicy peaches."

Seed to Citrus

Mandarin, orange and a hybrid of their clementine, lemon and lime, grapefruit, pomelo (sheddock) and their hybrid sweet (oroblanco), mineola (a kind of tangelo - a hybrid of mandarin and grapefruit), kumquat (aka kinkan or fortunella), limequat (kumquat hybrid with lime), oranjequat (hybrid of kumquat with unshiu tangerine), calamondin (citrofortunella), etc. - representatives of the genus Citrus are beautiful, fragrant, multifaceted and available for experimentation almost all year round.

Representatives of the Citrus genus are beautiful, fragrant, multifaceted and available for experiments almost all year round. The seeds selected for sowing should be as fresh as possible: without additional moisture, their germination decreases every day.

General advice for planting are quite simple: rinse the seeds and plant them in a well-moistened mixture of garden soil, peat and river sand (or in a special soil for citrus fruits). As soon as 1-2 true leaves appear on the sprouts, they need to be planted. And it is better to immediately sow them in separate pots or cups.

Citrus seeds are interesting because you never know what will grow from them: theirseedlings, especially hybrids, usually do not retain varietal characteristics your parents. A wildflower will grow from a citrus seed, and you will probably have to wait 10 years for your own harvest from it. Therefore, if your goal is to collect lemons or oranges directly from the windowsill, it is better to find cuttings of the desired varieties and plant your seedlings. This can be done one and a half years after planting.

If your goal is to pick lemons or oranges straight from the windowsill, it's best to find cuttings of the right varieties and plant your seedlings.

From seeds of lemon, orange or grapefruit, excellent rootstocks grow - healthy, strong and initially adapted to home conditions. But kumquats, tangerines and various hybrids are more capricious and are not suitable for rootstocks: their root system is not so powerful.

Despite the generic "community", citrus fruits when grown from seeds behave differently. Mandarins, for example, are "slow" in growth, but they are not so demanding on the composition of the soil. The first seedlings from mandarin seeds can appear in 3-4 weeks. A kumquat planted at the same time will "think" at least up to 2 months. Each citrus has its own flowering and fruiting times. But they have enough common enemies: dry air, spider mites, scale insects, aphids, etc.

The most popular "supplier" of material for citrus experiments has been and remains lemon.You can find out about your personal experience of growing lemons from seeds in this article.

Lemon on the windowsill

And the general rules for caring for a home citrus garden are set out in the article Tame a bright fruit.

Pitted persimmon

Diospyros, or persimmon, is a "divine" fruit from the Ebony family, which is rarely seen on windowsills. Meanwhile, it is also quite possible to grow it from a bone. This is done like this:
 

Persimmon

• We plant the washed and slightly dried persimmon seeds in moistened soil, cover with foil, glass or a piece of plastic bottle and put in a warm place;
• We periodically remove the "greenhouse", ventilate and moisten the soil;
• As soon as sprouts appear, the shelter can be removed.

Wait for shoots not long: just a couple of weeks. But if during this time you did not see them, then they are unlikely to appear at all. However, persimmon germination is not bad. For example, out of the three seeds I planted on 11/23/14, two successfully sprouted. Here is one of the sprouts today:

Persimmon seedling 2 months after planting. Photo: herbivicus And here is a funny time-lapse of how this happens:

 

I also had two plants at first quietly coexisted in one pot. But then the leaves began to turn yellow, so the seedlings had to be urgently planted. At first, transshipment will be required more than once or twice, because persimmon has a powerful root system that develops quickly and requires free space. And moisture. Persimmons need regular watering and spraying. Therefore, we carefully monitor the soil, avoiding overdrying or overflow.

Experienced persimmons are advised to feed the plant with fertilizers (mineral and organic alternately) twice a month. As soon as the "tree" grows up to 20-30 cm, you can begin to shape it by pinching. In summer, it is better to take the persimmon out into the street or on the balcony, gradually accustoming it to the sun. But she needs to provide a cool winter (+ 5 ... + 10 ° C): for example, in the basement. If a tree lives at home from November to March, sooner or later it will die.

Indoors, persimmon grows only up to one and a half meters. If a tree is grafted (with a cuttings in a cleft in winter or with a bud at the end of summer), then it can bear fruit in 3-4 years. Otherwise, the harvest will have to wait as long (and it is not a fact that it will be).

Read more about the types and varieties of persimmon, as well as how to care for it and where you can get hold of material for planting and grafting, read here.

Dried fruit date palm

I always loved dried dates, but last year these guys surprised me: I didn't know that something could grow out of them.

You can grow a palm tree from the seeds of a date

It turns out, how! Dates when dryingnot heat treated... This means that their seeds do not lose their germination. And from them you can try to grow a palm tree. Only the bones are best pre-soaked. Although this is not necessary if the product is fresh, i.e. came from his homeland to our counters quite recently. But, just in case, I was reinsured and soaked the date pits for about a week, changing the water every day. True, she did not scarify and did not suit other dances with a tambourine. I stuck them vertically into a mixture of peat and sand and moistened them with a spray bottle in a day or two as needed. After about a month, my future palms have sprung up:

Date shoots

And here's how they grew up in another month:

Date palms 2 months after planting

It's too early to think about the harvest) Although no one will forbid us to dream, but at best, such a miracle in feathers will grow from a date "feather":

Date palm.

This is provided that she has enough light and space, and I have enough patience. And, alas, I have not yet come across evidence that she is able to bear fruit in indoor conditions.

Date palm care consists in regular watering (without overdrying the earthy coma, and in winter watering is minimized) and spraying, airing, providing sufficient light and conditions for a cool wintering. In addition, in the first "five-year" period, the plant needs to be transferred annually to a larger pot. But how great, probably, in the evening to sit under a palm tree to drink tea!

Mango-mango

Huge bones are hidden in the fruits of this large Indian guest. “Mango” is even translated from Sanskrit as “great fruit”.Its seeds are extracted from ripe fruits, open, take out the core and germinate in a light and loose substrate (soil is suitable for cacti or succulents). Expanded clay drainage is placed at the bottom of the pot - as, indeed, in all other cases.

Mango The middle of the already opened seed is planted immediately. The undisclosed one is carefully revealed (if it is ready for it) - as in this video:

If it is not possible to move the flaps apart without effort, the bone is preliminarily kept for a couple of weeks directly in water (the water is changed every other day) or wrapped in damp cotton wool / towel. At the same time, it is extremely important keep it dry... After the emergence of shoots, they will have to be regularly sprayed: mango is sensitive to air humidity, as well as to light and heat. Absolutely cannot stand the cold, and even at + 18 ° C begins to feel uncomfortable. Well, if everything suits him, soon you will grow up something like that.

Having decided to grow mango from a stone, be prepared for the fact that you will have to wait 5 or even 10 years for flowering at best. , what can we say about the windowsill in foreign latitudes.

Feijoa

In the case of feijoa (which is also called akka and belongs to the Myrtle family, which in translation into the language of flower growers means some difficulties with wintering), the situation is about the same as with citrus fruits: varietal characteristics during seed reproduction are almost not preserved, which means that seedlings will have to be vaccinated. If this does not stop you, keep in mind that the seeds for planting should be taken from a ripe and soft fruit (it will ripen perfectly in a warm place). Small seeds must be carefully washed from the pulp and dried. Sowing is done superficially, without deepening (you can mix seeds with sand).

Feijoa

If the seeds have enough light, warmth and moisture, they will germinate in about a month. In the first months, Akki seedlings develop rapidly, so they need a pick and transshipment, and then a pinch to form a compact crown.

Fig tree (fig)

Seeds of figs (figs, or ficus carica) for planting are "harvested" in the same way as from feijoa: they must be carefully washed, dried and sown superficially into moist, loose soil. Then lightly "sprinkle" with sand, cover with foil and find a warmer place for them. They sprout in about 3 weeks, all this time they need to be regularly moistened and ventilated.
 

Fig

Sometimes difficulties arise with fruiting, but some gardeners manage to get fig fruits from three to four-year-old seedlings.

Passion fruit (passionflower)

Passion fruit, aka passionflower, is actually a tropical vine from the Passionaceae family.

Passion fruit, she is passionflower

The fruits of this evergreen beauty from South America are edible whole, including the crunchy seeds. However, if you plant them, there is a chance that you will have a vine, and someday you will admire its luxurious flowering without leaving your home.

Passionflower flower Just do not forget to provide it with bright light and fresh air, warmth, space, high humidity and "enhanced" nutrition.

 

Lychee

According to legend, one Chinese emperor ordered his gardeners to be executed because they failed to grow this sugary miracle.

Lychee

Since then, has lychee been considered one of the most problematic candidates for growing from a bone at home? But this is true if only because the "Chinese plum" is one of those rare plants that require mycorrhiza. Otherwise, this is a very cute creature with narrow pinkish leaves.

Coffee tree

In order to grow such a cute one from a grain, it is easier to immediately go to Africa, Asia or South America and pick up the fruits of the coffee tree there.Seeds ordered in an online store are unlikely to germinate: they very quickly lose their germination (I say this from my sad experience, it is quite possible that I am wrong, and you will be luckier). In loose, slightly acidic soil and greenhouse conditions with good lighting, a coffee bean will eventually turn into a wonderful tree.
 

Coffee tree

What else can be grown from seeds? A lot of things, there would be materials and a place for the experimentarium! For example, our colleagues successfully grow kiwi, medlar and even pepino from seeds. And soon you will find out what happens when you plant avocado and pomegranate seeds.

Growing seedlings is exciting, sometimes too much.

In general, growing seedlings is exciting.

But over time, you realize that this is a rewarding job - for patient, caring and responsible "testers". Eating fruit, planting seeds and waiting for the sprouts - this is so, the bouquet-candy period. But then the fun begins. After all, the fruits of labor will have to wait for years. And in the literal sense, you can not wait for the fruit at all (in the case of avocado and date palm, that's right). At the same time, care for the pet - watering, feeding, light and thermal conditions - has not been canceled. The main thing is to remember that we are responsible for everyone who was put in a pot of soil and forced to sprout from the seeds. And if difficulties do not scare you, - good seedlings and generous harvests!

Have you tried growing something from a seed? Let's share our experience!

Read also:

• How to grow pineapple, oranges, figs or watermelon at home?
• Children of the sun from southern countries: exotics in containers
• Passionflower is an amazing exotic
• Feijoa - is it realistic to grow a southern tree
• Calamondin is a sedentary fruit!
• I'll plant an avocado! What else is needed for happiness?
• And dates can grow in Siberia!

Lemon

Many novice gardeners are familiar with the very feeling when a fragile sprout suddenly emerged from a bone planted by your hand.

A fragile sprout makes its way into the light from the bone

Some have a feeling of miracle and involvement with Nature. Others turn on "God Mode". But in a confined space, and even in winter, both of them often pour out into uncontrolled botanical ecstasy, and the seeds of all the exotic fruits that were found in the area are sent to the ground in generous handfuls.

"If you plant this seed, you will grow a whole peach tree, all hung with juicy peaches."

Seed to Citrus

Mandarin, orange and a hybrid of their clementine, lemon and lime, grapefruit, pomelo (sheddock) and their hybrid sweet (oroblanco), mineola (a kind of tangelo - a hybrid of mandarin and grapefruit), kumquat (aka kinkan or fortunella), limequat (kumquat hybrid with lime), oranjequat (hybrid of kumquat with unshiu tangerine), calamondin (citrofortunella), etc. - representatives of the genus Citrus are beautiful, fragrant, multifaceted and available for experimentation almost all year round.

Representatives of the Citrus genus are beautiful, fragrant, multifaceted and available for experiments almost all year round. The seeds selected for sowing should be as fresh as possible: without additional moisture, their germination decreases every day.

General advice for planting are quite simple: rinse the seeds and plant them in a well-moistened mixture of garden soil, peat and river sand (or in a special soil for citrus fruits). As soon as 1-2 true leaves appear on the sprouts, they need to be planted. And it is better to immediately sow them in separate pots or cups.

Citrus seeds are interesting because you never know what will grow from them: theirseedlings, especially hybrids, usually do not retain varietal characteristics your parents. A wildflower will grow from a citrus seed, and you will probably have to wait 10 years for your own harvest from it. Therefore, if your goal is to collect lemons or oranges directly from the windowsill, it is better to find cuttings of the desired varieties and plant your seedlings.This can be done one and a half years after planting.

If your goal is to pick lemons or oranges straight from the windowsill, it's best to find cuttings of the right varieties and plant your seedlings.

From seeds of lemon, orange or grapefruit, excellent rootstocks grow - healthy, strong and initially adapted to home conditions. But kumquats, tangerines and various hybrids are more capricious and are not suitable for rootstocks: their root system is not so powerful.

Despite the generic "community", citrus fruits when grown from seeds behave differently. Mandarins, for example, are "slow" in growth, but they are not so demanding on the composition of the soil. The first shoots from mandarin seeds can appear in 3-4 weeks. A kumquat planted at the same time will "think" at least up to 2 months. Each citrus has its own flowering and fruiting times. But they have enough common enemies: dry air, spider mites, scale insects, aphids, etc.

The most popular "supplier" of material for citrus experiments has been and remains lemon. You can find out about your personal experience of growing lemons from seeds in this article.

Lemon on the windowsill

And the general rules for caring for a home citrus garden are set out in the article Tame a bright fruit.

Pitted persimmon

Diospyros, or persimmon, is a "divine" fruit from the Ebony family, which is rarely seen on windowsills. Meanwhile, it is also quite possible to grow it from a bone. This is done like this:

Persimmon

• We plant the washed and slightly dried persimmon seeds in moistened soil, cover with foil, glass or a piece of plastic bottle and put in a warm place;
• We periodically remove the "greenhouse", ventilate and moisten the soil;
• As soon as sprouts appear, the shelter can be removed.

Wait for shoots not long: just a couple of weeks. But if during this time you did not see them, then they are unlikely to appear at all. However, persimmon germination is not bad. For example, out of the three seeds I planted on 11/23/14, two successfully sprouted. Here is one of the sprouts today:

Persimmon seedling 2 months after planting. Photo: herbivicus And here is a funny time-lapse of how this happens:

 

I also had two plants at first quietly coexisted in one pot. But then the leaves began to turn yellow, so the seedlings had to be urgently planted. At first, transshipment will be required more than once or twice, because persimmon has a powerful root system that develops quickly and requires free space. And moisture. Persimmons need regular watering and spraying. Therefore, we carefully monitor the soil, avoiding overdrying or overflow.

Experienced persimmons are advised to feed the plant with fertilizers (mineral and organic alternately) twice a month. As soon as the "tree" grows up to 20-30 cm, you can begin to shape it by pinching. In summer, it is better to take the persimmon out into the street or on the balcony, gradually accustoming it to the sun. But she needs to provide a cool winter (+ 5 ... + 10 ° C): for example, in the basement. If a tree lives at home from November to March, sooner or later it will die.

Indoors, persimmon grows only up to one and a half meters. If a tree is grafted (with a cuttings in a cleft in winter or with a bud at the end of summer), then it can bear fruit in 3-4 years. Otherwise, the harvest will have to wait as long (and it is not a fact that it will be).

Read more about the types and varieties of persimmon, as well as how to care for it and where you can get hold of material for planting and grafting, read here.

Dried fruit date palm

I always loved dried dates, but last year these guys surprised me: I didn't know that something could grow out of them.

You can grow a palm tree from the seeds of a date

It turns out, how! Dates when dryingnot heat treated... This means that their seeds do not lose their germination. And from them you can try to grow a palm tree. Only the bones are best pre-soaked. Although this is not necessary if the product is fresh, i.e. came from his homeland to our counters quite recently.But, just in case, I was reinsured and soaked the date pits for about a week, changing the water every day. True, she did not scarify and did not suit other dances with a tambourine. I stuck them vertically into a mixture of peat and sand and moistened them with a spray bottle in a day or two as needed. After about a month, my future palms have sprung up:

Date shoots

And here's how they grew up in another month:

Date palms 2 months after planting

It's too early to think about the harvest) Although no one will forbid us to dream, but at best, such a miracle in feathers will grow from a date "feather":

Date palm.

This is provided that she has enough light and space, and I have enough patience. And, alas, I have not yet come across evidence that she is able to bear fruit in indoor conditions.

Date palm care consists in regular watering (without overdrying the earthy coma, and in winter watering is minimized) and spraying, airing, providing sufficient light and conditions for a cool wintering. In addition, during the first "five-year" period, the plant needs to be transferred annually to a larger pot. But how great, probably, in the evening to sit under a palm tree to drink tea!

Mango-mango

Huge bones are hidden in the fruits of this large Indian guest. “Mango” is even translated from Sanskrit as “great fruit”. Its seeds are extracted from ripe fruits, open, take out the core and germinate in a light and loose substrate (soil is suitable for cacti or succulents). Expanded clay drainage is placed at the bottom of the pot - as, indeed, in all other cases.

Mango The middle of the already opened seed is planted immediately. The undisclosed one is carefully revealed (if it is ready for it) - as in this video:

If it is not possible to move the flaps apart without effort, the bone is preliminarily kept for a couple of weeks directly in water (the water is changed every other day) or wrapped in damp cotton wool / towel. At the same time, it is extremely important keep it dry... After the emergence of shoots, they will have to be regularly sprayed: mango is sensitive to air humidity, as well as to light and heat. Absolutely cannot stand the cold, and even at + 18 ° C begins to feel uncomfortable. Well, if everything suits him, soon you will grow up something like that.

Having decided to grow mango from a stone, be prepared for the fact that you will have to wait 5 or even 10 years for flowering at best. , what can we say about the windowsill in foreign latitudes.

Feijoa

In the case of feijoa (which is also called akka and belongs to the Myrtle family, which in translation into the language of flower growers means some difficulties with wintering), the situation is about the same as with citrus fruits: varietal characteristics during seed reproduction are almost not preserved, which means that seedlings will have to be vaccinated. If this does not stop you, keep in mind that seeds for planting should be taken from a ripe and soft fruit (it will ripen perfectly in a warm place). Small seeds must be carefully washed from the pulp and dried. Sowing is done superficially, without deepening (you can mix seeds with sand).

Feijoa

If the seeds have enough light, warmth and moisture, they will germinate in about a month. In the first months, Akka seedlings develop rapidly, so they need

pick

and transshipment and then pinching to form a compact

crowns

. 

Fig tree (fig)

Seeds of figs (figs, or ficus carica) for planting are "harvested" in the same way as from feijoa: they must be carefully washed, dried and sown superficially into moist, loose soil. Then lightly "sprinkle" with sand, cover with foil and find a warmer place for them. They sprout in about 3 weeks, all this time they need to be regularly moistened and ventilated.

Fig

Sometimes difficulties arise with fruiting, but some gardeners manage to get

fig

fruits from three to four year old seedlings.

Passion fruit (passionflower)

Passion fruit, aka passionflower, is actually a tropical vine from the Passionflower family.

Passion fruit, she is passionflower

The fruits of this evergreen beauty from South America are edible whole, including the crunchy seeds. However, if you plant them, there is a chance that you will have a vine, and someday you will admire its luxurious flowering without leaving your home.

Passion flower Just do not forget to provide it with bright light and fresh air, warmth, space, high humidity and "enhanced" nutrition.

Lychee

According to legend, one Chinese emperor ordered his gardeners to be executed because they failed to grow this sugary miracle.

Lychee

Since then

lychee

considered one of the most troublesome candidates for seed growing at home? But this is true if only because the "Chinese plum" is one of those rare plants that needs

mycorrhiza

... Otherwise, this is a very cute creature with narrow pinkish leaves.

Coffee tree

In order to grow such a cute one from a grain, it is easier to immediately go to Africa, Asia or South America and pick up the fruits of the coffee tree there. Seeds ordered in an online store are unlikely to germinate: they very quickly lose their germination (I say this from my sad experience, it is quite possible that I am wrong, and you will be luckier). In loose, slightly acidic soil and greenhouse conditions with good lighting, a coffee bean will eventually turn into a wonderful tree.

Coffee tree

What else can be grown from seeds? A lot of things, there would be materials and a place for the experimentarium! For example, our colleagues successfully grow kiwi, medlar and even pepino from seeds. And soon you will find out what happens when you plant avocado and pomegranate seeds.

Growing seedlings is exciting, sometimes too much.

In general, growing seedlings is exciting.

But over time, you realize that this is a rewarding job - for patient, caring and responsible "testers". Eating a fruit, planting seeds and waiting for sprouts - this is so, a bouquet-candy period. But then the fun begins. After all, the fruits of labor will have to wait for years. And in the literal sense, you can not wait for the fruit (in the case of avocado and date palm, that's right). At the same time, care for the pet - watering, feeding, light and heat conditions - has not been canceled. The main thing is to remember that we are responsible for everyone who was put in a pot of soil and forced to sprout from the seeds. And if difficulties do not frighten you, - good seedlings and generous harvests!

Have you tried growing something from a seed? Let's share our experience!

Read also:

• How to grow pineapple, oranges, figs or watermelon at home?
• Children of the sun from southern countries: exotics in containers
• Passionflower is an amazing exotic
• Feijoa - is it realistic to grow a southern tree
• Calamondin is a sedentary fruit!
• I'll plant an avocado! What else is needed for happiness?
• And dates can grow in Siberia!

Are you ready to replace your favorite begonias or regular ivy in the kitchen, living room or office with other, more exotic flowers? The world of houseplants is much broader than the choices at your local store. Huge flower centers make you believe it. With online plant suppliers and the well-coordinated work of flower shop staff who constantly monitor remote areas looking for new specimens for our homes, you can grow specimens that are usually only found in places like Madagascar or South Africa. While these specimens are unusual, even rare, they are no more difficult to grow indoors than any other indoor plant.

Desert rose

In the desert regions of Africa and the Middle East, a beautiful desert rose grows.The name speaks for itself: it thrives in hot, dry conditions. Although the plant is shaped like a bonsai tree, it has a wide trunk that stores water in case of drought. Make sure the flower is exposed to light and that there is good drainage in the pot. During the winter, the plants enter what is called a dormant period, so don't worry if the leaves fall off the rose. Keep the flower in a cool, sunny place, and when the outside temperature rises above 22 degrees, expose it to fresh air to stimulate growth.

Banana bush

The banana bush is known for its sweet tropical aroma, but it has nothing to do with the herb that produces the well-known fruit. Brownish magnolia belongs to the Magnoliaceae family and forms typical cup-shaped flowers on compact bushes. The latter usually grow no more than a meter in height. Banana bush can be grown safely at home. All that is needed is to provide it with partial sun, moderate watering and average room temperature. It will bloom calmly.

Bovieya curly

This specimen is an excellent example for those who are still completely new to growing indoor plants, since this flower is able to withstand a wide variety of conditions and will even endure poor care. In spring, the bulb pushes vigorous shoots with lacy foliage, and in autumn the flowering process weakens. For the plant to develop better, you need to install a trellis that will support the foliage. Try to place it in a dry and sunny place.

Plown

It is not a very tall plant, but it fits perfectly into modern homes. Plown grows well in low light conditions, but it requires a humid environment. It is the perfect plant for a mini terrarium and will also beautify the windowsill all year round.

A coffee tree

Arabica coffee is a product that produces a regular coffee tree. This is a drink that keeps you on your toes. Although you can get a headache from waiting for enough berries if a specimen flaunts on your windowsill. The tree has beautiful glossy foliage and is a member of the Madder family, so you can expect fragrant white flowers to precede the red berries that produce the grains.

Coffee plants need moist conditions and moderate light. They are able to grow quite quickly, you can prune them and they will grow again within a year before flowering.

Guernia

This is one of the most bizarre plants you can have in your home. The wax flowers look fake, but they are real and native to South Africa. Like other members of the Kutrovye family, guernias need sandy soil and scorching sun for better growth. Keep small plants on a windowsill where you can admire their strange anatomy.

Titanopsis

This is a small and very unusual plant that needs rocky soil and a lot of light, the conditions should be the same as in South Africa, because it comes from there. If you're lucky, your specimen may even bloom with small yellow buds, but they please only a couple of days.

Mimosa bashful

Unsurprisingly, this flower supported the belief that plants have nervous systems and senses. Although we now know that the sudden movement of leaves in response to touch is actually the movement of water in plant cells, the bashful mimosa's reaction still fascinates the observer. This plant is considered a weed in tropical areas. A lot of sun and moderate watering are the best care for this unusual indoor specimen.

Takka

It is perhaps a one-of-a-kind flower with gloomy dark petals and long, hanging branches that are classified as bracts. They are thin strings that grow from a flower.If you can grow an orchid, you can grow this exotic specimen as well. The flower needs good lighting, high humidity and excellent air circulation.

So if you find yourself in a mall or visit an online store, do not look closely at the usual plants. Better pay attention to the exotic, which will delight the eye.

Try growing one of these exotic plants from seeds at home on your own. Moreover, it is not as difficult as it seems at first glance.

Buying delicious vegetables and fruits (including exotic ones) in the store, we get planting material for free. So why not use it rationally? After all, it is quite simple to grow a fruit-bearing tree or shrub from seeds.

1. Citrus fruits

With proper planting and care, citrus plants develop quite quickly, but fruiting does not come soon. Therefore, in order to enjoy homemade lemon or orange, you have to be patient: the first fruits will appear no earlier than in 5-7 years.

Lemon and tangerine

To grow citrus fruits from seeds, rinse the seeds with warm water, dry for 1-2 hours, and sow in a pot of soil that is intended for growing a specific type of citrus plant.

The pot in which you place the seed should be at least 2 liters, since it is not recommended to replant the plant for the first few years. Do not forget to put drainage on the bottom.

Immediately after sowing, it is necessary to make a greenhouse from a thin plastic bag. This will help maintain the required humidity level. When dry, the soil must be moistened in a timely manner.

Different types of citrus fruits have different germination times: from 3 to 8 weeks. Tangerines grow slower than others.

Citrus fruits grown from seeds at home reach no more than 90 cm in height.

2. Avocado

This is an unpretentious plant, so even a beginner can easily grow it. Peel the brown skin of a ripe avocado, plant it with the blunt end down so that the sharp end protrudes from the ground, and water regularly.

You can plant it in another way: lower the bone with the blunt end down into a container of water so that it is half immersed in the liquid. Secure the bone with a thread or a toothpick, place the container on the windowsill and add water as needed.

Avocado

The bone should hatch after 3-12 weeks. Germination time depends on many factors: proper watering, seed maturity, etc.

When the seed cracks and a sprout emerges from the crack, plant it in a small pot of any fertile soil, half buried. Water the plant in time - and after 3 months it will grow up to half a meter high.

3. Feijoa

Growing a feijoa from a stone at home is also not difficult. Separate the seeds of the ripe fruit from the pulp, rinse in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, dry and sow in a medium-sized pot with a mixture of leafy soil, peat and river sand in a ratio of 2: 2: 1 to a depth of no more than 0.5 cm. It is best to do this in February.

Feijoa blooms beautifully

Then moisten the soil with a spray bottle and place the pot on a well-lit windowsill. Water the crops in a timely manner - and in a month the seeds will germinate. The first fruits will appear after 5-6 years.

At home, it is recommended to grow self-pollinated feijoa varieties (for example, Crimean early or Nikitsky aromatic).

4. Passion fruit (passionflower)

This tropical vine loves to grow in a warm and ventilated place, but not in a draft, with good lighting and high humidity.

If you nevertheless decide to grow a passion fruit from a stone, find a spacious place for it in advance: the vine grows strongly, so a narrow window sill will not work for this exotic plant. You will also need support to support the shoots.

Passion fruit

Passion fruit seeds are easy to plant. The most suitable time for this is mid-spring.

Remove the seeds from ripe fruits, spread them on a clean towel and rub gently. When the juice bags open, rinse the seeds with water and dry in a dark place.

Sow the seeds into a container with a mixture of compost, topsoil, and river sand in equal proportions. Sowing is best done in small grooves located at a distance of 5 cm from each other.

You do not need to deepen the seeds, just sprinkle them with a thin layer of soil and immediately moisten them with a spray bottle. With proper care, passion fruit will bloom 2-4 years after sowing.

5. Pomegranate

Pomegranate grown from the seed blooms for 3-4 years, but its fruits ripen at home for a very long time. Therefore, these plants are grown more out of interest than for the purpose of feasting on delicious pomegranates (as the fruits of this culture are called in botany).

Pomegranate and its seedlings

The most suitable time for sowing pomegranate is winter. From a fully ripe bright red fruit, remove the seeds and, without waiting for them to dry, plant them in fertile soil to a depth of 1-1.5 cm.

Water the crops in a timely manner. Shoots will appear in 1-2 months. Once they have matured, transplant them into separate pots.

Keep in mind that the pomegranate should be dormant throughout the winter, so move it to a cool place every year in late autumn.

6. Pepino

Pepino, or melon pear

This plant is often called the melon pear, because its fruit looks like a pear, and tastes like a melon. To grow pepino at home, remove the seeds from the fruit, put them in a shallow container, wrap them in damp toilet paper, cover with plastic wrap and place in a dark place with a temperature of about 25 ° C.

Moisten the seeds with a spray bottle every 2-3 days. When they hatch, move the container to a well-lit area. When the cotyledons appear, dive the seedlings and plant them in a pot with fertile soil. Please note that pepino is very demanding on light.

7. Date

A date palm grown from a seed at home develops quite quickly and after 5-7 years it can turn into a full-fledged tree. But, unfortunately, you should not expect fruits from such a plant: dates do not bear fruit at home.

Date fruit and date palm

Soak the freshly removed seeds in a glass of room temperature water for two days, then peel them of the pulp. Plant vertically in lightly damp palm soil and lightly moisten the soil occasionally. Shoots should appear after 2-3 weeks.

Do not forget that the date palm does not tolerate excess moisture, but it also does not like completely dry soil. The date does not like transplants and quickly dies if the roots are damaged, so it is better to immediately sow seeds in a container of sufficient volume.

8. Kiwi

Kiwi seedlings

To grow kiwi from seeds at home, you need to choose a ripe fruit with an intact skin, extract the seeds from it and peel the pulp. At the same time, try not to damage the integrity of the small seeds.

Rinse the seeds thoroughly with water several times, dry on a napkin, and then place in a glass of water at room temperature. Place it in a warm place (for example, on a windowsill above the radiator).

After 7-10 days, when the seeds have opened, spread them out on damp gauze, place on a saucer and cover with plastic. When the seeds hatch (usually after 2-3 days), sow them in separate containers with a pre-moistened mixture of black soil, peat and sand.

Kiwi should grow in constantly moist soil, but it is important to avoid stagnant water. Therefore, drainage (expanded clay) should be placed on the bottom of the container and the seedlings should be sprayed with a spray bottle.It is better to choose a place for a plant that is warm and sunny: a windowsill located on the south side is suitable.

Try growing these exotic plants from seeds. They will decorate your home, dilute the usual flower garden with their unusual look. And they will also give the joy of the experiment, the results of which, perhaps, will be a real surprise for you!

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Growing a tangerine at home from a bone

Each of us weekly eats at least a little imported fruits and vegetables. Some of them simply do not grow here in a certain season, and some are completely absent due to the unsuitable climate.

But, almost everyone at least once in their life thought about how great it would be to have an exotic tree in the garden on which tangerines, lemons, persimmons or pomegranates would grow... It's not as impossible as you might think. Majority exotic plants can be grown at home, in a greenhouse or even on the street... For this it is enough only provide the plant with proper care and grow it properly.

Growing a tangerine at home from a bone

Quite a popular home tree. Taking care of him is not as difficult as many of you think. Mandarin is not whimsical to care for and is a fairly resistant plant.... Such a tree can be grow both from a seedling and from an ordinary bonewhich you can find in ripe fruit. If you are going to buy a seedling, then it is worth noting that there are both fruiting and decorative tangerines. But, if you are not looking for easy ways and decided to grow your tree from scratch, then you will have to sweat.

The first and foremost thing to do is take a few bones... Why just a few? The fact is that not every seed can sprout and germinate only one, this is a disastrous thing, since you are unlikely to be lucky the first timea. After you have chosen the bones you like, you need to start germinating them. To do this, you need to take a small piece of cloth, put gauze there and moisten it all. It is important not to add too much water, your cloth and gauze should be damp, but not too wet. Next, you need to put the bones on the gauze and cover them with a cloth on top.

After the future tangerine hatches, it must be planted in the ground. The soil will most likely have to be collected on its own, it consists of sod land, sand, rotted cow dung, leafy earth. At the bottom of the pot, it is necessary to make drainage from stones or expanded clay.

The first three weeks after planting is the active growth period for the mandarin. Therefore, for the first two weeks, it is better to feed your tree with mineral or organic feeding. You can also buy a special citrus food supplement. It will be necessary to transplant once a year, trying not to damage the roots as much as possible. When the tangerine is eight years old, the transplant can be shortened.

Since this tree lives in warm countries, it loves the sun and warmth very much. In winter, the temperature should not drop below 14 degrees. You also need daily hydration, and in the summer, watering several times a day, in the winter only after the soil dries out. For the fruits to be sweet from April to September, you need to actively feed the tree. But, the fruits depend not only on this. After four years of life, the first fruits usually appear on the mandarin, but they are sour, since they are wild. To get sweet and tasty tangerines, you will have to be vaccinated against an already fruiting tangerine.

Growing pomegranate at home

This tree is quite unpretentious and looks very unusual in a pot, therefore many want grow it at home... And this is quite possible. It is enough to have pomegranate seeds with you, which can be obtained from the fruit purchased in the store. The bone must be freed from the pulp, then rinsed in cold water, wiped well and dried within 24 hours. This will help the seeds know that they are ready to grow.

Growing pomegranate at home

To do this, you need to prepare the soil in advance, which will include peat, earth and sand. After that, the soil must be moistened and the seed placed at a depth of 1 cm, it is important to observe the distance between the seeds that you plant. The pot should be covered with plastic and placed in a sunny warm place to create all the necessary conditions for growth. Usually, the first shoots appear after a couple of weeks and sprout pretty quickly. From the germinated sprouts, you need to select the most viable ones and continue growing them.

It is advisable to plant each selected sprout in a separate pot. The main thing in growing a pomegranate is that it has enough light throughout the day.... Abundant watering does not require, once a week in summer, once a month in winter, as the soil dries up. During flowering and active growth, that is, in spring and summer, the tree needs to be fed monthly. Pomegranate can begin to bear fruit in the third or fifth year of life.

Growing a banana at home

Growing a banana at home

Banana seeds alas, it is impossible to extract from the purchased fruit, therefore you will either have to buy them or buy a ready-made seedling. The shell of banana seeds is quite thick, so it is better to help the seed to break through it. To do this, it is enough to pierce it with a needle, but quite a bit, without touching the seed itself, so as not to damage it. Each seed must be planted in a separate small pot of soil, which consists of four parts of river sand and one part of peat.

The seeds should be placed on the already moistened soil and slightly pressed into it. Next, the pot is covered with polyethylene. The pot should be placed in a sunny place, but so that direct sunlight does not fall on it. You will also need to air it once a week and spray it periodically so that the soil does not dry out. But, it is also important not to overmoisten the substrate. Seeds germinate for a very long time from a month to three months.

Banana is not particularly whimsical to care for, the main thing for its growth is a large amount of light (but indirect sunlight), abundant watering and frequent spraying, because bananas often grow in tropical forests. In addition, it is important that the air temperature does not fall below 20 degrees.

After three years, when a large number of leaves (from twelve) appear on the tree, the tree can begin to bloom and even bear fruit. The fruits may not be very tasty, but quite bearable, as for a home tree.

Growing kiwi at home

Growing this tree in your pot pretty simple exercise. Kiwi is not particularly whimsical to care for and will grow well on your windowsill.if there is no draft. To grow kiwi from seeds, you need to find ripe soft fruit at your local grocery store.

Growing kiwi at home

After you have chosen a fruit, you should take out a few dozen seeds from it and rinse them with cold water from the pulp, so that during germination there are no bacteria on the seeds and they do not become moldy in the future. You can rinse with both a sieve and gauze. Then, the already peeled seeds should be placed in a glass filled with water at room temperature and placed on a warm windowsill, preferably above the battery.

After about seven days, the seeds will begin to hatch, if this has not happened during this period, the water must be replaced with fresh water. If this happens, a greenhouse will be required for the seeds. It is very easy to "build". To do this, you will need a damp gauze or cloth, glass or jar. Seeds that have hatched should be placed on a damp cloth or gauze and covered tightly with a glass. Under the influence of such a greenhouse, the seeds will quickly give the first shoots after two to three days.

Sprouted seeds must be placed in the ground. For each seed or pair of seeds, it is better to take a separate pot. And the soil can be bought or folded by yourself, it consists of peat, sand and black soil.The seeds should be put on the prepared soil and sprinkled with earth a little. Then moisten daily with a spray bottle, or simply cover the pot with polyethylene or tightly cover it with glass to create a greenhouse. When your kiwi grows, it should be kept moist and warm. The soil should not be allowed to dry out, and it is also necessary to constantly moisturize the plant by spraying it. In addition, the tree needs to be provided with constant light throughout the day.

Growing figs at home

The fig tree is also quite unpretentious in care and cultivation.... It can be bought as a ready-made seedling, or grown from the seeds of the fruit you bought in the store. In general, at home, the plant lives in a warm climate, therefore it is not possible to grow it outdoors due to the lack of warm winters.

Growing figs at home

Seeds can be obtained from both fresh and dried figs... After the seeds are removed, they must be thoroughly rinsed and placed in warm water for two to three days. This is necessary in order to select viable seeds. During this period, seeds that are not able to germinate will float, while viable ones will settle to the bottom, due to the weight gained from the absorbed moisture.

After that, the seeds will need to germinate using the traditional method using a damp gauze or cloth. If you do not want to germinate seeds for a long time, you can do it right in the soil. To do this, place the seeds in moistened sand and sprinkle them a little, then cover with plastic or glass to create a mini greenhouse. Future plants should be germinated in coarse-grained wet sand, since other soil will have a detrimental effect on the future tree and will not provide the necessary nutrients

After the seeds have germinated, they can be transplanted into soil, which consists of a mixture of ordinary flower soil and sand. A growing plant needs to be watered and sprayed frequently for it to grow faster. The fig tree pot should be placed in a shaded area to avoid direct sunlight.

In the third to fifth year of life, the fig tree can give its first fruits.

Growing mangoes at home

A fruit that many of us have seen only on TV or only smelled it in food or hygiene products, mango is quite possible to grow at homewith only one fruit with him. But even if your tree does not bear fruit, you can enjoy its wonderful flowering, as it is unusually beautiful and fragrant. But, it should be borne in mind that mango is a rather massive tree and therefore the corresponding pot and space will be gentle for him.

Growing mangoes at home

After you have chosen the ripe fruit from which you will grow your tree, you need to carefully remove the seed. After that, it must be thoroughly washed from the pulp so that it does not remain anywhere. After that, you can start germination.

To do this, you need to take a small glass or glass, fill it with warm water and place ¾ seeds in it. This is quite difficult to do, since the seed is unlikely to want to stand upright, so you have to be smart. It is necessary to put such a structure in a warm and sunny place. The seed will germinate within fourteen days and up to a month. After that, the plant will sprout one or more shoots, which are separate plants. By the way, before germination, the seed must be dried for several days.

After you notice the sprouts, they need to get rid of the shell under which they are hidden. This must be done as carefully as possible so as not to damage anything. Then you can start planting. Each sprouted seed must be grown in a separate pot of soil, which consists of turf soil for common indoor plants.

Young mango loves moisture very much, but it is impossible for water to stagnate in the pot.Like most tropical plants, mangoes love light and warmth.

But, if there is one minus in growing in a pot... Your tree is unlikely to ever bloom or bear fruit. The fact is that mango has a very large root system and therefore, in an ordinary pot, there will simply be little space for him and he will not be able to develop normally. But, even the mango tree itself, without fruits, looks very beautiful and unusual, therefore it can be planted as a living decor.

But, do not be upset... Any plant can be bought already adapted for growing in cramped conditions. But for this you will need to contact the nursery. Such a tree will cost quite a lot, but it will be quite capable of blooming and bearing fruit.

The same can be said for the rest of the trees. Each of them grows in warm climates.because they need certain conditions for existence and normal life... But botanists have long ago solved this problem by creating special hybrids or dwarf species that feel great in apartment conditions and are capable of bearing fruit. But it's worth knowing that trees grown from stone are much stronger and more powerful than hybrid seedlings and look more spectacular.

Growing a tangerine at home from a bone

Each of us weekly eats at least a little imported fruits and vegetables. Some of them simply do not grow here in a certain season, and some are completely absent due to the unsuitable climate.

But, almost everyone at least once in his life thought about how great it would be to have an exotic tree in the garden on which tangerines, lemons, persimmons or pomegranates would grow... It's not as impossible as you might think. Majority exotic plants can be grown at home, in a greenhouse or even on the street... For this it is enough only provide the plant with proper care and grow it properly.

Growing a tangerine at home from a bone

Quite a popular home tree. Taking care of him is not as difficult as many of you think. Mandarin is not whimsical to care for and is a fairly resistant plant.... Such a tree can be grow both from a seedling and from an ordinary bonewhich you can find in ripe fruit. If you are going to buy a seedling, then it is worth noting that there are both fruiting and decorative tangerines. But, if you are not looking for easy ways and decided to grow your tree from scratch, then you will have to sweat.

The first and foremost thing to do is take a few bones... Why just a few? The fact is that not every seed can sprout and germinate only one, this is a disastrous thing, since you are unlikely to be lucky the first timea. After you have chosen the bones you like, you need to start germinating them. To do this, you need to take a small piece of cloth, put gauze there and moisten it all. It is important not to add too much water, your cloth and gauze should be damp, but not too wet. Next, you need to put the bones on the gauze and cover them with a cloth on top.

After the future tangerine hatches, it must be planted in the ground. The soil will most likely have to be collected on its own, it consists of sod land, sand, rotted cow dung, leafy earth. At the bottom of the pot, it is necessary to make drainage from stones or expanded clay.

The first three weeks after planting is the active growth period for the mandarin. Therefore, for the first two weeks, it is better to feed your tree with mineral or organic feeding. You can also buy a special citrus food supplement. It will be necessary to transplant once a year, trying not to damage the roots as much as possible. When the tangerine is eight years old, the transplant can be shortened.

Since this tree lives in warm countries, it loves the sun and warmth very much. In winter, the temperature should not drop below 14 degrees.You also need daily hydration, and in the summer, watering several times a day, in the winter only after the soil dries out. For the fruits to be sweet from April to September, you need to actively feed the tree. But, the fruits depend not only on this. After four years of life, the first fruits usually appear on the mandarin, but they are sour, since they are wild. To get sweet and tasty tangerines, you will have to be vaccinated against an already fruiting tangerine.

Growing pomegranate at home

This tree is quite unpretentious and looks very unusual in a pot, therefore many want grow it at home... And this is quite possible. It is enough to have pomegranate seeds with you, which can be obtained from the fruit purchased in the store. The bone must be freed from the pulp, then rinsed in cold water, wiped well and dried within 24 hours. This will help the seeds know that they are ready to grow.

Growing pomegranate at home

To do this, you need to prepare the soil in advance, which will include peat, earth and sand. After that, the soil must be moistened and the seed placed at a depth of 1 cm, it is important to observe the distance between the seeds that you plant. The pot should be covered with plastic and placed in a sunny warm place to create all the necessary conditions for growth. Usually, the first shoots appear after a couple of weeks and sprout pretty quickly. From the sprouted shoots, you need to select the most viable ones and continue growing them.

It is advisable to plant each selected sprout in a separate pot. The main thing in growing a pomegranate is that it has enough light throughout the day.... Abundant watering does not require, once a week in summer, once a month in winter, as the soil dries up. During flowering and active growth, that is, in spring and summer, the tree needs to be fed monthly. Pomegranate can begin to bear fruit in the third or fifth year of life.

Growing a banana at home

Growing a banana at home

Banana seeds alas, it is impossible to extract from the purchased fruit, therefore you will either have to buy them or buy a ready-made seedling. The shell of banana seeds is quite thick, so it is better to help the seed to break through it. To do this, it is enough to pierce it with a needle, but quite a bit, without touching the seed itself, so as not to damage it. Each seed must be planted in a separate small pot of soil, which consists of four parts of river sand and one part of peat.

The seeds should be placed on the already moistened soil and slightly pressed into it. Next, the pot is covered with polyethylene. The pot should be placed in a sunny place, but so that direct sunlight does not fall on it. You will also need to air it once a week and spray it periodically so that the soil does not dry out. But, it is also important not to overmoisten the substrate. Seeds germinate for a very long time from a month to three months.

Banana is not particularly whimsical to care for, the main thing for its growth is a large amount of light (but indirect sunlight), abundant watering and frequent spraying, because bananas often grow in tropical forests. In addition, it is important that the air temperature does not fall below 20 degrees.

After three years, when a large number of leaves (from twelve) appear on the tree, the tree can begin to bloom and even bear fruit. The fruits may not be very tasty, but quite bearable, as for a house tree.

Growing kiwi at home

Growing this tree in your pot pretty simple exercise. Kiwi is not particularly whimsical to care for and will grow well on your windowsill.if there is no draft. To grow kiwi from seeds, you need to find ripe soft fruit at your local grocery store.

Growing kiwi at home

After you have chosen a fruit, you should take out a few dozen seeds from it and rinse them with cold water from the pulp, so that during germination there are no bacteria on the seeds and they do not become moldy in the future.You can rinse with both a sieve and gauze. Then, the already peeled seeds should be placed in a glass filled with water at room temperature and placed on a warm windowsill, preferably above the battery.

After about seven days, the seeds will begin to hatch, if this has not happened during this period, the water must be replaced with fresh water. If this happens, a greenhouse will be required for the seeds. It is very easy to "build". To do this, you will need a damp gauze or cloth, glass or jar. Seeds that have hatched should be placed on a damp cloth or gauze and covered tightly with a glass. Under the influence of such a greenhouse, the seeds will quickly give the first shoots after two to three days.

Sprouted seeds must be placed in the ground. For each seed or pair of seeds, it is better to take a separate pot. And the soil can be bought or folded by yourself, it consists of peat, sand and black soil. The seeds should be put on the prepared soil and sprinkled with earth a little. Then moisten daily with a spray bottle, or simply cover the pot with polyethylene or tightly cover it with glass to create a greenhouse. When your kiwi grows, it should be kept moist and warm. The soil should not be allowed to dry out, and it is also necessary to constantly moisturize the plant by spraying it. In addition, the tree needs to be provided with constant light throughout the day.

Growing figs at home

The fig tree is also quite unpretentious in care and cultivation.... It can be bought as a ready-made seedling, or grown from the seeds of the fruit you bought in the store. In general, at home, the plant lives in a warm climate, therefore it is not possible to grow it outdoors due to the lack of warm winters.

Growing figs at home

Seeds can be obtained from both fresh and dried figs... After the seeds are removed, they must be rinsed thoroughly and placed in warm water for two to three days. This is necessary in order to select viable seeds. During this period, seeds that are not able to germinate will float, while viable ones will settle to the bottom, due to the weight gained from the absorbed moisture.

After that, the seeds will need to germinate using the traditional method using a damp gauze or cloth. If you do not want to germinate seeds for a long time, you can do it right in the soil. To do this, place the seeds in moistened sand and sprinkle them a little, then cover with plastic or glass to create a mini greenhouse. Future plants should be germinated in coarse-grained wet sand, since other soil will have a detrimental effect on the future tree and will not provide the necessary nutrients

After the seeds have germinated, they can be transplanted into soil, which consists of a mixture of ordinary flower soil and sand. A growing plant needs to be watered and sprayed frequently for it to grow faster. The fig tree pot should be placed in a shaded area to avoid direct sunlight.

In the third to fifth year of life, the fig tree can give its first fruits.

Growing mangoes at home

A fruit that many of us only saw on TV or only smelled in food or hygiene products, mango is quite possible to grow at homewith only one fruit with him. But even if your tree does not bear fruit, you can enjoy its wonderful flowering, as it is unusually beautiful and fragrant. But, it should be borne in mind that mango is a rather massive tree and therefore the corresponding pot and space will be gentle for him.

Growing mangoes at home

After you have chosen the ripe fruit from which you will grow your tree, you need to carefully remove the seed. After that, it must be thoroughly washed from the pulp so that it does not remain anywhere. After that, you can start germination.

To do this, you need to take a small glass or glass, fill it with warm water and place ¾ seeds in it. This is quite difficult to do, since the seed is unlikely to want to stand upright, so you have to be smart. It is necessary to put such a structure in a warm and sunny place. The seed will germinate within fourteen days and up to a month. After that, the plant will sprout one or more shoots, which are separate plants. By the way, before germination, the seed must be dried for several days.

After you notice the sprouts, they need to get rid of the shell under which they are hidden. This must be done as carefully as possible so as not to damage anything. Then you can start planting. Each sprouted seed must be grown in a separate pot of soil, which consists of turf soil for common indoor plants.

Young mango loves moisture very much, but it is impossible for water to stagnate in the pot. Like most tropical plants, mangoes love light and warmth.

But, if there is one minus in growing in a pot... Your tree is unlikely to ever bloom or bear fruit. The fact is that mango has a very large root system and therefore, in an ordinary pot, there will simply be little space for him and he will not be able to develop normally. But, even the mango tree itself, without fruits, looks very beautiful and unusual, therefore it can be planted as a living decor.

But, do not be upset... Any plant can be bought already adapted for growing in cramped conditions. But for this you will need to contact the nursery. Such a tree will cost quite a lot, but it will be quite capable of blooming and bearing fruit.

The same can be said for the rest of the trees. Each of them grows in warm climates.because they need certain conditions for existence and normal life... But botanists have long ago solved this problem by creating special hybrids or dwarf species that feel great in apartment conditions and are capable of bearing fruit. But it's worth knowing that trees grown from stone are much stronger and more powerful than hybrid seedlings and look more spectacular.