How to grow a coconut on a windowsill?

The palm family is represented in home floriculture by a large number of varieties. And they attract with their exotic appearance, a reminder of the bright sun, warm sea, which is so lacking in the inhabitants of cold regions. Not all palm trees are suitable for indoor cultivation, but those that can withstand the conditions offered to them.

Coconut nut has become popular in recent years as an unusual exotic delicacy. But in addition to being used in food, the natives used the brown fibers of the palm fruit for making clothes, ropes, and souvenirs. Thanks to the hard shell, the walnut halves played the role of dishes. A coconut tree can also be grown on a windowsill, although it is very difficult to wait for fruits from it.

Content:

• Features of the structure of indoor coconut
• Reproduction methods of a tropical plant
• Terms and rules for planting a coconut tree
• Tips for caring for a tropical tree
• Plant diseases and pests, how to overcome them

Features of the structure of indoor coconut

In nature, coconut palms reach up to thirty meters in height. In tubs, they can be less - six meters. Weddel and walnut palm are of interest as a decorative element.

The top of the glossy smooth trunk of the coconut tree is adorned with delicate feathery leaves. They have the ability to bend in an arc, looking down with their tips. Since the tropical plant belongs to monoecious, both female and male flowers are located on it. They cross in a crossover fashion. In the nut-bearing coconut, the leaves are long and wide, arranged vertically.

The palm tree rarely bears fruit, if the appropriate conditions are created for it.

Coconuts can be edible and inedible, vary in color - brown, yellow, orange, green. The fruit of the drupe is covered with a hard shell, which consists of two layers - the pericarp, the mesocarp. The third fibrous layer is called the endocarp. It is he who is used for the manufacture of various household items, clothing. Coconut is grown in spacious rooms, where it can grow up to seven years or more, delighting with bright greenery.

Reproduction methods of a tropical plant

There is one way of propagation of a coconut tree - seeds... The drupe is planted in the prepared soil, and after a while green shoots will appear.

The breeding sequence is as follows:

1. The outer shell of the nut must be retained for planting.
2. The fruit is dipped in a container of warm water for three days.
3. A soil consisting of half of peat and sand is poured into the prepared pot.
4. Before immersing the nut in the soil, it is well moistened.
5. Placing the coconut fruit horizontally, it is deepened, leaving one third above the surface.

Greenhouse conditions are created for the container with walnuts:

• The air temperature in the room should not drop beyond the plus 25 degrees, and the humidity should reach 80 percent.
• For rapid development, the plant needs regular watering.
• Moisten the emerging leaves and the air around with a weak solution of sea salt.
• Will speed up the process and placing the container with a nut in a plastic bag. But at the same time it is necessary to ventilate the soil daily.

Usually, after creating tropical conditions in six months, the fruit of the palm tree will sprout. To reproduce coconut, special knowledge is not required, only patience and care.

Terms and rules for planting a coconut tree

As soon as the coconut shoots have two or three leaves, then they can be transplanted to a permanent place. A pot or tub is chosen for a larger tropical tree so that the roots are free in it during constant growth. Fill with soil, consisting of two parts of humus with leaves, light loam, add one part of sand, peat mixture and a little charcoal. Soil acidity should be minimal.

Before placing the sprout in a new pot, the soil is well moistened.

An ideal place for growing a coconut palm is considered to be a greenhouse and a winter garden. After all, a tropical tree needs light, warmth and more moisture.

If the planting rules are followed, the palm tree will begin to develop rapidly, reaching a height of three meters and more. Therefore, before thinking about growing a coconut in a room environment, it is necessary to calculate whether the tree will have enough space.

Tips for caring for a tropical tree

In particular, palm care includes the following parameters:

• The plant needs as much light as possible, but it should not burn the leaves. In the south-western, eastern part of the house, the sun gives scattered rays. There will be enough light for the palm tree. If you cannot find such corners in the house, then you will have to organize additional lighting... Artificial supplementary lighting is performed using fluorescent lamps.
• It is better to constantly humidify the air around the coconut tree by applying a spray from a spray bottle. It is important that the water droplets only fall on the leaves.
• The soil needs constant watering with water at room temperature. The liquid must be defended before watering.
• During the period of active growth, the tree is fed organic fertilizers... This should be done at least once a month.
• The palm is transplanted every year until it reaches the age of 3-4 years. Then they try not to disturb the plant, renewing the topsoil in the container with humus. You can replant an adult tree when the pot has become small, the roots have filled the entire space. The method of transplanting is by transshipment, keeping a clod of earth on the roots.
• At the end of autumn, dry branches, leaves are cut off. If the leaf plates have darkened or changed color, then it is better to leave them as an additional supplier of nutrients.
• During the dormant period, the palm is watered less, rarely fed.

Coconut grows quickly in indoor conditions, if the right conditions are created for it, there is proper care.

Plant diseases and pests, how to overcome them

Among the diseases of the coconut tree, fungal pathologies are more common. Humid indoor air promotes the development of pathogenic microorganisms. The disease can be detected by the presence of spots on the leaves, root decay. The plant begins to wither, stops growing. And here spraying will cope with pathological symptoms fungicidal agents: Fundazole, Topaz... The frequency of processing a sick tree is once every two weeks. Will relieve the disease three times the procedure.

To prevent the spread of fungi, they moderate the humidity of the air, remove the tub with a flower from direct sunlight. If the roots are damaged by rot, be sure to transplant the coconut palm into another container. During the procedure, diseased roots, stems, leaves are cut off, and the plant is placed for some time in a Kuprozan solution.

Among the parasites that inhabit palms, one can distinguish spider mites, mealybugs, thrips.

Having discovered the first signs of a pest attack, the plants are sprayed insecticidal preparations... Fitoverm, Vertimek are among them. The trees are treated weekly until the parasites are completely destroyed.Pests and diseases attack a palm tree, if the care of an indoor flower is carried out incorrectly, its living conditions are unfavorable.

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