Kokhia broom, or summer cypress

Recently, a plant called kochia broom has become an integral attribute of many gardens and personal plots. This decorative culture is extremely appreciated by lovers of gardening art and people who want to decorate their site, not only for its unpretentiousness, but also for extremely high aesthetic qualities: a green fluffy ball, as if consisting of separate tiny needles (by the way, it is for this leaf shape broom kokhia got the name of summer cypress, although in fact it has nothing to do with conifers), it will ideally fit into any landscape and will look equally good both in single and in group plantings.

Cochia propagates with the help of seeds, which should be sown in the ground in mid-autumn or at the very beginning of spring (in October and March-April, respectively). Seeds are immediately placed in open soil so that there is at least half a meter, and preferably a meter, of free distance between two neighboring plants. If the kochia multiplies in the spring, then the seeds should first be placed in boxes with soil, and then transferred to open soil (not earlier than the threat of frost passes, otherwise the plants may die). If frosts do come, you can try to save the kochia by covering it with small caps made of paper or ordinary plastic bags.

Caring for this plant is very, very simple and includes regular watering, loosening the soil, removing weeds, as well as feeding, which should be carried out at least twice a season.