For nutrition prerequisite is adequate consumption of fruit. The store offers a great variety of good friends and family, to strange exotic overseas fruit. Many people want to try yourself as Michurinists and grow some exotic fruit in the apartment. For example, to grow on a windowsill kiwi, it is not difficult, if you follow the care and cultivation technology. On the secrets of growing kiwifruit and we discuss in this article.
Almost all varieties of this fruit is able to bear fruit in room conditions. Choosing to store fruits, take mature, regular shape, dense consistency, without damage and discoloration.
How to Grow a kiwi in the home
To obtain high-quality seeds of fruit peeled, cut, kneaded. Washed several times with warm water, washing away the flesh. Settled to the bottom of the seeds are laid out on a paper towel to dry.
Germination
Prepared seeds wrapped in a cotton cloth soaked in an aqueous solution of a plant growth promoter. For germination using mini parnichok: saucer, covered with a glass.
Kept for weeks at a temperature of 24-26 degrees at night and removing the glass. Cloth moistened as needed. A week later, the seeds should hatch.
Soils for kiwi
The plant is demanding to soil nutrient. For preparing cultivation soil mix consisting of equal parts of garden soil, humus, sand and compost.
It can be purchased at garden centers ready the soil for citrus. In the prepared container 2-3cm layer is laid drainage is poured on top of prepared nutrient substrate, lightly compacted.
Landing
On the surface of the soil are made hole depth 2 cm at a distance of five centimeters from each other. In each well three hatched planted seed, soil sprinkled, poured carefully with warm water and covered with glass or film, creating a greenhouse effect.
The soil is kept wet, preventing waterlogging and drying out. Twice a day for a short time reveal the glass or film for airing. Place the seating capacity on the southern window sill, as the plant photophilous daily slightly turning, for uniform illumination and development.
With a lack of sunlight is necessary to organize supplementary lighting fitolamp or fluorescent light, in this case, it is important that the fluorescent lamp is not closer than 30 cm from the seedlings.
Care
After germination, leaving only one, strong sprout in each well. Important! Weak seedlings at a distance of not tearing not to damage roots remained, and cut off small scissors at the root. When sprouts rise to 10-12 cm, they are seated on separate 0.5 liter containers. Once the roots opletut earthen room makes handling. vine roots are very delicate, so when transplanting to handle them very carefully.
Important: It should be noted that the plant is dioecious, therefore, need both female and male plants, so leave as much as possible copies.
A close relative of Actinidia very "greedy", so it is necessary to fertilize the soil, at least twice a year: in the autumn of rich organic compounds, in the spring of mineral complex fertilizers.
Liana can reach five or more meters, so you need to correctly place the plants and provide support. The best place is the heated loggia or private terrace warm.
Important! After the appearance of colors, you need to do pollination by using cotton swabs. Otplodonosivshie the autumn shoots are cut, which stimulates the growth of young spring branches. With the right care will grow kiwis and bestow the fruits for many years.