Stunning garnet at home

Garnet is a genus of plants belonging to the family of Pomegranates. In natural conditions, these are 10-meter trees or shrubs with a yield of about 50 kg. There are dwarf forms of garden plants suitable for growing in pots. They are formed in the form of a bush with 5 trunks or a stump tree. They are distinguished by the flexibility of young shoots, which allows them to grow in the form of bonsai.

Pomegranate, grown at home, has small oblong leathery leaves. Its flowers are purple, large, funnel-shaped, formed in the axils of leaves or on the tips of shoots, differ in the length of pistils. They can be located alone or be collected in several pieces. The blossom and fruiting begins at a young age. Fruits are formed only from the ovaries of flowers with long pestles. On a plant formed in the form of a sham tree, the fruits are larger, and there are more of them than on bush forms.

Pomegranate in the home should be placed on the sunny windowsill, pritenyat it is not necessary. He needs watering copiously, but without stagnation of water in the pan. Spraying is desirable. Feeding is necessary regularly from the beginning of spring to the end of summer. In September, the feeding should be stopped and the watering cut, so that the plant is prepared for wintering, and it has ripened.

The plant is deciduous, so the loss of leaves before hibernation is the norm for it. The rest period, occurring in the cold season, grenades in the home Conditions should be carried out at a temperature of about 10 ⁰ C and minimum watering. At this time, it should be placed in a non-freezing cellar.

In spring, remove dried branches. If it is necessary to form the crown, then young shoots need to be cut, leaving 3 pairs of leaves to stimulate branching. For flowering young shoots it is better not to touch, and pruning to hold after flowering. Sprouts that form at the base should be removed if they are not needed for reproduction.

Transplant adult plants should be every 5 years, young - every 2 years. Soil prefers a nutritious grenade. Care at home should include regular inspection of leaves and shoots for possible pests (whitefly, aphid) and the development of powdery mildew. The arising problems are solved by means of spraying with appropriate preparations.

Grow garnet at home can be from seeds, cuttings and root Offspring. Cuttings in spring should be taken from mature shoots, and in summer - from semi-matured. They need to be put in water with the addition of heteroauxin, and when forming roots, put in disinfected garden soil mixed with the purchased substrate for citrus in a ratio of 1: 1. Their flowering can occur already in the second year. Cultivated their root offspring, the plants also bloom early, but form many saplings.

When propagating by seeds, they can be sown both in spring and in autumn. If they were removed from the fetus, then for several days they should be placed in a container of water, then cleaned of the pulp and immediately sowed. Seedlings from seeds grow strong, but do not retain their maternal properties. They will not give birth until 4 years. With the qualities that do not suit you, you can plant them with cuttings of the right kind.

Garnet at home is easy to grow, but how much fun it gives the whole family, causing the guests admiration!