Pomegranate

The maximum height of a home pomegranate is 90-100 cm. The pomegranate tree is loved for its abundant flowering and beautiful buds covering the green mass. But the fruits are not loved for the abundance of seeds, which we will need. To grow, the plant needs a long daylight hours and protection from direct sunlight.

The most suitable place for a pomegranate is a shaded southern windowsill.

To plant a pomegranate, you need to:

  1. purchase a beautiful and healthy fruit;
  2. select 5 seeds, remove the pulp from them and wash;
  3. after this, the planting material is soaked for 12 hours in a solution of “Epin”, which accelerates its germination.

A universal soil mixture is suitable for germination. The best time to plant seeds is November or March, during these periods it will take only 2 weeks for seedlings to appear.

In summer, the pomegranate needs abundant watering, but in winter, watering is reduced. Fertilizers are added to the soil in spring, summer and autumn, and the tree needs to be replanted annually.

indoor pomegranate

Loquat

The fruits of this exotic plant taste like pineapple and apple. Having planted a loquat seed, you will be able to harvest in 4-6 years, provided that you provide proper care and comfortable conditions. Japanese medlar is more common and is more often found in stores.

Step-by-step instructions for growing at home:

  1. After purchasing the fruit, you need to take out the seeds and dry them for 3 days;
  2. then the planting material is scarified with sandpaper and soaked in warm water (if you skip this step, it will take longer for seedlings to appear);
  3. then the seeds are placed in containers filled with fertile soil, to a depth of 2-3 cm.

Caring for medlar involves protecting it from sunburn, keeping the plant at a temperature of +18°C and above. In winter, it prefers a cool environment with a temperature of +5 … +10°C. The plant requires high humidity and moderate watering, fertilization twice a month.

medlar

Watermelon

A fairly simple growing process that even novice gardeners can handle. The selected seeds are placed immediately in individual containers, since young plants have a hard time picking.

The optimal seed depth is 3-4 cm. It is recommended to place the pots on a southern windowsill; with this content, the shoots will appear quickly, in a week.

If you plant the seeds in April, after a month you can move the seedlings to open ground. Or you can grow a watermelon at home.

watermelon on the windowsill

Orange

Orange seeds planted at the end of February germinate in 1-1.5 months. Choose the largest seeds from a healthy and beautiful fruit, wash them thoroughly and soak in water for 10-12 hours. After that, place the planting material in individual containers, deepening it by 1 cm.

Universal soil is suitable for comfortable development of orange. Both lack and excess moisture are harmful to the plant. In summer, the tree should be placed on the balcony, and in winter, daylight hours should be extended to 12 hours. Maintain high humidity and fertilize twice a month.

The seed will grow into a wild plant that can bloom only after 10 years. And the number of fruits on it is unpredictable.

аплесен

Lychee

Chinese plum is an ideal houseplant. Its development is slow, and fruiting is possible only after 10 years from planting.

If you have a lychee seed, plant it as soon as possible. Over time, its germination potential will decrease. Lychee does not require much space, several seeds can be placed in one container at once.

Then the plantings are covered with film and moved to a warm room. The film is removed when sprouts appear. This process takes about 2 weeks.

Replanting will not be necessary soon: only when the lychee grows to 20 cm.

lychee

Avocado

The goal of gardeners planting avocados is not to harvest the fruit, but to gain new experience. It is unlikely that you will be able to achieve fruiting of this exotic plant at home.

The simplest and most visual way to grow avocado is to sprout it in a container with water.

  1. To create a support structure, place 3-4 toothpicks in the blunt part.
  2. And the pit itself should be immersed in water only by a third.
  3. After a few weeks, young roots will form, and then a strong sprout.
  4. When it stretches to 5 cm, it will be time to place the pit in a container with soil.

Avocado needs a humid environment and bright light. Too high a temperature is detrimental to it, the optimum is +16 … +20 ° C. During the period of active growth, you need to apply fertilizers and pinch the upper parts of the shoots.

avocado

Date

Unfortunately, you will not achieve fruiting of this plant, but an adult date palm will become a decoration of any interior. In addition, the seed will germinate quickly and easily. The growing process looks like this:

  1. Prepared planting material is placed in pots with soil mixture, deepening it by 1 cm. Date palm grows well only in soil for ficus.
  2. To speed up the emergence of seedlings, the seeds are scarified.
  3. Grown seedlings are transplanted into individual pots, placed on the southern windowsill and abundantly moistened during active growth.

date palm

Lemon

Caring for an indoor lemon is similar to growing an orange. The tree needs a long daylight hours and bright lighting, regular watering and fertilization. In addition, pruning of undergrowth is carried out once a year.

The tree will form branches more actively after pinching the lateral shoots. In an adult plant, the growth point should also be removed. These measures will contribute to the harmonious development of the crown and give the lemon a more attractive appearance.

lemon

Mandarin

Even a novice gardener can cope with growing a mandarin tree. This citrus fruit is a record holder for the speed of emergence. Having created all the conditions for the plant, you will notice sprouts already in the 3-4th week after planting.

Mandarin needs plenty of moisture and light for full growth and transplantation into more spacious containers as it develops. An alternative to transplantation for adult trees can be changing the top layer of soil. Moving to a new pot can cause severe stress.

mandarin

Grapefruit

An important stage in planting grapefruit is choosing a seed. It should be large, and the fruit should be freshly cut. If the planting material dries out, there is a high probability that it will not germinate.

Caring for grapefruit is similar to growing other citrus fruits, and the gardener’s task is to create conditions similar to subtropical ones. This way the plant will feel comfortable.

After grafting, you can harvest from the tree.

grapefruit

Apricot

A feature of growing this option is the planting of a large number of seeds due to low germination. October is the best time to plant apricots, and the sprouts will appear only in May.

For proper nutrition of the plantings, moisten them from April. Young plants need a lot of moisture in May and June, and then the amount of watering should be reduced.

apricot

Kumquat

After preparing the pits and soaking them in a solution of potassium permanganate, they are placed in a container with loose soil from a garden mixture and sand. Then cover the container with film and wait for the shoots to appear for 1-1.5 months. Picking is necessary if several plants have sprouted in one pot.

kumquat

Mango

Planting material is taken from a ripe mango fruit, the pulp of which is easily separated. But the cultivation itself does not require much effort:

  1. The pit needs to be washed, scarified and soaked in water for a week.
  2. Next, the pit needs to be placed in the soil so that a quarter of it protrudes above the ground.
  3. Before the mango sprouts, the container is covered with film.

Excessive watering and fertilization are fraught with the appearance of mold on the foliage, so it is important not to overdo it with the care of the seedlings.

mango

Persimmon

Preparing persimmon pits is no different from the measures described above: planting the material is washed and placed in potassium permanganate for better germination. The sprouts will hatch in a few weeks, and when the seedlings get stronger, it is time to transplant. During the procedure, it is important to handle the root system carefully.

persimmon

Cherry

The advantage of the plant is the excellent germination of the seeds. They are collected in the summer, placed in sand for the winter and periodically aired. In the spring, it is time to plant the cherries in containers. With proper care, which is similar to caring for cherries, the plant can serve as a rootstock or bear fruit fully.

cherry

Save the seeds of exotic plants and try to plant them. This fascinating process is not difficult, it is only important to create comfortable conditions for the plantings and do not forget to apply fertilizers.