Papaya - growing at home from seed

Papaya - this exotic plant that grows in warm continental latitudes. It requires a huge amount of heat and moisture. But did you know that it can grow at home? Although the fruits you can hardly eat, but add to your interior is another beautiful tree work.

Prepare for landing

Papaya - quite a powerful plant that naturally grows up to 10 meters in height with a widely spreading leaves. Branches has, in the axils of each leaf ripening fruit, something resembling a melon. At home, you'll get only its thumbnail.

, Weigh all to get home exotic carefully prepare for planting pros and cons:

1. Selecting seed

Namely buy ripe fruit with ripe seeds. The color of ripe fruit is usually yellow with reddish flanks.

If we are to counter instances of green, then check the ripeness of the touch. The softer, the more ripe.

Today the market of seed products can be found ready seeds, and different varieties.

2. Removing the seeds

Removing the seeds, which have a lot of papaya and almost all have a high germination.

Carefully cut the fruit and remove the seeds, rinse under running water, then remove the damaged and hollow.

3. In advance to prepare the pots of different sizes

Know that will sprout in growth very quickly, so prepare several pots of different diameters, to regularly transplanted seedling, otherwise its root system starts oppressed small volume of the pot, the plant ceases to grow, and perish.

4. Prepare the container for seed germination

It needs another container with moss for seed germination.

5. Prepare the soil

For this perfect normal garden soil with the addition of sand and peat. You can use the purchased material for large trees.

After that you have on hand are all things proceed with planting.

Landing

landing procedure deal less troublesome than the training and further care. Decide in advance where to put the tree, learn all the characteristics of its growth, as papaya is very capricious plant.

It requires special attention, high light for a long time, and excessive moisture.

1. Sprouting seeds

For this purpose, small containers or cups pour prepared soil, bury therein ripened achenes, approximately 2 cm. Liberally drizzle.

Containers, cover film to create a greenhouse effect. Seedlings hatch after 10 days.

2. Care of seedlings

He is regular watering, spraying, providing ample light and warmth.

3. Transplanting sprouts in pots

After rostochku get stronger they need to sit in pots. If all conditions are right, the plant will begin to grow abundantly.

4. Caring for the growing small tree

Place the pots on the southern window sill, where it will be enough light. In cloudy weather, set the fluorescent lamps for illumination. Light requires 24 hours.

Room temperature for an exotic tenant is fine, make sure that she was not too low. Summer papaya can be taken into the open air.

5. daily watering

Daily watering of your pet, but do not overdo it. Advance before planting in pots lay the drainage and make holes for drainage of excess water, so that the roots do not rot.

In addition to watering the soil spray the leaves and the air around.

6. Dressing

These conditions are required, as the tree is growing rapidly. The first feeding is worth spending a couple of weeks after transplanting seedlings.

Papaya is very fond of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, so twice a month watering solution of mineral fertilizers. It does not hurt and organics.

7. Make sure that the palm tree is not attacked by pests and diseases

This happens due to abundant moisture. If the disease is still there, the treated plants and the soil with special solutions, depending on the damage.

Fulfilling these conditions and rules for the care, you will grow a beautiful tree, and your experiment will be able to glory. And in rare cases it is possible to achieve flowering and fruiting, than you can boast to friends and family.