Features of cultivation Carissa (room sinks). Grow fruit without leaving home
Room sink unpretentious branching plant with stiff elongated leaves dark - green, pointed at the ends. Homeland Carissa - Australian and African continent.
There, in the subtropical and tropical climate is an evergreen plant is used for hedges.
In temperate conditions of the Russian climate plant lives only in greenhouses or indoor conditions. Room sink is represented by 35 species and has many varieties.
Valued for its beautiful decorative appearance and delicious edible fruit. The fruits resemble the garden room plum plum.
They are oval in black, red or purple, depending on variety. The length is 6 cm. The flesh pleasant to the taste, juicy, rich in trace elements:
- potassium;
- iron;
- magnesium;
- calcium;
- Vitamin PP, A, G, B.
The remaining parts of the plant are poisonous.
Carissa blooms luxuriantly and a long period. Its flowers of white or pink color have a pleasant smell, vaguely reminiscent of jasmine.
Planting and Care
Carissa is grown from seed with preliminary soaking them in warm water for a day. Dirt is prepared from a mixture of equal amounts of peat, turf and leaf earth, sand plus a small amount of humus.
The result should be light and airy. Carissa does not tolerate high acidity in the soil.
A careful regard shoots appear after a half weeks after planting. To the young plants are not stretched, they must be well-lit. Suitable windowsill, facing any direction except north.
Room sink needs moderate but regular watering, hoeing soil and fertilizing weekly complex fertilizer in solution.
Temporary Drought brings painless, waterlogging and bad. For better use of irrigation rainwater, melted snow or defend the water not lower than 20. fertilization is necessary in the period of March to August.
In the summer, room plum feels great in the greenhouse with temperatures up to 30 degrees. In winter, it is necessary to provide 14-18 degrees.
On the correct observance of the specified temperature difference depends on how abundant it will spring bloom. By humidity not demanding.
Transplanting plants in a more convenient size pots made at the age of several years, when it will be seen melchanie foliage.
Bushes plants need annual pruning. Remove unnecessary shoots, which can be used for breeding as cuttings. Have taken root cuttings begin to bear fruit within a year. For in the absence of insect pollination using manual mode.