How to care for a potted nightshade. The subtleties of the process

Ornamental nightshade - one of those houseplants that is beautiful throughout the year. If the cacti bloom once every few years, and gorgeous colors gloxinia fall a couple of weeks, the room nightshade most of the year is strewn with colorful little flowers, it is covered with green, orange or red fruits.

Terms of breeding

It would seem that this wonderful miniature shrub requires for a careful maintenance, but in fact it is not. For ornamental nightshade easy care, the most important thing - to follow some simple guidelines.

Optimal conditions for breeding room nightshade:

· In summer temperature conditions for ornamental shrubs should be from +18 to +25 degrees, humidity indoor air should be about 60% in winter, the plant must be in a room where no colder +12 degrees;

· Nightshade loves fresh air, so in summer it is desirable to make it on the balcony, but the plant is categorically not tolerate drafts;

· Ideal place for the cultivation of the flower - the south-western and south-eastern windows, where the lighting for the plant will be enough, as the nightshade loves bright ambient light;

· Soil under green bush should be composed of 1 part peat moss, 3 parts of clay, and a small amount of sand for drainage.

care of plants

In the spring-summer period room nightshade must be watered frequently enough for as dry topsoil in the pot. Autumn, watering start to reduce gradually.

From October to February - the plant is resting on the flowering and fruiting, watering is reduced to a minimum. A mid-February nightshade room again should begin actively watered.

In the period from March to August, you can spray the shoots. On hot summer days to perform this procedure should be several times a day. For spraying and watering ideal water spaced room temperature.

Feed the ornamental plant is necessary to 3 times a year: in spring, summer and autumn. According to the composition of the nightshade suitable fertilizer for tomatoes, flowering houseplants.

To bush was compact and aesthetic look, as well as for the more active flowering and fruiting, room must be cut nightshade. This should be done in early spring after the fruits fall off.

During this period, all the branches shortened by about 1/3, dry shoots completely removed. In early autumn, it should also be cut as flowering shoots.

It is very important to carry out a timely transplant shrubs. Young people do not flowering plants are transplanted each year, flowering nightshade need to repot every 2-3 years.

No earlier than 2 weeks after transplantation, the nightshade room will need to fertilize.

Correctly and competently care for potted nightshade - a guarantee that the plant will enjoy themselves actively bloom and bear fruit. Care for the bush is not too difficult, the main thing to observe the basic recommendations.