Palm tree, golden sand and blue sea - any person's dream. With golden sand and blue sea, everything is not so simple, and anyone who wants can grow a palm tree at home, and even the one you like best - choose from which.
The appearance of these tropical inhabitants with beautiful leaves split in the form of feathers or fans is diverse.
Seed propagation
How does indoor palm seed multiply? Seeds multiply All kinds of palm trees, without exception, and Khovei, Washingtonia, Le-Kuala, Trahikarpus and Liviston - only seeds.
The longer they are stored, the less likely to wait for germination, be sure to read the labeling and do not buy seeds with a past shelf life.
Seed preparation
Be sure to free the seeds from the outer shells, if any, and place them for a few days. in warm water for swelling.
The place for the seed tank should be warm, up to 30 degrees, the water can be changed. If the seed peel is very strong, it should be nicked with a rasp, but very carefully, without damaging the seed itself.
Sowing
For planting fit and boxes, and plastic jars, and disposable cups, but if the seeds are large, you need to pick up a larger capacity, if it is coconut - do not forget to lay it on the side seam, this will speed up germination.
Fill prepared containers substrate of garden soil and sand in a proportion of 2: 1, the top layer should be sandy, and sow the seeds to a depth of 2 or 3 centimeters.
Sandy soil is eroded when watering, in order to avoid this it is worth using sprayer. Capacity needs to be covered with polyethylene, it creates a greenhouse effect, so necessary for plants during germination.
When will sprouts appear, place them in a more illuminated place, but avoid direct sunlight, at this stage of development it is very harmful. Grown up shoots from the box should be popykivat in individual temporary pots with the same substrate, after picking, be sure to cover the plants with plastic bags or glass jars, so they will quickly take root, since evaporation is almost absent.
Over time, gradually release the young plants from film sheltersLet them adapt to the climate of the room and grow up to transplant to a permanent place.
Vegetative reproduction
The main part of palm species does not branch, forming only one stem, but there are exceptions, they are mainly grown in the room.
These palms are called bushOf these, Hamedorea, Robelin date, cariot, hamerops, chrysalidocarpus are more common. They can be propagated by root suckers.
Scions
On the roots, which are close to the soil surface, root shoots are formed, rooting, they form an independent plant. Wait for rooting palm shoot, and using a sharp knife to separate the young plant from the mother bush, sprinkle the place cut with ashes.
The offspring is already quite developed and it can be planted in a permanent place, but watering properly.
Cover it with a glass jar or plastic bag, this will provide a greenhouse effect that will speed up rooting in a new place.
Tops
Actually, a palm tree cannot reproduce in this way, but there are very similar plants that reproduce vegetatively very easily. More often others in our houses grow draceni and yucca.
To separate the top use a sharp knife or a small garden hacksaw, you must leave a section of the stem for digging into the substrate. Leaves do not need to drip, most likely they will rot and they will need to be removed, since the survival rate of dracaena and yucca is 90%. You can plant a plant on a permanent place, the composition of the soil for all plants of this type is one - 2 parts of humus, 1 part of garden soil, 1 part of sand.
Do not forget to cover the pot with a top plastic bag, providing a greenhouse effect. When the rooted plant releases young leaves on top, the bag can be removed.
Cut point does not need to be smeared and powdered, nature has provided such nuances, the process of self-healing begins immediately, and young shoots sprout from the buds below the slice.
Shoots
Shoots do not have their own roots, but they are easily formed when planting in the ground, it is necessary very carefully separate them from the parent plant and put on rooting with further landing on a permanent place, you can immediately on a permanent place. Do not forget to create a greenhouse effect.
Cuttings
Stalk without apex can be divided on cuttings of 15 or 20 centimeters and put them in the water before the formation of roots, and then put them in a permanent place. You can immediately cut the cuttings into the substrate, watering it properly and cover it with a plastic bag until rooting.
Choosing a pot
First of all, pot should you do not need to buy pots for growth; as you grow, you will be transplanted to a more spacious container, and your taste may change by this time.
Ideal for all types of indoor plants ceramic potThe palm tree is not an exception, it is ecological, it regulates the water and air balance of the root system.
Live and in plastic containers and pots, but it is necessary to loosen the soil and drainage more often more reliably, are good for palm trees of all kinds, wooden containers, they well emphasize the decorativeness of palm trees, but they themselves require maintenance when they come into contact with water, it is easier to use them as a cache-pot.
The soil
Palma grows well on rich light soils, and most often it is prepared for it next composition: 2 parts of humus, 1 part of garden soil, 1 part of sand, it is advisable to use river sand, but in spite of good water conductivity with this type of soil, be sure to place a drain from broken red bricks on the bottom of the pot, and make sure there is a hole in the bottom of the pot, an excess of stagnant water will lead to rotting of the roots and the imminent death of the plant.
