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Date palm from the bone and how to grow it at home
How to grow a date palm at home and is it possible to use a bone from a date bought in a store for this purpose? To the last question, we boldly answer yes!
If you have patience, then in 3-4 years the usual bone, which we throw out without thinking, will turn into a stately green beauty, cleansing the air with its cirrus leaves, does not require intensive care and perfectly complements the modern interior.
As the palm tree grows, a caravan approaches the palm trees, making noise: in the shade of their green, the camp stretches. Sung by Lermontov date palm (Phoeni) for a reason is considered the “Queen of oases”.
It shares food with people and animals, protects from the drying of the reservoir, on hot days saves local residents from the rays of the sun, serves as a material for the construction of homes and the manufacture of household items.
In the XIX century date palms became a popular decoration of noble houses. Today, a ready-made palm tree can be bought in a flower shop, but an adult plant costs a lot of money and takes a long time to get used to a new place of residence.
So it's more interesting. date-palm with your own hands. This “phoenix” is beautiful, unpretentious and initially adapted to the conditions of your apartment.
It is a pity that you will not be able to eat dates from your palm tree. The tree begins to bloom, and therefore bear fruit, reaching a height of 15 meters. At home, it is difficult, I agree.
Preparation of planting material To accelerate the germination of the seeds, remove the upper solid layer from them with sandpaper. There's another way. Place the prepared pits in hot water heated to a temperature of 80 degrees, and keep in it for a few minutes.
Before landing, place the bones for a day in a jar with warm water. Then put it in a plastic container with wet cotton swabs, as we advised to do with seedling zucchini seeds.
Place the container with cotton wool on the battery to ensure the optimum temperature for shoots. In two weeks, the roots should appear. So the bones can be planted in the ground.
Plant the bones of the plant passed all the preparatory stages of the bone in a common spacious tub. Fill it with a mixture of peat and sand or a ready-made mixture for palm trees. Ensure the optimum temperature for germination of 25-30 degrees.
The seeds will begin to germinate in 40 days, and after 50-60 days, a strong, pinky-sized vertical leaf will appear.
When young date palm seedlings reach a height of more than 10 cm, transplant them into separate containers. Use pots with a diameter of 9-12 cm. Prepare a soil mixture of 4 parts of humus, 2 parts of sand, 1 part of peat and 2 parts of sod soil.
Given that the birthplace of the date tree is the tropics, sunlight, moderate humidity, soft loose soil and high temperature will be useful for it.
Palm leaves should be washed periodically with warm water. In summer, during growth, the plant requires abundant watering. The pot should be turned towards the sun so that the arrow of the leaf is directed into the room. The palm tree will grow flat and not in one direction.
Young plants under the age of five need to be transplanted annually; older plants only need to be transplanted if necessary, because the date palm does not like to be disturbed.
It is possible to determine that a tree does not like something by changing the condition of its leaves. They usually turn black with a lack of sunlight, scant watering, due to sharp fluctuations in temperature and draft.
In ancient times, the palm leaf was a symbol of peace, triumph and victory. Now you know how to grow a date palm from a bone. Plant a bone in the ground, and the date palm will turn your house into a small cozy oasis.
If you have patience, then in 3-4 years the usual bone, which we throw out without thinking, will turn into a stately green beauty, cleansing the air with its cirrus leaves, does not require intensive care and perfectly complements the modern interior.
As the palm tree grows, a caravan approaches the palm trees, making noise: in the shade of their green, the camp stretches. Sung by Lermontov date palm (Phoeni) for a reason is considered the “Queen of oases”.
It shares food with people and animals, protects from the drying of the reservoir, on hot days saves local residents from the rays of the sun, serves as a material for the construction of homes and the manufacture of household items.
In the XIX century date palms became a popular decoration of noble houses. Today, a ready-made palm tree can be bought in a flower shop, but an adult plant costs a lot of money and takes a long time to get used to a new place of residence.
So it's more interesting. date-palm with your own hands. This “phoenix” is beautiful, unpretentious and initially adapted to the conditions of your apartment.
It is a pity that you will not be able to eat dates from your palm tree. The tree begins to bloom, and therefore bear fruit, reaching a height of 15 meters. At home, it is difficult, I agree.
Preparation of planting material To accelerate the germination of the seeds, remove the upper solid layer from them with sandpaper. There's another way. Place the prepared pits in hot water heated to a temperature of 80 degrees, and keep in it for a few minutes.
Before landing, place the bones for a day in a jar with warm water. Then put it in a plastic container with wet cotton swabs, as we advised to do with seedling zucchini seeds.
Place the container with cotton wool on the battery to ensure the optimum temperature for shoots. In two weeks, the roots should appear. So the bones can be planted in the ground.
Plant the bones of the plant passed all the preparatory stages of the bone in a common spacious tub. Fill it with a mixture of peat and sand or a ready-made mixture for palm trees. Ensure the optimum temperature for germination of 25-30 degrees.
The seeds will begin to germinate in 40 days, and after 50-60 days, a strong, pinky-sized vertical leaf will appear.
When young date palm seedlings reach a height of more than 10 cm, transplant them into separate containers. Use pots with a diameter of 9-12 cm. Prepare a soil mixture of 4 parts of humus, 2 parts of sand, 1 part of peat and 2 parts of sod soil.
Given that the birthplace of the date tree is the tropics, sunlight, moderate humidity, soft loose soil and high temperature will be useful for it.
Palm leaves should be washed periodically with warm water. In summer, during growth, the plant requires abundant watering. The pot should be turned towards the sun so that the arrow of the leaf is directed into the room. The palm tree will grow flat and not in one direction.
Young plants under the age of five need to be transplanted annually; older plants only need to be transplanted if necessary, because the date palm does not like to be disturbed.
It is possible to determine that a tree does not like something by changing the condition of its leaves. They usually turn black with a lack of sunlight, scant watering, due to sharp fluctuations in temperature and draft.
In ancient times, the palm leaf was a symbol of peace, triumph and victory. Now you know how to grow a date palm from a bone. Plant a bone in the ground, and the date palm will turn your house into a small cozy oasis.
