Date palm

House plants include a palm tree. Its homeland is tropics and subtropics. There, the palm grows to 15 m, and the width of the leaves - 2 m. But we, as you understand, will talk about ornamental palms.

So, among the decorative palm trees the following types are in great demand:

- perisolist: hovel, coconut, phoenix, hamedoroy;

- fan-type: rapin, trachicarpus, etc .;

Special attention is paid to the date palm.

If the palm to provide normal conditions, then it grows well in the room, and some cold-resistant species are grown in winter gardens. This plant is good for interior gardening of rooms and offices, and in summer you can take the palm tree out onto the street and decorate it with the facade of the house or balcony.

But remember, though the palm tree came to us from hot countries, almost all species suffer from direct sunlight. They need to be shaded. The exception is the phoenix dacupiliere. It can be safely kept in the sun.

In general, a decorative home palm tree likes warm light rooms with fresh air. But never expose the plant to the action of a draft. Palma does not tolerate it well. When ventilating the room, set the plant further away from the window, but rather carry it to another room, especially in winter. After ventilation, wait until the optimum temperature is set in the room, then you can return the plant to its original location.

Since the birthplace of palm trees is the tropics, this flower loves moisture. Do not allow the ground to dry out in the pot. In summer, the palm is watered almost every day, in winter it is done less often. Sprinkle and spray the plant is recommended only with warm water (30 0). In summer, you need to constantly keep water in the saucer of a pot with a palm tree. Do not forget to change it every day. In winter, water is not poured into the saucer.

Useful for the palm is the evaporation of water. For this, pour boiling water on the saucer, and put the palm itself on a stand over the saucer. In the summer, do not forget to spray the leaves of the palm with water 2-3 times a day. In the winter it is done less often.

If the palm is not sprayed with water in the summer, then it will have yellow spots, the tips of the leaves dry and the leaf dies. In no case can not completely cut this sheet. Wait until the entire leaf withers (the stalk becomes brown), then cut the leaf. Yellowed tips can be carefully removed with scissors, but do not cut in live, but only on the dead part.

Spraying and washing the leaves of palms is necessary not only to maintain moisture. The plant can have diseases: red spider, aphids, thrips.

If your plant is sick, then do the following: Wash the leaves with tobacco extract, small plants can be completely lowered into the solution. After a while, wash it off with warm water. Palms are recommended in the summer to make out for rain or wash in the shower in the bathroom. Do not allow dust to settle on the leaves.

Palm trees grow well in special palm soils. Ingredients: light turf ground (1 part), rotted leaf soil (2 parts), peat soil (1 part), sand (1 part) and unbreached manure (1 part).

Transplanted palms depending on age: young (up to 3 years) - every year, up to 7 years - every 2 years, more mature - every 3-5 years. A transplant can be done more often, depending on the growth of the root system. If the roots of the palm are above the surface of the soil in the pot, it is a direct sign for transplanting the plant. In this case, the palm should be planted in a pot 3-4 cm deeper than it was before.

Before you remove the plant from the pot, it is abundantly watered. When transplanting, pay attention to how the root system has grown . If the roots are to a greater extent near the walls of the pot, then they take the tub in a wider space. If the roots are concentrated at the bottom of the pot, then the tub needs to be deeper.

In addition to transplant, it is recommended to refresh the soil in the pot every time as follows: simply remove the top layer of the soil, and instead of falling asleep fresh and fresh.

To feed a palm tree it is necessary, as well as all plants, not more often 2 times a week and at plentiful watering of a clod of the earth. For top dressing is good liquid mullein. Solution: take a bucket of water on a bucket of mullein. Use also chicken droppings (on a bucket of water 1/40 buckets of litter). After the droppings are dissolved, take on a bucket of water to irrigate 0.5 liters of Mullein or 0.2L of infusion of chicken manure.

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