Capers represent unblown buds of prickly shrubby plant of caper-plant. The caper-plant belongs to long-term semi-bushes, grows in the Caucasus and in the Crimea, wild-growing types can be seen in Dagestan. Kidneys have tart taste with saturated aroma. They are applied in cookery, medicine and as folk remedies of treatment for diseases.
Instruction
1. Capers can be grown up in the droughty area, they are photophilous. If you plant capers on one place, without replacing, they will fructify up to 15 years in a row.
2. It is necessary to make multiple copies plant layers, parts of bush or seeds. It is necessary to make crops by seeds in hotbed or directly to the open ground. Sowing is carried out in the spring, from March to May. The distance between plants has to make not less than 40-50 cm, and row-spacings of 70 cm. Fast way of reproduction the method by means of layers is considered.
3. You can grow up capers and in house conditions. For this purpose plant plant in pot with a diameter of 16 cm. Use zemlesmes for cacti. The caper-plant grows slowly therefore it is possible to use also suspended pots. Roots at plant reach 15 meters in length therefore in process of growth they need to be replaced in soil.
4. It is necessary to fertilize capers as required, to water seldom. Otherwise roots of plant will not be able to receive oxygen. To prepare fertilizer, take 5-6 grams of granules of nitrogen and part with water. Water with such solution capers in May or July.
5. Move capers to the aired light place, with the air temperature of 5-15 degrees of heat in the fall. The plant can well transfer up to-8 degrees of frost. By the end of winter the semi-bush dumps leaves.
6. In spite of the fact that capers are replaced at high air humidity (90%), in such environment wreckers can be brought. Such as plant louse or slugs. Regularly air the room and spray plant with fungicides.
7. Collect fruits from July to September. The size of buds should not exceed 10-15 mm in length, bring together them with frequency in 10 days. Scatter collected fruits on the newspaper and dry up in the sun. After that take dry glass jars, fill fruits there and add vegetable or olive oil. Close iron covers. Preparation can be stored in such look within year.