More often fans of experimental room floriculture give preference not to cacti and geranium, but small trees. One of them – olive. This plant of family of olive grows to 1-1.5 m, but has quite sprawling krone and does not take out the shaded places at all that needs to be considered, deciding to choose it for cultivation in the apartment. It is drought-resistant, can do without waterings up to two weeks, but does not take out frosts at all. Temperature below 10 degrees of frost can be pernicious even for adult tree, without speaking about young saplings.
It is required to you
- - Soil;
- - Fertilizers;
- - Planting stock;
- - Water;
- - Shovel;
- - Watering can.
Instruction
1. Grow up olive from seeds - it is the most available way of cultivation of this plant, though very long. You will be able to wait for the first fruits for the 4-5th year after entrances. Semyon before crops needs to be killed for day in weak solution of humic fertilizers, having taken out saucer on which they lie, on balcony or having put near open window. This technology is designed to increase adaptation properties of tree, it is not necessary to ignore it.
2. Get ten - another of shanks if the destiny has thrown you in Italy or Greece. Most of our compatriots who have decided to put at home olive arrives thus. What is remarkable, having learned that you show interest in their national property, both Italians, and Greeks willingly help councils. On shanks there have to be not less than 3-5 sleeping kidneys, and they – to have diagonal cuts. Shanks need to be put in weak solution of biohumus for 2-3 weeks, backs will not appear yet. It is necessary to land olive in this case at once in that capacity where it will grow. Remember that at this tree very developed root system, and is better to choose tubs of the impressive sizes.
3. Put tubs with young trees at southern (as a last resort – east) apartment windows. You watch that it had enough sunlight, but in the first year it is better to protect tree from direct sunshine. It will be much better to grow in conditions of winter garden, than the city apartment, but also house, undoubtedly, you will be able to choose worthy corner for olive. Observe agrotechnology: water, you loosen, feed up, cut off excess branches, forming krone. Unfortunately, this tree grows slowly, but have patience, and the moment when it presents you the first harvest will come once.