Pencil wintering
P:I bought a pencil last summer. It bloomed beautifully blue, but I do not know how to store it in winter. Now I keep it in a cool place, the leaves have withered but haven't fallen off, they are green. How to nurture a pencil to make it bloom again?
O:The Plumbago auriculata pencil should be stored incoolandlightindoors ,almost na dryShorten the shoots of the plant by about half . If the pencil hibernates in a dark room, it completely loses its leaves.In this case, it is recommended totrim shootsflush with the ground in the container.In spring , inMarch , the plant must be transplanted and moved to a warmer place to start its growth.Pencilgrows well insunny positions , sheltered from the wind and, if possible, from rain - in the season it should to beoutside
The substrate must befertileandpermeableDuring the growing season it must beabundantlyand systematicallywater and every week, until August, provide fertilizer forplants bloomingDuring flowering, remove the blooming flowers, because they do not fall off themselves, because they havesticky stemsThe pencil blooms at the endsof annuals shoots
Chinese actinidia, or kiwi
P:At the turn of March and April last year, I sowed seeds from a kiwi fruit I bought in a store.At the moment I have small, about 20 cm tall, branchy bushes. I planted them in separate pots. At what temperature can they winter? How to care for them? Is there a chance that they will bear fruit?
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Aktinidia Chinese Actinidia chinensis (Photo: Fotolia.com) |
O:Actinidiafrom which the kiwi fruit comes from isplantclimate subtropicalFor Chinese actinidia to bear good fruit, it needs 220 days without frost. In our climate it is possibleonly in greenhousesIt is exposed to freezing at temperatures below -15ºC. Our gardens are used for the cultivation of honeysuckle and carnation. To bear fruit, they need150and130 frost free days Their fruits are much smaller thanactinidii ChineseThey are similar in size togooseberries , but they are also tasty. They can be eaten raw without peeling, or added to cakes and salads or dried asgrapes ,freeze ,marinate,make themwines ,jamsormarmalades
In western Poland and the entire west coast, there is a chance to growactinidia ChineseThe plant is planted in asheltered place from windsYoung specimens must be protected against frost in winter, late frosts may blister the first leaves. The fruit will besmallerandsourthan the ones bought in the store. From plants obtained from seeds picked out offruit first yieldscan be expected only afterover a dozen years of cultivation
