Kiwi, also called Chinese gooseberry oractinidia, was introduced by New Zealand breeders and named after a bird that is the emblem of New Zealand. The plant is a liana, the length of which reaches 10 m. The fruits have a characteristic sweet and sour taste and a tender flesh of green color. Very quickly, scientists realized how useful the kiwi is to the body. They contain more vitamins C, rather than lemon, there are other useful substances. Therefore, soon this culture began to grow in the countries of Western Europe.
Liane needs high humidity andsubtropical climate. For this reason it is not at all clear how to grow kiwi at home. Breeders are engaged in breeding frost-resistant varieties, many of them feel good in a temperate climatic zone.
To meet the daily need forascorbic acid, it is enough for a person to eat only two fruits. Of course, fruits can be bought in any supermarket or grocery store, but it is much more interesting to learn how to grow kiwi at home to enjoy them, tearing them off without leaving home.
The plant reproduces by root offspring,seeds and cuttings. In the grafted seedlings fruits appear already in the fourth year, but full-bodied fruiting occurs only in the seventh year of life. Lianas grown from seeds grow longer, but a long wait usually justifies itself. Many gardeners are interested in how to grow kiwi at home and whether anything will come of it. The result will be sure, but you need to be patient and provide an exotic plant with acceptable care.
To begin with it is necessary to select the most ripe fruit,remove seeds from them, wash them from the pulp, stratify and mix with moistened sand. All this is placed in a container with a lid and placed for two weeks in the refrigerator. Before growing kiwi at home, it is necessary to prepare containers with soil. In the boxes should be put good drainage and nourishing soil. Since the seeds are very small, then they need to be sown with sand and sprinkled with a layer of about 3 mm. Many gardeners do not understand how to grow kiwi from a bone, because it's almost a piece of jewelry. Of course, this is difficult, but possible.
The box needs to be covered with glass, which periodicallyshould be removed and wiped. Soil should not dry out, so it must be watered regularly. Seedlings appear quickly, when the shoots rise to 8 cm, they are planted in separate pots. At the same time, it is necessary to provide abundant coverage, twice a month to feed organic and mineral fertilizers.
How to grow kiwi at home,seems complicated and incomprehensible only at first glance. If you try to sow seeds by yourself, the procedure will seem simple and entertaining, because it is so interesting to take care of young lianas. Every year, adult specimens should be formed by pruning, removing old or weak branches. Shoots are cut in the spring, when the kiwi is still in a dormant state and the kidneys do not wake up.
