Mandarin is grown on a windowsill or in a greenhouse. A fresh seed can be placed directly into the potting mix. Dried planting material must be soaked in water overnight before planting. To grow an exotic plant, you need to prepare a soil mixture. The optimal composition includes the following components:

turf (3 parts);
river sand (1 part);
leafy ground (1 part);
rotted manure (1 part);
some clay.

You can also use ready-made potting mixes for growing an exotic plant. Neutral compositions with a high nutritional value are optimal (“Rose”, “Biohumus”, etc.). The universal composition includes ordinary soil mixed with wood ash, organic matter and superphosphate. Expanded clay granules or drainage stones are laid out on the bottom of the pot for growing an exotic tree …

Citrus plants should start to grow actively 3 weeks after planting. Watering of the seed is mandatory. The pot is covered with foil and placed on a lighted windowsill. After 2-3 years of growth, an exotic tree will need to be grafted in order to get a stable harvest.

Persimmon is grown from the seed of a self-pollinated exotic plant variety. Not used for planting seeds from frozen and damaged fruits. Illustration for this article is used under a standard license © dachnyedela.ru

Persimmon is grown from the seed of a self-pollinated exotic plant variety. Not used for planting seeds from frozen and damaged fruits.

Preparation for growing seeds includes the following steps:

persimmon seeds are placed for 2 days in a weakly concentrated solution of potassium permanganate;
seeds suitable for planting are processed with a growth stimulator;
within 2 months, it is required to keep the seeds in a place with a cool air temperature (about + 5 ° C);
then the planting material is laid out near the battery.

Fresh seeds can be planted in the prepared soil immediately; the top of the tub is covered with plastic wrap. It is required to water and ventilate the greenhouse. Sprouts begin to appear after 10-14 days. A seedling after 1 year of growth can be grafted to obtain a harvest at home.

The pomegranate is grown in seedling soil mixture. To breed an exotic plant, you will need to pick up ripe seeds of hybrid varieties of pomegranate. Seeds can be planted with fruit pulp or peeled. Planting is required to be watered regularly, then the tree is grafted.

Pomegranate is grown in seedling soil mixture. Illustration for this article is used under a standard license.

Rules for growing fruit trees

The mango tree can be grown indoors. For planting, a seed from a fresh ripe fruit is selected. The dried ones are not used.

The cultivation of exotic plants from the stone is carried out in compliance with the following steps:

the bone must be carefully cut with a knife without damaging the inner seed;
the fruit is placed in a pot, burying 2/3 into the soil;
the soil is watered and covered with plastic wrap;
in a space with room temperature, the pot is left for 2-3 weeks;
after the sprouts appear, the seedlings are transplanted into a larger tub.

The avocado is grown from the seed from a ripe fruit without damage. Planting is recommended in the spring.

The avocado is grown from the seed from a ripe fruit without damage. Illustration for this article is used under a standard license.

Growing can be done by several techniques:

closed – the seed is placed in loose soil;
open – immersed in a bowl of water.

In the soil, seeds germinate in 1 month. When growing an exotic plant by the open method, after the roots appear, the seed is moved into the ground and watered.

The date tree is grown for several years before being harvested. You will need fruits from fresh or dried fruits. The bone is placed in warm water for 2 days. Then the planting material is buried in moistened soil, sprinkled with sawdust, and covered with a film. Before the sprouts appear, it is required to spray the plantings. The tree grows for a long time.

Cucumbers

Growing cucumbers at home is a very tempting idea. Just imagine: you wake up in mid-March, go to the window, pick a couple of young cucumbers from a green bush, and five minutes later there is a healthy vegetable salad on the table … And what a smell all over the apartment!
Growing cucumbers at home is a very tempting idea
If you have a thought now: “Maybe I should try?” – here are some arguments to help you decide:

Cucumbers grow very quickly: literally 7-9 weeks after planting, you can cut a salad from your greens!
It is quite possible to grow cucumbers at home not only for a summer resident who has already “eaten a dog” in vegetable growing, but even for an inexperienced city dweller.
And a control shot: just imagine how delighted your friends, colleagues and neighbors will be with young cucumbers on your windowsill! You will become an object of ah and ah for a long time))

Want to see how it might look? And here's how in this video:

Stop, stop, do not urgently run after the seeds that you have prepared for summer cottages! Everything is in order. First, we carefully read what you need to know and take into account when growing cucumbers at home.

Suitable varieties

Not all cucumber varieties are suitable for indoor cultivation. You need to choose self-pollinated hybrids. It is best if they are early maturing. Even better – if they are also bush. And besides, they are shade-tolerant )) Hybrids have
proven themselves perfectly :

‘Marinda F1'
‘Onega F1'
‘Masha F1'
‘Horse F1'
‘Legend F1'
‘Claudia F1'
‘Tatiana F1'
‘Seryozha F1'

Not all varieties of cucumbers are suitable for indoor cultivation.Good
reviews are also about varieties:

‘Gribovchanka'
‘Debut'
‘Cuckoo'
‘Regime'
‘Babylon'
‘April'
‘Flight'
‘Suitor'
‘Athlete'
‘Kinglet'
‘NIIOH-412'
‘Cuckoo'

And also ‘Lilliput F1', ‘Mother-in-law F1', ‘Zyatek F1' and other hybrids, a list of which you will find in the article Cucumbers on the windowsill: we choose varieties and hybrids from the Gavrish agricultural company.
If you are just starting to grow cucumbers at home – choose from these varieties and hybrids, you will not go wrong.
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The necessary conditions

Cucumbers, like any other plant, have their own preferences. They are:

photophilous, therefore, the eastern or southern side of the apartment (house) is best suited for growing them. If there is not enough light (and most often this is exactly the case), it will be necessary to organize additional lighting with fluorescent lamps.
are thermophilic, they need a temperature above + 20 ° C (at least + 22 … + 24 ° C during the day).
are hygrophilous, so the soil should always be moist (moderately, not overflowed).

Sweet pepper (bulgarian)

This southern juicy vegetable is quite suitable for “domestication”, it is unpretentious, beautiful and very useful. Although you will have to be patient – you will be able to taste the first sweet peppers only 5-6 months after germination. Sweet pepper (Bulgarian) It is interesting to grow it at home, to say the least. Yes, and profitable as well. How is it profitable? Yes, because pepper is a perennial plant, and the bushes planted today will delight you with their harvest for 2-3 years. Tempting? And then! If you decide to add bell peppers to your windowsill, get acquainted with the secrets of growing it.

Suitable varieties

As in the case of cucumbers and tomatoes, early maturing self-pollinated hybrids should be selected for a home garden. In home culture, varieties of universal purpose have proven themselves best of all, used both for planting in open ground and in protected:

indoor pepper ‘Patio-Ivo', which pleases with its bright yellow fruits at any time of the year on the windowsill or balcony;
thick-walled pepper of improved selection ‘California Miracle' – up to 75 cm high, with beautiful bright red fruits with a ribbed surface;
medium-early high-yielding hybrid of Dutch selection ‘Jupiter F1' with very large fleshy fruits that change color from green to red;
very sweet pepper of the ‘Oda' variety – purple in color, undersized (35-50 cm) and very productive.

For a home garden, you need to select early-maturing self-pollinated hybrids. Medium-early varieties
received good reviews :

‘Swallow'
‘Bulgarian-79'
‘Gift from Moldova'
‘New balls'
‘Winnie the Pooh'

The necessary conditions

Bell pepper will not be “capricious” and will thank you with a good harvest, if you observe several important conditions for it:

This plant is southern, so it must be placed in the sunniest room, where there is most of the light. If there is not enough light, it will be necessary to artificially illuminate it.
Sweet pepper is a sissy, he does not like drafts.
The optimum air temperature for its maintenance is + 20… + 26 ° C (at night + 18… + 20 ° C).
Regular loosening of the soil is mandatory.
Peppers need protection from pests (aphids and spider mites).
During the fruiting period, the pepper must be tied to a trellis.

Advice: growing sweet and bitter peppers on the same windowsill (and in the same room) is categorically not recommended – as a result of cross-pollination, all the pepper will turn out to be bitter for you (a distance of 2-3 m to the next window sill is not an obstacle, you can not check it))

Carrot

Have you ever heard that carrots are grown on a windowsill? In a simple flowerpot or container, you can get a very decent harvest. Most varieties will allow you to start picking fresh carrots as early as 3.5 months after planting: when the majority of summer residents just start sowing carrots, you will already be eating them! Carrots can be grown on a windowsill. Carrots, of course, are capricious, but the main thing is to know a few secrets, and then you will “make friends” with it for a long time:

Suitable varieties

Carrots are remarkable in that the root crop, even when it has just been born, is already suitable for consumption. Therefore, growing it is a win-win business))

For growing at home, mini-carrots of the ‘Parisian Carotel' variety are best suited – these are the varieties ‘Parmex', ‘Sophie', ‘Granddaughter'. It grows in 80-90 days and does not require much space – a pot or container is fine.
You can also opt for the early maturing variety ‘Amsterdam'.
And children will love the round little round baby roots.

Children will love ‘Round Baby' round little root vegetables

The necessary conditions

Start by preparing light, well-drained soil. This is extremely important: the easier it is to penetrate oxygen into the soil, the juicier and healthier the roots will be.

The depth of the container (container, pot, flowerpot) must be large enough so that the roots can develop normally.
The ambient temperature must be kept within the range of + 13… + 24 ° C.
Carrots do not like direct sunlight.
Watering is required regularly (more often than in the open field). In this case, the presence of drainage holes is mandatory!
To retain moisture in the soil, mulching must be carried out.
Do not get carried away with nitrogen fertilizers, you risk getting a lot of tops, not carrots.
Tip: You can grow carrots in cut plastic bottles. And cheap, and convenient, and mobile))

Seed to Citrus

Mandarin, orange and a hybrid of their clementine, lemon and lime, grapefruit, pomelo (sheddock) and their hybrid sweet (oroblanco), mineola (a kind of tangelo – a hybrid of mandarin and grapefruit), kumquat (aka kinkan or fortunella), limequat (kumquat hybrid with lime), oranjequat (hybrid of kumquat with unshiu tangerine), calamondin (citrofortunella), etc. – representatives of the genus Citrus are beautiful, fragrant, multifaceted and available for experimentation almost all year round. Representatives of the Citrus genus are beautiful, fragrant, multifaceted and available for experiments almost all year round. The seeds selected for sowing should be as fresh as possible: without additional moisture, their germination decreases every day. General advice for planting

are quite simple: rinse the seeds and plant them in a well-moistened mixture of garden soil, peat and river sand (or in a special soil for citrus fruits). As soon as 1-2 true leaves appear on the sprouts, they need to be planted. And it is better to immediately sow them in separate pots or cups.
Citrus seeds are interesting because you never know what will grow out of them: their seedlings, especially hybrids, usually do not retain the varietal characteristics of their parents. A wildflower will grow from a citrus seed, and you will have to wait, perhaps, 10 years from it for your own harvest. Therefore, if your goal is to collect lemons or oranges directly from the windowsill, it is better to find cuttings of the desired varieties and plant your seedlings. This can be done one and a half years after planting.

If your goal is to pick lemons or oranges straight from the windowsill, it's best to find cuttings of the right varieties and plant your seedlings
Lemon, orange or grapefruit seeds grow excellent rootstocks – healthy, strong and initially adapted to home conditions. But kumquats, tangerines and various hybrids are more capricious and are not suitable for rootstocks: their root system is not so powerful.
Despite the generic “commonality”, citrus fruits when grown from seeds behave differently. Mandarins, for example, are “slow” in growth, but they are not so demanding on the composition of the soil. The first seedlings from mandarin seeds can appear in 3-4 weeks. A kumquat planted at the same time will “think” at least up to 2 months. Each citrus has its own flowering and fruiting times. But they have enough common enemies: dry air, spider mites, scale insects, aphids, etc.

The most popular “supplier” of material for citrus experiments has been and remains lemon. You can learn about personal experience of growing lemons from seeds in this article. Lemon on the windowsill And the general rules for caring for a home citrus garden are outlined in the article Tame a bright fruit.

Pitted persimmon

Diospyros, or persimmon, is a “divine” fruit from the Ebony family, which is rarely seen on windowsills. Meanwhile, it is also quite possible to grow it from a bone. It is done like this: Persimmon

We plant the washed and slightly dried persimmon seeds in moistened soil, cover with foil, glass or a piece of plastic bottle and put in a warm place;
We periodically remove the “greenhouse”, ventilate and moisten the soil;
As soon as sprouts appear, the shelter can be removed.

Wait for shoots not long: just a couple of weeks. But if during this time you did not see them, then they are unlikely to appear at all. However, persimmon germination is not bad. For example, out of the three seeds I planted on 11/23/14, two successfully sprouted. Here is one of the sprouts today: Persimmon seedling 2 months after planting. Photo: herbivicus And here is a funny time-lapse of how this happens:

I also had two plants at first quietly coexisted in one pot. But then the leaves began to turn yellow, so the seedlings had to be urgently planted. At first, transshipment will be required more than once or twice, because persimmon has a powerful root system that develops quickly and requires free space. And moisture. Persimmons need regular watering and spraying. Therefore, we closely monitor the soil, avoiding overdrying or overflow.
Experienced persimmons are advised to feed the plant with fertilizers (mineral and organic alternately) twice a month. As soon as the “tree” grows up to 20-30 cm, you can begin to shape it with a pinch. In summer, it is better to take persimmons out into the street or on the balcony, gradually accustoming them to the sun. But she needs to provide a cool winter (+ 5 … + 10 ° C): for example, in the basement. If a tree lives at home from November to March, sooner or later it will die.
Indoors, persimmon grows only up to one and a half meters. If a tree is grafted (with a cuttings in a cleft in winter or with a bud at the end of summer), then it can bear fruit in 3-4 years. Otherwise, the harvest will have to wait as long (and it is not a fact that it will be).

Dried fruit date palm

I always loved dried dates, but last year these guys surprised me: I didn't know that something could grow out of them. From the seeds of a date, you can grow a palm tree It turns out, how! When dried, dates are not heat treated

… This means that their seeds do not lose their germination. And from them you can try to grow a palm tree. Only the bones are best pre-soaked. Although this is not necessary if the product is fresh, i.e. came to our counters from his homeland quite recently. But, just in case, I was reinsured and soaked the date pits for about a week, changing the water every day. True, she did not scarify and did not suit other dances with a tambourine. I stuck them vertically into a mixture of peat and sand and moistened them with a spray bottle in a day or two as needed. About a month later, my future palms rose: Date shoots And here is how they grew in another month: Date palms 2 months after planting

It's too early to think about the harvest) Although no one will forbid us to dream, but at best, such a miracle in feathers will grow from a date “feather”: Date palm. Photo from the site dachnicam.ru This is provided that she has enough light and space, and I have enough patience. And, alas, I have not yet come across evidence that she is able to bear fruit in indoor conditions. Caring for the date palm consists in regular watering (without overdrying the earthen coma, and in winter watering is minimized) and spraying, airing, providing sufficient light and conditions for a cool winter. In addition, during the first “five-year” period, the plant needs to be transferred annually to a larger pot. But how great, probably, in the evening to sit under a palm tree to drink tea!

Mango-mango

Huge bones are hidden in the fruits of this large Indian guest. “Mango” is even translated from Sanskrit as “great fruit”. Its seeds are extracted from ripe fruits, open, take out the core and germinate in a light and loose substrate (soil is suitable for cacti or succulents). Expanded clay drainage is placed at the bottom of the pot – as, indeed, in all other cases. Mango The middle of the already opened seed is planted immediately. The undisclosed one is carefully revealed (if it is ready for it) – as in this video:

If it is not possible to move the flaps apart without effort, the bone is preliminarily kept for a couple of weeks directly in water (the water is changed every other day) or wrapped in damp cotton wool / towel. In this case, it is extremely important to avoid drying out. After the emergence of shoots, they will have to be regularly sprayed: mango is sensitive to air humidity, as well as to light and heat. It cannot stand the cold at all, and even at + 18 ° C it begins to feel uncomfortable. Well, if everything suits him, soon you will grow up something like that.
Having decided to grow mango from a stone, be prepared for the fact that you will have to wait 5 or even 10 years at best for flowering. However, this does not mean at all that the matter will end with fruits: the flowers of this exotic guest are very difficult to pollinate even in natural conditions., what can we say about the windowsill in foreign latitudes.

Feijoa

In the case of feijoa (which is also called akka and belongs to the Myrtle family, which in translation into the language of flower growers means some difficulties with wintering), the situation is about the same as with citrus fruits: varietal characteristics during seed reproduction are almost not preserved, which means that seedlings will have to be vaccinated. If this does not stop you, keep in mind that seeds for planting should be taken from a ripe and soft fruit (it will ripen perfectly in a warm place). Small seeds must be carefully washed from the pulp and dried. Sowing is done superficially, without deepening (you can mix bones with sand). Feijoa

If the seeds have enough light, warmth and moisture, they will germinate in about a month. In the first months, Akka seedlings develop rapidly, so they need a pick and transshipment, and then a pinch to form a compact crown

Fig tree (fig)

Seeds of figs (figs, or ficus carica) for planting are “harvested” in the same way as from feijoa: they must be carefully washed, dried and sown superficially into moist, loose soil. Then lightly “sprinkle” with sand, cover with foil and find a warmer place for them. They sprout in about 3 weeks, all this time they need to be regularly moistened and ventilated. Fig

Sometimes difficulties arise with fruiting, but some gardeners manage to get ~ fig ~ fruits already from three to four-year-old seedlings.

Lemon

For many, it is no secret that growing a lemon from a seed is very simple, but it takes a lot of time and patience, but the prospect is worth it. And you can graft any fruiting process. Where can I get it? There are sites for free (except postage) exchange of sprouts of any plants. They arrive by mail in a short time and in good condition. And this tree will delight you for many years: flowers, smell and fruits.

Date fruit

Many people love dates, and maybe someone wondered how to grow it? It's actually very simple. It does not require special care and troubles. Plant a few seeds in the ground and water and after a few years you have a beautiful palm tree, and if the seeds turned out to be of good quality, then wait for the fruits.

Avocado

From many articles, it may seem difficult to grow an avocado. Tell that to the lucky owners of the avocado tree they grew from the seed. Several ways how to do this a) Buy an avocado bone with the blunt side, dip it into the ground and water it once a week. B) The avocado bone is fixed on toothpicks, half dipped in a glass of water. You are waiting for several weeks to plant in the ground. The sprout is not pretentious and does not require special additives.

A pineapple

Many pineapple hobbyists grow pineapple from the top, that is, the crown. The process is not quick, but very exciting. How much surprise it will be when your family and friends find out that you have raised. Buy an unripe pineapple, cut off the top, leave it in a container with water, wait for the roots to appear, plant it in the ground. A pineapple needs good lighting.

Orange

If you're a budding grower or don't want to spend a lot of time grooming and nurturing, take a look at the orange tree. This unpretentious plant can be grown at home from a simple seed. Within a month and a half after planting, the first seedlings will appear on the surface of the earth. In order for them to get as much light as possible, planting should be done in late winter or early spring. You need to plant the largest seeds of ripe fruit, which have been soaked in water for 10-12 hours. For each you will have to pick up a separate pot.

You need to understand that growing an orange tree from a seed is more of a hobby than a process of obtaining fruit. It will be quite difficult to achieve fruiting at home.

Garnet

Growing a pomegranate from a seed is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. It is much more difficult to achieve fruiting. The fact is that on store shelves you can find the fruits of varietal pomegranates, whose daughter plants will not retain their maternal characteristics and most likely will not bear fruit. But the resulting tree will surely please with its decorative appearance.

A well-drained soil made of equal parts of peat, turf and sand is suitable for planting pomegranates. The bones are planted to a depth of one centimeter.

If the main goal is to obtain fruits, you need to choose decorative dwarf varieties. The easiest way will be to immediately purchase a small tree in a large flower shop.

Mandarin

Another citrus fruit that can be grown from seed at home is tangerine. The plant loves bright light and high humidity. After planting, the first seedlings can be seen in 3-4 weeks. As the tangerine tree grows, it will need constant replanting.

Mushmula

Medlar is a fruit that is difficult to find on store shelves. It can be compared to pineapple and apple. It can be grown on a windowsill, and the first fruits can be obtained in about 5 years.

Medlar is grown in the shade, direct sunlight for her is a great danger. The ideal temperature for growing is +10 degrees. Planting should be carried out in loose fertile soil. Watering 2 times a month, also do not forget about fertilizing.

Grapefruit

The seeds can be planted immediately after being removed from the fruit. For each of them, their own capacity is allocated. It is better to plant in spring. The stone is placed in a soil of peat and soil for indoor flowers to a depth of about 2 cm. Then it is covered with a film and placed on a sunny warm windowsill.

The first shoots appear in 2-3 weeks. After the seedling has grown to about 10 cm, it is transplanted into a larger pot.

Home-grown trees bear fruit with difficulty, no earlier than 6-7 years after planting.

Dogwood

Shrub up to 4 m in height with delicious medicinal berries.

The seeds are taken from green berries. Planted in late August – early autumn. The bone is deepened by 3 cm, no more. Seedlings are regularly watered and shaded from the sun.

The shrub begins to bear fruit only after 7-10 years.

Peach

The bone is washed and dried, and soaked in water for a couple of days before planting. Planted towards the end of autumn. The stone is planted to a depth of 8 cm, watered and covered with sawdust. Seedlings appear only in spring. A young tree is regularly watered and sprayed.

And after 3-4 years the first fruits appear on this tree.

By the way

The fruit seed takes a long time to germinate – from 6 months to a year.

The fruit must be large and ripe. Several seeds are placed in one hole at once, since most of them do not emerge. The plant is planted in late autumn in loose soil to a depth of 4 cm. Seedlings appear in May. It remains to water them regularly and loosen the ground. It is advisable to cover the seedlings from the sun for the first time.

The tree begins to bear fruit in 2-3 years.

Cherry

Most suitable for cultivation are such varieties of cherries as tree, ordinary and felt.

Cherry is chosen mature and not eaten by worms. You can even use berries that have fallen from the tree. But store fruits are not worth taking. The substrate for the plant is a combination of turf, leafy soil, peat and a small amount of sand. The seed is planted in early autumn to a depth of 2 to 3 cm.

Cherries love warmth and light. A comfortable temperature for her is not less than +15 Сº.

The tree gives its first fruits 3-4 years after planting.

Why arrange a home mini-garden

Many people arrange mini-vegetable gardens at home due to the lack of the opportunity to purchase a summer cottage or their own house with a plot. Some people simply do not want to change their place of residence, because this often requires leaving a convenient urban area and moving to the countryside. It is also not very convenient to go to the country house every weekend. But anyone can start a small vegetable garden right in the apartment.

This option allows you not only to provide yourself with vitamins all year round, but also to decorate the apartment, make it green and cheerful.

And besides, greens grown with their own hands certainly do not contain nitrates and other harmful substances. Therefore, homemade products can be safely eaten.

What do you need?

So, you decided to get your own mini-garden right in your apartment. What is needed for this? You will need to choose a suitable place and containers for planting, prepare the soil, inventory, and do not forget about the organization of additional lighting.

Seat selection

First of all, you should decide on the size of the future “summer cottage”. In summer and spring, you can make a garden on the balcony or loggia. But if you decide to break the beds on the windowsills, then it is recommended to take into account the following points:

Will it be convenient to take care of the plants?
Does the furniture near the windows get in the way?
Are there household appliances near the windowsill, on which water may spill during irrigation?

All these issues should be resolved even before planting. A small rearrangement of furniture will help free up space near the window and thereby increase the planting area.

An amateur gardener. He is fond of growing various greens at home.

It should be noted that during watering, excess water can flow out of the pallets and stain wallpaper, upholstered furniture, curtains, carpet.

Owners of one-room apartments in Khrushchevs may face the problem of an insufficient number of window sills. Racks that can be made of wood or metal corners, rods, profiles will help to solve this issue.

Planting containers

The second, no less important question: how to grow vegetable greens? It is strongly discouraged to use wooden boxes for such purposes. To keep water from spilling out, it is best to use plastic pots.

Of course, if you wish, you can use ordinary flower pots, but to save the already missing space, it is better to purchase long boxes for growing seedlings in the store. They are durable, durable, do not spoil the interior of the apartment.

Soil preparation

You can buy soil for plants at the store or prepare it yourself. In the latter case, it is necessary to decontaminate the soil, since it may contain larvae and insects that will destroy the entire crop.

There are the following methods of soil disinfection:

Calcining the soil in the oven

A solution of potassium permanganate – fill the pre-sifted earth with potassium permanganate, leave for at least 2-3 hours, and then dry it on a grid. Fully dried soil must be kneaded with your hands so that it becomes loose.
Igniting – place the required amount of soil on a baking sheet and send it to the oven. The calcination procedure must be carried out for 1-2 hours. During this time, all insects and fungi will die. After cooling, the soil can be used for its intended purpose. The disadvantage of this method is that an unpleasant odor may appear in the apartment during annealing. However, it is easy to get rid of it by airing the room.
Freezing – this procedure is carried out in winter, during frost. It is recommended to freeze the soil for at least 1-2 days. Using the freezer for this purpose is not recommended as it will contaminate the food in the freezer.

What greens can be grown on the windowsill?

Most often, onions are grown on windowsills, less often dill and parsley. In fact, many other crops are suitable for indoor cultivation. Some of them are unpretentious, while growing others requires some experience. But in order to master the art of growing even the most capricious crops, it is enough just for 1-2 seasons to try to grow the desired plant.

For beginner gardeners

Recommendation for beginners: first grow no more than 3-4 plant species that are most unpretentious. Onions, dill, watercress and parsley are perfect for this.

Onions – to grow it, you don't even need to prepare the soil, since this crop grows well in ordinary water. You can plant both regular onions and sets. More greens are produced from large bulbs, and when using onion sets, the greens are more tender and soft. For planting, shallow containers filled with a small amount of water are used. To prevent the bulbs from rotting, it is necessary to ensure that only their roots are immersed in the water. If desired, onions can be grown in soil, but in this case, it is important to ensure that it does not dry out.
Dill – Dill requires a well-lit area to grow. Another important condition is that the room temperature should not be lower than + 18-20 ° С. After the emergence of seedlings, it is necessary to carefully loosen the ground.

Watercress – in addition to unpretentious care, this culture is distinguished by its early maturity. You can try young vitamin greens in 2-3 weeks after the first shoots appear. The requirements for growing watercress are no different from most other plants: adequate lighting, regular watering and loosening the soil.
Parsley – planted in the ground with seeds or in the form of pre-harvested roots. The latter method allows for more powerful sprouts and lush greenery. When sowing with seeds, the cultivation and care process is no different from other plants. The only feature that needs to be considered when planting seeds is that parsley has a very long germination capacity. If the temperature in the room is low, you can wait for seedlings for about 15-20 days. Throughout this time, it is necessary to patiently water the soil to prevent the seeds from drying out. Planting roots can be carried out both vertically and at an angle. Root crops must be buried completely in the ground, along with the tops.

For professionals

Experienced people can try to expand their range with indoor crops such as mint, rosemary, lettuce, basil, celery.

Basil – This seasoning requires regular watering and loosening of the soil for good growth. After the emergence of seedlings, it is imperative to loosen the soil at least once every 10 days. To create a mini-vegetable garden on the windowsill, it is better to choose purple basil – these varieties are more aromatic and have a more beautiful decorative appearance. It is especially recommended to grow this plant for asthmatics, as it helps to facilitate breathing.
Peppermint – the aromatic herb loved by many is suitable for salads, seasonings in various dishes, and for adding to teas or cocktails. Peppermint is a very moisture-loving plant that does not require too much sunlight. It is recommended to grow this culture from twigs: put them in water and wait for the roots to appear, and then transplant them into a box.

Celery – lovers of this spicy plant need to take into account that its seeds germinate for a long time: not earlier than 2-3 weeks after sowing. Celery does not like a lot of moisture, so watering it should be moderate.
Salad – vitamin, delicious leaves are indispensable for making salads, sandwiches and decorating a festive table. In order to grow quality leaves, it is necessary to provide the plants with additional lighting. If there is not enough light, lettuce can throw out flower stalks too early. The best varieties for growing a home garden on the windowsill are Vitamin, New Year, Emerald lace.

Saffron – bulbs are used for its propagation. They need to be planted in damp ground, and then sent to the pots in the refrigerator. After 2 months, the bulbs should sprout about 5 cm high. Move the pots to a warm, sunny place and water the saffron moderately.
Arugula – when growing this crop, you need to know only three rules: arugula requires frequent watering and additional lighting, and its seeds must be planted to a depth of no more than 1.5 cm.

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