Grow a banana from seeds at home. Banana is a berry from the tropics. We grow dwarf varieties at home
Opportunity to have in your home exotic plant always attracts fans. The article will discuss how to grow a banana at home (room) conditions from the seeds of a purchased fruit. Videos and photos will help to better understand everything.
Banana plant. Varieties for growing in a room
General view and biological features of the plant:
- The height of a banana tree in the tropics reaches 10-12 m. For growing at home, there are dwarf varieties that grow no more than 2 m.
- The length of the leaves is 1.5-2 m, the width is 30-50 cm.
- Their bases are very close to each other, thus forming the stem of the plant (pseudostem).
- The actual stem (rhizome) is underground. It has a spherical shape and simultaneously performs the functions of a rhizome.
- The inflorescence emerges from the middle of the pseudostem, which dies off after fruiting.
Attention! The banana tree is not a tree at all. This is a herbaceous perennial plant.
The life span of the rhizome of each banana tree is about 40 years. In places of drying pseudo-stems, new ones grow. IN industrial scale bananas are propagated by dividing the rhizome, that is, basal shoots are planted. So all varietal qualities are completely preserved. Plants grown from seeds are used for ornamental purposes. Their fruits, most often, are unsuitable for human consumption.
banana tree
At home, amateurs grow both varieties of bananas with very tasty fruits, and trees that serve as interior decoration. The average height of such plants is 2-2.5 m, and some dwarf varieties 1-1.5 m. The former include:
- Pointed Banana;
- banana Cavendish dwarf;
- banana Cavendish superdwarf;
- Kyiv dwarf;
- Kyiv superdwarf.
Attention! You can get banana fruits in a room only with appropriate care.
Decorative varieties:
- Velvety banana;
- lavender banana;
- Chinese dwarf;
- Bright red banana.
These varieties bloom very beautifully and can produce small, inedible fruits.
How to get seeds from a store-bought banana and germinate them
To independently obtain seeds from a purchased banana, you will need to perform the following steps:
- A banana with a yellow skin is placed in plastic bag until it is completely dark.
- Peel the flesh from the skin and cut it lengthwise to the level of the core.
With a sharp object, the seeds are removed from the pulp and laid out one by one on a paper napkin.
Attention! Only rounded seeds are suitable for planting. Flat copies should be selected and discarded.
- To separate from the pulp, the seeds are washed well.
- The resulting material is poured warm water and leave it for 2-3 days.
- Rinse well and dry again.
Take seeds from dark-skinned fruits
Next, the seeds are germinated, which requires an inert substrate. Suitable sphagnum or coconut, which can be purchased at specialty stores. The substrate must be steam sterilized. After cooling, they are mixed with perlite and watered with a solution of potassium permanganate.
If it is not possible to purchase a substrate from plant fibers, a mixture of coarse sand and peat (3: 1) can be used. Sprouting banana seeds like this:
- The bottom of the tank is covered with drainage material. A layer of substrate 5-6 cm thick is placed on top.
- Seeds are pressed into the substrate and watered well.
Attention! The shell of banana seeds is very dense, therefore, before germination, its integrity should be violated. This can be done by rubbing between sheets sandpaper, scratching the shell with a needle or shallow cuts with a manicure nail file. The main thing is not to overdo it and not damage the core.
- To preserve moisture, they arrange a greenhouse made of polyethylene.
- During the day, the temperature is maintained within +27..+33°C, and at night +20..+25°C.
Seeds germinate for a long time - from 2 to 3 months. To eliminate mold that may appear during this time, it is enough to treat the substrate with potassium permanganate.
Planting a banana
How to plant a germinated plant and care for it
For cultivation banana plant take upper layer(5-7 cm) soil from under hazel, birch, linden and acacia. Sand, humus and ash are added to the earth collected in this way in a ratio of 10: 2: 1: 0.5, respectively. The whole composition is mixed and calcined in the oven. The bottom of the pot is lined with drainage material. Moistened sand is poured over it, and only then prepared soil.
Advice. So that the pot does not adjoin closely to the pallet, you can put several small stones or lattice. This technique will allow air to freely penetrate to the roots.
The germinated seed is buried in the soil by no more than 2 cm, sprinkled and watered well. After the banana grows up and the roots "take over" the entire space of the pot, it is transferred to a larger container.
Banana care in the room consists of the following work:
Water the banana when the soil dries out.
- Regular loosening of the soil.
- Watering. It should be carried out infrequently, but plentifully. An indicator is the drying of the upper (1-2 cm) layer of soil in a pot.
- Spraying. IN winter period this is done once a week, and in the summer every day.
- Maintenance temperature regime. Acceptable temperature for a banana is +25..+30°C. At +15°C, the growth and development of the plant is greatly slowed down.
- Lighting. Only the southern and eastern sides in dwellings are suitable for a banana. IN winter time additional lighting is required.
- Feeding. Fertilizer should be applied regularly. Suitable biohumus, infusion of herbs.
Growing a banana from seed is a tricky business. But after all the efforts, it will be possible to enjoy yourself and surprise your friends with a beautiful exotic plant, which, perhaps, will become the main decoration of your home.
Banana - tropical plant, which means it prefers an appropriate humid and warm climate. At home, it is quite possible to recreate a microclimate suitable for a banana plant. Remember banana - herbaceous plant and therefore more demanding to maintain.
In fact, indoor banana can be grown in two ways. A banana at home can be planted with a seed, or you can purchase a ready-made grown specimen. It must be borne in mind that these will different plants. By purchasing banana seeds, you will plant a wild, uncultivated subspecies that is stronger and more viable, however, such bananas have inedible fruits filled with seeds. Garden stores often sell selected varieties of bananas that reproduce vegetatively and after flowering can please you with real homemade edible bananas.
There are specially bred dwarf banana varieties intended for growing at home, less demanding on conditions and disease resistant, for example, Kiev dwarf, Super dwarf. These varieties reach a small height of up to 1.5 and are quite suitable for growing in apartment conditions.
Growing banana from seed.
By purchasing the seeds of a banana plant and carefully examining them, you will notice that they have a fairly strong shell that needs to be scarified. First you need to slightly damage the durable shell using, for example, a nail file or a needle. It is not necessary to pierce the seed, a few scratches will be enough for the future sprout to be able to break the shell.
For planting seeds, choose small pots, about 10 cm in diameter for each banana seed, or you can use long flower boxes for several seeds, keeping a distance of about 15 cm between them. For the substrate during germination, a mixture of river sand and peat 4: 1 is suitable, you do not need to use any top dressing, make good drainage. Distribute the seeds on the surface of the moistened substrate and press them a little without falling asleep from above, leaving access for light.
Cover the seed pots with foil and place in a bright place, but without direct contact with sun rays. Air the pots every few days, spray the substrate with a spray bottle when dry. Avoid waterlogging and rotting of the soil. When mold appears, the affected area of \u200b\u200bthe substrate must be removed, and the entire surface should be treated with a solution of potassium permanganate.
When growing a banana at home from a seed, the emergence of seedlings will have to wait quite a long time: 2-3 months. However, after the appearance of sprouts, the rapid growth of the plant will begin, after about a week, young bananas must be transplanted into the ground.
If you have set out to grow your own edible bananas, or just want to avoid possible failures when planting seeds, it is possible to purchase an already grown banana of indoor fruit subspecies. Subject to certain conditions cultivation and with proper care, it is possible to achieve flowering and fruiting of bananas in ordinary apartment.
Conditions for growing and caring for a banana at room conditions.
After buying a banana tree, let it rest for a few days at home, in the place where it will grow in the future. Then the purchased plant needs to be transplanted. In a pot of 5-7 liters, make drainage using expanded clay, cover expanded clay with a small layer of sand. As a soil for a banana, simple earth from a deciduous forest, with the addition of 1:10 humus, is suitable, or you can buy a flower mixture at a garden store.
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Varieties
Banana has long ceased to be just a food plant: it is grown for decorative purposes in greenhouses, winter gardens, and in regions with a warm climate - in gardens and parks. But you can also grow a banana at home. How? - you ask, - After all, the size of this plant is so impressive!
Banana breeding is carried out not only in the direction of changing the taste or appearance of the fruit, but also its size. Currently, dozens of dwarf banana varieties have been created with variegated leaves for ornamental cultivation. One of the most beautiful among them is Banana Bloody (Musa Zebrina). Its green bright leaves are covered with red spots, and the underside is completely red. But its fruits are inedible and bear little resemblance to bananas. But at Purple banana, aka lavender or purple banana (Musa ornata, or Musa violacea), real red bananas are formed, however, they are completely tasteless.
Banana flowers are another line of work for breeders. Banana Pink Velvet (Musa Velutina) at a height of 1.2-1.3 m, it blooms and bears fruit a year after sowing, it can be grown at home on the windowsill and on the balcony. It has pink inflorescences and fruits, decorative and fragrant, but not edible - they consist mainly of seeds.
Another candidate for indoor cultivation - Banana Yellow (Musella Lasiocarpa). This slow-growing plant, although not a dwarf, is quite suitable for growing in a large apartment, has spectacular yellow flowers and is characterized by long flowering.
At beautiful variety Scarlet Banana (Musa Coccinea) narrow green leaves and very showy scarlet flowers that open for two months.
Red-purple flowers Banana Manna (Musa Mannii), the height of the plant does not exceed 1.2 meters.
Decorative banana pygmy adorn big leaves and inflorescences with multiple fruits, which cannot be eaten. Its height can reach two meters, it is better to grow it in winter gardens and greenhouses.
But how not to grow a banana at home, which not only has decorative leaves and flowers, but also edible fruits? For example, sort "Kyiv dwarf"- the plant is quite cold-resistant, 1.5-1.7 m high, can bloom for up to a year, forms sweet bananas. Its related variety is the banana. Superdwarf, its height does not exceed a meter. Both varieties produce about 150 delicious hearths per year at home.
And this dwarf with edible fruits can be grown at home - Banana Cavendish Super Dwarf Cavendish- plant 1.2 m high decorative leaves and flowers, it enters fruiting more slowly than the previous two varieties.
A large selection of dwarf bananas does not mean their prevalence, and here's why. A banana 2 meters high can, indeed, be considered dwarf, because the usual height of a plant is about 10 meters. Create the same tropical conditions A 2-meter banana in an apartment is problematic. Therefore, when choosing a variety for indoor cultivation, you should pay attention to super dwarfs, whose height does not exceed 1.2 m. Place bananas about 2 meters high in greenhouses and winter gardens. How to grow a banana at home, and what rules must be followed?
Growing conditions
Homes for good growth and well-being, a banana needs to create conditions close to natural.
Temperature
As representatives of the tropics, bananas grow at high temperatures from +20 to +30°. Temperature + 10-12 ° plants withstand without suffering at the same time, but stop growing. For a short time, the banana does not freeze at temperatures up to 0 degrees. Even if the aerial part freezes, it can be cut off and the plant saved.
Lighting
All species of the genus Banana, and there are over 60 of them, love good lighting with some direct sunlight. IN summer time a banana can be covered from the daytime sun, sometimes taken out to a balcony or garden. And in autumn, spring and, especially, in winter, the plant needs the strongest possible lighting.
If a banana is grown in winter garden or a greenhouse (in a room with transparent walls and a roof), it can do without lighting in the autumn and winter seasons. When growing a banana in an apartment and even on a balcony, he will need additional lighting. This is easy to do with a phytolamp. It is not necessary to install a special lighting device, it is enough to screw the light bulb into an ordinary lamp or chandelier.
If you want to grow a banana in a winter garden, all plants will benefit from additional lighting. After all, as a rule, representatives of tropical latitudes live there, accustomed to a longer winter daylight hours.
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What to make a substrate from and how
You can grow a banana at home only in soil that is favorable for the plant. A well-aerated rich substrate with a slightly acidic pH (5.8-6.5) is required for a banana. To prepare such soil mixture perlite or coarse river sand (one part) should be added to the universal soil, as well as one part of the crushed bark coniferous trees(pine, spruce, fir). Instead of bark, you can use needles or small twigs.
Humidity and watering
Bananas love moist air and regular watering. The plant consumes a lot of water, and large leaves evaporate a lot of moisture. How to grow a banana at home in order to provide it with the appropriate air humidity and substrate?
You need to water the plant abundantly, but make sure that the water does not stagnate in the lower part of the pot, this leads to decay of the fleshy banana roots. To avoid this, expanded clay or broken shards are placed on the bottom. For irrigation use water with a temperature of + 25 °. Before watering, the soil is checked for dryness - the substrate should dry by 1-3 cm. In winter, watering is reduced, and if the plant is kept at a temperature of 10-15 °, then it is watered once or twice a week.
If the plant is grown at home in a hot and dry place in the autumn-winter period, then it must be watered as it dries, and air humidity should be provided by spraying with warm water or using a humidifier.
No need to put a banana next to batteries or heaters. Even with sufficient watering in such a situation, it is impossible to provide the necessary humidity. It is noteworthy that when growing a banana in a group with other houseplants, due to its large evaporation surface, it creates an aura of humidity, helping the neighbors.
fertilizers
Bananas need to be fed regularly to grow well. For this purpose, you can use root and leaf top dressing. Each method has its own advantages. Fertilizers applied to the leaves are less concentrated, and accordingly the banana will receive less of the mineral components necessary for growth.
Root top dressing can cause a toxic burn of a plant, especially if the concentration is disturbed. This happens often, because novice flower growers think that growing a banana at home will be faster from increasing fertilizers. Sometimes they remain concentrated, but use the dissolved top dressing for daily watering as water. This harms the plant.
It is more correct when growing a banana at home to fertilize the plant during the period of intensive growth in spring and summer no more than twice a week. It does not matter what type liquid fertilizer. Mineral top dressing must be alternated with organic. For example, insist humus in boiled water for a day in a ratio of 1/5 or dilute 4 tablespoons of ash in 1 liter of water. In autumn, a banana is fertilized no more than 2 times a month, and in winter they provide the plant with a dormant period, even if it is kept at temperatures above 20 degrees and watered intensively.
A favorable effect on the banana has a shallow loosening of the soil in a pot.
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Pests and diseases
In an apartment, a banana rarely suffers from diseases that can cause excessive waterlogging. In case of root rot, banana leaves turn brown and dry out. This means that the banana needs an urgent transplant, during which the underground affected parts of the plant are removed, and the sections are sprinkled with ash.
How to grow a banana at home from seeds
Although it is easier to grow a banana at home from seedlings, it is much more interesting to get a plant grown from seeds. Seeds are sold by specialized stores, plant collectors, online stores, botanical gardens.
Before sowing, banana seeds are subjected to scarification , that is, they slightly damage the shell, after which they are kept for one or two days in warm water. Before sowing, the seeds are treated with phytosporin or pink potassium permanganate to prevent fungal infections. Sow in a moist nutrient well aerated substrate with the addition of sand, perlite or coconut fiber. The container is placed in a plastic bag and placed in a warm and bright place, for example, near a heating radiator, but so that the seeds do not burn from high temperature. For this reason, you can not put crops in the open sun. The container is ventilated daily and the humidity of the substrate is controlled. If necessary, spray with a spray bottle. Germination of seeds occurs at a temperature of about + 30 °, after about a month and a half. After that, the film is removed.
The grown seedlings are seated in small pots. Care for them consists in watering and fertilizing with a weak solution. full complex fertilizers. The plants are accustomed to direct sunlight gradually: first through a tulle curtain, then leaving in the morning or evening for a short time without it. As the seedlings grow, they are transplanted by transshipment, gradually increasing the capacity of the pot.
Who at least once in their life would not like to grow a banana at home? At least in your childhood you probably had such thoughts, admit it.
Now is the time to make your dreams come true. So let's learn how to grow bananas. Is it possible? As it turned out, quite.
The first step is to choose a banana for planting. If you want the plant to bear fruit in the future (and you probably want to), then you need undersized varieties- Kyiv dwarf, for example. It is best to start growing from a sprout.
There is another option of growing from seeds, but it much more difficult, and finding seeds in the store is not an easy task.
When examining a banana fruit from a store, you will not find those very seeds in it, and all because bananas grown for commercial purposes are located on the shelves of supermarkets and on the shelves of the market.
Gardeners managed to almost completely rid them of seeds through successful selection. Sometimes small brownish formations are visible in the middle of the fruit - unformed seeds, remember this for the future, so that you know if necessary.
Today, it is quite easy to buy a banana sprout, as they are available in many stores. By the way, you can immediately purchase a suitable pot there.
Growing fruit from seeds or seeds
If you managed to get banana seeds, great! To get started you need slightly damage their shell so that the seeds grow faster. This can be done with soft sandpaper.
Use disposable cups as utensils. One seed per glass. The soil in the cup should be as follows: we place a drainage layer at the bottom, fill the rest with a regular substrate, leaving about 3 cm to the edges of the container, but no more.
An hour before sowing, water the substrate with a saturated solution of potassium permanganate. Then we plant banana seeds, not very deep, approximately in the middle of the cup, do not overdo it.
We cover with glass from above and freeze in anticipation. Will have to wait a long time, the seeds germinate in at least 3 months. during this time, the glass must be periodically raised to ventilate the soil.
Cups should be in a warm, well-lit place. When sprouts already appear, be guided by the rules described below.
On the Internet, they often say “buy” about the soil for a banana, but we will say “go to the forest.” It is in the forest, after all best soil for growing bananas is located near linden, birch, but the land from under the oak should be avoided.
The soil must be fertilized, but there is no need to go to the store for mega-cool approvals with which, according to the promise of noble producers, a banana will grow (grow) in two weeks.
It is ideal to use cow humus as a fertilizer, it can be found in a meadow where cows graze. Add about a liter of sand and half a liter of ash to the soil. soil needed how to loosen, then pour boiling water to remove all kinds of harmful bacteria.
Growing fruit from a piece of banana
When the soil is ready, it's time to transplant the banana sprout. Don't need to use it too big pot, as this is fraught with rotting of the roots of the plant. It must be low, a banana bears fruit in a container with a volume of about 50 liters.
Very important - the pot must have holes for drainage. Many advise before putting the pot on a stand, pour pebbles on it so that there is room for air.
Pour some sand into the bottom of the pot, then fill it with prepared liquid soil. We stick a banana sprout with a clod of earth there and fill it with an additional portion of liquid soil.
Nuances when transplanting a plant
Think it's that simple? It wasn't here. So, we transplant a banana wisely.
- After you have purchased a sprout, give it a couple of days to acclimatize in new conditions, and only after that proceed with transplanting to another container.
- If you see that the plant has become slightly lethargic a day or two after purchase, wait until it begins to grow rapidly again, so repot.
- Keep the banana position after transplant. What does it mean? The side that the plant was directed to the south should remain directed to the south. Make small marks "north", "south" on the new pot so as not to turn the pot in the future. If you turn it wrong, it will not do much harm, but the growth of a banana on certain period stops.
- Transplant when it is warm, it is best to do it in late spring or summer, in winter you should not do such things.
- Light, more light! A banana needs maximum lighting, even sunburn leaves are not as terrible as the lack of lighting.
- plus one more little secret- in order for a banana to start producing canes, it can be a little squeeze in a pot. But this is done after transplantation, that is, a year or two after purchase and transplantation, not in a store pot.
By following these tips, you will get rid of many problems and difficulties when growing a banana.
Watering is one of the most important factors that affects the growth of a banana. The main thesis to remember is that a banana is not afraid of drought, but excessive watering can be fatal to a plant.
Regular watering is not suitable for him, that is, when they moisturize a little bit and often.
You need to water when the soil is about 2 cm dry on top. When you notice this, pour in much water(all excess will come out through the drainage) and wait for the next "drought".
It is worth considering that little nuance that the usual running water, it needs to be defended for several days to get rid of chlorine and give normal temperature. But spraying banana leaves is very fond of, you can spray at least every day.
When it gets cooler, watering can be canceled quite on long period
. When cold, moisture almost does not evaporate and the banana root can rot.
If you see that lower leaves plants dry up, this is normal, but does not mean at all that the root has begun to rot.
There are secrets for the cold season. The fact is that when the temperature drops, the banana stops growing, and you can resume this process simply by heating the soil, that is, by putting the pot on the heating battery. If the batteries are too hot, place foam under the pot.
Is the banana sick?
Growing a banana is not the best easy task even for a good gardener, but everything is greatly simplified if only by the fact that this plant is quite disease resistant.
While many plants infect harmful scale insects, they have no effect on the banana. In fact, the only thing a banana is afraid of is a midge that appears if the soil is waterlogged.
Feel free to buy a sprout and start growing, the process is slightly complicated, but entertaining, so do it with great pleasure.
The tempting idea of how to grow a banana at home has probably been visited by more than one amateur gardener. After all, this perennial exotic plant not only bears fruit, but also has an attractive appearance decorating the interior. In the article, we will analyze how to grow a banana at home from a purchased banana, and also consider the procedure for planting a banana.
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Unfortunately, it is impossible to grow this fruit in an apartment from the seeds of a purchased banana. Purchased ones do not have seeds, so the answer to the question of how to grow a banana from seeds is the only one - no way. Some amateur gardeners claim that there is a technology on how to properly plant a banana from a banana at home. Using this technology, it is supposedly possible to grow a full-fledged plant that will bear fruit even in an ordinary apartment. What is needed to grow a banana at home? Section 4 will detail the process of how to grow a banana from seeds of ornamental varieties.
Dwarf species for growing at home
If you want to know how to grow a banana from dwarf varieties, we recommend that you pay attention to new varieties that are adapted to Central European conditions. environment. For example, the brainchild of the Ukrainian breeder A.V. Patia - "Kiev dwarf", growing up to one and a half meters in height. Even shorter - "Superdwarf Kiev" of the same variety, it can be grown up to one meter in height. A dwarf banana at home is unpretentious in care, but needs abundant watering and an air temperature of 25-28 C.
It looks like a banana sprout "Kyiv dwarf"
For the Kiev Dwarf banana, home care comes down to three things:
- lighting;
- maintaining the temperature regime;
- watering.
It is able to bear fruit already at the age of three with flowering from 3 to 12 months. Despite its diminutiveness, the tree brings a full-fledged harvest of up to 150 sweet fruits of a regular size. Another common variety of dwarf tree is "Cavendish", the plant can be grown up to 2.5 meters in height. The length of the leaves of dwarf varieties is 1.5-1.8 m, and they are usually 35-50 cm wide.
How does a banana plant reproduce?
There are 2 confirmed methods of reproduction: using basal processes and division of the rhizome. Experts attribute seed propagation to an unlikely outcome, especially those obtained from a purchased fruit.
The easiest way to plant a banana at home is to use part of the rhizome. This breeding method is used on an industrial scale, on banana plantations.
The peculiarity of the plant is that its stem, called the "rhizome", is located underground. It acts as a rhizome, and the plant grows with the help of the so-called pseudo-stem (twisted with a bunch of leaves), where an inflorescence is formed. The rhizome remains viable for up to 40 years. To understand how to plant a banana at home, you need to know these subtleties.
Where can I get seeds and how to plant them?
Growing bananas at home is more likely from dwarf seedlings. As for seeds from flower shops, only ornamental plants grow from them, which do not bear fruit.
Tourists visiting Asian countries, for example, in India, Thailand, can meet mini bananas with large black seeds inside. From such seeds, it is probably possible to grow bananas at home, but this is unlikely under domestic conditions.
Let's give an answer to the fundamental question: what is the chance to grow a banana at home from a purchased fruit? It turns out to be zero.
Fruits imported to Russia do not contain pits or seeds. Those numerous recommendations and videos that can be found on the Internet that you can separate the grains from a purchased fruit and grow a plant from them are nothing more than a myth. All of these videos show in detail the extraction of dark grains, which the experimenters call seeds, but do not show the process of germination of these pseudo-seeds, the appearance and development of a sprout.
Only ornamental plants can be grown from seeds. Only from this position will we answer in the affirmative to the question of whether it is possible to grow a banana at home from seeds. An inert substrate is needed, which is bought at any gardening store. To sterilize, the mixture is steamed, dried, and perlite is added. Then, for prevention, they are sprayed with a solution of potassium permanganate.
Do not be lazy to prepare the substrate for planting yourself:
- Prepare a mixture of peat, sand (1:3), mix.
- Drainage material is placed at the bottom of the pot with a diameter of about 10 cm.
- Then the substrate is placed (layer 5-6 cm).
To get a full-fledged decorative banana, growing at home begins with seed scarification:
- Light incisions are made on the dense seed shell with a needle, nail file or other sharp object so that the sprout can break through the shell.
- The seed is pressed into the substrate, leaving access to light.
- Abundantly watered.
- Then cover the pot with a film to improve germination.
It is necessary to monitor the day and night temperatures, in the daytime 27-33 C, and at night 20-25 C. Every 3-4 days, you need to slightly open the film to ventilate the soil. When drying, you can spray the top layer from a spray bottle. If signs of mold appear, immediately remove this area, and spray the soil with a solution of potassium permanganate. The technique can be applied to seeds ornamental plants purchased from a specialized store.
Banana, like a plant, sprouts at home for a long time - up to three months. But after strengthening the green sprout, after 6-8 days, the plant can be transplanted into the ground or into a more spacious container.
How to grow from a leaf?
There is no confirmed information that an independent plant can be grown from a single leaf. Now consider the care of a banana at home.
Features of care
The plant is considered unpretentious, although it requires compliance with certain rules. For an indoor banana, home care consists of four activities:
- Glaze. It is necessary when the top layer dries up by 1-2 cm. The sprout loves rare, but sufficient watering with heated water. In winter, watering can be reduced so that the roots do not rot.
- temperature balance. For normal growth, t25-30 C is required. If the temperature drops below 15 C, the development of the sprout slows down.
- Illumination. The plant is exposed only on the south or east side under natural light. In winter, it needs additional lighting. At the same time, the sprout does not like the direct rays of the sun, and its better in summer be placed in partial shade.
- Top dressing with infusions of herbs (lupine, quinoa), biohumus is carried out in moist soil so as not to burn the rhizome. As biohumus, experts recommend natural humus, but not chicken or pork.
Do not forget to loosen the soil, and also wipe the dust from the surface of the leaves. Since home care for a plant guarantees safety from diseases, only in rare cases can it start spider mite(if the humidity is low). If the plant is planted in the ground for garden plot, it can be affected by fungi, some insects (black weevils).
Useful video
On the video experiment: seeds are planted, which are prepared independently from an overripe banana fruit. One part of the seeds was planted fresh, and the second part was kept in water for a day:
Conclusion
- There is a chance that you will be able to grow a banana at home when it comes to young seedling dwarf variety.
- Most The best way: division of the rhizome or from the finished dwarf variety.
- Thinking about how to grow a purchased fruit from seeds is the prerogative of dreamy gardeners. And here decorative varieties successfully grown from seed, but do not bear fruit.
- A young plant needs watering, lighting, temperature balance, top dressing, but in general it does not cause much trouble to the owners.
- With the help of dwarf varieties, you can grow fruits of a regular size, and it is convenient to place such plants right in a city apartment.
