Ornamental fruit potted plants have such tempting fruit, just looking at them makes your mouth water.
Nertera granadensis, also known as pearl orange
Nertera granadensis, also called pearl orange and so on, is an evergreen herbaceous plant. It is a potted ornamental fruit plant that has become popular in recent years. Its spherical berries are brightly colored, just like pearls, and can be placed on windowsills or coffee tables and kept for several months.
Care Methods
1. Nertera granadensis likes cool, humid environments, and is neither drought-tolerant nor tolerant of high temperatures. It likes bright indirect light and avoids strong direct sun. It prefers a cool climate, and grows best at temperatures between 10 and 16 degrees.
2. The soil is best if fertile, rich in humus, and well-drained sandy soil. For potting, a mix of 1 part leaf mold, 2 parts fertile garden soil, and 1 part river sand is commonly used.
3. If you want abundant flowering and fruiting, you must increase humidity by sprinkling water around the plant. From flowering to fruit ripening, lightly spray the plant with water 1 to 2 times a day, but be careful not to let water accumulate between the leaves.
Diospyros armata
Diospyros armata is named because its fruit is shaped like golden bullets. In fact, there are many varieties, and some fruits look like gourds, as cute as gourd babies. The fruit color can be red, and some tend toward yellow.
Care Methods
1. Diospyros armata is a southern tree species and likes warmth and humidity. In summer, it should be given slight shade, and in winter it should be placed indoors.
2. Usually the potting soil must be kept moist and must not be too dry. During the growing season, fertilize regularly. In summer and autumn, increase phosphorus fertilizer to promote flowering and fruiting.
3. The soil can be loose, fertile soil, with a layer of coarse sand or vermiculite at the bottom of the pot to help drainage. Prune in March in spring, removing messy branches and overly dense branches to maintain the tree shape.
Ardisia crenata
Ardisia crenata has been a very popular indoor flower in recent years. Look at its bright red, almost dripping fruit, clustered layer upon layer and forming a strong contrast with the green leaves. How festive, how rich! And the fruit does not fall for a long time.
Care Methods
1. Ardisia crenata likes warm, humid, half-sunny and half-shady environments. It has strong cold resistance and can tolerate a low temperature of -4°C.
2. Ardisia crenata is mainly propagated by cuttings from new shoots. Generally, cut branches that sprouted the previous year and insert them with leaves attached.
3. When watering Ardisia crenata, follow the principle of not watering when dry and watering thoroughly when dry. To ensure a beautiful shape, pruning can be done from April to May.
Chinese yam bulbils
Chinese yam bulbils belong to a climbing vine plant, and round or oval bulbils can grow between the leaves. They hang in clusters and are very delightful, and Chinese yam bulbils tonify the lungs and boost qi, strengthen the spleen and supplement deficiency, secure the kidneys and enrich essence, benefit the heart and calm the spirit. They have great medicinal value and are very beneficial for people with diabetes.
Care Methods
1. Chinese yam bulbils are mainly propagated by using the rhizome head and bulbils. The rhizome head is the upper part of the rootstock when the yam is harvested. Break off 16 to 20 cm and plant it deeply.
2. For bulbil propagation, in October when the aboveground part turns yellow, pick off the bulbils (Chinese yam bulbils) and store them outdoors in dry sand. In mid-to-late March in spring, take them out, dry them slightly, and sow them. The trench should be 6 cm deep, plant 2 to 3 bulbils, and cover with 6 cm of soil. Seedlings emerge after half a month.
Solanum mammosum
Solanum mammosum, also known as golden fruit and so on, has beautiful fruit shapes. Especially after the leaves fall in winter, the abundant golden fruits are dazzling and eye-catching, and the ornamental fruit period is very long, from the end of September to March of the following year. Solanum mammosum is an auspicious plant, symbolizing the five blessings arriving at the door, gold and jade filling the hall, and endless continuation of descendants.
Care Methods
1. Solanum mammosum likes warm, humid, and sunny environments. The suitable growing temperature is 15-25°C. It can tolerate a low temperature of 3-4°C and is afraid of waterlogging and drought.
2. Solanum mammosum has no strict soil requirements. It grows best in deep, loose, fertile, well-drained, slightly acidic sandy soil.
3. During the seedling stage of Solanum mammosum, apply more nitrogen fertilizer, with liquid fertilizer once every half month. After flowering and fruit set, mainly use phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, or spray a 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution on the leaves, so that the fruit is strong and the seeds are plump.
Turban squash
Turban squash, also known as disc squash and dish-shaped squash, is a variety of Cucurbita pepo in the Cucurbitaceae family, Cucurbita genus. Its unique flying saucer shape makes it both ornamental and edible. It is a rare horticultural plant that serves both as an ornamental and as food. Tender fruit, tender flowers, tender shoots, leaf stalks, and seeds can all be eaten.
Care Methods
1. Choose plump seeds free of pest damage and soak them at 28°C-30°C for 8-10 hours, then germinate them at 25°C-28°C.
2. During germination, keep the germination bag moist and change the water 1-2 times a day.
3. When more than 50% of the seeds have sprouted, sow them in a pre-prepared sowing tray, cover with soil, and keep warm and moist. A soil temperature above 25C is favorable for seedling emergence.
4. After the seedlings emerge, provide light and keep moist to prevent leggy growth. Transplant after 1-2 true leaves and care for them normally.
Passion fruit
The fruit of Passiflora is called passion fruit. It is an evergreen vine plant. Not only is its flower shape unusual and deeply loved by flower growers, but its fruit (passion fruit) is sweet and delicious and highly sought after by food lovers. Plant one at home, and you can not only enjoy the flowers but also the fruit, and even satisfy your appetite!
Care Methods
1. It can be propagated by sowing, cuttings, and layering. Spring and autumn are the most suitable seasons. For seed sowing, choose ripe fruit and take out the seeds for sowing.
2. For cutting propagation, generally use branches with green leaves for cuttings. In greenhouses in the north, it can be done all year round.
3. When taking cuttings, choose mature, full branches and vines as material. Each cutting is best with two or three nodes. The lower cut should be 1 cm from the node, and the upper cut should be 2 cm above the terminal bud. This makes rooting easiest.
4. When taking cuttings, keep half a leaf to one leaf on the cuttings and cut off all tendrils. This helps save nutrients.
Bergamot
Bergamot, also called five-finger citron, is the fruit of the bergamot plant. Its color is golden yellow, its fragrance is rich, and its shape is strange like a hand, in a thousand postures and full of charm.
Care Methods
1. Watering is a key part of managing bergamot well. Because its root system is shallow and its absorption capacity is relatively weak, attention should be paid to frequent watering.
2. After the beginning of autumn, the amount of watering can gradually be reduced. During the low-temperature period in winter, it is enough to keep the potting soil moist. During flowering and the early stage of fruiting, do not water too much, to prevent a large amount of flower and fruit drop.
3. Bergamot has no seeds and can be propagated by grafting, cuttings, and other methods. When propagated by grafting, it grows robustly. For outdoor planting, cuttings are generally taken in spring and summer. For indoor planting, cuttings can be taken in all four seasons.
Momordica charantia
Momordica charantia is also called golden litchi and golden bitter gourd. This thing looks very similar to bitter melon, and the flesh is red, one grain after another, very beautiful, and edible when ripe. It tastes sweet.
Care Methods
1. Before sowing, soak the seeds in 50°C hot water for 30 minutes, then place them in 25-30°C warm water for 5 hours. After draining, germinate them under moist conditions at about 30°C for about 3 days until they sprout.
2. After sprouting, plant them in nutrient soil. When there are 2-3 true leaves, they can be transplanted. Generally, transplant before rain or on cloudy days. Water thoroughly to settle the roots.
3. Momordica charantia needs a trellis. After rain, the plant grows especially fast. If the vines grow very well during the fruiting period, some side vines can be appropriately removed to inhibit their growth and promote fruiting.
Winged bean
Winged bean is a kind of bean pod, but its fruit has four edges and can grow even larger than a person's palm. If grown at home, it bears abundant fruit and is very tempting. It is rich in protein, vitamins, and various minerals, with extremely high nutritional value, and is called the "green gold bar" by people.
Care Methods
1. Winged bean seeds have a relatively hard coat and are not easy to sprout. To improve the germination rate, the seeds should be treated first: dry them in the sun for 1-2 days, then soak them in 55°C warm water for 15 minutes, then soak them in clean water for 24 hours, take them out, wrap them in wet gauze, and germinate them at 28-30°C. Once the seeds "show white," they can be sown.
2. 30-40 days after emergence, when they begin to vine, promptly build a trellis in a V-shape or triangle with bamboo or wood, with a height of more than 1.5 m.
3. During the seedling stage, apply less nitrogen fertilizer. Throughout the vegetative growth period, the amount of nitrogen fertilizer should be controlled to avoid excessive vine growth and to avoid affecting flowering and pod setting.
4. But when entering the reproductive growth period, that is, the flowering and pod-setting period, heavy applications of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be made.