Fruit bearing houseplants
Indoor plants that not only bloom beautifully and fragrantly, but also delight household members with edible fruits, are becoming increasingly popular. As practice shows, growing these exotic trees although not easy, it is possible.
You can grow various fruit-bearing indoor plants, such as tea or a coffee tree, bananas, avocados or even pineapples. However, not all of them take root easily and are guaranteed to bear fruit.
Some of the most unpretentious southern guests, with a guarantee of fruits, will be:
Lemon;
mandarin;
a pineapple;
figs;
orange;
pomegranate.
Lemon
Indoor lemon - evergreen tree, which blooms and bears fruit several times a year. The fruits have a strong aroma, thinner skins than those grown in open ground. These plants can be grown in two ways: from seeds or cuttings. In the first option you will get more strong tree, which has a beautiful crown and is resistant to diseases.
However, be prepared for the fact that the lemon obtained in this way will be slightly different from the fruit from which the seeds were taken. If you want to quickly get a beautiful and fruit-bearing tree, then it is better to purchase an already grafted, strong cutting.
Lemons love sunlight, but remember, if the plant is exposed to direct sunlight for a long time in the summer, it would be better to cover the tree or move it to a darker place.
It is also important to monitor the temperature coming from the batteries in winter; lemon does not like it when it is very hot. Therefore, it would be better to cover the heating sources or move the plant to a cooler place.
To maintain moisture, lemons need to be sprayed regularly. You can also place the pot with the tree in a pan of water. Water it with boiled or well-settled water. On average, watering is carried out - twice a week in summer, once a week in winter.
Mandarin and orange 
These citrus trees are very similar to each other in terms of care and growing conditions. They can be grown either from a seed or by purchasing an already grown cutting. It is better not to overdry the seed for planting; immediately remove it from the fruit and plant it in the ground.
Regular store-bought soil for indoor plants is not suitable for them.
You will have to buy special soil for citrus fruits or make it yourself. The most ideal composition is:
1 part sand;
2 parts of forest land;
2 parts humus.
A plant that grows from a seed and is not grafted may not bear fruit at all or very rarely, and may not bloom at all. If this does not bother you, then we leave everything as it is; if you want fruit, the tree must be grafted. Buying a grafted, grown cutting of a fruit plant will relieve these troubles.
Also be prepared for the fact that the resulting fruits may differ significantly in size and taste from those that we are used to seeing on store shelves.
Citrus trees love sunlight, but they need to be hidden from the scorching rays. For irrigation there must be water room temperature, well-settled. Try to spray them once a week. It will be very helpful to place the pot of citrus tree in a tray of water.
A pineapple
This exotic guest will delight you not only with delicious fruits, but also with a very original appearance. It blooms beautifully, after a few years, with good care, can produce edible fruit. Just like other fruit-bearing indoor plants, you can grow it yourself from part of a pineapple, or buy an already rooted cutting.
In order to grow a pineapple yourself, you need to cut off the top of the fruit, plant it in a mixture of peat and sand, covering everything plastic bag or a jar to maintain moisture. As soon as the roots appear, you can replant them in soil consisting of leaf humus, sand and turf soil. The grown bush is planted in a large, shallow pot. Pineapple loves space and only then bears fruit.
Since this guest is from the south, the temperature in the room where it grows should not fall below 18° C, the ideal temperature for it is 25° C. Pineapple loves sunlight very much, if in winter, late autumn or early spring there is not enough of it, you need backlight with a fluorescent lamp.
Water the plant with well-settled warm water, spraying is very useful. In summer, watering should be plentiful, making sure that all the soil is soaked, but in winter, watering should be reduced and not sprayed.
Pomegranate
Since in nature this tree grows on rocky, dry slopes, growing it at home does not pose any particular difficulties. This indoor fruit plant will do well in mixtures such as:
50%, – turf land, 25% – leaf humus, 12% – peat, 13% – sand;
sand – 50%, loam – 25%, peat – 25%;
2 parts clay-turf soil and equal parts leaf soil, humus, sand;
For young plants, soil consisting of equal parts is suitable: turf soil, humus, leaf soil, sand.
Be sure to do drainage!
By analogy with previous plants, pomegranate can be grown both from cuttings and from seeds. But remember that in the latter case you will have to wait a very long time for the fruit to form. Also keep in mind that the bush will be dwarf, no higher than 1 meter, which means the fruits will be small. You will have to pollinate the blooming guarantor manually, using a small brush.
The plant loves the sun; the best place for it is a window sill facing south. If the sun shines strongly, the leaves of the bush will begin to turn yellow and fall off, and if there is a lack of sunlight, the pomegranate will not bloom. Therefore, you need to find a middle ground, place the tree so that it is well lit, but does not burn in the sun.
In spring and summer, the bush is watered abundantly, but so that the soil dries out slightly between waterings. From September, watering is gradually reduced; in winter it should be no more than once a month. Water used for irrigation is soft, well purified, and settled.
Figs
This is an unpretentious indoor fruit plant, one of the few that is guaranteed to delight you with delicious fruits. Unfortunately it won't stand all year round with green foliage like citrus trees.
In winter, figs shed their leaves and go to sleep. That's why the most best place for growing it there will be glass balcony or loggia. In summer it is quite warm and there is a lot of sun, and in winter it is cool.
You can grow figs using cuttings or seeds. However, remember that a plant grown from a cutting will begin to bear fruit much faster than one grown from a seed.
Also, for active fruiting, figs require a lot of light, so they need to be placed on the south side. No to the soil special requirements. A high-quality purchased substrate with a small addition of turf soil and sand will be an ideal soil.
Figs need to be watered and sprayed actively, especially during the growing season. In winter, during rest, watering can be reduced completely. It is also worth slightly reducing watering during fruiting, this will help avoid watery fruits.
Taking into account all the above features of growing and the subtleties of leaving indoor fruit plants You can organize a small garden on your windowsill or balcony. These trees will delight you with green foliage, fragrant blossoms and delicious fruits all year round.
Many amateur gardeners are interested in growing indoor plants, most often ornamental ones. Of course, flowers in the house are pleasing to the eye and saturate the air with oxygen. But it’s much more interesting and exciting to grow in an apartment fruit crops. Of course, this is a little more complicated than floriculture, and takes more time and effort. But in the end, you will not only get beautiful, fragrant plants in your home, but you will also be able to collect grown with my own hands harvest. Sounds tempting, right? Then listen to the advice of experts on how to turn an apartment into a garden.
Proper organization of an orchard in the house
There are a lot of different recommendations on how to properly organize indoor garden. It is best to allocate a specific place in the apartment for containers with plants. To make the composition look beautiful, more tall views It is recommended to plant behind low-growing ones. Trees growing nearby, differing as much as possible in their external characteristics, look interesting.
Buy beautiful flowerpots; it is desirable that they are made of ceramics. For citrus plants, pots decorated in nautical style. Between the containers, place beautiful stones, preferably light colors, and large shells.
You can grow many things at home exotic plants, but still some of them are better suited for an indoor garden than others.
Indoor lemon
It has long been a leader in home gardening. Some people manage to grow a fruit-bearing tree from the seeds of an ordinary lemon purchased in a supermarket. But this is rather an exception to the rule. However, there are dwarf varieties, which will definitely produce a harvest in an apartment. Lemon leaves and flowers are very fragrant; the fruit ripening period begins 3-5 years after planting. In a year you can collect 10-20 fruits. This plant is interesting because it does not have a dormant period, so it can both bloom and bear fruit at the same time. Lemon prefers bright and warm places; in winter it is recommended to illuminate it with special photo lamps. Do you want to get your lemon harvest faster? Then it is better to propagate it using cuttings.
indoor orange
It is also better to take dwarf varieties for growing oranges at home. Unlike lemon, straight lines are destructive for this plant. Sun rays, so you don’t need to place it in front of a brightly lit window. In winter, the tree needs to be watered regularly, and in the warm season - additionally sprayed. Orange is characterized by disproportionate growth of the crown, therefore, to give beautiful shape it needs pruning. To get a harvest, an orange must be grafted from a tree that is already bearing fruit.
Indoor pineapple
Many people do not take up growing pineapple because they consider the process difficult. But this is a common misconception - caring for this plant is quite simple. To plant, just cut off the top of the pineapple fruit with leaves and plant it in a mixture of sand and peat, covered with a plastic bag. When the seedlings take root, they are transplanted into soil mixture, consisting of sand, turf soil and leaf humus. Only a plant planted in a large pot will bear fruit. Pineapple needs to be sprayed regularly, and it feels most comfortable at a temperature of 25 ºС.
Indoor pomegranate
This plant is different small height(40-100 cm). The beauty of pomegranate flowers is not inferior to the most wonderful indoor plants. Its fruits are small, and for fruit set to occur, the pomegranate must be pollinated by hand with a brush. A tree grown from seeds bears fruit much later than one rooted from a cutting. Pomegranate requires an air temperature of about 23-25 ºС, regular watering and sufficient, but not bright, lighting.
Indoor figs
Many gardeners treat growing figs with irony, and completely in vain. This plant is distinguished by its ability to bear fruit in the first year after planting. Figs are propagated by cuttings; their seedlings can be purchased at many garden stores. You need to know that figs are deciduous trees. Around October, the plant sheds its leaves, after which it needs to be provided with rest. You can move the figs to the basement or hide them under a frame covered with dark fabric. During the dormant period, watering is carried out rarely; the rest of the time, care does not differ from caring for citrus plants. After the first buds appear on the fig, it is transferred to permanent place in the apartment.
indoor banana
Banana - very beautiful plant, which looks original in a city apartment. For breeding in room conditions select dwarf varieties that reach a height of 1-1.5 m. Bananas can be grown from seeds or seedlings. As a rule, the tree begins to bear fruit 2-3 years after planting. When caring for a banana, it is important to avoid temperature changes, which have a detrimental effect on it. In addition, the plant is afraid of drafts, which must be taken into account when determining a permanent place for it in the room. The tree requires regular replanting and abundant watering, and do not forget about good drainage. Important tip from gardeners: keep the banana container on a special stand or several stones to create a constant supply fresh air to his roots. If the plant is provided proper care, it will delight you with fruits all year round. 4.9 out of 5 (28 votes)
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The time has come for planting, the migration of seedlings from the windowsill to the garden, and painstaking care for the future harvest. Fresh fruits, without unnecessary additives, are much more pleasing than store-bought ones. And for those who do not have their own plot, website advises not to be upset, but to try to grow fruits directly from seeds at home or even at work.
Of course, you will have to wait for fruits, and in some cases more than one year. However, growing fruit is a good anti-stress and also a reason to get closer to colleagues.
Citrus
Citrus fruits, which include lemon, tangerine, orange, grapefruit, etc., have a rich aroma and can be experimented with almost all year round. The seeds for sowing must be fresh. Planting them is quite simple: we wash the seeds and plant them in a moistened mixture of garden soil, peat and river sand or special soil for citrus fruits. It is best to immediately plant each seed in a separate pot or glass.
It is very important to provide the plants with sufficient lighting, but protect them from the midday sun and dry air. In addition, in winter, citrus fruits must be kept at a temperature of 12–16 degrees.
Date fruit
Even from a dried date seed you can grow a palm tree. Before planting, it is better to pre-soak it for several days. Plant it in a mixture of peat and sand and do not forget to moisten it with a spray bottle every 2 days. In about a month, the future palm tree should emerge. Like citrus fruits, dates require a lot of light and cool winter conditions.
Feijoa
The seeds of this exotic plant should be selected from ripe and soft fruit. If the purchased feijoa is not yet ripe, you can put it in a warm place and wait a few days. The seeds should be washed to remove pulp and dried. Without burying deeply, we place the seeds in the ground with sand.
The plant can sprout and germinate quite quickly. Therefore, do not forget to plant the sprouts, pinch the main root and replant them together with the old soil in a larger pot.
Figs
To grow a non-fig fig tree, you need to do the same as with feijoa seeds: wash, dry and place shallowly in moist soil. Sprinkle the soil a little with sand and cover with film. For figs it is worth finding a warmer place. The first shoots will appear in about 3 weeks if you regularly moisten the soil and ventilate the room. In the warm season, maintain the temperature at least 20 degrees, and in winter period- no higher than 14 degrees.
passion fruit
If you plant passion fruit seeds, most likely, not a fruit-bearing tree will grow, but a vine that will delight you with its luxurious flowering. However, who knows, maybe you will be the one to achieve a juicy fruit at home. Passion fruit loves everything that tropical plants love: bright light, lots of air, warmth and high humidity.
Avocado
There are two ways to grow this storehouse of vitamins from a seed. In the first case, remove the shell from the seed and plant it with the wide side to a depth of 2-3 cm so that the tip protrudes above the surface. The second method is called open: we leave the shell and drill 3 small holes at an angle of 120 degrees at the level of the middle of the bone. 3 matches are inserted into them, which will serve as supports along the edges of the glass of water. The water level should be maintained exactly below the pit. As soon as a sufficient number of roots appear, the seed can be planted in a pot.
In your room, on the window, you can arrange a miniature orchard. Figs, coffee trees, feijoas, and well-known citrus fruits (lemon, orange, tangerine) can grow and bear fruit in an ordinary living space. Of course, to get fruit, you need to put in a lot of effort.
More often than not, amateur gardeners grow lemons. They produce fragrant white flowers and then golden, fragrant fruits. Citrus fruits sometimes grow unexpectedly in rooms - when in a pot of geranium or fuchsia 
they planted a seed and forgot about it, and then, after a long time, a strong sprout appears. If you plant it and carefully care for it (the most important thing is to provide the low temperature required for the plant at 8-12 degrees in winter), then in a few years a beautiful, slender tree with dark green shiny leaves will form, and at 10-12 m it can bear its first fruits .
And sometimes citrus fruits are propagated by cuttings, this significantly speeds up fruiting. But, it is better to plant a cutting or an eye from an adult specimen that already bears fruit before a 3-4 year old seedling that has grown from grain. The fruits may already appear next year.
In the bright warm room With windows facing south or southeast, a coffee tree grows well, you just need to take care of sufficient air humidity. 
Pomegranate, a deciduous shrub native to Northwestern India, requires more demanding care. Since the seeds germinate poorly, even in greenhouses it is mainly propagated by cuttings taken from young annual shoots. Cuttings take root in a greenhouse at 20-25°. Pomegranate loves light, it needs nutritious clay-humus soil and regular but moderate watering. Young bushes are replanted annually, and old ones are replaced in the spring. upper layer land. In winter, you need to keep them in a cool room, and sometimes water them a little so that the soil does not dry out. Flowers and fruits develop on strong annual shoots in the 3rd year.
Figs, a common fruit plant on the Black Sea coast, can also grow well on a window, but the time before fruiting begins is doubled. Figs It grows quickly, so you need to replant it annually in fresh nutritious soil, and partially cut off the crown in the fall. Cut out excess “fatty” shoots and ends of branches. Figs are also light-loving, so in summer it is recommended to take them out onto the balcony or into the garden, slightly shading them. In winter, figs shed their leaves and require lower air temperatures (6-12 °).
C is relatively rare in rooms tomato tree, or Cephomandra, is native to Brazil. It's fast 
a growing evergreen tree with large heart-shaped leaves, very decorative and distinctive. Orange-red fruits to taste and appearance remind tomatoes. Cuttings of ground tomatoes can be grafted onto Cephomandra; they will grow as perennials.
Cephomandra can be grown in a bright place at a temperature of 15-17 °, in nutritious soil. In summer you need to water abundantly, and in winter - moderately. In spring, the tops of the shoots are pruned. With good care, plants begin to bloom and bear fruit in 3-4 years.
Many other plants with colorful fruits can be grown on windows, for example, various peppers, “egg trees” (one of the eggplant varieties) and others.
If you place next to such a window treadmill, then at any time of the year you will feel like in summer garden. It is better to turn to professionals about how to choose a treadmill.
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