Growing loquat in the garden

Growing loquat It won’t be difficult if you approach this activity responsibly and seriously. First of all, you need to decide where it will grow.

After all medlar japonica It can feel good at home, in a greenhouse, and in a garden. Moreover, this shrub will give you not only aesthetic and moral pleasure. Medlar, beneficial properties which is known only to some people, contains vitamin C, potassium and ritenol in its fruits. It has a beneficial effect on the heart, stomach, muscles and lungs, and is also an excellent diuretic, which is used in folk medicine.

Growing loquat

Let's start with the fact that this ornamental shrub is a heat-loving plant. If your region has a cold climate, then it is better to grow medlar in a greenhouse rather than in a separate plot.

The shrub loves sunlight all year round. Therefore, if it grows at your home, additional lighting is needed in winter.

Loquat, cultivation which will only succeed in well-drained soil, needs plenty of watering in the summer. In winter it should be moderate. In order for the plant to feel good, it must be sprayed.

Medlar propagates by cuttings. But you need to make sure that the temperature fluctuates between +8-+12 degrees. Otherwise, the cutting may not take root.

Also known medlar. Its fruits can be eaten only when they take on a dough-like consistency.And this happens due to enzymatic processes, that is, the action of enzymes.