Rambutan seeds

Rambutan / Nephelium lappaceum - tropical fruit, whose name comes from the Indonesian rambut - hair, and translates as «hairy». Its fruits are small, the size of a walnut. The peel of the fruit is colored in various shades of red or yellow, covered with hard hairs up to 5 cm long. The pulp covering the bone (edible, but resembling an acorn in taste) is a transparent white gelatinous mass, pleasant sweet taste.

The fruits are mostly consumed fresh or candied. Rambutan fruits are rich in vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, iron and nicotinic acid. Rambutan improves digestion, skin appearance. Able to lower blood pressure with regular use.

Seedlings appear in about two weeks. The sprouted bone should be planted in a pot filled with soil mixture. A drainage layer is laid at the bottom of the pot, nutrient soil is poured on top. The seed is buried in the soil by 2 - 3 cm and sprinkled. From above, the pot must be covered with polyethylene to create a greenhouse and put in a warm place with an abundance of sunlight.

As the earthen clod dries, moderate watering is carried out. Shoots will appear in 4 weeks. After 2 months, the sprout will reach a height of 3-4 cm, leaves will appear. After the plant has grown stronger, you can transplant it into a larger container. It is not recommended to plant in open ground, as temperatures below 10 ° C will damage the heat-loving exotic. For this reason, in the middle latitudes, rambutan is grown only at home, or in a greenhouse.

In the process of growing, you may encounter the fact that at first the tree grows rapidly, and then abruptly begins to wither. This is due to insufficient humidity in the air or light. To avoid this, the crown must be regularly sprayed and monitor the humidity of the air and soil.

Knowing how to grow rambutan, after 5-6 years, you can get tasty, healthy fruits, which, as it is believed in East Asia, can increase life expectancy.