Ammi

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Ammi (Latin Ammi) - a small genus of herbaceous plants of the Umbrella family. The homeland of the plant is the Mediterranean. Nowadays, the culture is cultivated everywhere.

Characteristics of culture

Ammi is a herbaceous plant with a straight, bare stem up to 1 m high. The leaves are double or triple-pinnate, with filamentous or linear lobes, equipped with pinnately dissected wrappers. The flowers are small, bisexual, white, collected in globular umbrellas. The petals are deeply bilobate or obverse-heart-shaped, narrowed at the base into short marigolds. The fruit is smooth, glabrous, broadly ovate, narrowed at the adhesion, laterally compressed. The fruit is divided into semi-fruits with threadlike ribs

Ammi visnaga (Latin Ammi visnaga) - a species previously known as a malicious weed, used for medicinal purposes in the Middle East. In nature, it is found in fields among crops, as well as in wastelands. Externally, Ammi Viznaga looks like dill. With the onset of warmth, the plant forms a dense bush of finely feathery leaves that differ from dill only in size. The flowers are greenish-white, later they acquire a golden-green color. In terms of decorative characteristics, the species is not inferior to large ammonia. It is often used to decorate borders. It does not have any special requirements for growing conditions and care.

Ammi large (Latin Ammi majus) - the species is represented by large plants with delicate openwork inflorescences. Most often, the species is used to create bouquets of freshly cut flowers. The culture adds splendor and airiness to flower beds and garden corners. Ammi blooms large at the end of July, flowering lasts until September. Ammi big is home to the Mediterranean coast of Africa and Asia. The view, in contrast to the above, puts forward requirements for the location. He prefers sunny areas and needs abundant and regular watering. Before flowering, the bushes do not look very attractive, in order to speed up the flowering process, the culture is grown in seedlings. Seeds are sown in seedling boxes in February or March. Seedlings are planted in open ground at the end of May.

The subtleties of growing

Ammi accepts almost all types of soil, but when cultivating cultivated species, it is important to take into account the peculiarities of their natural range. Some species, for example, Ammi dental and Ammi large, develop best in intensely lit areas, and Ammi Viznaga grows well in partial shade. Ammi is drought-resistant, neutral to low temperatures.

Seeds are sown in open ground in late April - early May. You can grow a seedling culture. The soil temperature for ammonia should be about 6-8C, at elevated temperatures the seeds do not germinate well. Abundant watering is necessary during active growth of the root system; at the time of flowering, excessive moisture can adversely affect productivity. Winter crops of ammonia are not prohibited in mild winters.

The best precursors of ammonia are early vegetables, forage crops, grains, poppy seeds and chamomile. The site is prepared after harvesting the predecessor, the soil is dug up and organic fertilizers are applied. Seeds are stratified before sowing for a month. To do this, the seeds are mixed with dry washed sand, then poured with warm water until they swell and put into the refrigerator. Before sowing, the seeds are dried.

Sow the culture in a wide-row manner. The distance between the rows should be at least 45 cm. The seeding depth is 2-3 cm. To increase the crop yield, granulated superphosphate should be added to the grooves.

Care and harvesting

Caring for ammonium crops consists in systematic loosening of the aisles, plants do not accept compaction. With the appearance of two true leaves on the seedlings, they are thinned out. Water the culture during a drought, in the initial period - once every 2-3 days. During flowering, watering is reduced.

Harvesting of ammonia is carried out during the period of mass ripening of seeds, when most of the umbellate inflorescences will curl up, and the stems will acquire a yellowish color. After harvesting, the ammonium fruits are dried and cleaned.