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Useful information about lemongrass, the rules for planting it and the properties of berries

What is this plant and where does it grow?

Schisandra chinensis belongs to the magnolia family, reaches a height of 10 meters and no more than 1.5-2 cm in width. It is a perennial, climbing plant, branching stem, woody. In young plants, the bark is light brown, in old plants it is brown, sometimes brown, as if scaly. Leaves are smooth above, slightly edged below, cuttings, alternate. Flowers with a pleasant aroma, white and pink. Fruits are round in shape, orange in color, turn brown by the time they are harvested and dried, growing on 7-10 cm long lemongrass. Lemongrass grows mainly in mixed deciduous forests, on mountain slopes, braiding tree trunks and shrubs. Found in the Far East, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands, in the Primorsky Territory. We also grow it in gardens and orchards. The plant has medicinal properties, it will be, even, not a bad helper for people who want to maintain a cheerful mood.

Disembarkation rules

Schisandra chinensis respects light, you should not plant it in places where sunlight does not penetrate, but he does not like the sun. It is worth choosing a place where it is light, but there will be no direct sunlight. It is not difficult to grow lemongrass, it is a very unpretentious plant. Does not like lemongrass and too moist soil, watering should be uniform, without flooding the rhizomes with water. Liana propagates both by layering and by seeds. A shrub is planted as a hedge, after having built supports. If you decide to purchase seedlings, instead of tormenting with rhizomes and cuttings, growing them, then they need to be planted in the fall in the ground. When buying lemongrass seedlings, ask at what depth the seedlings grew, in the future they need to be planted at the same depth.

It is important! The depth of the landing pit is about half a meter, the width is the same. Place manure and superphosphates at the bottom. Before planting, dip the rhizome in a clay solution. Spread out the roots so that they do not bend. Sprinkle with earth and water well. The distance between seedlings should be at least 1.5 meters. If done correctly, the shrub will begin to bear fruit at the age of three.

If you have somewhere to get seeds, you can try sowing lemongrass and growing the seedlings yourself. This is done in winter, in January. To do this, you need to soak the seeds for 4 days, the water needs to be changed every day. Then take out the seeds, spread them on a cloth, let them dry and bury them in the sand. In this state, keep until spring, sometimes digging up and placing the seeds in water, then letting them dry and placing them back in the sand. After 3-4 weeks, take the bucket with sand and seeds to the basement, or the refrigerator, leave it there until the end of winter, two or three weeks before sowing, remove the bucket with seeds from the basement, and leave it in the room. The seeds will have to sprout. While the planting material is left to germinate, we will take up the land. Dig up and furrow the earth, the distance between the grooves is about 20 cm. Add manure or humus to each groove. They took out the seeds and sifted them into these grooves. They covered it with an earthen cap and stamped it a little. Don't forget about watering. We are waiting for seedlings.

Useful properties of schisandra chinensis

Chinese schisandra is super useful. It contains vitamins of group C, E, P, homizins-A, B, C, progomizins, citric, malic, oxalic acids. Berries have a diuretic effect. It is also prescribed for rheumatism, has an antispasmodic effect. It is also prescribed for diseases of the cardiovascular and nervous system, for diabetes mellitus and kidney diseases.

It is worth paying attention that when consumed in dried form, the fruits tone up, this lemongrass is similar to coffee.

What can be made from lemongrass berries?

Compotes are prepared from the fruits of lemongrass, which do not lose their fortification during canning. The berries are washed with water, poured with hot syrup (1-1.5 kg of sugar per 1 kg of berries). Leave for 2 hours, then boil for 5 minutes. Pour into sterilized jars, and put to sterilize for another 10 minutes, roll up and wrap in a blanket so that the compote slowly cools.

You can also make juice from berries. For this, the berries are washed with cold water, squeezed. The resulting juice is poured into sterilized jars, put on sterilization for another 15 minutes and rolled up. The juice is not taken in such a concentrated form, you need to dilute it in proportion to a glass of hot water 1-2 tablespoons of juice, you should not abuse it.