few of our fellow citizens have seen with my own eyes, how they grow figs, but their taste is familiar, if not all, then most.This delicacy can be purchased overseas in almost every grocery store.Sweet Tooth them drink tea, dried fruit pieces are added to the oatmeal and grind nuts with date-flesh is excellent stuffing for sweet puff pastry.And with them prepare salads, fruit, homemade cookies, cakes and pies.
This is not surprising, because a date - not only delicious, but also extremely useful product.It contains vitamins, minerals and nutrients, normalizes the work of the human body.In addition, these small fruits credited with a list of medicinal and even magical properties.
where there are dates
In Russia we see these sweet dried fruits mainly on store shelves.Date palms (as easy to guess, that they give us these fruits) grow mainly in a hot, arid climate and do not like sudden temperature changes seasonally.Therefore, in our country enjoy the beauty of this plant can be peristolistogo just south of the Caucasus Mountains.In Sochi, they seated the whole alley.Palma there even fruit, but rather meager harvest: grow a little devoid of juicy sweet pulp dates.
cultivation of this fruit on a commercial scale is inappropriate for our country.
history of date palm
Homeland date palm - the deserts of Africa and Asia.It is known that the plant is cultivated date in IV century BC.e.in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq).Also spread this culture in Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt.Residents of these countries know how to grow figs, firsthand, with more than 7,000 years.
The diet of these fruits Arabs since ancient times been one of the staple foods.Their importance for the residents of the east is comparable to the value of bread for the Russian.Eat dates, raw, boiled and dried.In addition to themselves the fruits, in the food consumed young buds and leaves, seeds, and even the core barrel.The latter, incidentally, is considered a very expensive delicacy, because the removal of the core leads to death of the plant.
Tourists visiting the bazaars of the East, celebrate diversity and abundance of colorful exhibition goods.What is there just is not: ornaments, fabrics, dishes, spices and all kinds of goodies.Among the latter are often available dates.Where these fruits grow wild, hard to say: all the trees have long been domesticated.
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Technically, grow date palms can be in any hot area, but commercial production is possible only in the countries of Central Asia.
Dates - very profitable commodity.It sold well, and each tree is stable yields rich crops within 60-80 years.There are about 17 varieties of palm trees.Many of them are up to 40 meters in height.Excellent demonstrates how to grow dates, photos, shown below.
To date, the main exporter of this valuable product is considered to be Saudi Arabia.They collected more than 800 thousand of dates a year.Its market share of the product is 20%.
most delicious dates
fruit quality depends primarily on the variety.At the moment, they displayed a lot.The most delicious is considered to be Deglet Nour.These palms are born perfectly soft, sweet and literally melt in your mouth dates.Where they grow, it does not matter.The main thing - you can buy and try.
Unfortunately, in Russia, you can only eat dried fruit.Fresh fruits are very capricious, difficult to transport them.Moreover, the price of dried fruit is significantly lower.If the result is an opportunity, certainly try the fresh dates.Taste it does not pass!
Beliefs about dates
As mentioned, residents of the East know these fruits for thousands of years.Dates are firmly entrenched in the culture of the Arab world.As a result, they began to attribute a list of healing and magical properties.
Date palms are incredibly fertile, the amount of fruit harvested from a tree, sometimes striking.Therefore, the plant was ascribed to the ability to raise childbirth.To become pregnant soon, women construct talismans of seeds mentioned fruits and pieces of the barrel.A man seeking to increase their sexual power, are always with you dates.
palm trees?There, where the climate is milder.It is not clear why, but the local inhabitants perceived the opposite: It is believed that these trees contribute to a good natural conditions.Therefore, it is believed that the area where date palms grow, protected from the weather, and the leaves of the plant protect the home from demons and evil spirits.East - a delicate matter ...
Benefits dates
These fruits contain neither an incomparable amount of vitamins and trace elements.Here are some of them:
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vitamin A (strengthens the eye muscles);
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vitamin B1 (supports the nervous system);
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vitamin B2 (effectively burns fat, proteins and carbohydrates, and the body gets the required energy);
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folic acid (involved in the formation of blood cells and amino acids);
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potassium (transports oxygen from the lungs to the brain, maintains blood pressure);
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calcium and phosphates (protect against osteoporosis during pregnancy are actively involved in the formation of the musculoskeletal system baby) .There view that the balance of all nutrients in the body of an adult can be supported by one of a date and a glass of milk a day.
minerals contained in the fruit under consideration, are the basic building material for dental tissues.Therefore, since ancient times the Bedouins were strong, healthy teeth.And they kept until old age.In contrast to the peoples of Europe, and who had never seen the growing dates.
Separately, it must be said that drinking delicious dried fruit is not contraindicated for diabetics, because they contain fructose fundamentally different from other sugars in fruits and vegetables.
Dates and diet
For those who constantly monitors its forms, adheres to a moderate supply, dates can become best friends.Only 23 calories contained in a fruit, but it is so sweet that easily replace a full dessert.Moreover, the use of dates with a limited diet helps the body to receive the missing nutrients.
Dates at home
See how to grow dates, you can, even living in a small city apartment.Grow the palm of bone does not take much.So ...
bones should be thoroughly dry, then scrape a bit and soak in hot water for several days.It must be a little swell.Then it should be put in a box with damp sawdust, abundantly watered and put in a warm place.There she has to spend about a month, and the dust should be regularly wet.
After months of sawdust will sprout first.It sprouted bone transplanted in a pot (not less than 7 cm in height).Soil mixture made from one part of the turf, humus, peat and two parts sand.
During transplantation in any case can not be separated from the bone of the germ, as it still is a breeding ground for a new plant.
Now you need to be patient, because the plant will require a lot of time for development.When future palm reach 10 cm in height, it should be transplanted into a new pot.It is best to move the germ along with a clod of earth, so as not to injure the delicate roots.
Before the age of five plants transplanted every year, then the interval should be increased to 2-3 years.Every time a little bit to increase the amount of turf in the soil mixture.Palm trees over 15 years old should be repotted no more frequently than once every five years.
When selecting the pot should be preferred higher forms as date palms, like most desert plants have long roots.The plant prefers diffused lighting, do not put it in direct sunlight or in partial shade.
Of course, the process of growing trees in the home will require a large supply of patience.But the result will exceed all expectations.The house is a beautiful plant to grow, and its owner will certainly know the answer to the question of how to grow figs.
