Schisandra chinensis berries on a personal plot

Liana shrub Chinese schisandra should be planted in a summer cottage in any region of Russia. Bright bunches of lemongrass fruits are popularly called the berries of strength. The harvested crop, zealous housewives dry, freeze, grind with sugar in order to provide the family with a miracle cure for increasing efficiency and endurance.

Selection of seedlings and their planting

For planting, it is best to choose seedlings of 2-3 years old with a well-developed root system. Preference is given to plants in containers, which will enable the liana to quickly adapt to a new place. For planting, seedlings are bought in September or October. In the northern regions, the shrub is planted in the spring.

Two Chinese lemongrass with different varietal characteristics are planted nearby.

For planting, choose an open sunny place without drafts away from buildings. Dug holes for planting shrubs are pre-covered with pebbles, creating drainage. The distance between the vines is left at least 1.5 m. The root collar is raised above the ground by 5 cm. Immediately, each bush is abundantly watered.

Since this is a liana bush, he definitely needs a solid support. This can be a specially made trellis, a tree growing nearby or one of the walls of a gazebo. Before the start of fruiting, the young bush is carefully fertilized. All fertilizers are applied in liquid form every 10 days. Chicken droppings or mullein is bred in a ratio of 1:30.

An adult fruiting plant is fertilized only in the fall after harvest. A thick layer of foliage or compost is laid around the trunk. With this care, in the spring, more female flowers will appear on the bush than male ones. A cluster of berries develops from one female flower. You can see red clusters only in the upper part of the vine, and only male flowers develop below.

To obtain a bountiful harvest, the liana must be properly cut, removing excess shoots. In early spring, damaged and intertwined branches are cut off. Long shoots are shortened.

You can not propagate Chinese lemongrass by layering, they are regularly removed.

The use of medicinal berries

Schizandra berries are recommended for athletes to accumulate glycogen in the muscles. With increased mental activity, tea with lemongrass will help to activate mental functions and focus. People who work at a computer for a long time simply cannot do without lemongrass. Lemongrass will also help boost the immune system during an exacerbation of colds.