Hello Friends, Today we will learn about growing Neem Tree in a Container at home, And quickly
some benefits of neem tree in gardening and some quick tips on How to Care for a neem
tree grown in a pot in your terrace garden.
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The neem tree with botanical name Azadirachta indica is a tropical and subtropical plant
commonly grown in Asia and Africa.
This is a plant every gardener must grow.
Each and every part of this tree, whether leaves, stem, roots, fruit and seeds are all
valuable and used for many different purposes mainly medicinal values.
And in Gardening, it has wide variety of uses:
1.
Neem Oil is the best organic pesticide available till date and very effective against the common
plant pests like Aphids, Mealybugs and Whiteflies and other pests.
Neem oil is also a great fungicide for issues like powdery mildew and black spot disease.
This is discussed in detail in my video titled Neem oil in Gardening � you can watch this
later by clicking on a link from a card at top right corner of this video.
Now before looking into how to grow neem tree in a pot and its care tips, we will quickly
look into the other benefits of neem tree.
2.
Neem Stem is used as Meswak to brush teeth by many people since ages.
3.
Neem Bark is used for its antiseptic properties.
4.
Neem Flowers attract honey bees because of its sweet aroma.
5.
Neem Cake � that�s the left over substance after oil extraction which is similar to mustard
cake.
This powder is an excellent fertilizer for plants and also an antifungal to the soil.
6.
Lastly: Neem Leaves apart from its antiseptic properties, in gardening, its used to make
a liquid extract and pesticide similar to neem oil, although the efficacy is higher
for neem oil, this recipe works on many pests.
Now moving on to the Neem plant growing in a container, Its Care tips, Repotting and
other stuff: 1.
Temperature: First Point to remember for people in tropical and subtropical areas is � Its
very easy to grow plant and can grow in temperatures upto 45 degree centigrade.
But below 5 to 10 degrees, it can cause leaves to drop.
2.
Container Size: It can be easily grown from neem seeds, but best thing is to get a small
plant from a nursery and repot it in the largest container you have, because repotting later
can be difficult, because neem tree has a very strong and fast growing root system.
So, Try to choose atleast a 16 or 18 inch or even larger container.
3.
Soil: It can grow in any type of soil including clayey soil.
If you see clayrich soil in the sapling you brought from nursery.
Do not remove the soil for repotting.
Just optionally perform some root teasing to release some roots and plant the whole
thing into your container or best into the ground soil if you have ground space.
This is because, the root system is strong and can easily break the clayrich soil and
expand into the new soil.
4.
Sunlight: It can tolerate different amounts of sunlight whether direct or indirect.
For container grown neem tree, best is to avoid noon sunlight.
5.
Watering: This depend on the soil you are using.
If you are using a well draining potting mix, it needs daily watering.
Best practice is to check the top 1 inch of the soil and then water if its dry.
6.
Fertilizer: Once in month or two, you can feed with one handful of vermicompost or even
decomposed cowdung powder or if you have prepared the Universal All purpose Fertilizer mix,
feed one table spoon once a month after tilling or raking the top soil.
You should make it a habit to perform this soil loosening, before applying fertilizer
to any plant.
You can watch my video on How to Make Universal All purpose Mixed fertilizer powder from a
card link at top right corner of this video.
7.
Pruning: If you want to make it bushy rather than increasing its height, you can cut off
the top growing end.
This encourages side branching and keep pruning the side branches as and when they keep growing.
This encourages multiple branching and makes your plant more bushier.
8.
Propagation of Neem Tree: You can propagate neem plants by seeds and also from cuttings.
You can root cuttings in water and then transfer to soil once the rooting starts.
So there we have it folks, that was about growing neem tree in your terrace garden.
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