Make use of coconut and dragon fruit as Ornamental Plants COCONUT including one native to Indonesia so that is not

familiar to the public. These plants grow on the waterfront. Parts of the coconut plant a lot of benefits, ranging from the stems, leaves, or fruits. Therefore, these plants are planted to take the fruit, leaves, or stems. Rarely do people grow coconuts for ornamental plants. High oil plants the figure is not attractive when performing as an ornamental plant. In fact, with a narrow yard increasingly unlikely to plant coconut. However, it is different when the coconut plants grown in pots and displayed in the form of small or mini. Displaying coconut plants in pot hias is not difficult, just takes precision. Making Coconut Mini Where will make a mini palm plant, the materials used in the form of palm fruit that has sprouted. It should be noted that the shoots should not be too small or too big. Thus, the sheath has been selected shoots appear, but the leaves have not opened. In conditions like this, the seed oil is easily adaptable. Actually can also plant a coconut from the fruit that has not sprouted. However, it still takes time to grow shoots in advance so that it takes a rather long time. About six months when using a green coconut. Generally the type of oil that would be made attractive mini- selected and small fruit size, for example, ivory palm or coconut hybrids. Kelapa Gading is quite interesting because in addition to small fruit size, fruit color and the leaves are bright ( yellow ivory ). Coconut hybrids can also be used as small fruit size and color of bright green leaves. The first stage of making mini coconut is coconut fiber stripping. Furthermore, mini coconut grown in pots. 1. Peeling Coconut Fiber - To coir easily removable, peel the back ( opposite direction to the shoots ) cut with a sharp knife or hacksaw. - With the help of a knife, a longitudinal incision is made from the buds toward the back. An incision is made to the shell. - Skin peeled coconut with caution so as not to damage the shell and roots. The trick, the incision is pulled by hand, knife, or pliers. The incision should not be drawn when the husk from the previous incision is not clean. This is to facilitate the release of the next fiber. In the existing coir roots sometimes grow so that coco withdrawal must be careful so that the roots are not damaged. - Coconut shell is scraped with a sharp knife. Once clean, crushed shells with coarse sandpaper to make it look more attractive. 2. Planting Coconut Mini - Growing media prepared by mixing sand, soil, and manure or compost in the ratio 2:1:1. The media is inserted in a shallow pot or pots are elevated. Pot flat more widely used because it gives the impression of artistic. - Seeds planted coconut, fruit laid out horizontally and remain above ground. Roots into the soil to be careful not to cut off because of the amount of coconut seedling roots just two.

- In order not leaf growth soars upwards on the edge of the leaf midrib which has not opened carefully removed. With a shell that still exist have made it attractive palm plants. The attraction can still be added again with the appearance of the leaves are curled into. Curved palm leaf is not a genetic mutation, but deliberately made ??. Usually made ??of coconut or coconut is displayed like a mini. The trick, new leaf growth ( still young and weak ) every day is curved or rolled into the finger. Mother leaves are also curved spine slowly. Treat this continual and routine that will produce leaves and roll into the overall look attractive. Thus, when a coconut shell has been forced to escape or are released due to rupture, for example, the plant is also still look unique. Dragon Fruit in Pots In addition to coconut trees, we also can grow dragon fruit in pots as houseplants. Excess dragon fruit planting in pots is that we can move and adjust the crop as desired. But to produce dragon fruit plants remain productive should know how to care and proper fertilization. The following are the steps performed in the dragon fruit cultivation in pots : 1. Preparing the Pot We can use different types of cement pots, plastic, clay or drums were cut. But according to experience, pots of clay material is the most ideal for dragon fruit plants need a drastic change in temperature from day to night in the flowering process. Pot size used the bigger the better, the minimum diameter of about 40cm. 2. Setting up a climbing pole Dragon fruit plants require pole climbing to shore so as not to collapse. Later it will be wrapped around the pole and aerial roots will sustain some heavy branches of production which of course needs to be selected from a strong material but also keep in mind not to pots can not withstand heavy loads pole climbing. Climbing the pole should be made of iron rods of 8-10 cm in diameter, or a block of wood is strong and durable due to the age of the dragon fruit can reach tens of years. Between 150-200 cm height adjustable pole with a large pot. At the bottom of the pole given amplifier so that the legs will be strong and not easily swayed. For the concrete pillar of iron, part buried in the soil can be asphalt to avoid rust. To the top of the pole given disc shaped like a steering wheel that serves to support the branches of production that much. 3. Growing Media After potting and climbing poles are finished prepared, the next is to prepare the planting medium. The ingredients are sand, soil, manure and compost with a ratio of 2:1:3:1. We can also add red brick powder to taste and dolomite ( agricultural lime ) 100 g mixed with the average of these materials. Then the planting medium doused with water until saturated conditions and left for a day and a night. 4. planting Seeds Seed should be chosen large, of old trunks dark green gray and free of disease. Ideally the length of seedlings planted at least 30 cm. Furthermore, the seeds are planted around the pole climbing with a depth of 10 cm, not too deep because it will result in less good growth. After growing media planted the

seeds pressed - press is not easy to collapse. Further planting medium doused with water and placed in the open is not shaded are exposed to direct sunlight. 5. Plant maintenance Maintenance of dragon fruit plants grown in pots is not much different from the dragon fruit orchard planted that includes fertilizing, watering and pruning branches that are not necessary. In addition, the note is attached to certain plants either on pole climbing and did not collapse, because it is necessary for the binding of dragon fruit stem on a pole using a rope or wire to form a bond like the number " 8 " should not be too tight as this may damage trunk or branches as he grows increasingly larger.