Growing indoor lemon is not a simple task, but if you want to, it is quite possible to ensure that yellow fruits flare up on your tree. Its own lemon harvest, doesn’t it sound proudly? So, if you were asked the task of growing indoor lemon at home, then our article is to help you, let’s talk about some nuances.
Of course, room bamboo, violet, fern do not require such careful care, if only because it is not fruiting plants. The lemon needs special care: the correct light, temperature, humidity, so that fruits appear, you need to take into account each of these factors.
If it is difficult and dreary for you to grow this plant from a bone, t. e. Wait for the appearance of the sprout, the stem, and the fruits themselves will not appear in the coming years, we recommend that you buy indoor lemon in a specialized store. However, when buying a seedling, do not choose too large, as there is a chance that it will not take root in your apartment. Thus, the younger the seedling, the greater the chance that he will feel good in a new place. Together with the seedling, buy fertilizer and the necessary material for transplantation. But do not rush to transplant in the next three to four months.
In principle, lemons are unpretentious plants, but require certain requirements, this is if you, of course, want to have fruits. Place for him to choose light, but without direct sunlight. In summer, it is better to take the plant on a balcony or a terrace, in general, to fresh air. The maximum temperature that the lemon can withstand in the summer is 25 degrees, in winter it should decrease and be no more than 15 degrees. In winter, this plant does not bloom, so this temperature is the most optimal for it, with a higher active growth, and a set of nutrients will not be carried out.
In the summer, water your flower abundantly, depending on the weather-2-3 times a week. In winter, on the contrary, you should not get involved in watering, 1 time per month will be enough, but subject to the temperature regime in the room. Moisture with a spray gun in winter, leaves can be once a week, in the summer — daily.
Lemon throughout life needs top dressing. There are special fertilizers for each type of plant, they are bought in flowers stores. Use by observing the instructions. If such fertilizer could not be found, then dilute the universal “nutritional” water-1.5 liters of water and half a liter of strong tea. Water any flowers with this water for 2 weeks.
To get fruits, you need to correctly cut the plant. No need to rejoice when it is growing, on the contrary, it is necessary to cut it once a year, or rather at the end of March. An overgrown plant will not bear fruit, since all forces will go into the growth of leaves. In the third year of life, you can see the flowering of the plant, and after a while the fruits themselves will appear.
And lastly several useful tips that any women’s magazine will confirm:
— Lemon does not tolerate dry air, strong drafts, fever, as well as moving from one place to another. Therefore, do not rearrange the pot often.
— Regular watering — the key to the health of your plant. Do not allow overdrying the soil in the pot. Dry or highly moistened soil — a guarantee that the leaves from the lemon will fall.
— Compliance with the temperature regime is a guarantee that in the third year of life, lemon will begin to bloom.
— Once a year, do not forget to feed your plant.