Houseplant lemongrass care. Video about planting and caring for lemons

There is a category of flower growers who like exotic plants. They try to either purchase such a pet or raise it themselves. It is most often found in houses on window sills. It is valued for its evergreen nature, its ability to bloom year-round and, as a result, bear fruit. But in order to achieve ripening of the fruit, you need to know how to care for a foreign guest.

To plant a green pet in your home, you need to decide on the type:

Pavlovsky - is not afraid of the shadow, for this he long years gardeners appreciate it. After planting, it begins to produce flowers only in the 3rd year. Begins to bloom in March-April and October. Within 12 months, the tree can produce up to 15 fruits. They are distinguished by their thin skin, pleasant taste and weight (on average 400 g). The plant can grow up to 2 m in height.
Ponderosa is a low-growing bush, not exceeding 1 m, does not require special care, but does not give a large number of berries - up to 5 pieces in total. It is not distinguished by its large size - up to 300 g. It begins to bloom only in the 4th year, but all flowers are removed. Only during subsequent flowering can you leave up to 6 inflorescences. It has a thick skin (1 cm) and a sweet and sour taste, but contains many seeds inside the fruit.
Meyer - dwarf variety, reaches 0.5-1 m. The inflorescences are thrown out already 1-2 years after planting. Like the bush itself, the fruits are not bulky - up to 200 g. The taste of the fruit is inconspicuous. During the period it brings up to 12-15 sundrop berries, which ripen quickly (in 9 months). Of the minuses - in winter time requires additional lighting, often gets sick and is quite capricious in care. The fruits boast a round shape and a thin peel structure.
Lucario is very common in European countries. The most unpretentious of all varieties. It bears fruit well with small lemons (150-180 g) - up to 16 pieces. Taste qualities are no different.
Lisbon - characterized by thorns on the branches. It tolerates sunlight well and is tolerant of heat. Produces berries in the 3rd year in the amount of 16 fruits. Valued for its excellent taste.

There are also varieties such as Genoa and Kursk with excellent taste, Maidansky (endowed with high yield), Novogruzinsky, Eureka and Villafronca. All types have proven themselves only with positive aspects, but they very rarely appear on sale.

The most necessary thing for a plant is light. A good location is the south-eastern window sills. During the midday hours, it is recommended to shade the bush; it is possible to acquire burns on the leaves. In winter, it is necessary to illuminate with phytolamps to increase the length of the day to 12 hours.

Lemon loves fresh air, but is sensitive to drafts. Therefore, they should be avoided. In order for the branches to develop evenly, the bush should be turned towards the light 1-2 times every 4 weeks. If you do not saturate the lemon with light, its leaves will stop growing quickly. Also, a lack of lighting will affect the taste of the fruit - it will become sour. In spring, you need to maintain a certain temperature regime. At this time, the tree is actively growing, developing and producing buds.

The following points should be followed to normalize the temperature:

When flowering optimal degrees air is +18 C. If you exceed the threshold, then all the inflorescences will dry out and fall off.
In spring, you should reduce the temperature to +12 C by placing the flowerpot on the loggia, glass balcony or open garden plot. Such conditions will have a good effect on crown growth.
IN winter period Temperatures from +15 to +18 C and additional lighting are good.
In summer, to ripen the fruits, you need to slightly increase the heat in the room to +21+22 C.

It is imperative to monitor the temperature increase to +25 C and the humidity decrease. In this case, the plant may die. Lemon loves moisture. On dry days, it must be sprayed 2-3 times a day with soft, settled water. You should maintain a humidity of 60-70% and +18 C - the most ideal conditions for growth.

Watering is very important for lemons - under no circumstances should the soil be allowed to dry out. Irrigation requires melt water, but river or rain water is also suitable. In the absence of such nutrient liquid, tap water is usually used. It must be boiled, cooled and slightly acidified. This process will soften it.

It is necessary to water the flowerpot evenly around the entire perimeter, distributing the moisture. It is not recommended to pour water directly under the root!

The watering process should be carried out either early in the morning or when the sun sets below the horizon. This is necessary so that less moisture loss occurs. Abundant watering should begin in March. In the summer months, it is more advisable to water up to 3 times a week, making sure that the soil does not dry out. If you dry out the soil, the plant will respond with yellow leaves and their death. In autumn, water replenishment is gradually reduced. In winter, irrigation is not needed too often - only once a week. Especially if the battery is located far from the flowerpot with the bush, then watering is minimal; if the heat source is close, then as needed.

Lemon responds well to feeding. But only adult plants (after reaching 3-4 years) need a mineral supplement. For young shrubs such stimulation of development is not needed.
It is recommended to feed from March to mid-autumn - once every 21 days. It is imperative to alternate with organic ones. In summer, they feed along with watering, and in winter, you need to allow the moisture to be absorbed - after 2-3 hours.

There are some tricks that can be used when fertilizing:

For big harvest– water is replaced with tincture of egg shells.
In case of normal growth and development, you should not resort to any additional feeding.
During the growing season, it is recommended to fertilize with superphosphate twice.
Ammonium nitrate is used to increase growth.
For full development, fertilizing “Citrus mixture” is applied. It successfully combines all the microelements necessary for the growth of a green pet.

It is necessary for the plant to form a beautiful crown, as well as improve the harvest. When young plant reaches 25 cm in height, its top needs to be pinched (removed). This promotes the formation of lateral branches, which produce fruit.

The transplant is performed annually up to 3 years. It is produced in such a way as not to damage the roots of the plant. But for better growth They use transshipment, while removing part of the soil layer. Afterwards, the shrub is replanted no more than once every 2-3 years at the beginning of spring, but before flowering and fruit formation.

Features of transplantation:

You should choose a container for planting that is no more than 15 cm in diameter, approximately 30-50% larger than the previous pot. A conical flowerpot is ideal.
During the replanting process, the soil around the trunk is well moistened so that it can be carefully pulled out of the flowerpot. After the lump of earth is removed, you need to carefully examine the outer roots. If they are damaged, you need to cut them with sharp scissors or a blade.
It is recommended to install a broken cutting from a ceramic pot at the very bottom of the flowerpot, on the drainage hole, so that the soil does not clog the hole. Afterwards, drainage is placed, on which a layer of soil is placed on top to the middle of the pot.
The substrate should be nutritious, airy, loose, neutral acidity. The optimal composition is best mixed from leaves and turf soil (4 parts each), 1 part sand and manure, and also add 1 tbsp. wood ash.
Having filled the pot with soil, the root system of the lemon is installed in the middle and tightly covered with the remaining soil, so that there are no empty cavities.

Thus, replanting is carried out using the transshipment method, without shaking off the soil from the roots and without injuring the plants.

In order to exclude uninvited guests on lemon stems, it should be washed regularly with room-settled water. The bush can also be affected by diseases:

Fungal diseases (late blight, root rot, mold, sooty fungus) - in most cases, the affected area or roots are cut off, disinfected and sprayed with chemical insecticides, for example, copper sulfate, Bordeaux mixture.
Infectious diseases cannot always be cured. For example, Malchenko - the shoots dry out, affecting all the stems. With Gammosis, cracks are observed in the bark, from which the sap of the bush flows.
Viral diseases (xylopsorosis, citrus canker, leaf mosaic, triteza) cannot be treated. It is more advisable to remove the flowerpot with the affected pet from healthy specimens and burn it.

The main pests for lemon are: aphids, scale insects, whiteflies, spider mites and thrips. When insects are first discovered, they must be removed immediately. Afterwards you need to wash the stems and leaves with soapy water. It is recommended to carry out cold ablutions of the bush 2 times a week.

If actions do not lead to eliminating the problem, then you need to treat the crown and branches with chemicals aimed at controlling pests.

Thus, in order for the plant to grow healthy and bear fruit abundantly, it is recommended to monitor its condition, not to overwater and shade it during the midday hours. The main thing is to feed in time and notice emerging problems. Then the bush will delight you not only with excellent development, but also with delicious fruits.

More information can be found in the video:

Lemons- perennial evergreen subtropical plants from Southeast Asia. They are hardy, durable, but require enough attention.

Thanks to the shiny leathery leaves, they are very decorative even in a non-flowering state. And during flowering, the entire room will be filled with its delicate invigorating aroma.

The plant produces volatiles essential oils , which have a bactericidal effect, ozonize the air, improve mood, and give vitality.

Varieties of indoor lemons (with photos)

For growing The following lemon varieties are suitable:

Pavlovsky. Shade-tolerant, annually produces 6-15 tasty fruits weighing 200 g (up to 400 g) with thin skin. An old popular variety. Blooms in the 3rd year. There are several clones of the variety, with different shapes and fruit weight.

Lunario. The most unpretentious variety. The taste of the fruits is average, their weight is 120-180 g. It produces 8-16 fruits per year. They bloom for 2-3 years. Most common in Europe.

Ponderosa. The variety is up to 1 m high, unpretentious, but low-yielding (3-5 per year). The weight of delicious fruits is more than 300 g. They bloom for 1-2 years.

Lisbon. Unpretentious, resistant to heat. The branches are thorny. Delicious fruits weighing 180-200 g. Productivity 6-16 fruits. Seedlings bloom for 3 years. By properly forming the crown, you can reduce the height of the plant.

Meyer. The shortest (0.5-1 m), remontant, early ripening. Capricious, painful, requires lighting in winter. The weight of the fruit is 150-190 g. Their taste is average. It produces 6-15 fruits per year. Blooms for 1-2 years. Due to its size, it is the most common variety.

Suitable for growing in room conditions, But rare varieties lemon: variegated Eureka (with white veins on the leaves), Kursk and Genoa - both with very delicious fruits, Maykop (the most productive), Villafranca, Novogruzinsky.

Caring for a lemon houseplant

To get fragrant flowers and long-awaited fruits, you need to know how to care for indoor lemon.

Lighting

This is a plant short daylight hours. Long days enhance growth but delay fruiting. Bright, diffused light is needed, so place the lemon on the east window. South windows are also suitable, but with shading from direct summer sun.

For uniform growth of the crown once or twice a month, lightly twist the lemon in relation to the sun. Lack of lighting leads to slow leaf growth and sour taste of fruits.

Temperature

For height A, flowering The temperature needed is +17-20, for the development and ripening of fruits +21-22. In summer the plant can be kept on outdoors, but remember to watch out for sudden temperature changes.

In winter, lemon is kept at +15-18, adding up to 12 hours of daylight, or at +7-14, while the plant “sleeps”. Excessive heat is very harmful, especially when air humidity is low.

It's better if soil temperature close to air temperature. The sharp fluctuations that occur when a lemon is kept outside and immediately brought into the room when it gets cold are undesirable.

Air humidity

Humidity should be very high. The plant reacts negatively to its decrease, especially in the heat. In summer– daily spraying, in heating season spraying is also necessary. Periodically (every 7-10 days) the lemon is given a warm shower.

Humidity is increased, placing a wide container of water nearby for evaporation or placing the pot in a tray with moisture-evaporating material.

Watering

In the summer it should be abundant and regular (2 times a week). Do not overdry the soil! Need water room temperature, it should not contain chlorine, for which it is boiled or settled.

Winter watering is more rare (once a week). Avoid waterlogging land.

Top dressing

Fertilizers are very important for indoor lemons! IN summer period – weekly, in winter- once a month only in case of fruiting.

Use organic and mineral fertilizers. An hour or two before applying them, it is necessary to water the plants to avoid burning the roots.

Organic feeding: manure is mixed with water 1:1 and left to ferment for a week. Before watering, the solution is filtered and diluted: horse solution 1:10, cow solution 1:15. Fertilizing is combined with watering 2 times a year with a solution of iron sulfate (3 g/l) and a pinkish solution of potassium permanganate.

Mineral feeding: produced with fertilizers for citrus fruits according to instructions, for example, “Citrus mixture” with an N:P:K ratio of 14:16:18 and a complex of microelements.

Transfer

Lemons up to 3 years transplanted annually in the spring. Replanting should be done carefully, without damaging the root system. It is better to use transshipment with partial removal old land.

Adult lemons replanted after 2-3 years at the beginning of the growing season. Replanting should not be carried out during flowering and fruiting.

Pot size no more than 10-15 cm. At the bottom, drainage (2-3 cm) of sand or expanded clay with charcoal is required.

The soil should be loose, nutritious, neutral reaction.
Compound:

4 parts of leaf soil with the addition of turf;
1 part manure humus;
1 part sand;
1 tbsp ash.

If it is impossible to make a mixture, use a store-bought one, but you can only use special - for citrus fruits.

Trimming and shaping

Crown trimming It is better to plant indoor lemons in the spring, before growth begins. The crown is formed as a bush on a low (15-18 cm) trunk. The shoots are trimmed, leaving 4-5 leaves.

To begin fruit formation, the plant must be branched. Most varieties set fruit on branches of 4-5 orders, only Meyer lemon can form fruit on branches of 2-3 orders.

A lemon with a properly formed crown can please with flowers already for 2-3 years. Be sure to regulate the number of flowers, otherwise the entire plant may become exhausted. During the first flowering, half of the flowers are removed, and 3-4 fruits are left from the formed ovaries. In the second year you can leave 5-6 fruits, then 7-8.

Flowering and harvesting

Depending on the variety, lemons can bloom and bear fruit from 1 to 4 (Ponderosa lemon) once a year. Flowers bisexual, forming ovaries without cross-pollination.

Growth and bud development lasts about 5 weeks. Each flower blooms for about 2 months. From fruit set to the beginning of ripening, 180-230 days pass, depending on temperature and lighting.

Flowering and fruiting are allowed only if there is a sufficient number of leaves. For each fruit– at least 10 developed leaves.

Intense golden peel color fruit indicates their full ripening. They need to be removed at this moment, since after ripening they do not fall off and continue to grow. But their quality deteriorates, the peel becomes thicker, the pulp becomes drier, and the juice becomes less sour.

Subject to proper maintenance conditions, lemon can grow, bloom, bear fruit all year, at the same time the plant can have buds, flowers, and fruits.

Reproduction of indoor lemon

Grow indoor lemon is it possible as from the Semeyans, so vegetatively(cuttings, layering).

Propagation by seeds

More often used seeds from purchased lemons. They germinate easily, but they have to wait more than 10 years for flowering and fruiting.

Vegetative propagation

Cuttings produced in spring and summer. Semi-lignified cuttings with 2-3 buds (length 10 cm) are cut from fruit-bearing plants.

The lower cut is treated with stimulants (“Kornevin”). The cuttings are placed in water or a damp mixture of earth and sand, deepened by 2 cm. Covered with a transparent film on top to maintain moisture.

Rooting it takes 2-3 weeks, then the cutting is transplanted into a small pot and placed in a room with diffused lighting and a temperature of +20+25.

For getting layerings on a developed branch of a fruiting tree sharp knife remove the bark, making a ring 1-2 cm thick. The exposed wood is treated with rooting agents, covered with moistened sphagnum moss and wrapped in black polyethylene.

After 2-3 months, the branch with the formed roots is separated and planted in light soil.

Diseases of indoor lemon

May be caused by the following reasons:

Violation of agricultural technology

Dropping leaves indoor lemon in winter can be caused by high temperature in combination with insufficient lighting, watering cold water, increased acidity soil, overflow.

Lack of nutrition

If not enough:

nitrogen: appear yellow spots on the leaves, then the leaf turns yellow completely and falls off;
phosphorus: the shine disappears from the leaves, their tips turn brown and dry out:
potassium: deformations appear between the veins in the form of pits and folds;
gland: the foliage becomes very pale, with dark green veins clearly visible on it;
manganese, boron: new ovaries do not form and those already formed fall off.

At overnutrition The edges of the leaves turn black and die.

Fungal, infectious, viral diseases

Let us briefly consider the main diseases that are characteristic of lemons and emergency treatment methods for plants.

Fungal diseases.
Late blight– the damaged area is cleaned and lubricated with copper sulfate or special chemicals.
Root rot– the affected roots are cut off, disinfected, and the plant is planted in fresh soil.
Sooty fungus– just wash the leaves with soap.
Mold– spraying with Bordeaux mixture or other fungicides.

Infectious diseases.
Not always curable.
Gommosis (crack on browned bark with liquid escaping), malsecco (drying of shoots, incurable).

Viral diseases.
They are not curable and lead to the death of the plant.
These are xylopsorosis, tristeza, leaf mosaic, citrus canker.

Pests of indoor lemons

The most common: scale insect, aphid, whitefly, . It is necessary to mechanically remove insects, wash the plant with soap and water, use a brush, take a cold shower every 3 days, and, if necessary, treat with insecticides according to the instructions.

Prevention– regular washing of plants.

And for those who like to know more, we suggest you watch a useful video in which you will learn about caring for citrus fruits and will be able to decide whether you are ready to place these plants in your garden.

Many amateur gardeners would probably like to know how to grow properly. Caring for this plant is relatively simple. However, in order for the lemon to grow lush and spectacular, you should adhere to certain recommendations regarding watering and fertilizing technology. This is especially true during the winter season.

How to care in October - April: general rules

How is it grown at home in the autumn-winter period? Caring for it in winter is a little different than in summer. This plant remains green all year round. However, in October - April, all its vegetation processes, of course, slow down. In the warm season, lemon is usually fed twice. In winter, this operation is not performed. However, this plant also needs watering during the cold period. IN wildlife The lemon tree grows in humid tropics and subtropics. Consequently, it is very sensitive to soil drying out. The only thing is that you should moisten the soil in the pot less often in winter. In the warm season, the lemon tree is watered 2-3 times a week, in winter - no more than once.

What should the air temperature be?

City apartments and houses are usually quite warm in winter. The air temperature can fluctuate between 12-25 degrees. In principle, lemon tolerates such a microclimate quite well. However, although the plant is not deciduous, its crown may thin out slightly at such temperatures. Therefore, some amateur gardeners install lemongrass in a separate room and periodically open a window there. The fact is that at a temperature of 10-12 degrees. The tree's photosynthesis processes are greatly slowed down. Its roots stop consuming nutrients and it stops growing. But at the same time not a single leaf falls from the bush. The plant remains as spectacular as in summer.

Where is the best place to put a lemon tree?

In terms of lighting, this plant is considered quite whimsical. The lemon tree feels best in a south-east window. Of course, it is not always possible to arrange a plant in this way. In principle, lemon can be placed on both the northern and southern windowsill. However, in the first case, in the cold season (and preferably in spring and summer), the plant will have to be illuminated using an artificial lamp.

On the south window, the leaves and branches of the plant should be slightly shaded, including in winter. Otherwise, burns may appear on them.

How does a lemon reproduce?

As you can see, it’s actually not particularly difficult to carry out such indoor plant, like a lemon tree, care at home. Its propagation is also a fairly simple procedure. You can grow luxurious, healthy citrus fruits from:

Selection of planting material

As for seedlings, they can often be seen in specialized stores. However experienced flower growers It is not recommended to buy such material. Stores usually sell plants brought from Brazil, Greece or Holland. In these countries, young lemons are grown in greenhouses. This is done so that they are as lush as possible and have a marketable appearance.

Being transported to city apartment, such seedlings very quickly become unsightly and even stop growing. Lemon tolerates a change of environment (especially for the worse) extremely poorly. In this case, among other things, it will be very difficult to care for a plant such as a lemon tree at home. Diseases, developmental arrest, loss of foliage - these are the problems that an amateur will most likely have to face. indoor flowers.

Therefore, in an apartment, it is better to try to grow a lemon from a cutting or seed. The first one is simply cut from an adult plant. If there are no lemons in your home greenhouse yet, you can ask a flower grower you know for a cutting.

It is also undesirable to send such material by mail. The cutting will most likely turn out to be of poor quality and non-viable. The fact is that in this way sellers usually simply get rid of lemons that are thrown away on plantations.

A good solution would be to grow a seedling from a seed. This technique is considered even simpler. However, unfortunately, in this case it is impossible to quickly obtain a fruit-bearing lemon tree. Care at home (a seedling grows extremely slowly from a seed) for a plant in in this case for a long time will only consist of fairly frequent watering. But the fruits on such a seedling will most likely begin to grow no earlier than in 12 years.

Which variety to choose

Of course, only wild plants can be grown from seeds. As for cuttings, in this case there is a choice. Many amateur gardeners are interested in which is better to grow, tall or short, lemon tree at home. Caring for compact and large plants carried out approximately the same. However, a tall lemon should still be chosen only if the grower has enough free time. Such a plant will have to be watered, trimmed and fed a little more often than a small one.

Tall ones include, for example, the following:

Novogruzinsky.

Among the short ones, the most popular are:

Meyer (Chinese).

Lemon Genoa.

Planting container and soil

Since lemon is a rather capricious plant regarding root rot, the pot for it must be selected as carefully as possible. The best choice for seedlings is clay. The walls of such containers allow air to pass through well, allowing the roots to breathe. Of course, the pot must have holes in the bottom. On those drainage holes You should also definitely add clay shards. A layer of coarse sand is poured on top of them.

The soil for lemon also needs to be selected correctly. The best composition for this plant is:

leaf humus - 1-2 parts;

turf soil - 1 part;

coarse sand - 1 part.

How to grow from cuttings

Planting material of this variety should have a length of about 10 cm. First, the cuttings should be soaked in warm water for 2-3 days, immersed half the length. Next, it is buried 3 cm into the prepared soil. The roots of the lemon cuttings appear after about 60 days. It is better to plant several in a pot at once. Then the chance of getting at least one new plant will increase.

Until the lemon trees take root, they should be sprayed periodically (at least once a day). The soil in the pot should have moderate moisture.

Growing from seeds

This is also a very good way to get a luxurious lemon tree at home. In this case, caring for the seedling will be even easier. An amateur gardener will only have to make sure that the soil in the pot with the planted lemon does not dry out.

Seeds should be taken from healthy, large fruits. They must not be allowed to dry out. As soon as they are removed from the lemon, they should be planted immediately. They are buried 2 cm into the ground. The seed planted in this way is watered and covered with a jar on top.

Lemon transplant

Periodic transplants are what is required for such an inhabitant of an indoor greenhouse as a lemon tree. Caring for it at home, even the best, will otherwise not be particularly effective. The fact is that nutrients The roots of lemon, and especially the big one, consume quite a lot. Therefore, the soil in the pot under the plant is quickly depleted.

Lemon is replanted in spring or autumn (later). Young lemons are transferred to other containers once a year, adults - no more than once every 2 years. Actually, this procedure itself is carried out as follows:

The day before transplanting, thoroughly water the soil in the pot.

The plant is carefully removed from the old pot, holding it by the stem.

The removed lemon is placed in a new pot and the space between the lump and the walls of the pot is filled with pre-prepared soil.

After transplanting, the plant should be watered.

Fertilizer application

As already mentioned, lemon is not fed in winter. This is done only in spring and summer. Moreover, only mature plants are fertilized. Lemons planted from cuttings or from seeds do not need to be fed at first. Trees that have reached three to four years of age? Fertilize twice per season (50 g per liter of water).

Diseases and pests

If you follow the growing technology, you can get a very beautiful lemon tree at home. Caring for this plant, however, may involve more than just watering and fertilizing. Like all indoor flowers, lemons sometimes get sick. Most often, trees are affected by:

Late blight. Fight this disease or use a weak solution copper sulfate, or through special antifungal drugs.

Sooty fungus. The methods of control in this case should be the same as for late blight disease.

Gomoz. In this case, a crack appears on the stem of the diseased plant. In order to help the lemon, the wound should be cleaned and lubricated with a solution of vitriol.

Malsecco. This is perhaps the most dangerous disease that a lover of indoor flowers may encounter when caring for a plant such as a lemon tree at home. The leaves have fallen, the twigs have begun to dry out, which means that the bush most likely “caught” the malsecco virus. Unfortunately, it is impossible to cure this disease.

Lemon and insect pests can attack. Most often these are white flies, ticks or scale insects. The former are usually fought with karbofos, the latter are destroyed with garlic infusion (1 head per half liter of water). Scale insects can be expelled by wiping the leaves, twigs and trunk with a mixture of soap and kerosene in a ratio of 1:0.5.

This is how such a tropical guest as the lemon tree is cared for at home. The photos presented on this page clearly demonstrate how effective it can be if watering technologies, periodic replantings, etc. are followed. Pay more attention to your tree, and it will delight you with lush foliage, a healthy appearance, and over time, even fruiting .

You bought a young lemon tree in the hope of receiving harvests of fragrant fruits all year round for tea parties and strengthening the immune system.

And it will really bear a lot of fruit if you know how to care for a lemon: water, feed, replant, etc. We will learn all the intricacies of caring for lemon trees grown at home, including crown formation and fruit harvesting.

Lemon care consists of regular watering, sufficient lighting, fertilizing, compliance temperature regime and air humidity. It is equally important to know how to replant a homemade lemon.

If you decide to grow a lemon tree at home, familiarize yourself with the intricacies of care:

Watering the lemon

How to water a lemon? During the cold season, starting in October and until spring, water the tree moderately once a week using warm water. In the spring and summer months, as well as in September, we thoroughly water the soil with warm water once a day. Periodically loosen upper layer land.

The main thing in watering lemons is to avoid stagnation of water in the soil, leading to rotting of the roots, and not to overdry. earthen lump: this is fraught with curling of the leaf and falling of leaves and lemons.

Lighting for lemon

How to care for homemade lemon in terms of lighting? Lemons don't need long daylight hours if you want more fruit rather than leaves. The tree bears fruit well in bright, diffused light: it is best to keep it on windows facing east. If the window is south, in the summer we be sure to protect the plant from direct sun rays.

To ensure that the crown grows evenly, we turn the lemon tree in the direction of the sun twice a month. And we don’t allow low light: in partial shade and shade, the leaf grows slowly, and the fruits turn out to be too sour.

Temperature

Caring for homemade lemon requires maintaining a certain air temperature.

While the lemon is growing and gaining green mass, or blooming, we keep it in a room where the temperature is 17-20 degrees.
When the fruits appear and ripen, the temperature is needed a couple of degrees higher.
In winter, during the dormant period, a temperature of no higher than 14 degrees is required, or 18°C, if the plant is not yet “sleeping” - in this case, we provide it with 12 hours of daylight with the help of phytolamps.

Do not keep the lemon in a hot room or allow sudden temperature changes.

In the summer, you can take the tree outside - the main thing is to have time to bring it home before evening (if the weather is expected to be cool).

Humidity level for lemon

We figured out how to water a lemon: we find out what level of air humidity is suitable for growing it. He needs quite high humidity, especially in the hot season - in summer or during the heating season.

When it’s hot, we spray the tree every day and give it a warm shower once a week.

To increase the level of humidity, place a wide-necked jar filled with water near the pot with lemon so that it evaporates, or place the pot in a tray, placing moisture-evaporating material in it.

Third option: turn on a household humidifier next to the plant.

Lemon feeding

Indoor lemon needs regular feeding: in the summer - every week, in the winter - every month (if there are fruits).

How to feed lemon? With mineral and organic fertilizers, water the plant 2 hours before the procedure so as not to burn the roots.

Fertilization with minerals. For feeding you will need ready-made product type of “citrus mixture”, in which the proportions N:P:K are 14:16:18. We dilute it in water according to the attached instructions and water the soil.
Organic fertilizer. Make an infusion by mixing 1 part water and 1 part mullein ( horse manure) and, after waiting 7 days, dilute it with water: mullein infusion - 1 to 15, horse ball infusion - 1 to 10.

Twice a year we water the soil with a weak solution of potassium permanganate to enrich and disinfect the soil.

Lemon transplant

Young lemon plants in a pot, which we will learn today how to care for, need to be replanted 1 and 2 years after planting.

In the spring we buy soil for citrus fruits or make it ourselves from humus (1 part), soil from under deciduous trees(4 parts), calcined sand (1 part) and wood ash(1 tbsp).

We simply transfer the plant, carefully shaking off some of the old soil, into another pot with soil. The diameter of the new pot should be 4 cm larger than the diameter of the previous one.

Subsequently, we replant the plant every two years, when the growing season begins. When replanting, do not forget to put drainage (expanded clay + charcoal or a layer of sand) in a layer of 2 cm. Thanks to transshipment, you don’t have to think about how to root a lemon. The main thing is not to transplant while the lemon is blooming or bearing fruit.

Crown formation

As the lemon grows, the crown should be trimmed - in the spring, at a low stem of about 18 cm, before the green mass begins to grow. We cut off the shoots, leaving 5 leaves, so that by the time fruiting begins the tree will branch out.

A tree with a well-formed crown blooms in the second or third year.

Lemon blossom on the windowsill and harvest

While the lemon is blooming, you cannot leave all the flowers on the plant:

At the first flowering, we pick off half of the flowers and leave no more than 4 fruits from the formed ovaries.
During the second flowering, we leave only 6 fruits.
During the third flowering, we leave 8 fruits, etc.

Regulating flowering is necessary to maintain a strong and healthy lemon tree: excess inflorescences will quickly deplete it. Each ovary should have at least 10 developed leaves.

The flowers do not require pollination and bloom for about 2 months.

Lemons can bear fruit up to 4 times a year: it depends on the variety. It takes about 6-8 weeks for the fruit to develop and begin to ripen. The peel of fully ripened lemons takes on a rich golden hue: this means it’s time to harvest.

If you delay picking, the skin will become thicker, the slices will dry out and the juice will lose its characteristic acidity.

Now you know how to care for lemons at home so that they grow strong and healthy and produce a lot of fruit. Follow all the rules for keeping an indoor lemon, and it will delight you with beautiful flowering and abundant fruiting all year round.

Plant lovers grow citrus fruits even on the windowsill. What factors do you pay attention to in order to see flowering and enjoy exotic fruits?

You can grow a beautiful tree that will delight you with fragrant fruits at home. But this plant has a whimsical character and requires attention not only to watering, but also to the temperature regime of the room where it is located. Required element care is feeding, which is carried out in accordance with certain rules. Air humidity, lighting, and timely replanting are also important. If all elements of care are performed regularly and efficiently, the plant will bear fruit and delight with ovaries.

Factors that affect lemon growth

The lemon that is grown on your windowsill may be slightly different from those sold in the markets. This is due to the fact that for home breeding choose indoor varieties. Particularly prized are small lemons, which have very thin peels. In addition, they look very bright and beautiful on the window. Larger fruits will have a dense and thick skin, and will look no less exotic.

The difficulty of caring for this fruit-bearing tree is that it is accustomed to the subtropical climate where it comes from. This determines that it comfortable temperature air temperature should not be more than 17-18 degrees. In an apartment in winter, due to heating, this figure is higher. The presence of batteries also affects humidity. It becomes below 70%. And compliance of the indicators characterizing the air with the standards is very necessary for the tree to grow.

No less important for the growth of lemons is the level of illumination in the room. Right place For a tree indoors, it is chosen taking into account the fact that it does not like direct sunlight. The most ideal location will have a good amount of light throughout the day, but this light will be diffuse.

Dishes for the tree are also important. To enter the phase active growth and the formation of the ovaries of future fruits, it should be placed in a tighter pot. If the root system is too spacious, the flowering phase will be delayed indefinitely. Ideal for planting plants would be dishes made from natural materials. These are clay products or boxes made of wood.

The land has no room for growth special significance. But it must meet the qualities of air and water permeability. The soil mixture may contain peat and sand. Fertility will add humus. The soil should be loosened.

Moisture has a direct effect on growth. Therefore, abundant watering in spring and summer time when the ambient temperature tends to rise. In winter, watering frequency is reduced. Older trees require more moisture. It is advisable that watering be carried out with prepared water. Pre-filled in a container and left to stand will do. You can also use thawed water, although most perfect option- rain.

In order for the lemon tree to bear fruit, it is fed. Any of organic or mineral species fertilizers The frequency of this procedure should not be too intense. The optimal period of time is after 20 days.

Lemon care at different times of the year

To grow a lemon, caring for the plant at home must take into account some differences depending on the time of year. In the spring season, it begins a phase of active growth, and then forms buds, which will subsequently become fragrant fruits. The temperature should be in the range of 14-18 degrees. An excessively warm room will cause the buds and ovaries to drop. And such an event can provoke the death of the entire tree.

Fresh air is good for the natural growth of lemongrass. From the moment the air temperature outside the window stabilizes at 13-14 degrees, the plant can be placed on the balcony or terrace for the entire warm period. However, they monitor possible temperature changes due to possible further frost and a decrease in temperature at night. To avoid the death of the plant, it is wrapped.

In summer, open sunlight poses a danger to the lemon tree. Therefore, this situation is carefully controlled to avoid burns.

Winter time for lemon is characterized by the stage of final ripening of the fruit. Optimal conditions for this period include moderate temperatures (16-18 degrees). Be sure to maintain optimal humidity (about 70%). Another important condition good condition of the tree in winter is the exclusion of air flows that come from heating sources. The pot with lemon is removed away from heaters and radiators. It is also provided with a light source for at least 12 hours.

The lemon tree is quite capricious to care for. Excessively high temperatures are not suitable for it, nor are too low temperatures. Watering should be moderate, but very dry soil should be avoided. The plant does not like direct sunlight, but requires prolonged exposure to diffused light throughout the day. Without taking into account and fulfilling all these conditions, it is impossible to achieve the appearance of ovaries, which will subsequently delight you with fragrant fruits. Timely watering and fertilizing, the right soil are also of great importance.

Mistakes when growing lemons on video

You bought a young lemon tree in the hope of receiving harvests of fragrant fruits all year round for tea parties and strengthening the immune system.

Indoor lemon: care at home

Lemon care consists of regular watering, sufficient lighting, fertilizing, maintaining temperature and air humidity. It is equally important to know how to replant a homemade lemon.

Having decided to grow a lemon tree at home, familiarize yourself with the intricacies of care:

Watering the lemon

The main thing in watering a lemon is to avoid stagnation of water in the soil, leading to rotting of the roots, and not to overdry the earthen ball: this can lead to the leaf curling and the leaves and lemons falling off.

Lighting for lemon

How to care for homemade lemon in terms of lighting? Lemons don't need long daylight hours if you want more fruit rather than leaves. The tree bears fruit well in bright, diffused light: it is best to keep it on windows facing east. If the window is south, be sure to protect the plant from direct sunlight in summer.

Temperature

Caring for homemade lemon requires maintaining a certain air temperature.

While the lemon is growing and gaining green mass, or blooming, we keep it in a room where the temperature is 17-20 degrees.
When the fruits appear and ripen, the temperature is needed a couple of degrees higher.
In winter, during the dormant period, a temperature of no higher than 14 degrees is required, or 18°C, if the plant is not yet “sleeping” - in this case, we provide it with 12 hours of daylight with the help of phytolamps.

Do not keep the lemon in a hot room or allow sudden temperature changes.

In the summer, you can take the tree outside - the main thing is to have time to bring it home before evening (if the weather is expected to be cool).

Indoor lemon: care at home

Humidity level for lemon

We figured out how to water a lemon: we find out what level of air humidity is suitable for growing it. It needs quite high humidity, especially in the hot season - in summer or during the heating season.

When it’s hot, we spray the tree every day and give it a warm shower once a week.

To increase the level of humidity, place a wide-necked jar filled with water near the pot with lemon so that it evaporates, or place the pot in a tray, placing moisture-evaporating material in it.

Third option: turn on a household humidifier next to the plant.

Lemon feeding

Indoor lemon needs regular feeding: in the summer - every week, in the winter - every month (if there are fruits).

How to feed lemon? With mineral and organic fertilizers, water the plant 2 hours before the procedure so as not to burn the roots.

Fertilization with minerals. For feeding you will need a ready-made product such as a “citrus mixture”, in which the proportions N:P:K are 14:16:18. We dilute it in water according to the attached instructions and water the soil.
Organic fertilizer. We make an infusion by mixing 1 part water and 1 part mullein (horse manure) and, after waiting 7 days, dilute it with water: mullein infusion - 1 to 15, horse ball infusion - 1 to 10.

Twice a year we water the soil with a weak solution of potassium permanganate to enrich and disinfect the soil.

Lemon transplant

Young lemon plants in a pot, which we will learn today how to care for, need to be replanted 1 and 2 years after planting.

In the spring, we buy soil for citrus fruits or make it ourselves from humus (1 part), soil from under deciduous trees (4 parts), calcined sand (1 part) and wood ash (1 tbsp).

We simply transfer the plant, carefully shaking off some of the old soil, into another pot with soil. The diameter of the new pot should be 4 cm larger than the diameter of the previous one.

Crown formation

A tree with a well-formed crown blooms in the second or third year.

Forming the crown of an indoor lemon

Lemon blossom on the windowsill and harvest

While the lemon is blooming, you cannot leave all the flowers on the plant:

At the first flowering, we pick off half of the flowers and leave no more than 4 fruits from the formed ovaries.
During the second flowering, we leave only 6 fruits.
During the third flowering, we leave 8 fruits, etc.

Regulating flowering is necessary to maintain a strong and healthy lemon tree: excess inflorescences will quickly deplete it. Each ovary should have at least 10 developed leaves.

The flowers do not require pollination and bloom for about 2 months.

If you delay picking, the skin will become thicker, the slices will dry out and the juice will lose its characteristic acidity.

How to care for lemon at home? This question interests every inexperienced gardener. After all, it is care that affects the growth and fruiting of the plant. Lemon is a very healthy citrus for the human body. With its help you can prepare delicious tea and boost your immunity.

Proper care of lemons is a guarantee of fruit production

So if you want everything healthy vitamins, you need to know how to care for lemon tree.

Watering lemon

Home care primarily involves proper watering. In cold weather, water homemade lemon once a week. To do this, you need to settle warm water in advance. In the warm season, watering is necessary once a day, because in the heat any plant requires a lot of liquid.

After each watering, the top layer of soil must be loosened. You need to add water to the ground strictly according to the plan so as not to harm the root system of the lemon, because a large amount of moisture can lead to its rotting, and a lack of water leads to the fact that the lemon tree at home begins to shed its leaves. This is the first answer to the question of how to care for homemade lemon.

Lighting

It’s worth knowing about proper lighting if you’re wondering “how to care for indoor lemon.” After all, no plant can exist without sunlight. The lemon tree does not need long daylight hours. The amount of light only affects the formation of leaves, not fruits. It is better to keep the tree at home on the windowsill, which is located in the east.

If there are no windows on the right side, then you need to protect the plant from direct sunlight. For correct formation The tree's crown should be rotated several times a month.

The shade negatively affects the development of lemon. Try to properly care for the lemon, then such problems will not arise.

The lemon tree loves color, but not direct sunlight.

Air temperature

Caring for lemons at home requires temperature control. This is one of the main conditions for lemon fruiting.

The temperature regime for lemon should be as follows:

When the lemon begins to bloom or actively grow, the air temperature should be at least 17 °C.
When active fruiting began: 20 °C.
During the rest period, which most often occurs in winter, the apartment should be between 14 °C and 18 °C.

For lemon at home, care in terms of temperature conditions must be strictly observed. The slightest changes cause illness and lead to death.

In summer, lemons can be taken out into the fresh air.

Humidity level

Caring for homemade lemon includes controlling the humidity level. In order for it to grow normally and bear fruit, the humidity must be high, especially in the summer due to the heat. On such days, the plant must be sprayed daily and washed in the shower once a week.

To increase the humidity level, you need to place a small container of water next to the pot, which will evaporate and create optimal conditions for tree growth. If you wish, you can purchase a special air humidifier, which should be in the same room as the lemon.

Top dressing

Caring for indoor lemon includes feeding it. In summer, it is carried out once every seven days, and in winter - every month, if the lemon bears fruit. If there are no fruits, then you can do this less often. Caring for a lemon tree involves fertilizing with mineral and organic fertilizers.

Before adding nutrients, the plant is watered. This will avoid burns to the roots. If you are using ready-made mineral fertilizer, then the proportion of substances (N:P:K) is 14:16:18. Use the product according to the instructions.

Organic fertilizers for lemons must be prepared correctly. To do this, you need to fill the manure with water and leave it for a week. After which the mixture is diluted in a ratio of 1:15. Twice a year it is recommended to treat the soil with potassium permanganate, this will prevent diseases.

Manure is an excellent organic fertilizer for lemons.

Transfer

Growing lemon involves not only proper care, but also his transplant. It is recommended to do this to trees every two years while they are young. IN spring period you need to purchase special soil and, using the transshipment method, transplant the lemon into a pot that is 4 cm larger in diameter than the previous one. Thanks to the transshipment method, the roots retain their strength and quickly take root in a new place.

It is necessary to replant the tree several times a year, during the growing season. Use expanded clay drainage and charcoal. You cannot replant a tree during flowering and during the period when it bears fruit. Correct fit- the key to tree health.

Lemon transplantation is carried out in the spring

Flowering and fruiting of lemon

Lemon trees must be looked after carefully, especially during the period when flowers appear on it. This first happens two years after sowing the seeds. When a plant blooms, you cannot leave all the flowers on it, because... To. young tree is not able to grow all the ovaries that appear.

Flower removal process:

For the first time, a flowering lemon is cut off in half, leaving the ovaries for four fruits.
When the tree begins to bloom for the second time, leave the ovaries for six lemons.
The third time, the ovaries for eight fruits should be left on the lemon.

These manipulations with the tree allow you to properly care for it and achieve active fruiting. How older tree the more lemons it will produce. Therefore, you should not be afraid to pick off flowers.

The plant bears fruit about four times a year, depending on the variety and care. From the moment of development to the moment of maturation, approximately 6 months pass.

A fully ripened fruit has a golden skin. You should not delay harvesting, because the lemon will lose all its beneficial properties.

Lemon blossoms should be regulated

Lemon pollination in pots

Flowering and fruiting occur only in mature plants. If the lemon is still young, it is recommended to pick off all the flowers. To bear fruit, the tree must have about 20 mature leaves. Early fruiting exhausts the plant and it may die. If the tree has grown stronger, then you need to wait until it blooms, and then you can pollinate.

How to pollinate a lemon correctly? First you need to create the necessary conditions. Humidity should be 70% and air temperature 25 °C. It is also worth preparing special tools:

soft brush;
a small piece of fur;
cotton swab.

Using prepared tools, carefully collect pollen from the stamens and transfer it to the pistils. Do this with all the flowers. If you doubt that the pollination process was successful, you can repeat it.

If desired, you can use special medications. Biological products “Bud” or “Ovary” are popular. They allow fruits to form in cases where the ovary develops very poorly.

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If you have a lemon, caring for it at home will require a lot of work. It belongs to the remontant plants, therefore certain conditions capable of blooming and bearing fruit all year round. But not everyone manages not only to taste the fruits of their citrus, but also to simply admire the flowering. What is the reason? Let's figure it out.

Variety selection

First of all, for planting in the house, you should choose varieties specially bred for these purposes. They do not grow to gigantic dimensions, but at the same time they are characterized by high productivity. Pay attention to these varieties of dwarf and semi-dwarf lemons:

Meyer
Pavlovsky
Novogruzinsky
Maykop
Eureka
Genoa

Among the most common varieties in our latitudes is Meyer lemon; caring for it is the least troublesome compared to other types. This variety is sometimes called Chinese Dwarf, and its fruits are not as sour as other varieties. Dwarf lemons are not known for their rich harvest, but they will add coziness to the interior of the apartment.

Video about indoor lemon

Tall lemons will certainly delight you with tasty and large fruits, but at the same time they require a lot of time to care for, since in addition to the usual activities, they require more frequent pruning, tying and crown formation. If you are interested in such citrus fruits, choose among the following varieties:

Novogruzinsky
Kursk

Creating optimal lighting, temperature and humidity conditions

How to care for lemons in an ordinary city apartment, when there is no heating, the windows face north, or the air is too dry for citrus? You will have to provide the tree comfortable conditions growth and development.

The first thing that is important for a lemon is light.

Photo of homemade lemon

To place the pots, it is better to choose south-eastern windows with moderate lighting, if, of course, you are lucky and you have them. But what to do if all your alternative is the north or south side.

On northern windows, the lemon will noticeably lack light, so you will have to use fluorescent lamps, extending the daylight hours for the plant to 12 hours. This is especially true in the winter.

On the south side of the house there is always plenty of light, and even too much for a lemon. Therefore, during the midday hours it is necessary to shade your citrus, saving it from the destructive effects of direct sunlight, which can leave real burns on the leaves.

Lemon is a native of the Pacific tropics, so it is not surprising that the tree is demanding in terms of thermal conditions.

In the spring, during the budding period, the room temperature should be 14 - 16 degrees. A high degree causes the buds to dry out and drop, while a low degree helps to slow down or even stop this process. During the rest period, room temperature up to 26 degrees is sufficient. If possible, move your pet to a glassed-in balcony for the summer. Fresh air will benefit the lemon and the question of how to care for the lemon will not be so pressing. However, you should be wary of both sudden temperature changes and drafts. Like a true southerner, indoor lemon requires meticulous care.

The photo shows a homemade lemon

Moisture. This parameter is very important for lemon. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the soil in the pot is constantly slightly moist. In summer it is reasonable to increase the number of waterings to 3 times per week, and in winter you can reduce it to 1 time, but spray the air around the tree. This is provided that heating devices stand far from the plant. Be sure to water the lemon with non-cold water that has stood for 5 hours. Water should not be poured directly under the root, but evenly over the entire surface of the soil. The air around the tree should also not be dry - at least 60% humidity. Otherwise, you risk seeing curled, browning leaves on the lemon.

We fertilize, feed...

Lemon, like other plants in your home, needs support, so it needs to be fed periodically.

Young lemon trees do not need additional stimulation; lemons that have reached 3-4 years of age need to be fertilized.

The photo shows a lemon tree

You can purchase specialized mixtures of organic fertilizers, or you can use traditional methods:

For abundant fruiting, sometimes regular watering is replaced with an infusion of eggshells. But you should not get carried away with this method, so that excess calcium does not reduce the acidity of the soil.
If the plant develops normally, has a healthy appearance and pleases with flowering, you can refuse to apply fertilizers.
During the growing season, it is worth feeding the lemon with superphosphate twice (50 grams of fertilizer per 1 liter).
Ammonium nitrate is highly recommended for improving growth. It is taken in a proportion of 30 grams per liter of water. You can water with this fertilizer monthly.
Periodically water your lemon with a 7-day infusion of horse manure, diluted ten times.
Lemon needs microelements for normal development: magnesium, phosphorus, nitrogen and others. To compensate for their deficiency, you can use Citrus mixture fertilizer once a quarter. 2-3 grams of this fertilizer are diluted in a liter of water and used instead of the main watering.

Pruning and replanting indoor lemon

Young lemon trees should be replanted at least once a year.

Copies older than 3 years - with a frequency of 2-3 years. However, the need for a transplant may arise “unplanned”, for example, due to illness or deterioration of the lemon’s condition.

The photo shows a lemon transplant

The soil around the trunk is watered generously to soften it, then the tree is carefully removed. In this case, extreme caution must be exercised so as not to disturb the earthen lump and not touch root system.
If you find damaged roots, cut them with a sharp knife or blade.
For transplantation, take a container 30-50% larger than the previous one. A pot that is too large, like a pot that is too small, will slow growth. Give preference to a cone-shaped container.
Place a shard at the bottom of the pot on the drainage hole so that its convex side is on top. Then a layer of drainage is laid (small pebbles, pebbles), thin layer dry manure and earthen mixture.
Closer to the center of the pot, a tree is installed along with a lump of earth. Slowly begin to fill the container between the lump and the walls of the pot with soil. You can lightly press the laid soil, but there is no need to compact it tightly.

Lemon pruning is done in order to form a beautiful crown and improve fruiting.

When the height of the tree is 20-25 cm from the ground, pinch the stem, allowing side branches to develop. Please note that the first fruits appear on branches of the 4th-5th order (rows from the bottom) and until they are formed, there is no need to wait for fruits.

Vertically grown branches should be pruned without pity.

To form the correct shape, the flower pot must be carefully rotated relative to the sun every 10 days. Gardeners sometimes improve the crown using copper wire– secure individual branches with it, giving them the right direction growth.

Photo of lemon trimming

The formation of the crown is also carried out at the moments of picking fruits. A ripe lemon is cut off not only with the stalk, but also with a section of the branch itself with 1-2 internodes. This way the growth of the branch is stimulated.

Homemade lemon - emergency care

Lemon is very whimsical environment and reacts instantly to the slightest fluctuations in temperature or humidity. Measures should be taken to save the plant.

Dried citrus needs watering. By appearance foliage - it becomes yellowish-brownish and sparse - it is easy to guess the cause of the disease. But don’t rush to irrigate the soil abundantly; you can damage the root system. It’s better to pour a little settled water under the root and spray around the crown. You can wrap the trunk with gauze, folded in several layers and soaked in water. Let the tree stand in this “dress” for several hours, but do not leave it overnight.

Excess watering will quickly make itself felt with sudden leaf fall. Healthy-looking leaves suddenly fly off en masse. As soon as a symptom is identified, perform a transplant immediately. Carefully remove the tree from the pot and place it together with the soil ball on newspaper or cardboard to allow the roots to dry. You need to plant it in soil that is slightly moistened and continue to water it moderately.

In the photo there is a homemade lemon with fallen leaves

It is very difficult to save a frozen lemon. In conditions of sudden cold weather, the vital activity of the plant may cease. In addition to the falling of leaves, the trunk darkens when it freezes. You can try to carry out “resuscitation”. To do this, move the lemon to a warmer room and extend daylight hours with the help of artificial lights. It makes sense to transplant into another pot. When removing, be sure to inspect the rhizome and remove dead and rotten parts. Remove dried branches.

Overheating is no less dangerous for citrus. Appeared brown spots on the leaves clearly indicate overheating. Therefore, on hot summer days, move the container with the plant deeper into the room. Make sure that air from the air conditioner does not hit the crown. No additional watering or cooling is required.

Important! You can’t change your place and habitat often; it takes a long time and doesn’t adapt well to new circumstances. Therefore, it slows down growth and fruiting, and may even show signs of disease. Both drafts and unventilated rooms are equally destructive for it.

Photo of lemon tree

Pests and diseases of lemon

The appearance of white flies may indicate stagnation. Their larvae feed on roots and cause significant damage to the plant. Insecticides are used to combat them various types- watering solutions and aerosol forms to kill insects that have managed to hatch. Karbofos and Aktelik are quite effective in combating these insects.

It is necessary to regularly inspect lemon leaves, on which mites and scale insects can settle. Externally, mites resemble tiny spiders. They are distinguished by their orange or brown color, which stands out noticeably against the green background of the back of the leaves. They cover the damaged areas with a thin web, which makes it easy to recognize pests. Wash the twigs and leaves on both sides several times at intervals of three to four days under a shower head with strong water pressure. Repeated spraying with infusions is effective

garlic (infuse 1 medium-sized head in 0.5 liters of water),
onion (1 onion, finely grated, poured with a liter of water),
bay leaf (2-3 leaves per 0.5 liter jar of water)
strong brew of green tea (for 2 cups) boiled water 2 tbsp. dry tea leaves).

Attention! It is not recommended to water the soil with these products.

Scale insects look like small brown turtles, motionless and tightly attached to the leaves. It's difficult to fight them. Three times at weekly intervals, thoroughly wipe the plant, including leaves on both sides, twigs and trunk, with a mixture of soap and kerosene, taken in a ratio of 1/0.5. Cover the ground with cardboard or polyethylene, wrap the trunk at the very bottom with a narrow bandage to prevent liquid from penetrating into the root system.

Lemons often get sick from improper care. Browning leaves on the outside healthy plant, and even during the flowering period - one of the ailments. In this case, reconsider the conditions of keeping the flower; perhaps it makes sense to replant it. But in this case, choose a different soil than the current one. Perhaps it was the acidity of the soil that caused the disease.

Video about indoor lemon pests

Like the human body, disease prevention is important for citrus fruits. To prevent diseases, follow the regime, replant, and trim damaged areas. Sometimes a sudden illness can be caused by depletion of the plant itself. In this case, limit flowering to a few buds, and, no matter how sorry it is, remove the rest. Each house has its own separate microclimate, which is not always suitable for lemon. The task of the plant owner is to adapt it to existing conditions gradually.

Sometimes the process of caring for a lemon at home is comparable in terms of troubles to caring for small children - it is difficult at the beginning, but all the work is rewarded when the tree begins to actively grow.