Guide
Lemon, I believe that after hearing these two words, the mouth has come out of the sour water, although the lemon that sour and refreshing power of the average person can not stand, but it is rich in vitamin C, citric acid and other trace elements, very beneficial to the human body, then today the flower idiot will introduce to you how to put a lemon seedling, raise every year have lemons to eat.
1. Seedling selection treatment
Lemons generally begin to bear a small amount of fruit after two years, if it is planted with seeds, it is estimated that it will take three years to have lemon fruit to eat, so it is recommended that you go to the flower market to buy a seedling for more than two years, so that you can have fruit to eat in the second year, but the lemon tree purchased is mostly made of sandy soil as a culture medium, breathability is particularly good, but the nutrition is relatively lacking, after returning home, you can take out the whole heel lump and replant it in a new pot.
2. Preparation of flower soil pots
Lemon on the potting soil requirements are not strict, but to loose and transparent micro-acidic soil rich in organic matter is the best, can be used garden soil and saprophyll soil in accordance with 3:2 preparation, after the preparation can add a small amount of edible vinegar, increase the acidity of the soil; pot selection and flower seedling size adaptation, a year seedling can be planted in 10-15 cm caliber pot, two years of seedlings can choose 15-20 cm caliber, there is no limit to the material.
3. Water nutrient supply
Water and nutrients on whether the lemon tree fruit has a relatively large effect, lemon is more water-loving, usually to reduce the occurrence of plant water shortage, you can spray water to the leaves and plants in the morning and evening, and water every two days, but into the gestational bud stage to appropriately reduce the water supply; lemon likes fertilizer, in the early spring germination period every half month to apply nitrogen fertilizer, promote the growth of branches and leaves, into the growth period began to increase phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, promote the formation of roots and flower buds, into the winter after the application of a compound fertilizer for nutrient storage.
4. Light temperature control
Lemons are not particularly light-loving, but during the flowering period, it must ensure sufficient light, at least 4-6 hours of light per day, so as to ensure that there are many flowers and fruits; the suitable temperature for lemon growth is 18-25 degrees, and the temperature in winter cannot be lower than minus 5 degrees.
5. Daily maintenance matters
If you want the lemon to have more lemon fruit, annual pruning is also indispensable, before entering the winter, you need to carry out a re-pruning, the over-grown over-dense branches are cut off, not only has a beautiful plant type, but also for the spring germination of flower buds have a more adequate nutritional supply; if the spring germinated branches are too dense, at this time it is also necessary to carry out a light pruning, control the long branches, and ensure that there is a permeable space inside the plant.
With the growth of plants, the limited flower soil in the pot, nutrition has become missing, so every two years must be carried out once to change the pot for soil, the best time to change the soil is to replace the larger than the previous pot before the budding in early spring, and then spread a rotten cake fertilizer at the bottom of the flower soil as a base fertilizer, water the soil solidly, and then put it in the shade and ventilation for 3-5 days, and then can be normally maintained.