If you have a small yard or a small terrace at home, a potted lemon tree is a good choice. Compared with other plants, lemon trees are easier to raise, and they can bear fruit after breeding, and the fruit is the lemon that we usually eat.
This can not only decorate the home, but also produce food, it can be said that it is a good choice to kill two birds with one stone, and the lemon tree is very easy to survive, as long as you remember the following points, you can quickly raise it to grow the fruit.
First point: temperature
Although the lemon tree is not very picky about the growing environment, but after the winter temperature is reduced to below zero, if it is still open in the outdoors, we must take it indoors in time, otherwise the lemon tree cannot tolerate too low temperatures, and the whole plant will wither, unable to grow and bear fruit normally.
It is still possible to properly expose it in the autumn, but it must be farmed indoors in the winter to make it healthy and strong enough.
Indoors, you can choose to be on the balcony, or in the living room, as long as it is a warmer indoor, and then you can slowly get to outdoor breeding after the temperature rises in the spring.
Second point: soil
Lemon trees do not have high requirements for potting soil, as long as they are relatively fertile, they can promote its growth, because lemon trees are relatively large when they grow up.
Therefore, at the beginning of our breeding, we must ensure that the pot soil has enough nutrients to support the lemon tree to grow tall and grow, and to continuously provide nutrients for the results.
We can buy the configured potting soil directly from the market, or we can prepare it ourselves at home, we can add some fermented fertilizer to the potting soil, and then mix enough loose needle soil and other similar nutrients, and then add a certain proportion of particles to promote drainage. Such soil is not only fertile enough to drain and breathe well, but also very suitable for the growth needs of lemon trees.
Third point: watering
In order for the lemon tree to produce large and many fruits, adequate watering is essential, whether it is during the growth period or when it comes to fruition, we must carry out regular watering.
Generally, it can be watered 3 to 4 times a month, and if the potting soil is found to be relatively dry, or the lemon tree is in a state of lack of water, it is necessary to replenish the water in time.
After the fruit, we can also sprinkle more water on its branches and leaves, which can promote the growth of its branches and leaves to be fuller, and the flesh of the fruit will be better. If the potting soil is relatively wet, we should not water it to avoid problems such as standing water.
Fourth point: trimming
Lemon trees grow faster, in less than a few days can grow very dense foliage, this time also need us to prune in time, especially the long branches or relatively slender and too long branches must be pruned immediately, so as to avoid nutrient waste, but also can make the healthier branches grow intensively.
If the leaves fall naturally, we should also pick them out to avoid breeding bacteria in the pot soil, which still causes diseases and insect pests.
Then, after the lemon tree bears fruit every year, a comprehensive pruning is carried out, at this time we can carry out a combination of changing pots, and we can also prune the root system, which is conducive to the continued growth of the lemon tree in the coming year.
Fifth point: sunshine
The lemon tree itself is very fond of sunlight, and if you want it to grow faster and produce fuller fruit, you need enough sunlight to replenish.
At least 6 hours of sunlight needs to be maintained a day, whether it is summer or winter, so that it can always maintain a healthy growth state, and the fruit will be relatively large, and sometimes it can bear several times.
Overview: In addition to the above points, we should also pay attention to timely ventilation and fertilization, so that it can grow better, especially after watering, ventilation is more important. Fertilization can be carried out as long as it is carried out before the fruit, generally we can follow the principle of thin fertilizer and diligent application, so as to adapt to the growth habits of lemon trees, so that it can produce more and more large fruits every year.