Lemon is a subtropical plant and the apartment climate is ideal for it. Despite this, caring for a lemon in a pot differs from growing it in natural conditions.
Let's look at how to care for lemons at home so that your plant grows healthy and the lemon bears fruit.
Selection of seedlings
There is no need to rush into purchasing a lemon seedling. You should choose a healthy-looking plant with brightly colored, shiny leaves.
Look carefully at the stem and the reverse side of the leaf.
They must be clean, without the visible presence of pests and traces of disease.
Landing and seat selection
After planting the plant in open ground, be sure to water it thoroughly, making sure that it does not get direct Sun rays.
If weather not very good (rain, strong wind, etc.) it is better to build a small shelter and leave it for several days until lemon tree will not take root in the new place.
In open ground, plants satisfy their needs from their natural environment. It is much more difficult to create favorable conditions for growing lemon at home.
ADVICE: Do not rush to replant the purchased decorative lemon tree seedling (for indoor growing). Let it adapt to your home.
Choose a location for the plant responsibly. Do not place indoor lemon in dangerous places:
- in a draft;
- near heating devices;
- in an unlit corner or dark corridor;
- between closed curtains and a window in cold weather.
ADVICE: Inspect the seedling daily and spray it with water. In hot weather, 2 times a day. After a few days, the plant needs to be replanted.
Features of care at different times of the year
In spring, the plant wakes up and begins to grow actively. He needs more light.
On warm days, you can take the lemon plant out into the fresh air.
The room must be ventilated, since the flow of fresh air is necessary for good growth citrus fruits.
By watching the video you can find out how to help your lemon in the spring:
In summer, it is best to bury a lemon tree in the garden or country house. If this is not possible, you need to move it to the balcony or terrace.
Having more than 25 years of experience in growing lemons at home, I note that such “ summer rest"Gives a powerful boost to plants throughout the year.
In the fall, before returning the lemon home, we carefully inspect the entire plant and, if necessary, treat it with chemicals. Be sure to take a warm shower, thoroughly wash the leaves and stems from dust and dirt.
We return it to its usual place and continue caring for the indoor lemon in the pot. Gradually reduce watering and fertilizing of plants.
In winter, plants are most often in a dormant period. But one of my lemons goes into the winter with fruits and therefore the dormant period for it begins after the harvest.
I feed this plant throughout the fruiting period and, if necessary, provide lighting for 2-3 hours daily. Other plants in winter period resting.
The comfortable temperature for lemons during this period is between 14 and 16 degrees.
Our winters in Siberia are long and cold. It is not always possible to preserve plants during the winter. Some branches dry out. Do not rush to prune such plants. Very often a withered twig comes to life.
In the photo below you can see examples of home-grown dwarf lemons:
Perhaps due to the fact that it is not easy to grow a lemon tree in our latitudes, pruning of citrus fruits is not practiced. But if desired, pruning can be done for better branching and crown formation in early spring.
You can learn how to prune a plant at home on our website.
Why doesn't lemon blossom or bear fruit?
Often, novice gardeners are faced with the fact that lemons do not bloom.
Why don't lemons bloom? There are several reasons: the first and most basic is that the plant was planted as a seed and not grafted.
How to make lemons bloom at home? In order for a plant grown from a seed to bloom, many years must pass or it must be grafted.
Also, your plant may be planted in poor soil and lack mineral fertilizers. Very dry air, pests, diseases...
Watch your pet and the plant itself will tell you the reason.
I bought my first lemon on vacation in Adjara. It was a grafted 3-4 year old seedling of Pavlovsk lemon, all in bloom and with small fruits. It so happened that the plant had to be put into storage for a day. When the plant was returned to me, I almost burst into tears - the leaves, flowers, ovary, everything fell off. I saved the lemon, but it bloomed only after 5 years.
ATTENTION: If you transport a plant from one place to another, be prepared for the fact that it may not bloom on time.
Lighting
If your plant does not have enough light, it will have small and pale leaves, small or no flowers, lower leaves yellow color, the plant practically does not grow or the shoots are weak and very elongated.
For lemons, south-eastern windows with bright, diffused light and Not big amount direct sunlight. If there is no possibility of natural light, then for normal cultivation of lemons it is necessary to organize artificial lighting. It is best to use fluorescent lamps.
Lemon is not very picky about air temperature - in winter it needs 14 - 16 degrees, in summer it can tolerate 30 degree heat.
IMPORTANT: It is necessary that the difference between day and night temperatures should not be more than 4-6 degrees. This is especially dangerous for flowering plants.
In winter, it is necessary to insulate the window on which the plant stands, on very cold days, remove the lemon from the windowsill, and do not close the window curtains tightly. Warm air from the room should penetrate to the plant.
Air humidity
Air humidity is another significant important factor growing lemons.
This problem is especially relevant in the winter months.
In apartments with central heating, the air becomes so dry that many plants find it very difficult to tolerate such conditions.
The air in the room must be constantly humidified. It is better to use industrial humidifiers.
If it is not possible to buy such a device, use the knowledge of experienced gardeners:
- Spray your plants with warm water (necessarily settled) 2-3 times a day;
- Pour expanded clay into a tray, moisten it with water and place the flower pot in this tray. Keep expanded clay constantly moist;
- Group several colors - the humidity will increase;
- You can move the lemon into the kitchen, where the humidity is much higher.
ADVICE: During the flowering of the lemon tree, many sources recommend pollinating the flowers using cotton swabs.
To carry out pollination you need to take a cotton swab. Trying not to damage the flowers, carefully collect pollen from one flower and transfer it to another, then to the third and all subsequent ones. However, in all the years of growing these plants, I have never used this method. Pollination happens somehow by itself.
Watering
U different people your own drinking regime. The same can be said about plants. All indoor plants need watering to one degree or another. Some people like rare watering, others we water frequently and abundantly.
If you ask novice gardeners about the most common cause of plant death, most of them will say: “It’s dried out!” But much more often, plants die from improper watering.
If we notice something wrong with our plant, we begin to water it abundantly. In response to this, the leaves droop and turn yellow, but we continue to assume that the plant does not have enough moisture, and water it again.
Over time, in such plants, the earthen lump turns into a swamp, the roots rot and the plant dies.
How to water a lemon so that it grows healthy, develops and bears fruit?
The most important rule is to water the lemon generously with settled water; the water temperature should not be lower than room temperature.
Water only when upper layer the soil will dry out no less than 1-2 cm. After watering, let the water drain, loosen the top layer of soil and for the next few days just spray the leaves.
In order for the plant to develop and grow well, it must be replanted in a timely manner and its soil updated.
IMPORTANT: Never use unsterilized soil for planting indoor plants.
It is best to buy a special mixture for planting citrus plants. How to cook soil mixture at home you can find out on our website.
Good drainage is important for lemons. correct composition soil.
If you did everything as described above, but did not get the result, then your pet does not have enough nutrients. The plant must be fed constantly. In spring and summer once a week, in autumn once a month, in winter (if the plant is “resting”) we do not feed; if the plant has fruits or blooms, regular feeding is necessary.
You can find out how to care for a lemon tree with fruits at home and how to feed the plant at home on our website.
All we are embarking on this difficult journey for is the fruits of our tree (lemons). It’s as if we have achieved its flowering, but there is no ovary, the fruits are not formed.
How to pollinate lemons at home and what else you can do:
- Hand pollination with a cotton swab;
- Using the drug "Bud"
- Use of the drug "Kornerost, Heteroauxin"
to stimulate fruit formation, preserve the ovary in unfavorable conditions;
to stimulate the growth of the root system, strengthening the entire plant.
And then our lemon blossomed, the ovary appeared and - Oh, horror!!! The ovary falls off. Why?
There are several possible reasons:
- if the plant blooms for the first time and there are only a few flowers, as a rule, these will be empty flowers. Take your time, wait for the real flowering;
- if a lemon blooms profusely and there is a lot of ovary, the plant itself regulates the amount of fruit it needs;
- If already formed, grown fruits fall off, your plant does not have enough light, nutrition, or it is sick (plants also get sick). Perhaps pests have appeared on the lemon.
If your lemon has blossomed and has begun to bear fruit, wait for the harvest.
Lemon ripening is not a quick process. Lemons grow slowly, be patient for a few months.
To find out when to remove lemons from your home tree, just take a good look at the fruits. Well-ripened lemon fruits are bright yellow and uniform in color.
If the lemon is ripe, it is easily separated from the stalk.
ADVICE: Gardeners often ask the question: “Lemon doesn’t grow, what should I do?” If your tree grows poorly or does not grow at all, pay attention to how the plant is planted.
Perhaps during transplantation you buried the grafting site into the ground. Urgently remove the top layer of soil and free the growing point.
In order to speed up the fruiting process, a seedling grown from a seed must be grafted. If you do not know this procedure, it is better to contact specialists.
You can learn how to properly plant a decorative lemon by watching the video below:
Lemon seedlings are transplanted in the spring if necessary. Let's consider when a Lemon transplant is necessary and what care is needed at home.
I know three conditions necessary for transplantation:
- the root system has grown and roots have appeared in the holes of the pot;
- after watering the plant dries very quickly;
- the plant withers.
IMPORTANT: If you take a previously used pot for replanting, it must be thoroughly rinsed and disinfected. The pot for replanting should be slightly larger than the one in which the lemon grew. Replanting a plant can be easily done at home.
Caring for indoor plants involves more than just watering and fertilizing.
Lemon must be periodically washed to remove dust and dirt.
Dust not only spoils the appearance, but also impedes the normal development of the plant. It is also necessary to tie branches with fruits to a support to avoid breaking the branches.
Inspect the plants regularly, clean the crown of your tree from dead leaves and dried flowers.
Where do plant diseases come from? Most often we ourselves are to blame for this.
There are several reasons. These are also unfavorable conditions for growing plants. We bought a sick plant and, unable to withstand the quarantine, placed it with other indoor plants.
Lemon fruits are a whole storehouse of vitamins. Eating food brings health and vigor.
REFERENCE: They drink tea with lemon and use it in cooking. Lemon is often used in various health recipes.
By growing a lemon tree at home, we get the opportunity not only to have wonderful fruits. Smell lemon blossom fills the entire apartment with a fabulous aroma.
Is there any harm in growing lemons at home?
I would not recommend keeping a profusely flowering plant in the bedroom. There may be headaches. That's all.
You can watch a video with a detailed story about the benefits and harm that lemon can bring:
In conclusion, I would like to say if you want for your lemon tree:
- create the necessary temperature regime;
- provide appropriate lighting conditions;
- ensure timely watering;
- you will maintain the necessary air humidity;
- give your seedlings the necessary mineral fertilizers;
- give them peace;
- provide access to fresh air;
- will you look after appearance your plants;
And as a result, it will thank you with abundant flowering and healthy fruits.
The lemon tree brings not only a lot of joy, but also worries to its owner. Planting and grafting citrus is easy, but organizing proper care for it is much more difficult. There are only a few reasons why lemons do not bear fruit exactly on time - unfavorable environmental conditions and diseases that often affect the lemon tree. What to do, if favorite plant not starting to bloom?
To obtain good harvest lemons, you should try hard
What affects fruit set?
Lemon is capable of producing up to fifty fruits per year, depending on the age of the plant and the conditions that the grower was able to provide. The organization of watering, the place where the pot stands, air humidity and the quality of fertilizers determine the growth of the lemon. Inflorescences appear only on a healthy tree, which is pruned and replanted in time. If lemon trees do not begin to bear fruit, then:
- in a room where citrus grows, elevated temperature air;
- a small tree has many inflorescences that are not pruned;
- improper watering is carried out (lack of nutrition).
The main reasons for the lack of fruit production in a young tree
The growth of the plant and its fruitfulness depend on environmental factors and the care that a person provides to the citrus. Lemon fruiting is a consequence good care and care from the florist. The reason for any negative changes should be sought in what kind of water the lemon is watered with and when it is replanted. The quality of soil and fertilizer determines the appearance of the tree.
Vaccinations
Incorrect grafting can be another reason for the lack of inflorescences on the stems. Seed lemons do not bear fruit even under the most favorable conditions. A plant grafted with cuttings bears fruit already from the third year. You should not expect that lemon from the seed will produce a good harvest.
This type of ornamental tree blooms but does not bear fruit. The number of fruits on the tree depends on how the grower coped with the important task of trimming excess inflorescences. The more flowers appear on the stems, the smaller future lemons will be. Nutrients and moisture are distributed evenly throughout the tree, so as soon as the plant blooms, it needs to be pruned.
Grafting must be correct, otherwise the yield will decrease
Temperature and humidity
If the lemon bloomed, but then all the flowers fell off, you need to look for the problem in the temperature and humidity levels in the room. Even a beginner who expects to reap a good harvest in the near future should learn how to make a crop bear fruit or graft it. Lemon blooms but does not bear fruit, what should I do? You need to look for the reasons at home while the plant can still be helped.
Why does an old lemon stop bearing fruit?
Why doesn't it bear fruit? old lemon Houses? Experienced flower growers convince us that an ornamental tree that has been bearing fruit for several years can suffer from the most trivial problem. If during autumn flowering the temperature in the room where the pot of lemon is placed is too high, the inflorescences will either fall off or not appear at all. Dry air causes the soil in the pot to turn into a hard lump. As a result, the plant lacks moisture even with normal watering. The root system is unable to nourish the inflorescences, and they simply fall off. The optimal temperature in the room should not exceed 20 degrees Celsius.
Small white inflorescences bring a lot of joy to a person, especially if the lemon blooms for the first time. Under no circumstances should you leave all the flowers that appear. Closer to spring, lemons are brought out to open air, where the plant’s own temperature even rises. Lemon comes to life, because spring flowering is characterized by a large number of white buds. In order to avoid reduced fruitfulness of the crop in the future, excess flowers are cut off from the first flowering.
Excess buds should be removed
How to feed a plant during the flowering period
To determine the number of flowers that can be left on a tree, simple calculations. There should be only one bud for every 10 leaves. If the grower does not trim off the excess buds, the plant will become weak and will soon shed the entire ovary, and not just part of it. Lemon needs to be given more feeding during intensive flowering. In spring, mineral and organic fertilizers alternate. Feeding is carried out every three days.
Lack of nutrition is one of the most common reasons why the ovary does not form on the stems. If the inflorescences managed to emerge, but immediately fell off, the problem should be looked for in the quality and quantity of moisture.
Excessive watering leads to a similar picture - the rhizome cannot absorb water due to swelling of the soil. The root system begins to rot, and the ovary falls off. There is no point in expecting a harvest from a tree that does not receive enough moisture. If the ovary nevertheless survives an unfavorable period, the fruits will be bitter and small in size.
What to do if flowers do not turn into fruits
The absence of fruit on a tree that looks absolutely healthy from the outside can puzzle even an experienced gardener. A bad rootstock may be one of the reasons. The choice of variety determines how much fruit can be harvested after the plant blooms.
U dwarf varieties fruitfulness is significantly higher than that of a full-size crop. If after transplanting the tree does not want to bear fruit, you should wait another year. In most cases, lemons need more time to adapt to new conditions.
Dwarf lemon produces more fruit than regular lemon
If the reason is age
Plants that are not mature enough can bloom only without fruit. This happens if the young culture has not yet matured. Trees from five years old produce a constant harvest, but young lemons do not show such results. Lack of fruit set occurs due to excess fruit or low nutrient concentration. In the cold, the plant feels bad and no vaccinations help it with the ovary.
If the reason is in the place of disembarkation
If the cause of the weakness of the lemon tree has been determined, the problem that has arisen must be eliminated without delay. Will help enhance citrus fruiting simple steps that do not require a person extra costs money or strength. The first step is to move the pot to the southern part of the building or room in which the lemon grows.
Lemon feels best in the southern part of the room
If the reason is in the soil
During transplantation, experienced gardeners recommend using special well-drained soil. Closer to summer, it is necessary to increase the amount of fertilizer for the root system of the lemon tree. Excessive concentration of nitrogen in the soil due to constant watering and without fertilizer can harm the plant and cause the inflorescences to soon fall off. Caring for ornamental plants is a simple matter, but it also requires complete dedication from a person.
If the reason is pollination
Sometimes poor pollination is the reason for the lack of color and fruit production. What to do to save a lemon tree? Pollination of flowers is part of a complex process that results in juicy fruits.
Without pollination, flowers are just barren flowers. They are beautiful, but absolutely useless for a gardener who plans to harvest. To help the plant, you can pollinate all the flowers again.
For these purposes, it is necessary to transfer pollen from one flower to others. Using a cotton swab, a person moves carefully through all the inflorescences. This procedure will be useful for plants whose variety the grower is not sure of. Apply with a cotton swab without applying strong pressure so as not to damage the plant.
Who among us has not tried to plant a lemon seed at least once? There are probably few of these, because the seeds of lemon (tangerine, orange, grapefruit) seem to have some kind of magical power, which encourages us to do this, and we stick a bone into the first one we come across flower pot . When a sprout hatches, there is no limit to joy. True, it goes away as soon as we find out that we won’t see fruit for 10 years. It is believed that a lemon grown from a seed will not bloom before. Is it so? After all, I want it early. And the tree grows well, and the leaves are green. Is it really that long to wait for a lemon from the seed? Is it true? So... In part, this is true. A lemon from a seed planted in the first pot you come across and growing “on its own”, even with regular watering and fertilizing, will begin to bear fruit in 10-15 years (or maybe this won’t happen). But if you have a great desire and put in a little effort, you can get a “harvest” of citrus fruits in 4-5 years. Don't believe me? But in vain. In the mass cultivation of lemons (and other citrus fruits), planting with seeds is mainly practiced. Of course, this is in subtropical conditions, so we will need to use some “tricky” techniques. How to grow a lemon from a seed. First, a small digression. To avoid confusion, I will write specifically about lemon. But this technology is suitable for growing not only lemons, but also any other citrus tree from seeds. First of all, you need to choose a seed. The seeds for planting lemons must be large and fresh. They must be planted immediately after being removed from the fruit. It is better to plant several at once, so that later you can choose the best seedling (or several). We plant the extracted lemon seeds in separate containers (100g “disposable” cups are ideal). It is advisable to pre-treat the lemon seeds with a preparation for root formation, for example, by soaking them for 12 hours in a solution of root, heteroauxin or sodium humanate. Be sure to make a drainage hole in the cup and fill it with drainage, for example, vermoculite. The soil for planting lemon seeds should be sufficiently nutritious, light and loose. To do this, you can take one part of humus and turf soil with the addition of part of peat, although other options are possible at this stage of growing lemon from a seed. You can germinate lemon seeds both in a greenhouse and without it. We will be able to determine which of the seedlings is of the highest quality when they grow to 7-10 cm in height (from 3 to 6 months). High-quality lemon seedlings have an initially bushy crown and the maximum number of buds on the branches, there are no short needles, and the leaves are strong and do not fall off. It is based on these characteristics that we choose the highest quality plant, which we continue to develop. During this period, the seedlings are transferred to a large container (7 cm. pot), into which we add vermicompost (it is freely sold in flower shops). You should start forming a bush at this time. To do this, we pinch the top of the plant to stimulate the growth of side shoots, which in turn also need to be pinched when they have at least three leaves. Lighting for lemon plays a very important role. And to obtain a uniform crown, it must be illuminated evenly, but in an apartment this is not easy to achieve. Therefore, it is necessary to periodically turn the plant (I do this once every 10 days), but no more than a quarter of a turn (use a marker to draw a mark on the pot and use it as a guide). It should be noted that lemon grows in waves, which means that it only has a maximum of 5 growth periods per year, with a break between them of approximately 3 months. It is during these periods that maximum attention should be paid to the formation of the bush. I repeat. Young lemons grown from a seed, grafted or planted from cuttings do not need to be pruned! For citrus fruits, every leaf is important. Therefore, the crown is formed only by pinching. A properly formed bush is the basis of a high-quality fruit-bearing lemon tree. Of course, this is not all. We continue to grow our lemon from the seed. We have formed the crown and continue to form it as the tree grows. But this, of course, is not all that is required to speed up the fruiting of lemons from seeds. The main role here is played by proper lemon care and the use of certain technologies. Lemon from the seed. Part II. Published: Fruit garden in the room Limon iz kostochki. We continue to grow our lemon from the seed. We have formed the crown and continue to form it as the tree grows. But this, of course, is not all that is required to speed up the fruiting of lemons from seeds. The main role here is played by proper lemon care and the use of certain technologies. Lemon care. As I already wrote, you can achieve flowering and fruiting of a lemon grown from a seed already in the fourth or fifth year (during this period, by the way, a lemon planted from a cutting will also bloom). To do this, you need to make extra efforts when caring for it. Lemon is a light-loving plant, and for normal, and even more intensive development, it needs a lot of light. Even in the brightest room, during the growing season, and especially when it falls during periods of short days (autumn-winter), our seeded lemons need to be illuminated. It is better to do this with special phytolamps, or, in extreme cases, fluorescent lamps (an 18-20 W energy-saving lamp with any homemade reflector is also suitable). By the way, about lighting. In order to understand how to properly and effectively illuminate indoor plants, it is not at all necessary to go to a greenhouse. All you need to do is go to a regular grocery store. The method of lighting display chest freezers is quite suitable for us. Moreover, the very structure of such a display case is an indoor greenhouse. And it’s easy to make. The second important component for successfully obtaining fruit from a lemon from a seed is air humidity. It would be better if it was an electric humidifier (there is a huge selection of them now). By the way. An electric humidifier will improve your well-being too. It is believed that lemons cannot be replanted often and that they love tight containers. And this is of course true. But not in our case. To successfully achieve our goal, two transplants per year are necessary, one in February, the second in June. Since the plant grows intensively, each subsequent pot should be taken 3-4 cm larger than the previous one. In order not to damage the tender roots of the tree, it is better not to remove the entire lump from them, but to perform the so-called. "partial transplant" The soil for lemon must be very nutritious. Therefore, it will be better if you prepare it yourself. To do this, you need to stock up on rotted leaves of linden or maple (in a forest, park, etc.), turf soil (soil on which grass grows densely) and manure humus (this is more difficult for a city dweller, but can still be solved). Then all this is mixed in equal parts. If it is possible to get horse manure, then a quarter of the manure added to ordinary garden (but loose!) soil will also make it suitable for planting lemons. But even such frequent transplants are not able to provide our lemon from the seed with all the necessary nutrition. Those substances contained in the soil mixture can feed our tree for no more than five months, and even then this is already the deadline. Therefore, an important component of lemon care is feeding it with fertilizers. This moment must be taken Special attention. You don’t have to choose which fertilizers to use – mineral or organic. Both should be used. Alternate. There should be a break between feedings - at least a week, maximum 10 days (during the growing season, a little less often during breaks). Apply fertilizer only in liquid form (no sticks or surface granules!). Maximum dose of complex mineral fertilizer– 2 grams. If you overdose, you can burn the roots. You can use purchased organics (there are plenty of them in stores), but it is still better to use infusions of mullein or bird droppings (weak solutions). In the summer, it will be very useful to add nettle infusion to water for irrigation (you can infuse it in any closed container, just fill the nettle with water for two weeks), add 50 grams of infusion per liter of water. In the fourth year, after starting to grow lemon from the seed, you can add an infusion to the water for irrigation. eggshells(the smell is terrible but the effect is magnificent, I recommend using it for all flowering plants). And finally - a mechanical effect on the tree, which will contribute to the speedy flowering of our lemon from the seed. In the fourth year, it is necessary to produce the so-called. “ringing” our plant. To do this, we tightly pull the central trunk of the tree at the very base with copper wire, slightly deepening it into the bark. This is done so that an influx will form at the site of the constriction, which will contribute to the accumulation of substances necessary for flowering. After 6-10 months (maximum a year), the ring must be removed to avoid squeezing the plant. Lubricate the wound mark garden varnish and cover with electrical tape. If you do everything correctly, then after 4-5 years your efforts will be rewarded by the flowering and fruiting of lemon grown from the seed. At the same time, it should be noted that a lemon grown from a seed is more adapted to home conditions than one bought in a store (greenhouse, market, etc.). And the fruits, as a rule, are larger and tastier than the “mother” ones. True, with the beginning of fruiting, one must observe the rule of proportionality of the ovaries to the leaves. This is very important for young plants. There are many tips and recommendations on this matter. Some advise leaving one ovary for 25 leaves, and there are those who leave all 50. Personally, I chose the golden mean for myself - one ovary for 30 leaves, I remove the rest, although it’s a shame. But if you leave more, the tree will not be able to feed them and, as a result, an exhausted tree and small fruits. In the summer, it is better to take the tree out into the fresh air, it will be very grateful to you. And in a house where there are children, the place for him is in the nursery! It perfectly disinfects the air. But it is better to keep it away from people suffering from cardiovascular diseases. And the very last thing. ENEMY! The most terrible enemy for lemon is the scale insect. This evil spirit is capable of sucking out all the juice from a plant in a short time. And the most unpleasant thing is that initial stage it is extremely difficult to detect. This is a very small insect, the size of a flea, and moves just as quickly throughout the plant. You can see it with the naked eye already in the adult stage. That's why! If, during inspection (and it should be carried out regularly), you found gray-brown spots (beige, light brown) at the base of the leaves, on the leaves themselves (especially on the back part), on the stem and branches (beige, light brown), if gum (sticky sap) - take action immediately (!), this is a scale insect. It is very difficult to destroy this infection; there are few drugs that can really remove it from a plant. These include, first of all, “Aktara” (process in a ventilated place!) and a special preparation trademark"Blank sheet". These drugs have been personally tested by me, and I vouch for them. The rest... After processing, it is also advisable to manually collect the “loose” scale insects from the leaves and trunks of the plant. After 10 days, repeat the treatment.
What goal do people pursue when growing citrus fruits at home? Of course, basically everyone dreams of seeing large ripe fruits on a small tree growing in a small pot on the windowsill; and only a few take care of plants for years, despite the fact that there is not even a hint of flowering, considering them to be quite exotic and decorative. It can be difficult to wait for fruiting not only from seedlings, but even from cuttings taken from cultivated plants and many people wonder: How to make a lemon bloom?". This article will discuss methods for accelerating the fruiting of citrus fruits.
However, citrus fruits are not much different from fruit trees in the garden and all the methods that are practiced on apple or pear trees are applicable to lemons, oranges, etc. Vegetation and flowering are two opposite processes. That is, the tree either spends all its energy on growth or on laying flower buds. Well, the optimal balance is when the tree grows well and at the same time produces a good harvest. Logically, the conclusion suggests itself: in order to make a tree bloom, you need to reduce its growth force, but not through poor care (although there were cases that seedlings bloomed precisely after the influence negative factors, but I would not risk purposefully suppressing the plant). I know of several methods that will speed up fruiting, but, of course, they do not provide a 100% guarantee that any seedling will bloom in the near future.
Crown formation
Anyone who follows my blog knows that I believe that correctness is the most important factor in citrus fruiting. Many resources write that you can only wait for flowers on branches of the 5th-6th order. This is true, but let's figure out why this is so. I have never seen shoots of such order being fatty: that is, powerful, vigorously growing, and directed mainly strictly vertically. They usually appear on the trunk or branches of 1-2 orders. If they are not removed, pruned and left to grow vertically, they usually develop the same fatty shoots in the buds. If you don’t want to remove such a shoot, you can bend it down. Even a bent fatty shoot will in the future produce normal shoots with a chance of setting flower buds. The more we tilt horizontally, the greater the chances. That is, we conclude: vertical shoots are aimed at intensive growth, while horizontal shoots are aimed at fruiting. It is worth bending the branches when they have not yet matured; they are very elastic and allow you to bend them in any direction.
Padding
Hauling is another method aimed at inhibiting vegetation and the outflow of beneficial substances accumulated in the leaves. This simple technique can be performed both on the trunk and on individual strongly vegetative skeletal branches. To do this, you need a soft copper wire, which we tighten around the branch so that it cuts a little into the bark. As it grows and thickens, the cutting will become deeper, so periodically the constriction can be loosened so that there are no unsightly bulges and growths, or it can be moved a little higher or lower.
Banding
Banding is already a “surgical” operation that requires cutting off a ring of bark (hence the name). With this method we achieve the same thing as with reupholstery, but it has some features. It is advisable to carry out ringing during active sap flow, when the bark is easily separated from the wood, but the constriction can be done at any time. To perform ringing, you need to use a sharp knife to make 2 cuts in the bark to the wood in a circle at a distance of about 1 cm, one from the other. Then connect them with a vertical cut and carefully remove this ring of bark. Turn it upside down and put it back. Next you need to wrap it tightly, as with grafting.
Cold winter
When the temperature drops to 2-5 degrees, all vital processes of citrus fruits slow down greatly and the tree goes into “hibernation”, gaining strength. This is also a very important factor that affects the possibility of flower buds awakening in the spring.
Verdelli method
One of the unusual practices for stimulating the flowering of lemons and limes that grow in open ground is the so-called Verdelli method. Its essence is simple: in the summer the tree is limited in watering and one begins to fade. Then watering is abruptly resumed with the addition of nitrogen fertilizers what provokes vigorous flowering. This explains the cases when seedlings in indoor conditions with poor care can bloom much earlier than their counterparts that were grown in compliance with agricultural techniques. But you should use this method very carefully because you can ruin the tree. I believe that this method is relevant for all citrus crops.Fertilizers
Each of the macroelements has its own influence on different life processes of plants. I won’t go into detail about everything, but I’ll just write on the topic that phosphorus is responsible for flowering and fruiting. Therefore, to speed up fruiting, citrus fruits can be fed with superphosphate or complex fertilizers with a predominance of phosphorus. On each package, the manufacturer must indicate the ratio of macroelements N-P-K, where “P” is phosphorus. But you should not get carried away with fertilizing, because overfeeding with phosphorus, as well as other elements, will have a very negative effect on the plant.
I bought my first lemon on vacation in Anapa, in 2005. It was a cutting with two cut leaves, rooted in a disposable cup.
Arriving home, I transplanted it. But after transplanting, my lemon did not grow at all, did not overwinter well and constantly dropped its leaves.
I already despaired that this plant would be able to recover. And then I even decided that I would no longer bring lemon home after spending the summer on the veranda.
And in 2009, I was again in Anapa and brought from there a small lemon tree.
But what was my surprise when I walked onto the veranda and saw that my first lemon was covered in leaves and blooming!
Now I know about my main mistake in caring for this plant. Lemons should never be rotated. But I, on the contrary, used to always turn it around - I thought that with even lighting of the lemon its crown would be more luxuriant.
As a result, my first lemon did not overwinter on the veranda; I just brought it into the house in the fall later than all the other flowers (in September).
It turned out that before flowering I left it alone for a while. I haven’t moved or turned over a pot of lemon on the veranda for more than 3 months. So he answered me with lush foliage and flowering...
Now I have a mark on the pots with lemons (so that, for example, after spraying, I place the pot correctly).
Both lemons grow on the east window, and there is no radiator under this window.
After I started caring for lemons properly, I now have no problems with them. I regularly harvest them.
For now, I leave only one lemon to ripen on each plant. The fact is that if the lemon tree is small and has few leaves, then it cannot be overloaded with fruits. Moreover, if the fruits are quite large and heavy. For example, last year the largest fruit of my lemon weighed 420 g.
I have both of these lemons now, in December (2011), overwintering with ripening fruits.
Natalia Egorova ( Krasnoyarsk region, Boguchansky district)
Lemon does not tolerate sudden temperature fluctuations
I started growing a lemon tree several years ago, when I became interested in indoor Pavlovsk lemons. My friends gave me a lemon cutting.
I planted the gifted cuttings in a pot with sand and created a favorable microclimate for the lemon to take root. Soon the cutting successfully took hold and began to grow.
Every spring I transplanted the developing lemons into suitable larger pots.
This lemon has grown to a meter in height, with a very spreading crown - it no longer even fits on the windowsill.
I had to transplant such a large plant into a 10-liter galvanized bucket, making several drainage holes in the bottom.
I carefully looked after the lemon in the house, regularly moistening its leaves. And after 2 years, my lemon blossomed for the first time - I was so happy!
However, all the lemon flowers soon fell off without forming ovaries.
On next year the lemon blossomed again. Then I suddenly remembered how my mother hand-pollinated plant flowers. And I decided to do the same with my lemon.
After artificial pollination of lemon flowers, the first fruits began to appear.
But here again there was failure: only three ovaries did not fall off and began to develop further.
My first lemons ripened for exactly 9 months - until they turned yellow and fell off on their own. I didn't deliberately pick off the fruits. I was waiting to see how long it would take them to ripen and how much weight they would gain.
The lemons from my tree tasted the same as those bought in the store. And they weighed about 150g.
Inspired by such success, the next year in the spring I put the lemon on the balcony. I thought that here there would be more favorable conditions for this light-loving and heat-loving plant than in the house.
And indeed, my lemon bloomed profusely on the balcony, and a lot of ovaries had already formed on the tree.
But then autumn came. And when I brought the lemon into the room, all its leaves and fruits fell off. My tree has dried up.
At that time, I could not understand why my lemon, completely healthy and bearing fruit, suddenly died. Then I read the reason for this in a library book.
It turns out that the lemon tree does not tolerate sharp fluctuations in temperature.
Therefore, when moving a plant to the garden for the summer or placing a lemon on the balcony, when autumn approaches, you need to carefully monitor the weather. If there is a threat of cold weather, it is necessary to bring the tree indoors in advance so as not to expose the lemon to dangerous temperature shock.
I hope that my experience in growing lemon will help other citrus plant lovers avoid making a similar mistake.
Favorable wintering and natural feeding of lemon
Beginning citrus growers are often faced with the fact that their plants lose leaves in winter and rarely bloom.
I would like to tell Gardenia.ru readers about the winter conditions for keeping my lemon. I don’t know the variety; they once gave me a cutting.
Now my lemon has become a tree about 60 cm high, growing in a 5 liter pot.
In winter, the lemon stands on my kitchen windowsill where there are no radiators. The window is constantly open for ventilation. And so that the tree on the window does not fall under the stream of cold air, I protected it from the draft. I attached a cellophane film, using it to block off the corner with the lemon.
I water lemons about once a month in winter, but I water them well. At the same time, I remove the film for a day and spray the leaves.
And I try not to rotate the lemon relative to the light source.
By the way, in winter it is very convenient to prepare in the house natural fertilizer for lemon. I have a jar of soil for this purpose. I put scales and bone remains from raw fish there. I periodically stir the contents of the jar; there is no unpleasant smell. This jar, closed with a lid, stands on the battery pipe. And yet, an earthworm lives there.
So, during the winter I get humus rich in phosphorus, which is an excellent feeding. I re-sow it, and then replace the top layer of soil in the pot with lemon with this nutritious humus.
My lemon really likes this treatment. It blooms and bears fruit constantly, and the tree never loses its leaves.
Problems when growing indoor lemon
When growing indoor lemons, in some cases problems arise due to improper care and maintenance of this whimsical plant. By eliminating the cause of tree disease, you can regularly obtain a rich harvest of fruits. Failure to follow care recommendations can lead to the death of the citrus.
Why do lemon leaves turn yellow, fall and curl?
Often gardeners are faced with the fact that lemon leaves turn yellow. There may be several reasons why a lemon turns yellow. Possible causes could be lack of light or nutrients, as nutrition is very important for citrus crops. For full development, growth and fruit set, elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, sulfur, and calcium are necessary. Nitrogen affects healthy leaf color. Calcium is responsible for the development of the root system. Phosphorus is involved in the construction of plant cells, improves the quality of fruits, and increases their sugar content, vitamins and microelements. Potassium promotes better nitrogen absorption, accelerates the ripening of woody shoots and fruit ripening, and increases lemon resistance to disease. Timely application of fertilizers containing the above elements will help prevent yellowing, wilting and falling of leaves. At the same time, the taste of the fruit will increase significantly.
Lighting plays an important role in the formation of a healthy tree. Citrus, like any other plant in the tropics, requires 12 hours of daylight, so lemon is placed on southern, southwestern and southeastern windows. If necessary, use additional lighting.
Another reason why lemon leaves turn yellow is excess light. When direct sunlight hits the plant, or its prolonged exposure to the sun leads to the formation of yellow spots on the leaf blades - miniature burns, which the tree can cope with on its own if it is placed in a shaded or semi-shaded place. If this is not done, the lemon will completely lose its leaves and die.
This culture is moisture-loving. Needs regular, abundant watering and high air humidity (70-90%). In extreme heat or when the air in the room is excessively dry, the edges of citrus leaves begin to turn yellow. To prevent this, you need to spray the tree daily with a spray bottle and also use a humidifier. You can place a container filled with water next to the lemon.
Dry air is often the reason why lemon leaves curl.
In some cases, the leaves turn yellow at the base and then fall off. This can be facilitated by moisture accumulating in the soil and negatively affecting the root system. With prolonged stagnation of moisture, the roots begin to rot, and the soil acquires an unpleasant odor. In this case, it is necessary to transplant the plant into another container filled with fresh soil. Pebbles or expanded clay are first laid at the bottom, which will ensure good drainage. Before transplanting, roots that have rotted are removed. Then the root system is treated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate to destroy putrefactive bacteria. After this, the lemon is planted in fresh soil.
Sometimes lemon leaves turn yellow at the edges and curl when there are sudden changes in room temperature. In the same way, citrus reacts to drafts, so a pot of lemon should not be placed near a window or door.
Turning on heating appliances can also cause yellowing of lemon leaves.
Why does a lemon drop its leaves?
At different times of the year, citrus sheds its leaves, but more often this can be observed in the autumn-winter period. The reasons why lemon leaves fall off are usually related to unfavorable conditions tree content.
With a lack of light, the plant becomes depleted and begins to lose foliage. Quite often this happens in winter. In this case, additional illumination with special lamps is required.
Other reasons why a lemon drops its leaves are dry indoor air, lack of nutrition, insufficient watering, a cramped pot, overcooling of the roots, souring of the soil, a sudden change of location, and premature flowering. To eliminate this problem, you need to provide the plant with regular watering and timely application of fertilizers. If the pot becomes too small, the tree is transplanted into a container bigger size. To prevent overcooling of the root system, you should water the citrus with water. room temperature or a little warmer. Do not keep it on a cold windowsill. It is important to regularly monitor the condition of the soil and its moisture. With excess moisture, the roots begin to rot, which leads to the shedding of leaves.
When transplanting a tree into a larger pot, the soil may become acidic. To avoid this new pot should be 2-4 cm larger in diameter than the previous one. Often the leaves fall off immediately after transplantation, so lemons are initially planted in spacious containers.
Since the lemon quickly gets used to its permanent place, it reacts negatively to the rearrangement and has difficulty getting used to new conditions, as a result of which it can shed its foliage.
Citrus leaves can fall off under the influence of pathogens and various pests, such as scale insects or spider mites. In order to promptly identify and eliminate pests, it is recommended to periodically inspect the tree.
What to do if a lemon has dropped its leaves? In some cases, the plant recovers on its own. However, it is necessary to exclude all possible causes: prevent drafts, ensure timely watering, optimal air humidity. Fertilizer is applied only if the plant is healthy. If the tree has been moved to another location, you need to return it to its original location.
Why homemade lemons don't bloom?
Sometimes it happens that citrus does not bloom for a very long time. In this case, the tree can be encouraged to flower by grafting with a cultivated cutting. After this, flowers will appear in 2-3 years. The reason why homemade lemons do not bloom may be the lack of a cool winter (at a temperature of 12-15°C), when the plant begins to develop flower buds. IN warm room, without a dormant period, citrus may not bloom. In addition, the tree may lack trace elements.
Lemons grown from seeds very rarely bloom and bear fruit. To achieve flowering, it is necessary to graft a branch of a fruiting plant. Flowering will occur in 3-4 years.
When planting lemons, you should know that some varieties bloom annually, while others bloom once every 4-5 years.
Why doesn't lemon bear fruit?
It happens that a tree blooms, but does not bear fruit. Why doesn't the lemon bear fruit? There may be several reasons for this. The most common ones are nutritional deficiencies, low humidity air, lack of light.
With insufficient feeding, the ovary has developed to the size walnut, crumbles. Sometimes, with scanty feeding, the ovary ripens, but the fruits remain small.
The lack of fruiting may be due to poor pollination. IN in this case you need to cross-pollinate the flowers with a cotton swab, transferring pollen from one flower to another.
To get a rich harvest of lemons, you need to give the tree everything the necessary conditions and provide proper care. For example, in the absence of a state of dormancy, the development of the plant is disrupted, which directly affects its fruiting.
Why do the ovaries and fruits of lemons fall off?
It happens that a citrus blossoms, but the ovaries fall off. Why do lemon ovaries fall off? Most often this occurs due to dry air, drafts, excess moisture, and lack of nutrients. Ovary drop can be caused by scale insects and spider mites.
Why do lemon fruits fall off? During fruiting, citrus reacts painfully to even a slight lack of nutrients, as a result of which its yield decreases.
To get a good harvest, autumn period Potassium fertilizers are added to the soil. You can prepare a solution from water (1 liter) and wood ash (2-3 tablespoons).
It is also worth keeping in mind that a tree sheds its ovary when it feels that it is not ready to bear fruit. It is believed that there should be 10 leaves for each fruit. If there are fewer of them, after flowering the excess ovary is removed.
It is important to correctly form the load of future fruits. Remove excess flowers, leaving 1-2 flowers on the side branches.
If you follow all the rules of care, the question “why lemons fall off” will no longer arise.
Why does the lemon dry up and the branches dry out?
Gardeners often ask the question “why does the lemon dry up?” This situation occurs when there is a lack of moisture, excessively dry air, stagnation of water in the soil or poor lighting. Should be eliminated possible reason and after some time the tree will recover.
Why do lemon branches dry out? This can occur due to a lack or excess of moisture. Often, dried branches indicate a spider mite invasion.
It happens that branches dry out in winter. In most cases, this indicates that the plant is acclimatizing. In this case, in early spring, the dried shoots are removed, and new ones will appear in their place.
Another reason why lemon dries out is a lack of microelements. It is recommended to alternate fertilizing with nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium or use a balanced fertilizer containing micro and macroelements, necessary for the plant. Citrus responds well to the Root Feeder fertilizer. As a result of its use, the tree pleases with a healthy appearance and a rich harvest.
What happened and why lemon does not bloom at home
Improper watering
A lemon will not bloom (or drop the buds that have appeared) if it is not provided with sufficient regular watering. The plant belongs to the category of moisture-loving, so it does not tolerate drying out of the earthen coma. If this happens, the tree will most likely get rid of buds or ovaries, and sometimes even part of the foliage, in order to retain the missing moisture to ensure basic life processes.
Excessive watering is also equally harmful: then the soil in the pot becomes compacted, and the plant’s root system is no longer able to extract nutrients from it. In order for the lemon to bloom, it is necessary to keep the soil in the container with it constantly slightly moist, avoiding drying out or stagnating moisture. It would also be useful to spray the tree - high humidity The surrounding year will please your pet.
Lack of sunlight
Another reason that answers the question why indoor lemons don’t bloom lies in the violation of lighting conditions. Without enough light, unfortunately, not a single flower will appear on your lemon. Citrus fruits are extremely heat-loving, so the window sill on which you decide to place the tree should be well lit: it is better if the window is oriented to the south or southwest.
In the summer months, it would be a good idea to move the plant to a glassed-in loggia, making sure there are no drafts. True, you should not place the pot in direct sunlight - you can provoke the appearance of burns on the leaves, and then you will have to think not about how to make your lemon bloom, but about how to save it from death.
Vitamin and mineral deficiency
Caring for lemons, like any other indoor plants, requires mandatory and regular feeding - without sufficient nutrition, citrus trees, as a rule, do not bloom. During the active growth of the tree, nutrient mixtures must be applied twice a month, with obligatory pauses for the period of winter dormancy. There are complex fertilizers on sale that are specially designed for citrus fruits, thanks to which fertilizing and caring for lemons at home is not particularly difficult.
But still, keep an eye on your tree - it will definitely tell you if problems arise: for example, with a lack of nitrogen, a blooming lemon loses its color, and the flowers themselves turn pale, and a lack of calcium leads to a slowdown in the formation of the ovary and the ripening of the fruit.
Untimely transplant
Sometimes the absence of flowers on a tree may be due to untimely relocation of the plant. Young lemons should be replanted annually in the spring until they reach three years of age. It is noteworthy that during this time your pet should completely master the earth ball in the pot, and you will just have to transfer it to a larger container. Then the mature lemon is replanted once every few years, and it is better to do this before the beginning of the growing season. If these requirements are not met, the lemon is simply cramped in a small pot - naturally, the answer to the question why such a lemon does not bloom at home is absolutely obvious.
Pests and diseases
If we talk about diseases, the greatest danger to lemons, including during flowering, are fungal infections (given the constant increased level humidity necessary for the normal development of the plant). Try to control moisture and watering intensity to prevent this problem from occurring.
Turning to the topic of pests, it can be noted that the home lemon tree suffers from the same insects as other plants - these are spider mites, scale insects and thrips. As you know, there can be no talk of any flowering, much less fruiting, if the plant is not healthy. Pests need to be controlled traditional ways: to get rid of spider mites, lemon leaves should be treated with a solution of Actellik; scale insects and thrips can be washed off with soapy water.
Now you know how to care for your lemon in order not only to wait for abundant flowering, but also to receive such a cherished and long-awaited harvest. Try to comply with all the requirements that citrus puts forward to you, carefully monitor the slightest changes in the condition of your plant, and you will definitely achieve unprecedented success in the difficult task of growing lemons in an ordinary city apartment. And how pleasant it is to drink your favorite tea when a slice of aromatic fruit, grown not somewhere in hot countries, but on your own windowsill, cheerfully turns yellow in the cup with the drink!
Video “How to help a lemon bloom”
From this video you will learn how to help a lemon start to bloom.
Why lemons don't bloom at home and how to fix it
Violation of agricultural technology
Caring for an indoor lemon is quite a painstaking task; you must follow certain requirements and rules in order to see how your pet blooms. The easiest way to make mistakes is in agricultural technology, and in this case you may never see a blooming lemon. Let's take a closer look at why lemons don't bloom at home.
Incorrect watering. Lemon will not bloom if it is not provided with the necessary watering. This plant loves moisture very much, so when the soil dries out it can get rid of buds (if this happened during flowering) or even fruits that quickly set. It does all this in order to compensate for missing resources. Therefore, it is better not to allow the earthen clod to dry out.
However, you shouldn’t flood the tree with water either; it’s no less harmful. These actions cause the soil in the pot to become compacted, in which case the plant is no longer able to extract nutrients from it.
How to make a lemon bloom in this case? To avoid problems with moisture, it is recommended to always keep the soil slightly moist. It is also recommended to spray the tree from time to time to maintain humidity at the proper level.
Untimely transplant. Some may think that it will be enough to replant the lemon once - immediately after purchase. However, it is not. Since the plant is quite demanding in terms of maintenance conditions, it will require regular replanting every year for the first three years. In the future, the plant is replanted no earlier than once every few years, and this is done before flowering begins and fruits set.
In general, during the period that the tree will be in a new pot, it will have time to take root there and get used to the new place. Therefore, when replanting, simply select a larger pot for it; the earthen lump itself in which it grew before can be left. Naturally, if this is not done on time, your pet is unlikely to bloom in cramped conditions.
Inappropriate conditions
In addition to following agricultural practices, caring for lemons means providing them with good conditions. Otherwise, he will not please you with a single flower.
Unsuitable soil. If the soil where the tree was planted is highly acidic or alkaline, your pet begins to wither and lose flowers. In order to determine the acidity of the soil, it is enough to use litmus paper. If this was indeed the problem, it is necessary to give it a slightly acidic reaction.
Lack of sunlight. This plant is very thermophilic, so for optimal development it needs a sufficient amount sunny color. You shouldn't expect beautiful flowers without it. It would be best to place it on a window that is oriented to the south or southwest.
And remember that it is better not to expose your pet to direct sunlight - this is fraught sunburn, and then you’ll have to think about how to revive the poor plant. Then you don’t have to ask why the lemon doesn’t bloom.
Watering with cold water. Flowers and trees are usually watered with warm water. A lemon tree is also no exception to the rule - watering it with cold water will nullify all attempts of the tree to bloom.
A sharp change in conditions of detention. A sudden change of environment has a detrimental effect on this citrus tree. For example, you decided to move your pet to the sun, although before that it was always in the shade. Or they took it out onto the street indoor plant without hardening it beforehand. Naturally, if the situation changes so abruptly, the tree simply does not have time to adapt to the new conditions. It is because of this “stress” that it can stop blooming. Therefore, if you decide to change the conditions of detention, do it gradually so as not to provoke stressful situations.
Lack of vitamins and minerals
It is imperative to feed your pet - after all, for full growth and development, he needs the nutrients that he receives thanks to regular feeding. Fertilize the tree twice a month (during the active growth phase), and take a short break for the winter.
The reason why a plant may either not bloom or begin to drop fruits that it has already set is a lack of manganese and boron. You should compensate for the lack of these elements by purchasing citrus mixtures in stores.
Diseases and pests
Fungal diseases can develop due to too high level humidity and are treated with copper sulfate (late blight), soap solution (sooty fungus) and Bordeaux mixture (mold).
Pests (spider mites, thrips, scale insects) must be removed mechanically or washed off the leaves with a soap solution. You can also use a variety of insecticides.
From this video you will learn how to help a lemon bloom at home.
Reasons for the lack of flowers on homemade lemon
Houseplants not only decorate the house, but can also become a real curiosity in a green corner. Lemon - beautiful Blooming tree which gives useful fruits. From one healthy tree you can get a dozen lemons in a year. Why doesn't lemon bloom at home? A question that worries both people with experience and beginners who planted fruitful fruit for the first time. decorative tree at home. There are few reasons why inflorescences did not appear on the lemon. The problem should be looked for in external environment or among possible diseases, after which the tree slowly fades.
Lemon has beautiful flowers, but requires special conditions for their appearance
Why don't ovaries appear?
The lemon tree always stands out in the background ornamental plants, and fresh fruits can be picked and eaten by the whole family. The crop bears fruit in the second year, after a person has properly planted the cuttings and fertilized the soil. Tree care involves many activities that take place throughout the year, and it is difficult to understand all the lemon diseases or causes of wilting. What to do if the first inflorescences do not appear on the green branches?
It is necessary to find out the cause of the disease and eliminate it. The problem of a fruit-bearing tree can arise at any time of the year, both with a young plant and with an old tree that has always bear fruit. The reasons affecting the proper growth of lemon are either temporary or permanent. Changes in care or fertilizers often lead to a sharp deterioration in the condition of the tree. Withering leaves, lack of inflorescences, or the appearance of small bitter fruits are alarming signals for the grower about the emergence of serious problems.
Sick lemon produces small and bitter fruits
Improper care
Flower growers are proud to plant a lemon tree. Such a plant requires a lot of care and grows for many years before it begins to bear its first fruits. Improper maintenance conditions or pests prevent the tree from growing and bearing fruit. Why doesn't the lemon bear fruit? If the lemon does not bloom, you should consider several probable causes such a negative phenomenon:
- poor watering;
- insufficient amount of sunlight;
- lack of vitamins or mineral fertilizers;
- improper plant replanting.
Before starting a fruit-bearing tree that can be placed on the windowsill, it is worth studying the conditions for keeping the citrus tree for its rapid and proper growth.
IN daily care the lemon tree doesn't need it. Lemon loves sun and moisture, but only in limited quantities.
Improper watering
A lemon will not bloom or will suddenly lose its color if a person has not properly watered the plant. Excessive watering damages the root system, and hot weather causes green leaves to quickly wither. But a dried out lump of earth is the worst thing that can happen to the soil in which a lemon rhizome grows. A moisture-loving plant needs constant moistening of not only the soil, but also the green part of the tree. Experienced gardeners irrigate the leaves with a spray bottle at least once a week.
Regular watering will prevent flowers from dropping
A tree that does not receive enough moisture sheds its buds so that they do not take the last moisture from the stems. After the buds the foliage immediately falls. From these characteristic “symptoms” it is easy to understand the cause of the fallen inflorescences. The opposite situation can also be observed in cases where a person literally floods a pot with a plant with a large amount of water. Excess moisture causes the soil to thicken and the roots can no longer absorb water. Rotting roots and fallen inflorescences are difficult to save.
Unsuitable fertilizer
Problems with fruiting are often associated with the choice of fertilizer. Make a feed for the root system with your own hands or buy ready-made fertilizers - the choice is up to the grower, but how the lemon will bear fruit depends on the quality of the selected substances.
Caring for a tree necessarily includes fertilizing the soil at any time of the year. Citrus plants They need constant feeding, otherwise their root system weakens. A bad rhizome does not allow new inflorescences to arise, and a good tree does not bear any fruit. The best option is to feed the tree twice a month and constant watering several times a week. In winter, the amount of fertilizer is reduced, because all processes in lemon slow down.
To strengthen citrus, complex fertilizers are needed, which are easy to buy in specialized stores. A strong root system will allow the tree to bloom in due time, and soon a person will be able to harvest the first harvest.
Fertilizers for lemons can be bought at the store or made by yourself.
Lack of sunlight
Disturbed lighting mode – common reason lack of flowers on lemon stems. Without good lighting, inflorescences simply do not appear. The situation can be corrected if you move the tree to another window sill with better natural light. During the cold season, special lamps are installed around the lemon. In summer, the pots are taken outside, but left where there are no drafts. Covered loggias or balconies are suitable for summer ventilation of the plant.
Problems of another kind, leading to the fact that inflorescences do not appear, concern pests. Diseases that harm the lemon tree contribute not only to the shedding of leaves or flowers, but also to the death of the entire plant. The lack of white flowers is a consequence of a fungal disease, and not the main problem.
Infections and fungi multiply quickly due to frequent watering of the plant. A humid environment is the most favorable for the activity of dangerous microorganisms.
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