How to grow a lemon in the home

Lemon is one of the most famous and ancient hybrid species of citrus plants. As far back as 200 AD. In Italy was aware of the cultivation of lemon. It turns out you can grow a lemon at home. The leaves of this not only beautiful, but also useful tree produce phytoncides - substances capable of refreshing and disinfecting the air. If you properly take care of a lemon, you can also get wonderful fruits.

Propagate the lemon at home with seeds or cuttings. When growing from fruit seeds, you can wait only 7-8 years, or you can not wait at all. The most optimal variant of planting is from the finished cuttings. With an adult tree cut off a young green twig with 4-5 leaves. For rooting, take a small pot of moist fine sand and plant the plant. At the top of the pot, cover with a transparent plastic bottle, previously cutting off the neck. In the bottle, make a few holes for air circulation. So you create a greenhouse effect and a lemon quickly take root. The temperature should be high: 22-25 degrees. You can plant already grown from a seed tree. To do this, we cut off the shoot from the tree of the variety we like and insert it into the cleavage. The cleavage needs to be done quickly and neatly so as not to infect the infection. Treat the place of inoculation with a garden mixture. If everything is done correctly, then after about two to three weeks you will notice that the newly grafted branch began to grow. The fabulous effect and surprise of the guests can be achieved by grafting lemon on one side and mandarin on the other. Get an amazing combination and variety of fruits.

For citrus, to which the lemon treats at home, the matter is rather laborious, albeit uncomplicated. This light-loving tree. Therefore, to grow carefully choose a place. Open sunlight should also be avoided, scattered light is needed. The transplantation for this plant is rather painful, it is better to use the transshipment in a larger pot, without affecting the roots. For wintering the lemon, the temperature in the room should be reduced to 10-12 degrees, or put the pot with the plant on the veranda. In this case, take care in advance that the roots of the plant are not frozen, wrap the pot with a warm blanket.
Fructifying the lemon at home begins at the age of three. If the fruit is too much, then the newly appeared ovaries should be torn off. For one fruit should be 10-12 green leaves.

Fertilize should be phosphoric fertilizer not more than two or three times a year. You can feed slurry, but do not overdo it. It is better to make a weak solution, so as not to burn the roots of the plant. With proper top dressing the plant will please you with an abundance of ovaries, and in the future also with large fruits.
Often, lemons in the home are sick. It is necessary to find the cause of such an unpleasant phenomenon. If the leaves become dull and dark, then the plant suffers from a lack of nitrogen. Try to feed it. If the leaves are practically healthy, follow the climate in the room: do not allow sudden temperature changes and watering with cold water. It is possible to violate the acid-base balance of the soil or excessive moisture. Sometimes there are infections caused by fungi or parasites. In modern specialized stores you can buy effective drugs to combat this disease. In rare cases, there are viral diseases. But they, unfortunately, are not curable.

Periodically please your plant with spraying. The water should be warm, about 30-32 degrees. This way you can avoid the multiplication of fungal and parasitic infections.

If you follow all the rules, to make a lemon at home is not such a time-consuming task. Rejoice the plant with proper care, and then it will gladden you with beautiful, tasty and useful fruits for many years!