Citrus fruits are grown at home both to produce healthy fruits and for decorative purposes. In addition, during the flowering period they fill the entire room with their aroma, making staying in it like a fairy tale. However, it happens that a planted lemon does not bloom for a long time. What to do and how to get fruit from the plant?
There may be several reasons why a lemon tree does not form flowers or bear fruit. You need to thoroughly understand whether mistakes have been made in care, and also whether pests have appeared on the tree.
Incorrect vaccination
If the seedling was grown from a seed, then you should not expect a harvest or flowering from it. A fruiting lemon must be grafted. For these purposes, they mainly use the Meyer and Dioscursia varieties, which are capable of producing crops the following year. The rootstock can be an orange or grapefruit grown from a seed.
Incorrectly selected temperature mode
Lemon does not tolerate temperature fluctuations. If there are sudden changes, the plant may bloom profusely, but then lose color. It is recommended to grow the tree at a temperature of +20 – +24 °C. Heat negatively affects its growth and development, especially indoors.
Insufficient humidity
The lemon tree enjoys a humid indoor climate. Otherwise, buds with flowers will not form at all or will crumble. Used to humidify the air special devices or simply place an open bowl of water in the room. The plant is also regularly sprayed.
Abundant flowering
There are times when a lemon blooms but does not bear fruit. Experts recommend normalizing the number of flowers, removing unnecessary ones. If there are a lot of them, the tree will lose a lot of strength and there will be no more left to form ovaries. You can determine how many flowers to leave by counting the number of leaves on the plant. For every 10 leaves leave 1 flower.
Lack of vitamins and minerals
During flowering, lemon requires good nutrition with a high content of vitamins and microelements. They come along with feeding.
If you do not fertilize the soil, the tree loses color and does not form ovaries.
Diseases and pests
Lemon, like other indoor plants, can be affected by pathogens and pests. During the flowering period, fungal infections are considered the most dangerous. To prevent their appearance and development, it is necessary to control the level of humidity and regulate watering. Among the pests that attack the plant are:
- thrips;
- spider mites;
- Scale insects.
If a tree is sick, then it will not bloom, much less form an ovary. It is necessary to immediately take measures to destroy pests and pathogenic flora and improve the health of the lemon. Only after this will he be able to please with abundant flowering.
How to make a lemon bloom and bear fruit?
What to do if you want to see your homemade lemon blossom and enjoy its healthy fruits? It is necessary to stimulate flowering, provide proper care, improve the health of the tree and eliminate possible errors in care.
Vaccination and feeding
If the grafting is done correctly, then within 3 years the indoor lemon will be able to please its owners with a harvest. The most commonly used method is eye grafting. The cutting is grafted only if the branch contains a small number of leaves. You can perform this action in a split or behind the bark. The work is carried out during the period when the lemon begins to actively flow sap. As a rule, this happens in April or May.
For the rootstock, strong seedlings with thick branches are used, the bark of which comes away well from the wood. The growth should contain about 5 leaves. For the operation to be carried out efficiently, use clean and very sharp knife. Strong alignment is achieved by tightly tying the grafted lemon. If after 3 weeks the petiole of the leaf near the eye turns yellow, then the graft has taken root successfully. Failure in this matter can occur when the bark is poorly separated from the wood.
Cultivation of lemon tree closed space requires that it be provided with proper feeding.
The amount of fertilizer must be dosed correctly and applied to the soil. During the flowering period, the plant is fed 2 times a month, and in winter the application of drugs is reduced to 1 time per month. Organic and humic fertilizers are well suited for growing citrus fruits. There are natural supplements that contain a complete set essential microelements. To achieve abundant flowering, they must be added from February to August.
Crown formation
In order for a homemade lemon to bloom, it needs regular pruning from the first year of cultivation. First, the tops are cut off so that after 3 years a crown with 7 main branches is formed.
It should be remembered that flowers form just at the tips of thin branches, so there is no need to constantly shorten them. Otherwise, flowering will never occur. When properly formed, the tree throws out flower stalks within 2 years after planting. The lower shoots must be pruned as soon as they begin to appear. Flowers do not form on them, and such shoots take moisture from the tree.
Pulling branches
With the onset of sap flow, the branches of the lemon tree become flexible. At this time, you can tighten them with soft wire, which will allow you to concentrate the supply of nutrients there. This will contribute to the active formation of flower stalks next year.
Keeping the branches in a horizontal position gives the lemon crown a spreading shape, which is somewhat similar to a fountain. The garter is removed around November, when the period of sap flow stops. The procedure should be repeated after 1 or 2 years.
Lemon is characterized by significant polymorphism. Even with vegetative propagation, many forms appear, differing in biological and morphological characteristics. Of the varieties and clones cultivated indoors, we should name Novogruzinsky, Villa Franca, Udarnik, Genoa, Lisbon.
The best variety for cultivation indoors is the Chinese dwarf Meyer lemon, the characteristic features of which are high yield, early fruiting, short stature, increased frost resistance and resistance to malsecco disease.
Meyer lemon is a small, easy to shape plant with a round, compact crown and a small number of spines. Buds and flowers are collected in clusters. The fruits contain 2.8-3.5% sugar, about 4% citric acid and 40 mg% vitamin C.
The plant begins to bear fruit in the second or third year after planting in a permanent place. The fruits are round-oval, weighing 80-120 g, the flesh is light yellow, very juicy, with a large number of seeds.
Every year in early spring, after removing the covers, all fatty shoots are removed, and all newly appearing shoots are cut into a ring on the trunk. In the spring of next year, the grown skeletal shoots are shortened by 10-15 cm.
In the future, routine care is carried out: very elongated thin and weak shoots are shortened, diseased and broken branches are removed, and branches that thicken the crown are cut out.
Due to low winter hardiness, lemon is in most cases grown in protected ground.
As a rule, the first pruning is done when planting plants in a permanent place. In the second and third years you form a crown. This is where the formation of plants ends.
Due to the high intensity of lemon cultivation in greenhouses, plants require increased nutrition.
Before the age of five, 10 kg of organic matter is added per plant, from 10 to 20 years - 20-30 kg. The application of mineral fertilizers is also differentiated depending on the age of the plants and the condition of the plantings. Phosphorus and potash fertilizers applied to the soil based on its agrochemical analysis.
The first application of nitrogen fertilizers is carried out after deep tillage, at the beginning of the growing season, before budding and flowering of plants, at the rate of 40% of the full dose.
The application rates of nitrogen in pure matter are differentiated depending on the age and condition of the plants (1-3 years -50-60 g per tree, 4-5 years - 80-100 g, 6-7 years -150-200 g per tree) , and for full-aged trees - depending on the yield level (5-10 kg - 200 g, 11-15 kg - 250 g, 16-20 kg - 300 g, 21 kg and above - 450 g per tree).
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Quite recently on the pages of our website we talked about how. The article ended with information that such a lemon, called wild (as opposed to cultivated, varietal lemons), begins to bloom and bear fruit very late. Often you have to wait more than ten years for this moment.
But there is one way by which you can force wild plants to form fruits much faster, sometimes as early as five years after sowing the seed. This method has been known for a long time, and it is called grafting.
Vaccination: what is its essence?
Actually, if you paid attention in biology lessons in high school, it will be easy for you to understand the principle of any grafting on plants. First, you need to understand that vaccinations involve two “actors”: the rootstock and the scion.
– Rootstock- this is always the plant on which the graft is made. In our particular case, the rootstock is a wild lemon seedling.
– Scion- this is part of a varietal, already fruit-bearing plant. By the word “part” we mean either a stalk or a separate eye (bud).
The essence of any grafting is to fuse the rootstock with the scion. As a result, we will get a plant that has the roots of the rootstock, but the crown of the scion. Accordingly, the new tree will bloom and bear fruit in the same way as the cultivated plant from which the cuttings were taken for grafting did. By grafting, we seem to deceive nature, forcing the seedling to bloom.
Let's arm ourselves with tools
For some reason, there is still a widespread opinion among amateur flower growers that vaccinating is a very difficult task, if not difficult. In fact, with some training and dexterity, do simple vaccination(and there are many methods of vaccination) is not so difficult. There would be a desire, and some inclination to experiment, to take risks!
First, let's think about what to graft and prepare the necessary tools. They are simple and accessible to anyone.
– Garden pruner. This tool is sold in many flower shops, especially in large garden centers. You need it to cut cuttings for yourself, as well as trim branches of trees and bushes. If you do vaccinations infrequently, you don’t have to buy a pruner, replacing it with a regular knife.
– Grafting knife. Perhaps this main tool in the vaccination business. It is no less important for a florist than a good scalpel is for a surgeon. Actually, the comparison is not accidental. The grafting knife must be as sharp as a scalpel! And, by the way, some flower growers use medical scalpels as a grafting knife. Grafting knives can always be purchased at large garden centers.
Remember! You won't be able to vaccinate with a dull knife! The fact is that only a razor-sharp knife can make a smooth cut of wood tissue without microscopic burrs.
– Strapping material . To tightly bind the scion and rootstock, and also isolate the grafting site from the air, you need a strapping. Now they sell it ready-made, in the form of a special tape, but most gardeners use the usual “improvised means”. Insulating tape, plumbing “fum tape”, and polyethylene cut into thin strips are usually used as strapping. There are cases when a thick synthetic thread acts as a binding.
– Garden var. Also purchased at garden stores, is used as a kind of putty that is applied to the grafting site.
– Disinfection solution and clean cloth . They wipe the grafting site, cuttings, and also the grafting knife. It is convenient to use vodka or pure alcohol as a solution. You will need just a little bit of it.
Vaccination at home
There is evidence that people carried out the first vaccinations several thousand years ago, in ancient China. Whether this is true is not for us to judge, but the obvious fact is that gardeners have been using plant grafting for centuries. During this time, enormous experience has been accumulated, dozens of in various ways vaccinations. The lion's share of these methods is used in gardening, and not in home floriculture, and, of course, it is not at all necessary to know them all.
As a rule, three types of grafting are used in indoor citrus growing:
– budding with an eye;
– grafting into cleft;
– grafting by copulation.
The first grafting method is used if only one scion bud is grafted onto the rootstock. The last two methods are when cuttings are grafted. The most common method is grafting into clefts. Any gardener can easily master it.
Now we will not describe these vaccination methods in detail. Firstly, this would require a separate article, preferably supplemented with drawings. And secondly, such step by step instructions There is a lot on the Internet about vaccinations. To really learn how to vaccinate, you need to read at least one such article and watch a video. And after that, you may not get vaccinated right away. You need to train your hand a little, sharpen your eyes, and gain confidence.
We advise, after familiarizing yourself with the “theoretical literature,” to try grafting on cuttings of any trees. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a garden resident or a forest tree. The main thing is that you train your hand: get straight cuts, quickly applied the harness, used garden pitch.
Attention! In any grafting, the most important thing is to tightly connect the cambial layers of the scion and rootstock. Let's remember biology lessons! The cambium is a thin layer between the bark and the wood itself. It is in the cambium layer that the fusion of two different plants occurs.
Where can I get material for vaccinations?
Whether you do the grafting yourself, or invite a skilled person to do this, you will need cuttings or scion buds. It has already been said that they need to be taken from a fruit-bearing lemon. Where can I get it?
There may be several answers. Most often, varietal lemons grown by friends, relatives, and acquaintances are used as donors. Often the owner of such a lemon can be found on the Internet, communicating on flower growing forums.
Interesting! Not everyone knows that cuttings of varietal citrus fruits, including lemons, can be sent by mail. How to do this is usually known to the owners of such plants. The cutting will survive a short trip without any problems and will be suitable as a scion.
By the way, this fact opens up wide opportunities for you! Using the Internet, you can find not just cuttings of a varietal lemon, but a plant of a certain variety. After all, there are a great many varieties of lemons!
When can you vaccinate a lemon seedling?
Distracted by the conversation about vaccinations, we somehow forgot about our seedling, about the rootstock. And we missed one simple one, but important point: when can it be vaccinated?
And here the answer is ambiguous. Most sources recommend re-vaccinating a wild animal in the third or fourth year of its life. As a rule, by this time the diameter of the stem is already comparable to the thickness of a pencil - the most convenient “grafting” size.
But there are often cases when vaccination is carried out earlier, in the second year of the seedling’s life, or even in the first! True, at this age, the stem of lemongrass grown at home is no thicker than a match, and only an experienced person can make such a graft. But it can be done!
Lemon care after grafting
Be that as it may, your lemon has undergone an “operation”, turning from a rootless wild animal into an elite one. varietal plant. At first, just like a person in a hospital, he requires special care and certain resuscitation actions. They are not complicated, but it is important to follow them.
1. Build a kind of greenhouse for the tree, covering it with a plastic bag or a cut-off PET bottle. This is necessary so that the scion, while it has not yet grown to the rootstock, does not lose moisture in dry air.
2. Water the soil in the pot moderately, but less than usual. After all, the roots hardly need moisture at first - the old crown has been cut off, and the new one has not yet developed.
3. Make sure that the room is not cold, but not too hot. Shade the lemon from bright sunlight.
4. From time to time, open your greenhouse for a short time, allowing fresh air to flow.
The period of resuscitation can be considered completed only when buds begin to emerge on the grafted cuttings and it begins to grow. From now on, care for the lemon in the same way as you did before. But now - remember - the crown of a completely different, varietal plant is developing on the roots of your seedling!
Is it really just a vaccine?
Surely many reading this text have a question: “Is grafting really the only way to make wild lemons bear fruit?” If we are talking about a plant that is 4–5 years old, then it is the only one. But it also happens that a wild animal has been living in your house for many years, having been inherited, for example, from parents or grandmother.
If the seedling has reached 10 years of age, it has a chance to bloom and set fruit. He just needs your help for this. There are a number of special measures that can speed up the appearance of fruit on homemade lemons. The main ones are the following:
– Cool winter . A very important moment for laying flower buds! The lemon should spend the winter at temperatures close to +10 °C, and if it is large and aged, then even at 5 °C. The more you “scare” the lemon low temperatures, the greater the chances for spring bloom. Just don't overdo it!
– Proper pruning . Often old lemons look like long fishing rods: one trunk and almost no side branches. But the nature of lemon is such that flowers appear only on branches of the fourth order. Shape the lemon proper pruning, achieve a branched crown; It is quite possible that success will await you!
– Proper care. A large lemon should grow in a tub of the appropriate size filled with a nutrient mixture. A thick, leafy crown will tell you about your nutritional well-being. Citrus leaves should be fresh, look healthy, and juicy. Flowering is possible only if there is large quantity leaves.
– Organization of good lighting . Lemon will not bloom if it does not receive enough light, preferably natural, sunny. Place it in a location where there is no deep shade most of the year.
– Grafting a varietal cutting onto one of the branches of a seedling . The appearance of a fruit-bearing varietal branch in the crown of a wildflower, as it were, encourages the rest of the crown to flower.
And, since we returned to the issue of vaccinations, think about such an experiment as creating a garden tree! After all, if you have a large, perennial wildflower with a spreading crown, you can graft not one, but several varieties of lemons onto its branches! Or you can do something even more interesting and graft orange, tangerine, kincan and citron into the crown! After all, fortunately, all representatives of the citrus genus are perfectly grafted onto each other!
Agree, this is incredibly tempting creative idea! We may tell you about it a little later. Check out our website to find out something new and interesting!
Yes, by the way, if you decide to create a garden tree, leave one “original” wild branch in the crown. When it blooms, it will probably bear delicious lemons, unlike any other variety in the world! After all, citrus fruits easily cross-pollinate, and your seed, perhaps, carried a completely unique set of qualities. However, if the wild lemons turn out to be small and tasteless (and this will most likely happen) - it’s not a problem either! Did we start this whole story for food?
Indoor lemons, like other citrus fruits, are very popular for their decorative edible fruits, fragrant white flowers and shiny dense dark green leaves that saturate the air in the room with aromas. essential oils and phytoncides. It is especially joyful to admire the bright fruits of a lemon tree in the house when outside the window Cold winter. The vitamin-rich juicy pulp of elliptical yellow fruits with a small number of seeds is pleasant, without bitterness. Lemons easily tolerate the warm, dry air of living spaces; most varieties do not suffer from low humidity and insufficient lighting.
Special varieties of lemons adapted to indoor conditions grow well in the house and quickly begin to bear fruit: old proven varieties “Meyer”, “Pavlovsky”, “Novogruzinsky”, “Kursky”, “Maikopsky”, “Lisbon”, “Genoa”, “Ponderosa” , “Villa Franca” and new cultivars.
Indoor lemons are different:
- compact, well-leafed crown;
- abundant flowering, remontant, good fruit set;
- early fruiting, early ripening and not very sour pleasant taste of lemons, having a smooth or lumpy surface, thin or thick peel (the average weight of the fruit is about 100-150 grams, but with a decrease in their quantity the fruits can reach 500 g (“Pavlovsky”) and even 1 kg ("Ponderosa");
- good rooting of green cuttings.
Lemons grown from seeds begin to bear fruit after 8-12 years. If seedlings are grafted with shoots from fruit-bearing specimens, then the grafted lemons can bloom 2-3 years after grafting (different types of citrus fruits are well grafted onto one another: the rootstock is plants obtained from seeds, and the scion is cultivated varieties of citrus fruits).
With active growth of grafted plants, the fruiting period may be delayed, then flowering is stimulated by pruning. Some varieties of lemon, propagated by green cuttings, begin to bloom early to the detriment of growth (even at the stage of rooted cuttings, which is undesirable) - it is better to cut off the early flowers. To cut lemons, well-bending semi-lignified shoots are taken from a healthy fruiting tree: in the spring - autumn growth, in the summer - spring growth.
In an adult, well-developed plant, there is no need to regulate flowering; the number of ovaries is independently regulated by the lemon tree in accordance with its capabilities (excess flowers fall off). Practice shows that stable fruiting of lemon occurs when there are 10-15 leaves per ovary.
With proper care, lemons bloom in your home several times a year from February to October. During the flowering period, the optimal temperature in the room is 20 degrees, the time from the beginning of flowering to the ripening of the fruit is 8-12 months. Often the fruiting branch on which the fruit has ripened is delayed in growth for a long time, so it is better to cut the fruit not at the place of its attachment, but by grabbing a shoot with 1-2 internodes. This technique allows you to accelerate the onset of branch growth and at the same time improve the shape of the crown.
Spreading
Homeland - India, China and the tropical Pacific islands. Unknown in the wild. Widely cultivated in many countries with subtropical climates. Cultivated in the Caucasus, on the Black Sea coast, and in Central Asia. Common in greenhouse and indoor culture. Lemon - perennial, evergreen. There are trees aged 45 years. Indoor lemon cultivation is currently widespread throughout almost all of Russia. The city of Pavlovo-on-Oka, Nizhny Novgorod region, became the center of the spread of indoor lemon culture, known as Pavlovsk lemon. Each tub of trees can produce 10-30 fruits. There are cases when one tub tree bore 180-200 fruits annually. The fruits of these indoor lemons are different good quality and size, not inferior to the best southern varieties. Pavlovsk lemon is early-ripening, medium-sized, propagated by cuttings. The lemon tree is 150 cm high, crown diameter 75-85 cm, few thorns, fruiting begins in the 3rd year after rooting of the cuttings. It blooms 2 times a year - in March - April and in October. The fruits ripen in 8-9 months during the period November - May. In addition to Pavlovsky, other varieties are suitable for indoor cultivation: Ponderosa (aka Skiernevitsky), Genoa, Lisbon, Lunario, Novogruzinsky, Maikopsky, Chinese dwarf (aka Meyer lemon), etc.
Care
Transfer
Lemon seedlings at 1-3 years of age are transplanted every year into fresh soil. Mature plants every 2-3 years. Lemons can be replanted at any time of the year, but it is better in the spring.
The soil
The soil should be nutritious and loose, neutral or slightly acidic. The tree will bear less fruit if you use “garden” soil. Do it yourself the right mixture Not every gardener can do this. I recommend buying soil at the store. But not every one is suitable.
Land "Lemon" is suitable.
Watering
It is necessary to water with settled tap water room temperature.
In winter, do not be afraid of hypothermia of the earthen lump of citrus fruits on the windowsill - reduce watering and water the plant only when necessary to avoid rotting of the roots and death of the tree.
Top dressing
Trees must be watered with fertilizers 3-4 times a month.
Use mineral fertilizers with microelements; 2-3 grams of fertilizer are dissolved in a liter of water.
Lighting
In winter, when daylight hours are short, it is advisable to keep citrus trees at a temperature of 7-14 degrees Celsius. The tree “falls asleep” at this temperature and does not require good lighting. If the tree is grown in a warm room, with an air temperature of +18...+22°C, it is advisable to additionally illuminate it, so that the total daylight hours are 10-12 hours a day.
Lemons, which are grown on the windowsills of southern windows, in hot sunny days You need to protect it from sunburn and overheating of the roots - move the pot with the lemon tree deeper into the room from the windowsill. Unlike other citrus fruits, some varieties of lemons do not tolerate direct sunlight.
Lemon crown formation
We recommend making the lemon crown in the form of a bush with a low trunk of 12-20 cm (to the leaves). But sometimes they specially make a high graft. In order to balance the crown, the tree is occasionally turned very carefully and no more than once every 2-3 years.
FAQ (frequently asked questions):
Why do lemon leaves fall off?
Lemon is very sensitive to changes in lighting, so it should not be moved from place to place, otherwise it will not grow until it adapts to the new conditions. The plant is tolerant to any room temperature, but not higher than 14-18C winter time. In this case, he begins to experience untimely growth, which significantly depletes him. The most favorable temperature in winter is 13-14C. It is enough to water two to three times a week with settled water.
From April to August, lemons are fed two to three times a week, alternating mineral fertilizers with organic ones, but in small doses. In summer, during the period of strong growth, abundant watering is required so that the soil does not dry out.
For successful fruiting of a lemon tree, it is important to form the crown correctly. In the first year of life, in early February, the top of the plant is cut off, leaving 4 leaves. In the summer, 3-4 branches will develop from the axils of these leaves, the tops of which are also cut off the following year, leaving two leaves on each branch. On each of the first-order branches, two second-order shoots are allowed to develop: a crown of 6-8 main branches is obtained, on which shoots of the third and fourth orders will subsequently develop. It is on them that the fruits will appear.
The so-called fat shoots that have grown on the lower part of the trunk must be cut out, because they do not bear fruit and inhibit the growth of other branches.
I planted a lemon seed. Do you need special care? What needs to be done to start bearing fruit?
A lemon planted from a seed bears fruit only after 8-12 years; this will happen much earlier if compact plants are grafted onto them. indoor varieties.
Lemon can be propagated by seeds, cuttings, layering. Lemon seeds grow strong and beautiful healthy plants, saturating the air in the room with phytoncides, but they do not bloom for a very long time. Special indoor lemon varieties up to 2 meters high quickly begin to bear fruit in the house: “Meyer”, “Pavlovsky”, “Novogruzinsky”, “Kursky”, “Maikopsky”, “Lisbon”, “Genoa”, “Ponderosa”, “Villa Franca” and new cultivars. Indoor lemons and other citrus fruits are very popular for their decorative edible fruits, white fragrant flowers against a background of shiny evergreen leaves. Flowers and fruits appear on the lemon all year round often at the same time, the fruits last for weeks and months.
Lemon leaves are curling. Why? And how to prevent it?
Curling of lemon leaves can occur either due to unfavorable conditions (lack of fresh air, dry air, infrequent spraying, insufficient watering), or due to damage by herbivorous mites (wipe lemon leaves with a soft sponge soaked in hot 50-degree soapy water - 20 g liquid green soap per 1 liter of water, the day after the procedure, give the lemon a “shower”). Take the lemon out into the fresh air in the summer, place the lemon pot in a wide container of water on a stand (so that water does not flow into the drainage hole), water the lemon regularly in the summer and spray it at least 2 times a day.
Brown spots appeared on the lemon leaves. What to do?
Brown spots on lemon leaves indicate errors in plant care (excessive or insufficient watering, dry air, lack of substrate).
Follow following conditions lemon care:
- In summer, lemon needs a warm and sunny location (preferably in outdoors), in winter - light at a temperature of 15 -18 degrees;
- uniform, moderate soil moisture from spring to autumn, rare watering in winter;
- It is better to filter water for watering lemons: citruses do not tolerate chlorine, lime water causes chlorosis of leaves (if there is no filter, boil the water for watering or leave it for at least 24 hours in an open container);
- in winter, water with melt water heated to room temperature;
- from March to August, lightly fertilize lemon every week (alternate organic and mineral fertilizers);
- in winter foliar feeding Once a month by spraying the entire citrus tree with a weak solution of potassium permanganate;
- Sprinkling lemon frequently boiled water room temperature and sometimes rinsing the crown in the shower;
- to humidify the air, place the pot of citrus in a wide tray with water (on a stand so that no water gets into the drainage hole);
- small and careful pruning;
- Transplanting lemons in early March when the soil is completely entwined with roots.
For lemon, a substrate made from a mixture of turf, humus soil and sand in a ratio of 3:1:1 is suitable (for adult plants, take twice as much humus soil) add a little clay.
When replanting, lemon roots cannot be trimmed; remove only dried and damaged roots.
In a pot of lemon is necessary good drainage(from coarse sand, pebbles, charcoal) , on which put a little dry manure, and then soil.
Damage to indoor lemons by scale insects. How to save a plant?
Scale insects appear on plants when the air is excessively dry. Lemon needs frequent spraying.
If there is a large invasion of scale insects, you have to resort to spraying the lemon with Actellik (2 ml per liter of water) - you can carry out three treatments with it per season with an interval of 5-10 days.
Try placing the tree in a mini-greenhouse and regularly spraying bare lemon branches with Epin solution, ventilating the greenhouse - if the roots are alive, your tree will definitely produce new leaves.
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I bought my first lemon on vacation in Anapa, in 2005. It was a cutting with two cut leaf blades, rooted in 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.
The 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 a 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 natural fertilizer for lemons in the house. I have a jar of soil for this purpose. I put scales and bone remains there from raw fish. I periodically stir the contents of the jar; there is no unpleasant smell. This bank is worth it covered with lid, 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 it with this nutritious humus upper layer soil in a pot with lemon.
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 becomes bad smell. 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 autumn-winter period. The reasons why lemon leaves fall are usually associated with unfavorable conditions in which the tree is kept.
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 hypothermia of the root system, you should water the citrus with water at 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 humidity air. 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 of them are lack of nutrients, low air humidity, and 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 explained poor pollination. In this case, you need to cross-pollinate the flowers using 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. Dropping of the ovary can be caused by scale insects and spider mite.
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 obtain good harvest, V 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 out?” 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 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.
Equally harmful too overwatering: then the soil in the pot becomes compacted, and root system plants are 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 not an easy task growing lemons in an ordinary city apartment. How nice it is to drink your favorite tea when a slice in the cup with the drink fervently turns yellow aromatic fruit, grown not somewhere in hot countries, but on your own windowsill!
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 lemon blossom you may never see it. 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 a lemon means providing it 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 heat-loving, so for optimal development it needs a sufficient amount of 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 under straight lines Sun rays It’s better not to expose your pet – it’s 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 cold water. Flowers and trees are usually watered with warm water. lemon tree is also no exception to the rule - by watering it with cold water, you 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 a houseplant outside without hardening it off 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 treated 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 is a beautiful flowering tree that produces healthy fruits. From one healthy tree you can get a dozen lemons in a year. Why doesn't lemon bloom at home? A question that concerns both experienced people and beginners who planted a fruitful ornamental tree at home for the first time. There are few reasons why inflorescences did not appear on the lemon. The problem should be looked for in the 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. Reasons influencing correct height 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. Incorrect conditions maintenance 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.
The lemon tree does not need daily care. 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 good tree does not bear any fruit. The best option– feeding 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 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 against the background frequent watering plants. A humid environment is the most favorable for the activity of dangerous microorganisms.
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