In vain many think that the plant capable to fructify or that the first harvest it is necessary to wait for more than 20 years will never grow from stones of the normal lemons bought in shop. On the contrary, lemons are the most practical of all family of citrus plants for cultivation. They can bring the first, larger and fragrant, than purchased, fruits in 4 years. At the same time the lemon tree all the year round can fructify.
- stones of fruits of lemon
- glasses or pots for crops
- the loosened, fertile soil
1. First of all, it is necessary to choose seeds for crops. For this purpose select the largest stones from fresh fruits of lemon.
2. Fill the small glasses or pots having drainage hole at the bottom, friable fertile soil and seed in them the chosen seeds on depth of 1-2 cm of Semyon it is necessary to sow right after extraction from fruit. Seed at once ten or slightly more sunflower seeds that then there was opportunity to choose the best and strong plants. Shoots have to appear in 2-3 weeks.
3. In 3-5 months when saplings grow up, accurately replace them in more spacious capacity, trying not to break earth lump at change.
4. Add to soil mix a little biohumus, for acceleration of development of plants.
5. From time to time turn pots with lemon sapling, approximately on quarter of turn that the plant evenly received sunlight.
6. Do not allow development of seedling in the form of one stalk, it is necessary to cause side branching for what it is necessary to split accurately by means of nail or tweezers top of again growing escapes. Also in process of growth of lemon tree do not assume that branches grew in krone, and its krone was not thickened.
7. In order that tree has begun to fructify, draw at the basis trunk and couple of main branches of plant, copper wire, before its easy cave-in in plant bark. This reception will cause flow and deformation, as a result the plant produces the substances stimulating emergence of fruit kidneys. After 6-12 months carefully remove ring, process trunk the garden thief and envelop strip from elastic polyethylene until damage drags on.
8. For stimulation of blossoming and fructification of plant use artificial lighting – phyto-lamps or daylight lamps, moisten air in the room.
9. Two times a year – in February and June – replace plant in big capacity and surely add complex fertilizers to the soil.