Tangerine – evergreen tree, in room conditions grows to 0.5−1.5 meters. It is grown up as ornamental and fruit plant. At the correct leaving yields quite good harvest of tasty useful fruits.
Instruction
1. Tangerine has brilliant dark green leaves, blossoms long and is abundant, looks decoratively. Flowers small white, very fragrant, self-pollinated. Dwarfish grades of tangerines of group to Vasya are widespread in room floriculture, but it is possible to grow up also from stone of the fruit bought in shop. In this case it is necessary to wait for fructification long. The inoculation will help to accelerate this process. In the spring when growth is activated, take kidney from the fructifying plant, make the Tee section on stalk of stock and implant into it kidney, primotayta insulating tape for that time, will not take root yet. The imparted plant begins to fructify on второй−третий year, fruits ripen in the end of the year. Krone it is necessary to form, prishchipyvat tops of branches.
2. Replace young plant annually, adult, 6-8-year tangerine − time in два−три years. Better to do it in the early spring, prior to blossoming. At change take flowerpot of the bigger size, than previous, lay small pebbles, plastic pieces, wood charcoal on bottom – the tree for good growth needs drainage. Fill ware on 1/3 soil consisting of sand, the turf, the sheet earth, humus in the ratio 1:1:2:1. The soil has to be well humidified, float to fill all emptiness. Take out carefully tree together with earth lump, put in new pot, fill volume with the remained soil, without burying root neck. Water the replaced plant with solution of potassium permanganate or growth factor and put on the lit place.
3. Tangerine is exacting to light and heat, the best place for it – the southern window. During the winter period the lack of light oppresses plant, additional illumination is necessary. Favorable temperature for blossoming of +18 degrees, but also 30-degree heat to it is not terrible. To provide rest, you contain tree during the winter period at +10 +12 degrees. The indispensable condition of good growth - regular waterings and sprayings, plant badly transfers drought, can fall down flowers and leaves. In summertime you take out on the street, balcony, do to tangerine of souls. из−под the crane settle water for watering. Do not allow overwetting of the soil in the winter, it will lead to rotting of roots.
4. Normal development and fructification is impossible without mineral and organic fertilizing. Use the liquid complex fertilizers for window plants containing nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus. From March to September fertilize tangerine weekly. In cold season of fertilizing are not necessary.