Citrus houseplants are extremely decorative all the year round. They are evergreen, with glossy leaflets. During blossoming become covered entirely by flowers, many of which have marvelous aroma. During fructification in general not to have on them eyes glued.
Vegetation period
Trees of room citrus well branch and under favorable conditions can reach 1.5 meters high. In the conditions of room contents the vegetation occurs March - May and continues up to two-three months. Then the second period follows. The gain for one period of vegetation can make up to 15 cm. Some types of citrus too twice – and are capable to blossom in the spring in the summer. And fruits ripen late fall or in the winter when behind window it is cold, and so there is a wish a little orange, cheerful, solar.
Temperature and lighting
Citrus likes heat. The summer in +25 … 30 °C will approach optimum. Therefore plants during the summer period can be taken out safely on open air. And here in the winter of tree not above +15 °C need cool. Therefore it is worth creating them favorable conditions for wintering. When buds are put and blossoming begins, it is the best of all to contain citrus at temperature (air and the soil) +15 … 18 °C.
In the summer citrus should be preserved against direct sunshine. Best of all slightly to shade them that lighting has turned out scattered. And here in the winter, on the contrary, it is necessary to provide them maximum of natural light which is only possible, plus artificial dosvechivaniye.
Humidity, soil, wreckers
All citrus, without exception, prefers climate subtropical. That is air humidity has to be high. As for soil moisture, here plants can have different need – from very moderate (cumquat, lemon) to excessive (orange, kalamondin). Watering usually – time in several days, at high temperatures – thicket. For watering of citrus it is necessary to use only the settled water. To defend at least day. If water strongly rigid, add 1-2 ml of oxalic acid on 10 l, take this water one day that have settled the adsorbed excess salts, and water with it citrus. Near tree it is worth establishing containers with water, to regularly spray leaves, and it is the best of all to get automatic humidifier. Citrus, especially at contents in the dry room, is damaged by web tick and shchitovka. Soil is used special – for citruses. Are necessary for them phosphorus, also potassium is a lot of nitrogen. But not in the winter. Fertilizing begins only in March. Since spring the content of nitrogen has to be higher. At the end of the vegetative period – below. To feed citrus optimum in the spring and in the summer two-three times a month.