Is a lemon tree suitable for growing at home? A detailed guide to container growing methods

Lemon is a fruit with extremely sour juice, but it can be seen in beverage mixing, cooking dishes and more, and it is widely grown south of the Yangtze River. So is it good to grow a lemon tree at home? What are the container growing methods?

1. Basic information about lemon

1. Lemon tree generally refers to lemon, also called ningmeng, yangningmeng, yimuguo, yimuzi, etc. It is a plant of the Rutaceae family native to Southeast Asia, and its main producing areas are the United States, Italy, Spain and Greece.

2. The lemon tree is a small tree, with a few thorns on the branches or none at all. The newly grown young leaves and flower buds are dark purplish red, and the leaves are papery ovate or elliptical, with obvious blunt teeth on the leaf edges; the outside of the petals is light purplish red, while the inside is white; the fruit is elliptical or ovate with a pointed tip at the top. The lemon peel is relatively thick and relatively difficult to peel, and has oil dots rich in lemon aroma. Lemon generally blooms in April and May each year and bears fruit in September and October.

3. Lemon is rich in vitamins, sugars, citric acid and other nutrients, and can play a very good role in preventing colds, fighting cancer, promoting salivation and appetite, and resisting bacteria and inflammation; in addition, lemon leaves can be used to extract fragrance, the peel is used to produce essential oil, and the seeds can be pressed for oil and used as medicine, so it can be said that every part is useful.

2. Is a lemon tree good at home?

1. It is good to grow a lemon tree at home: the lemon tree is an evergreen small tree. If planted in a home courtyard, besides its landscaping and beautifying effect, it can also bear lemons every year for eating; friends without a courtyard can also grow a potted lemon tree. A lush green container plant can not only serve a decorative role, but the fresh lemon scent can also make people feel refreshed.

2. It is not good to grow a lemon tree at home: in feng shui it is said that plants with thorns should not be planted at home, and the lemon itself is a plant that grows outdoors. If grown in a container at home, it is bad for the home's feng shui.

Because there is no scientific practical evidence to explain whether it can be grown at home, whether it is good to grow a lemon tree at home mainly depends on you. Those who do not strongly believe in feng shui can grow it, while friends who firmly believe in feng shui are not advised to grow it.

3. What are the container growing methods for lemon trees?

1. To grow a potted lemon tree at home, you can use a bought small sapling or grow it from lemon seeds. If growing from a sapling, choose a slightly larger flower pot, which is beneficial to the sapling's growth; if growing from seed, an ordinary flower pot will do, because seed growth is very slow and the size it can reach is also limited.

2. The most suitable soil pH for lemon is between 5.5-7.0, and the soil should be a slightly acidic culture soil that drains and breathes well and retains water and fertilizer.

3. Lemon is a light-loving plant, so sufficient light must be ensured. Generally, no cooling is needed in summer, but before Frost's Descent it should be moved indoors, and moving it out from indoors at Qingming allows it to overwinter safely.

4. Lemon needs more water during growth and development. In spring and autumn, water once every three to five days according to the dryness and wetness of the soil; in summer, water once in the morning and once in the evening each day; in late autumn and winter, reduce watering and keep the soil appropriately dry so it can overwinter safely.

5. In addition to applying sufficient base fertilizer before planting, lemon also needs liquid fertilizer and well-fermented cake fertilizer during the growing period. Generally, after fertilizing, water appropriately to ensure full absorption of the fertilizer.

6. During planting and care, attention should be paid to preventing and controlling invasions by pests and diseases such as scale insects, whiteflies, anthracnose, yellow spot disease and brown spot disease, and different agents should be applied according to different symptoms; in addition, the potted lemon tree should be pruned in summer and winter, cutting away overly dense, weak, diseased and dead branches.

After reading the potted lemon tree growing methods introduced by the Tuliu.com editor, do you want to grow a pot? Friends who like green container plants might as well make a good-looking lemon container plant themselves.