A little trick for potted lemons: more flowers, more fruit, and the fruit is big and beautiful

Lemons are rich in vitamin C, can quench thirst and promote salivation, the fruit is juicy and has a strong fragrance. If you want to eat lemons, you can also grow a pot at home on the balcony. The method is very simple. Grow lemons this way, and the fruit will keep increasing, big and good-looking.

How to grow potted lemons, and the tricks

If you want lemons to grow better, repot once every one to two years. March to April in spring is just right for changing the pot and the soil. If the pot is too small, change to a slightly larger pot, add new leaf mold, and apply enough base fertilizer; chicken manure fertilizer or cake fertilizer will both do.

In spring, while repotting, give the lemon a pruning at the same time, cutting off some old branches, diseased branches, and leggy branches, so as to encourage the branches to bear more fruit.

When the lemon starts to bloom and set small fruits, it needs timely fertilizing, once a month with a compound fertilizer or organic fertilizer; if you do not have those, an ordinary flower nutrient solution will also do. This way the fruit is big and shiny and not easy to drop.

After the lemon starts to bloom, if the temperature is very high and reaches 30 degrees, shade it for a few hours at noon so as not to affect fruit set. If it is a potted lemon kept on an indoor balcony, hand-pollinate it after flowering.

When watering a potted lemon, do not let it vary between too much and too little. When the potting soil looks dry, water thoroughly. It must not be dry for a long time, and there must be no waterlogging. This way the leaves will not drop either, and the growth will be more luxuriant.

If you want a potted lemon to bear a lot of big fruit with good flavor, there is a little trick: usually, if you have fruit pulp left after juicing at home, bury it in the soil around the pot, a bit farther from the roots. It will gradually turn into fertilizer and provide nutrients to the plant.

In winter, keep plenty of sunlight and do not water too much. Keep the potting soil slightly dry to avoid root rot. As long as the temperature reaches 5 degrees, it can get through the winter smoothly.

Grow lemons this way, and anyone can grow a decent harvest of fruit. Being able to eat fruit you grew with your own hands makes your heart feel happy too.