Tell me, do you like to please yourself with fragranttea with a slice of lemon? We think that the answer will be positive. Now you can buy yourself a useful fruit in any grocery store. And what if you try to grow it yourself? This idea has so many advantages that it becomes clear why many have already made it into reality. We all know that lemons are the first fighters with a cold. But to grow a lemon tree in your house is not only from a practical point of view. This tree will decorate the entire room and fill the air around with a joyful scent. So let's find out how to take care of a lemon room properly, so as not only to admire its beauty and smell, but also to get a harvest of useful fruits. 
Location and temperature
With the onset of spring comes the most responsibletime in the care of room lemons. During this period, the lemon trees are in the phase of activity, they begin to move into growth, the plants are budding. In order to get a more useful ovary, and then provide a better development of the buds, keep the plant at room temperature around + 14..18 ° C. The increase in degree acts on the lemon tree depressingly, it can begin to throw off buds and ovaries. After the outdoor temperature is set to not below + 12 ° C, you can take your fragrant pet to the open air. Let him enjoy his freedom on the terrace, in the garden or on the balcony. Since the lemon does not tolerate sharp changes in temperature conditions, be ready to cover it with a slice of burlap, gauze or even a light blanket. To gradually accustom the tree to the sun, at first keep it in the shade. When autumn comes, do not delay with the reverse process to return the lemon to your home. Otherwise, hitting in warm cozy walls from lower street temperatures, it can again blossom. Therefore, as soon as the air in the street has cooled to 10-12 ° C of heat, begin to gradually accustom the lemon tree to return to the house. Bring it overnight into the room, and at day time again take out on the street. This procedure can be done within a week, and then finally leave the pet indoors. The most optimal temperature around the indoor lemon during wintering will be from 14 to 16 ° C, with moderate humidity in the room. This will allow your bush to preserve all the leaves, and the fruits on it - ripen. The room where your charming lemon winters, do not forget to ventilate every day. Just remember that the plant should not be at the intersection of airflows: cold from the window and warm from the room. So do not open the window leaf of the window where your signor lemon is. He will not be happy with such a disparaging attitude towards his person. It should also be remembered that good lighting plays a big role in growing and caring for lemon trees. They like bright rooms filled with sunlight. True, it is not necessary to go too far - from direct exposure to sunlight, the plant should be protected so that the leaves do not get burned. Specialists and gurus on growing lemons recommend keeping their lemon trees on the western or eastern windows. For a comfortable existence a lemon needs about twelve hours to be in a lit place. When autumn and winter come, there is not enough natural light. Therefore, take care to purchase fluorescent lamps that will help you to compensate for the lack of daylight to a crumbs-limonchik. Also, take care to determine as soon as possible the location of your handsome man. Lemons sensitive to the change in lighting, stop growing for the time of adaptation to the new conditions of light. Therefore, do not carry the tree from place to place too often. 
Watering and humidity
Lemon loves water. In spring and summer time, ensure regular and abundant watering, but do not overfill. The water that has accumulated in the pan must be drained. In winter, water should be more moderate, but we must ensure that the soil in the pot by no means completely dried up. The top layer can dry out a little, it will not harm the tree, unlike the complete drying of the soil. The leaves of the plant in this situation begin to turn yellow and crumble. But there is a danger in the waterlogging of the land, especially if the temperature in the room is cool. Stagnant water can provoke the process of rotting in the roots, which will lead to the death of your lemon tree. The most ideal water for irrigation of your plant - rain or melted. Since it is not always possible to have such moisture at hand, then water for irrigation of lemon can be applied to the usual, well-established. Its temperature should be two or three degrees above air temperature. Time for watering also matters. In the spring it is better to moisten lemons early in the morning, and in the summer-autumn period - in the evening. Lemons are very poorly tolerated by excessive dryness of air, especially when accompanied by high temperatures. Therefore, in rooms with central heating it is necessary to monitor the maintenance of a comfortable moisture for the plant. This can be done in several ways. You can put a pot of plant on a metal tray, which contains expanded clay or pebbles, and pour water into it. And during the day, spray the plant with warm water. Such measures are sufficient to create the necessary conditions for the happy existence of your lemon tree.
Fertilizers and top dressing
Great value in caring for room lemonhas timely fertilizing and fertilizing. This is important for normal growth and subsequent development of the plant. The frequency of fertilizing and the very amount of fertilizers themselves depend on many factors: the state of the plant, the season, even the volume of the container in which the lemon grows. To properly care for the plant, it is important to provide him with timely nutrition and nutrition. This is especially true in the period of active growth, which occurs in the plant from March and lasts until October. Feed your lemon once every ten or fourteen days with liquid fertilizers. You can use both mineral and organic kinds of top dressing, alternating them. In winter, it will be sufficient to fertilize the lemon tree more than once a month, and also reduce the dosage of top dressing. Observe the appearance of the lemon. Your lemon tree itself can tell you how to care for it and what kind of feeding it lacks. By the growth of shoots, the color of the leaves, the color and the size of the fruit, you can easily understand what kind of nutrients the plant needs. The lack of nitrogen is manifested in the fact that the leaves begin to turn yellow. New leaflets can not normally form and grow fully. The yield of the plant falls, and the fruits themselves become smaller. The phosphorus deficiency ruins the metabolism of the lemon. Leaves pale, begin to fall off. The shape of the fetus is deformed, acquiring ugly shapes. If there is a shortage in a room iron lemon, the plant may become ill with chlorosis. This is manifested in the fact that the leaves change color. They become pale, then yellow. The color of the fruit also becomes lighter, after which the tree begins to generally get rid of the developing fruits of the lemon, dropping them. The tops of the branches begin to dry out. 
Choose dishes for lemon tree
Indoor citrus plants, in particular lemon,love to live in fired clay tanks. Young trees should be transplanted annually. Do it in the spring. More mature trees are transplanted every three or four years, changing each year only the upper layer of the earth. Do not put a lemon room in too large a volume of dishes. Since you already know that waterlogging harms the lemon, do not forget to put a generous layer of drainage on the bottom of the dish.
Crown formation and trimming
The first three to four years the lemon tree needsin the formation of the crown. Prevent chaotic stretching of shoots near the tree and uncontrolled growth of branches. As much as possible, try to give the crown a bushy and proportionality. The pot in which your pet grows should be turned occasionally, but no more than thirty degrees a month. When there are separate branches inside the crown, growing vertically, get rid of them. While your sapling is still young, laxity has not occurred, and you have the opportunity to even out the growth of branches that spoil the appearance of the plant. To do this, you can stick a stick and fix twine naughty branch in the desired direction. Long shoots should be pruned. The more lemon will be bitten, the faster the flowering process will begin. The appearance of the tree will also be more aesthetic and attractive. Remember that all the buds in the year of planting must necessarily be cut off. Flowering requires a young plant too much energy, takes a lot of nutrients. A plant that is not yet sufficiently strong can not withstand such a load, which increases the possibility of its death. Caring for the crown of an adult lemon tree is to pinch it as needed, to remove diseased or broken branches, as well as new shoots growing inside the crown. When the lemon starts to bear fruit, you will need to carry out the normalization of the harvest. This is to remove some of the flowers that have appeared. When normalizing the harvest, remove weak buds or flowers, and in some cases even flowering branches. By removing unnecessary buds, you give the tree the ability to focus on the maturation of a useful ovary. But even in the case when all the buds look healthy, excessive flowering can deplete the plant. In addition, the number of useful ovaries decreases. This leads to the fact that even with abundant at first glance, the harvest does not yield all the fruits of equally good quality. And the tree, having spent all its energy, may not begin to bear fruit next year.
Pest Control
It should be remembered that when caring for lemonit is necessary to protect your tree from such pests as scabbards, red spider mites and thrips. If a mite is infected, the plant is threatened with death if you do not discover in time that it has been contaminated. Identify this fairly simply in the wake of the web, which is usually located on the underside of the leaves. Urgently, the air humidity should be increased and the lemon tree treated with the Aktellik solution. The Shield feeds on the juice of the lemon tree. As a result of such exposure, yellow spots appear on them, and then the leaves begin to dry out and fall off. In case of severe damage, pest and parasites should be disposed of by treating the plant with carbophos. Dilute the drug in a proportion of 15 drops per 1 liter of water. If you comply with these not very complicated rules for the care and maintenance of lemon tree in the room, you will soon be able to admire the whole "lemon grove" on your windowsill. Enjoy not only the magnificent aroma that comes from the plant, but also arrange a tea party with the addition of a lemon grown by your own efforts. We wish you success in this pleasant and fascinating activity!
