Growing citrus at homebrings not only pleasure, but also some benefit, they have tasty and beautiful fruits, one of such plants is room tangerine. Many lovers undeservedly prefer only one representative of citrus - lemon, although there are many other equally interesting plants of this species.
For growing lemons in room conditionsbrought new varieties, and if you decide to grow room tangerine or, for example, grapefruit, you will have to use industrial varieties. Indoor lemons have a pale color and are very acidic, whereas a houseplant like mandarin has bright and sweet fruits. One of the drawbacks of growing tangerines in apartments is the need for a large room, as they are quite tall.
Typically, citrus fruits are grown from seeds, and then the seedlings obtained are grafted, for this purpose, cuttings are taken from the tree, which is already bearing fruit.
As already mentioned, there is no suchvariety, like a tangerine room, for their cultivation using ordinary industrial varieties. If you have done the right graft and pruned a tree, it will bear fruit in the fourth year, and it happens even earlier. Lemon cuttings can be rooted calmly, and other citrus cuttings root poorly and need only be planted.
If you do not have the skills to plant plants, and youIf you still want to grow a citrus tree at home, then the best option is room tangerine. It is he who is one of all the citrus begins to bloom in the third year, while in contrast to others it is much smaller.
Room Mandarin - care and the formation of the crown.
Mandarin crown formation is necessaryapproach responsibly. Immediately we say that we should not be afraid to perform circumcision and pity the tree. It is necessary to clearly know what you want to achieve with this operation.
You need to have certain information, for example,to know that the mandarin fruits are formed on the branches of the fourth order and until they appear, there will be no fruiting. Conducting the correct pruning, you can significantly reduce the time before the start of fruiting. It is necessary to cut the branches on which the fourth leaf appeared. It is quite possible to form the correct crown in two years, subject to the necessary illumination, thanks to the optimal composition of the soil, timely feeding.
Citrus like moderate watering, they are badtolerate drying as well as waterlogging. In warm weather, it is necessary to spray the tree, if the air is dry, the plant is more susceptible to attack by ticks and scutes.
The houseplant mandarin loves light, andit is also warm and it needs a temperature of at least 17 ° C to start flowering. In winter, it is best to place the plant in a room where the temperature will be around 12 ° C, otherwise you risk not getting fruits in the warm season.
While the tree is young, it must be replanted annually, after the start of fruiting, this can be done once every three years. During flowering and fruiting, it is better not to perform such a procedure.
When growing tangerines, some problems may arise and the most common are:
- yellowing and leaf fall, there is no flowering and no fruit appears, all this indicates a lack of nutrition of the plant and it must be transplanted;
- the appearance of spots on the leaves and their fall indicates the overmoistening of the soil, it can also occur when the watering is not timely;
- the appearance of dry leaves that shrivel can indicate both burns and the presence of pests.
The fruits of this plant is not onlydelicious, but also dietary, and in the peel there is an essential oil. Infusions of the peel help when coughing, as they have expectorant qualities. It helps the use of the fruits of people who are predisposed to indigestion. The use of juice helps in the fight against various fungal diseases.
