The planting method of lemon

Lemon is a common fruit in our life, although it tastes very sour, it is rich in vitamin c and has the effect of invigorating the stomach, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. in addition, it also has the function of beauty, whitening and skin care, so it is deeply loved by many female friends Lemon has a wide range of uses, not only can be eaten directly, but also can be used to extract spices, but also an important raw material for cosmetics, with remarkable economic benefits. So do you know how it is planted? Next, let's take a look at its planting method.

1. Sowing and raising seedlings

There are many ways to raise lemon seedlings, including sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction is sowing, sowing method is suitable for large area seedling, relatively fast. Select the strong and disease-free mother plant, pick the ripe lemon fruit around December, put it in a cool area for a few days, cut open the fruit, mainly do not hurt the seeds inside. After taking out the seeds, soak them in water for 5-7 days. After they are saturated, tear open the film on the surface and sow the seeds. Pay attention to changing the water every day when soaking. After sowing the seeds, keep the temperature between 15 and 25 degrees and germinate in about a week.

2. Soil selection and soil preparation

Lemon like warm environment, shade-resistant, not cold-resistant, afraid of heat, so it is suitable to be planted in the south, it grows faster and requires higher fertility, so choose loose, fertile and well-drained plots. Turn the soil deep into the sun, dig a large hole in 80x80cm, plant about 50-60 plants per mu per month, fill the hole with fertilizer mixed soil, and then cover a layer of soil, so it can be planted.

3. Colonization

When the young tree grows to 50-80cm, it can be planted, transplant with soil, be careful not to damage the plant root system in a large area, put it into the hole, put it in the right filling, and step on the fill. Planting in the morning and afternoon, or directly in cloudy days, avoid noon or rainy weather, pour fixed root water after planting, and then moisturize with film or straw.

4. Post-management

Lemon trees grow very fast, so they need plenty of water and fertilizer. Watering depends on climate change and soil dryness and wetness to keep the soil moist. Two years before planting, nitrogen fertilizer should be applied in time to promote the rapid growth of plants and the formation of tree crowns. after the formation of tree crowns, nitrogen fertilizer should be controlled and other fertilizers should be increased. In addition, there is also timely mid-ploughing and weeding, generally three or four times a year, especially before summer, when summer is hot and water evaporation is large, so timely ploughing before summer can keep the soil loose and reduce water loss.

The above is the planting method that pro-agricultural network brings lemon to you. Lemon grows rapidly, but it is easy to grow too long, which will disturb the tree shape and is not conducive to blossom and fruiting, so it should be shaped and pruned in the planting process to make it grow better.