How to cultivate bergamot

Bergamot, also known as five finger mandarin, bergamot, its fruit is more strange, golden or orange, with fragrance, the top split such as fist or open fingers, high ornamental value. Its fruit is edible, medicinal and powerful. Many people like it and begin to breed it. Some people see this business opportunity and begin to cultivate it in large quantities, and then make potted plants or bonsai for sale, with remarkable economic benefits. Let's follow the editor to take a look at the breeding methods of bergamot.

1. Growth conditions

Bergamot is suitable to grow in acid loam with deep soil layer, loose and fertile soil, rich in humus and good drainage, whether it is sandy loam or clay loam. The most suitable growth humidity of bergamot is 70% Mel 90%, and the maximum growth temperature is 22-24 degrees, which should not be too high or too low. The temperature is required to be above 5 degrees in winter. Bergamot is also a light-loving plant, which can tolerate semi-shade. It is appropriate to require annual sunshine up to 1200-1800. Avoid strong light exposure, so as not to wilt the plant due to lack of water.

2. Methods of reproduction

The propagation methods of bergamot include cutting, grafting and striping, in which cutting and striping are suitable for large-scale propagation, while grafting is mainly used to cultivate strong seedlings and make plant growth more robust. Cuttings generally choose from June to July, take the spring or autumn shoots on the strong mother plant as cuttings, remove the leaf thorns on the cuttings clean, leave only 3-4 buds, leave the cuttings about 15cm, and cut them obliquely into the loam. Watering often keeps the soil moist, which can take root in about one month and transplant two months later.

The striping is generally carried out from June to August, select the vigorous branches, cut them with a knife or peel them in a ring, then wrap them with soil or insert their branches into the soil, and those wrapped with soil need to be wrapped with a layer of plastic film to play a fixed role. Similarly, watering is often kept moist, can take root in January, and can be separated from the mother plant for transplanting in two months.

3. Transplant into pot

The time of transplanting can be chosen in spring and autumn, first prepare a container before transplanting, the size of the container depends on the size of the plant, the prepared sandy loam or clay loam mixed fertilizer will be mixed and filled in the container. After filling the soil, dig a hole in the center and plant the seedlings into the hole. You must plant the roots in all directions, do not twist them together, fill them with fine soil, and lift the seedlings up several times when filling the soil, so that the roots are closely connected with the soil before the soil is compacted, and the soil should be higher than the surface of the hole and watered to keep moist.

4. Management

After potting, it is necessary to water the soil at all times to keep the soil moist, construct its most suitable growth environment, make it grow rapidly, and fertilize according to the growth status of the plant. Each fertilization can be carried out by dissolving the fertilizer in water, and when the plant grows to a certain height, the terminal bud is cut off to promote its branching, which can be sold after the branch growth is finished.

The above is the introduction of how to breed bergamot. I hope it can help you. If you want to know more about breeding methods, please follow us.