You can add a special atmosphere to your living space with its fragrant flowers, soft yellow fruits and stunted appearance on the balcony, terrace or indoors.

Mayer lemon sapling is a very durable species that will fascinate you with its fragrance that you can easily grow in pots, especially in non-tropical areas.

Buy a healthy lemon sapling at least 2-3 years old.

In this way, you can save time from situations such as growth time and vaccination.

You can check out the lemon tree and other citrus sapling varieties on the Hepsibahçen page and buy a healthy sapling.

HOW TO GROW LEMON TREES IN POTS and WHAT ARE THEIR REQUIREMENTS? Pot and Soil Requirement Choose a pot larger than 25% of the root volume of the plant.

Make sure that the drainage holes are open and check them from time to time.

The quality and type of pot soil is also an important factor.

To grow high yielding plants, use a well-drained soil mixture with plenty of organic matter and fertilizer mixture.

Do not use flower soil or peat. You can change your lemon tree every few years and more at the beginning of spring (in hot climates, winter is the best season).

Your pot size should be based on the scale of your tree.

Avoid using too large or small pots It would be best to use a container that is one size larger than the pot you used before.

Sun and Light Requirement All plants in the citrus family love full sun, about 7 to 8 hours of sunlight is required.

For this, you can keep it in both sunny and airy places such as balconies, terraces and patios.

If you want to grow a lemon sapling indoors, you can either position it close to a window with plenty of sunlight or you can directly eliminate the lack of light with artificial growing lights.

Irrigation As with every living thing, lemon and other citrus trees need water.

Too much or too little water can cause blooming and fruit falling, and sometimes plants can also die.

In winter and spring periods, the amount of water given in direct proportion to the pot volume changes every 2-7 days.

Before irrigation, check the top 2-3 centimeters of soil layer for dryness.

Requires more frequent irrigation and slightly moist soil on windy and hot days.

Nearly one liter of water should be given for a ten liter pot.

On hot summer days, the frequency of irrigation can decrease to 1-2 days.

Humidity If you grow lemon trees indoors, a certain level of humidity is required for their development, 50% is ideal.

To achieve this, you can spray the leaves with the help of a spray during watering times to ensure that they meet the moisture need.

CLIMATE Freezing temperatures kill citrus plants.

Temperature below 1 degree Celsius is life-threatening for the lemon tree.

The optimum temperature is about 10°C to 28°C.

It has to be kept in the house during the winter period in areas where the appropriate climate cannot be provided.

Pruning of Lemon Tree and Stunting Pruning is required in addition to all activities to make your lemon and other citrus saplings faster, healthier and fascinating with their appearance.

The crown pruning, which you can do several times a year, triggers the development of your citrus seedlings and allows new sprouts to emerge.

Crown pruning is the process of cutting the branches with pruning shears about 5 cm from the ends of the branches to grow your tree more smoothly.

In addition, cutting the inefficient rootstock branches of your citrus saplings will benefit the development of your trees.