🍋 A lemon plant not only enhances the beauty of your home but also provides fresh and juicy lemons. Growing it in a pot is easy; all it needs is the right sunlight, soil, fertilizer, and water. In this blog, we’ll guide you through the complete care process—from planting the sapling to getting flowers and fruits—so that your home stays filled with the greenery and fragrance of lemons all year round.
🌿 Tips for Proper Care of a Lemon Plant
☀️ 1. Right Amount of Sunlight
A lemon plant needs 6–8 hours of direct sunlight every day. Less sunlight slows down the process of flowering and fruiting.
🪴 2. Choosing the Pot and Soil
The pot should be at least 14–18 inches deep. Use light, nutrient-rich, well-draining soil by mixing garden soil with cow dung manure, sand, and neem cake powder.
🌸 3. Nutrition for Flowering
If your plant grows only leaves and no flowers, it indicates a lack of phosphorus and potash. Apply SSP and MOP once a month in the right amount.
🐝 4. Flower Drop Problem and Pollination
If flowers bloom but do not turn into fruits, it may be due to a lack of pollination. Spray zinc and boron on the leaves to improve fruit set.
✂️ 5. Importance of Pruning
Every few months, prune the plant to remove dry or diseased branches so that new and healthy buds can grow.
🌱 6. Using Organic Fertilizer
Mix a handful of neem cake powder into the soil every 45 days. Also, add bone meal, compost, and vermicompost from time to time.
💧 7. Correct Watering Method
In summer, water every 2–3 days, but check the soil first. In winter, watering needs are much lower.
🧪 Essential Fertilizers for Lemon Plants and Their Dosage
- Zinc Sulphate: 25–50g per tree – improves flower and fruit quality.
- Borax/Boron: 10–20g – prevents flower drop.
- Magnesium Sulphate: 50–100g – keeps leaves green and healthy.
- Ammonium Sulphate: 100–150g – provides nitrogen for growth.
- Calcium Nitrate: 50–100g – reduces fruit rot.
- Sulphur: 25–50g – balances soil pH.
- Ferrous Sulphate: 25–50g – prevents iron deficiency.
- Rock Phosphate: 200–300g – long-term phosphorus supply.
- Seaweed Extract: 5–10ml per liter – increases flower and fruit count.
- Humic Acid: 50–100ml per 15 liters of water – improves soil quality.
📅 Best Time to Fertilize (3 times a year)
- First: February–March (before flowering starts)
- Second: June–July (before the rainy season)
- Third: October–November (before autumn)
⚠️ Important Tips
- Make sure the soil is moist before applying fertilizer.
- Do not apply all fertilizers at once; keep a gap of 15–20 days.
- For potted plants, use only 10–20% of the quantity given for ground-grown trees.