Citrus plants during the fall and winter months. Wintering citrus plants: lemons, tangerines, etc.

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Citrus plants in autumn-winter months

We are used to the fact that fruit trees in the garden they lose their gilded outfit in the fall and seem to fall asleep until the warm spring days. Most subtropical plants also enter a dormant period in autumn and winter, however, it is largely relative for them. And some types of citrus, such as lemon, although they slow down their growth, they can bloom in November, December, and January. Just like in summer, citrus fruits need light, moist and fresh air.

Scientists recommend two ways to keep indoor citrus fruits in winter, in which they feel most comfortable: in a cool room or on the same windowsill, but with additional lighting. The first method is preferable, but we can only do it when there is a bright and cool terrace, a heated, glazed balcony or, at worst, a wide opening between window frameswhere you can keep the temperature 5-10 ° C warm. If the mercury column there does not rise above 3-5 ° C, but does not fall below zero, citrus fruits can withstand even a lack of light without any harm. In such conditions, it is necessary to water the trees very rarely and only so that the earthen lump does not dry out too much. Thus, we force the plants to fall asleep, as it were, to enter a dormant period, when both the crown and the root system are less active. Only unlike the apple tree, citruses "fall asleep" along with the foliage, because they are evergreen. Wintering conditions on a cool veranda are to some extent reminiscent of the Black Sea subtropics, where in the winter months there is basically the same temperature. But here again, try to avoid abrupt changes. Do not transfer citrus fruits from a warm room to a cold one. Better to place them in advance where it will be cool in winter, but not too cold. Closer to spring, around the end of February, try to make sure that the plant does not suffer from the change in conditions: on the terrace, gradually raise the temperature, water the trees with warm water, and, after transferring to the window, spray more often. However, the above-described system of keeping citrus fruits is generally acceptable only for those who live in "their own" house, or for those who have a glazed and insulated balcony for the winter. All the rest should try, if possible, to eliminate or at least to smooth out the unfavorable factors of the winter-autumn "climate" of the room.

The main thing is to save citruses from light deficiency and increase humidity. They especially suffer on window sills, under which central heating radiators are placed, as they get into a stream of superheated dry air. However, cold air is often blown onto the plants from the cracks between the frames. And it turns out exactly the same picture as with a plant transferred from a cool street to a warm room. Only there the unfavorable time for him lasts several hours, and here - several months. Air that is excessively dried up by the battery plays a special role. Since the beginning of the heating season, the relative humidity of the air is much lower than normal, and on other days it reaches an unacceptable indicator for either plants or humans - 20 percent. But the drier the air in the room, the more the citrus leaves evaporate moisture. Dry air is especially harmful in combination with high temperature (25-30 ° C). It is then that the most undesirable happens - citrus fruits lose their leaves, and with them vital energy leaves them.

Professor A. D. Aleksandrov made accurate calculations of what the citrus fruit "starvation" costs. In Moscow, in a short five to six hour daylight hours from November to February, even with sunny weather 1 square decimeter lemon leaves overwintering warm room, assimilates only 6 milligrams of organic matter, while for the rest, dark hours of the day due to respiration, the same leaf blade loses 90. That is, exactly 15 times more is consumed at night nutrientsthan they accumulate during the day. Not surprisingly, citruses die so often in winter.

Light is the most important living condition for indoor citrus fruits. And even much more important than the most miraculous fertilizers, because, as KA Timiryazev emphasized, "the most essential process of plant nutrition, the acquisition of its main component - carbohydrate, depends on light." Whether the amount absorbed by the leaves is enough solar energy, the life of our pets often depends. And this, as a rule, is underestimated by inexperienced citrus growers.

It is known that the amount of light required by plants for normal development is determined by the duration of illumination (length of the day) and the degree of illumination, measured in lux.

The optimal daylight hours for citrus fruits are 12 hours, while in many cities middle band, and even more so in the north in other winter months it is almost half as much. In any case, for five months - from about October 15 to March 15 - daylight hours are too short. It is not surprising, therefore, that even in the lightest window in autumn and winter, citruses suffer greatly, to one degree or another become depleted, or even die.

Therefore, the first principle of the citrus grower is this: none sunray should not be wasted. This means that all citrus fruits should not stand next to the window in winter, as they are sometimes put, but almost close to the glass. Moreover, in winter, windows facing south are preferable. It is good to draw a tree from the side of the room with at least a low white curtain - it will become a kind of screen that further enhances and at least slightly prolongs natural light.

The leaves, located near the cleanest glass and ideally washed, receive only 60, rarely 80 percent of the street light, while those removed from the window by 1 meter - 20-50, and 2-3 meters - only 3-5 percent. By the way, using a conventional photoexposure meter, you can accurately measure the degree of illumination of plants (they feel good at 5000 lux). Therefore, the trees as close as possible to the window need to artificial lighting - to increase the intensity, and most importantly - to increase the duration of lighting to 12 hours (or so).

So, it is desirable to use electric lighting for 1–5 hours (the shorter the day, the longer it should be). For example, at the end of December - from 4 pm to 9 pm, that is, within five hours, or two and a half hours - before dawn and after sunset. It is better to navigate, of course, not "eye sleep", but according to the calendar, which contains the necessary data on the length of the day.

There is a misconception that the general lighting of the room is enough for citrus fruits, especially since they turn it on on winter evenings just after sunset, and turn it off late in the evening. However, the distance from the chandelier to the window sill is several meters, therefore, even with the most powerful lamp, the degree of illumination is several times less than required, which is also easy to verify with a photoexposure meter.

Only light bulbs suspended directly above the plants are effective. As close as possible - just enough so that delicate leaves (about 60 centimeters) do not suffer from a hot light bulb.

At one time, on the basis of multivariate experiments carried out, A.D. Aleksandrov recommended to amateurs-citrus growers the most economical, from his point of view, option - light feeding with an ordinary home light bulb of 75 watts, but always with a good mirror or chrome reflector. According to the professor's calculations, with many hours of additional lighting, a plant on average can assimilate no more than 30 milligrams per 1 square decimeter organic matter... During the night at a temperature of 20 ° C for 9 hours, it loses a little more during breathing - 36 milligrams. The scientist proposed to equalize the acquisition and consumption of nutrients in the simplest way, which still needs to be adopted today - to reduce the air temperature at night to 12-14 ° C heat by airing (it is enough to open the window for a few minutes, but, of course, without freezing at this plants). At this temperature, the breathing process will be halved, which means that the consumption of nutrients accumulated in the light will decrease by the same amount. By the way, the cooler it is on the windowsill, the more economically the tree functions. Therefore, the recommended simple white curtain can do a double benefit - during the day to increase the lighting, and at night to reduce the temperature by 5-7 ° C at the very window where the citrus trees are located. On the contrary, at high night temperatures, the consumption of nutrients for respiration exceeds their amount accumulated during the day in the process of assimilation. And if you fully observe the optimal temperature regime, then it is advisable to replace incandescent lamps with fluorescent lamps (otherwise they are also called fluorescent lamps), which differ in a relatively cold glow and thus do not cause overheating of the leaves. Among other things, they consume electricity three times more economically.

Fluorescent lamps are placed directly under the plants or to the side of them, to almost close. Please note: at a distance of 5 centimeters from the tubes, the plants receive 7000 lux, 15-6000, 50-3000 lux. If, however, an additional reflector made of shiny foil or metal painted with special lighting enamel is installed above the lamps, this will increase the illumination by another 30 percent.

Usually, lamps are mounted in several pieces with a distance between them of 10-15 centimeters at the rate of 200 watts per 1 square meterusing fluorescent lamps different types... However, white lamps are still preferable. Citrus fruits illuminated by them for 12 hours a day can be placed in any corner of the room, but it is still more expedient and economical to use them only for supplementary lighting - before dawn or immediately after sunset (it is desirable that there is no gap between natural and artificial light).

I myself keep citrus fruits all year round in an east-facing window. In the fall and winter, I turned on two powerful fluorescent lamps at the window in the evenings (it is more expedient to turn it on with a time relay). As in other apartments, we also have excessively dry air. I got out of the situation like this: I doubled the window sill and covered it on top with a film lowered to the floor. I installed vessels on the battery and next to it, into which I periodically add water. There are plates of water on the windowsill itself, which to some extent increases the humidity near the window. In addition, I often turn on the electric air humidifier installed here), it is on sale) and I spray the crowns of trees with a spray bottle almost every day. Thus, I increase the humidity in my room to almost normal - 60-70 percent.

I solve the problem of winter dormancy of plants even easier: I do not insert second frames into the windows and periodically open the window for a few minutes. So that the currents of frosty air did not damage the trees, I redid it a little, rearranging the side hinges down and the lock up. Now it opens for me like a transom, and the frosty air does not fall down on the plants, but is directed upwards and does not harm them. Of course, at the same time, I try to prevent drafts (I open the window only when the door is closed). As a result, the air temperature in my room for many years in autumn and winter does not exceed 19 ° C, and directly on the windowsill 10-12 ° C, or even lower, the air is always cool and fresh.

Citruses feel tolerable, from November to February they go into a dormant stage and, as a rule, do not grow. Only lemon sometimes has buds. I remove most of them and leave a few - for the scent in the room. In other winters, when the heating radiators are especially hot, some leaves still crumble, but this practically does not bring any tangible damage to the plants. Already at the end of February - March, they are covered with new needle-like sprouts and bloom violently.

A few words about watering and fertilizing citrus fruits in the autumn-winter months. In special manuals, the following advice is often found: in the fall and winter, water occasionally, once or twice a week, and do not feed either mineral or organic fertilizers... Experience shows the opposite. In many apartments, during the heating season, the air is very dry and, as a result, the soil in the pot quickly evaporates moisture, so plants need watering more often than in summer, almost daily. And plants need nutrition during the period of relative dormancy, not to mention the time of growth and flowering, which is sometimes observed in late autumn and mid-winter. The benefits of the use of irrigation with fertilizers are also indicated by the observations of scientists who have established that with a lack of light, citruses need increased nutrition. With additional doses of nitrogen, the leaves of plants acquire a thick dark green color, are filled with chlorophyll, and their assimilation becomes more active.

Therefore, one must proceed from the specific autumn-winter conditions for keeping citrus trees. On average, from October to February, it is better to fertilize them about once a month, and water them as needed to avoid drying out the earthy coma. To do this, you can use a simple device - a circle of polyethylene, equal in diameter to the top of the pot. It is cut to the middle, widened a little there (along the diameter of the stem) and covered with an earthen lump. Polyethylene largely prevents the evaporation of water from the soil, makes its moisture more or less even. The plant has to be watered less often, although constantly (moisture still evaporates through the walls of the pot). It is better to use not tap water, but heated snow water.

Let me remind you that the pot on the windowsill is usually very cooled. From cold soil (below 10–12 ° C), the roots do not absorb water well, and the leaves evaporate it the more, the higher the temperature of the air surrounding the crown. It is because of this temperature difference that citrus fruits often shed their leaves and can die completely in the autumn-winter months. It turns out watering cold water in a warm room exacerbates the danger to the life of domestic trees. That is why it is necessary to water in the cold season only with warm water, which to a certain extent warms up the soil in the pot. It is important not to forget: the higher the water temperature, the more active its absorption is and thus the moisture deficit in the leaves is eliminated. To prevent the pot from being overcooled by the currents of cold air entering the window sill from the cracks between the frames, they must be carefully caulked.

And more tips. If the pots of citrus are on a marble or stone windowsill, then again, to prevent hypothermia, place an earthen coma under them wooden board... It is even better to put the pots in an oblong box for the winter, and fill the space between them with constantly moistened moss, peat, sand or wet sawdust.

Wanting to bring the crown of the tree as close as possible to the sunlight, it is important, nevertheless, not to overdo it and on frosty days make sure that the leaves do not freeze to the glass, otherwise they will be lost.

Please note: dust and dirt on glass, leaves trap a lot of light rays, making them inaccessible to plants. Therefore, both must be constantly washed and kept clean.

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2 .7. Citrus plants in autumn and winter

With the onset of short autumn and winter days, a particularly dangerous period begins in the life of citrus fruits, which lasts until the end of February. At this time, when the air in the room is especially dry, there is not enough sun and light, they feel depressed.
Often during such periods, amateurs make hard-to-correct mistakes. Some reason, for example, like this: since plants are from warm subtropical countries, it means that they are afraid of cool air. So they put them in the warmest place of the room for the winter months, and there they, as a rule, shed their foliage and then die. So what kind of care is correct during the fall and winter months?
We are accustomed to the fact that fruit trees in the garden lose their gilded outfit in the fall and seem to fall asleep until the warm spring days. Most subtropical plants also enter a dormant period in autumn and winter, but it is largely relative for them. And some types of citrus fruits, for example lemon, although they slow down their growth, can bloom in November, and in December, and in January. Just like in summer, citrus fruits need light, moist and fresh air.
Scientists recommend two ways to keep indoor citrus fruits in winter, in which they feel most comfortable: in a cool room or on the same windowsill, but with additional lighting. The first one is preferable, but we can do it only when there is a bright and cool terrace, veranda or a wide opening between the window frames, where the temperature can be maintained at 5-10 degrees Celsius. If in the room the mercury column does not rise above 3-5 degrees, but does not fall below zero, citrus fruits can withstand even strong darkening without any harm. In such conditions, it is necessary to water the trees very rarely and only so that the earthen lump does not dry out too much. Thus, we force the plants, as it were, to fall asleep, to enter a period of complete dormancy, when both the crown and the root system are less active. Only unlike the apple tree, citrus fruits "fall asleep" along with the foliage, because they are evergreen. Wintering conditions on a cool veranda are to some extent reminiscent of the Black Sea subtropics, where in the winter months there is basically the same temperature. But here again, try to avoid abrupt changes. Do not transfer citrus fruits from a warm room to a cold one. Better to place them in advance where it will be cool in winter, but not too cold.
Towards spring, around the end of February, try to make sure that the plant does not suffer from changes in conditions: on the terrace, gradually raise the temperature, water the trees with warm water, and after transferring to the window, spray more often.
You can keep citruses at home, only then you need to save them from the lack of light and increase the humidity. They especially suffer on the windowsills under which the central heating batteries are located, as they get into the stream of superheated dry air. On the other hand, cold air often blows on the plants from the window. And it turns out exactly the same picture as with a plant brought from a cool street into a warm room. Only there the unfavorable time for him lasts several hours, and here - several months. Air that is excessively dried up by the battery plays a special role. Since the beginning of the heating season, the relative humidity of the air is much lower than the norm, on other days it reaches a value that is unacceptable for both plants and humans - 20 percent.
There is also an accurate estimate of how much light "starvation" costs citrus fruits. In a short five to six hour daylight hours from November to February, even in sunny weather, a square decimeter of lemon leaves wintering in a warm room assimilates only 6 milligrams of carbon dioxide, while for the rest, dark hours of the day due to respiration, the same leaf blade loses 30. That is, at night, exactly 5 times more nutrients are consumed than they accumulate during the day. Not surprisingly, citruses die so often in winter.
The best way keeping citrus fruits at this time - set the tree away from the battery and build artificial lighting directly above it.
An ordinary home light bulb of 75-100 watts with a good mirror or chrome reflector, as well as a white fluorescent lamp, is suitable. The greatest effect is obtained by the simultaneous use of both - then the spectrum of light is almost the same as on the street. Lighting duration - at least 10 hours. In those cases, when the tree is on a windowsill, under which there are no batteries, only additional lighting is required, in other words, lighting with lamps only in the evening and early morning hours.
I myself take care of my winter garden in an unfavorable season for it a little differently. Perhaps it makes sense to adopt my experience as well for novice amateurs. All year round I keep citrus fruits in an east-facing window. In autumn and winter, the room also lacks light and excessively dry air. I got out of the situation like this: I doubled the window sill and covered it on top with a film lowered to the floor. I installed vessels on the battery and next to it, into which I periodically add water. There are plates of water on the windowsill itself, which to some extent increases the humidity near the window. In addition, I often turn on the electric air humidifier installed here (they are commercially available) and spray the tree crowns with a spray bottle almost daily. Thus, I increase the humidity in my room to almost normal - 60-70 percent.
I solve the problem of winter dormancy of plants even easier: I do not insert second frames into the windows and periodically open the window for a few minutes. So that the currents of frosty air did not damage the trees, I altered it a little, rearranging the side hinges down and the lock up. Now it opens for me like a transom, and the frosty air does not fall down on the plants, but is directed upwards and does not harm them. Of course, at the same time, I try to prevent drafts (I open the window only when the door is closed). As a result, the air temperature in my room for many years in the fall and winter does not exceed 15 -17 degrees, and even lower on the windowsill - 10-12 degrees, the air is always cool and fresh.
Citruses feel tolerable, from November to February they go into a dormant stage and, as a rule, do not grow. Only lemon sometimes has buds. I remove most of them and leave a few - for the scent in the room. In other winters, when the heating radiators are especially hot, some leaves fall off, but this practically does not affect the general condition of the plants. Already at the end of February - March, they are covered with new needle-like sprouts and bloom violently.
A few words about watering and fertilizing citrus fruits during the fall and winter months. In special manuals, the following advice is often found: in the fall and winter, water occasionally, twice a week, and do not feed at all with either mineral or organic fertilizers. Practice shows the opposite. In other rooms, where it is hot in winter due to the rapid evaporation of moisture, the plant may require more water than in summer. And nutrition is also required during the period of relative dormancy, not to mention the time of growth and flowering, which is sometimes observed in late autumn and mid-winter. The benefits of irrigation with fertilizers are also indicated by the observations of scientists, who established that with a lack of light, citruses need increased nutrition. With additional doses of nitrogen, plant leaves acquire a thick dark green color, are filled with chlorophyll and their assimilation is activated.
Therefore, one must proceed from the specific autumn-winter conditions for keeping citrus trees. On average, from October to February, it is better to fertilize them about once a month, and water them as needed to avoid drying out the earthy coma. To do this, you can use a simple device - a circle of polyethylene, equal in diameter to the top of the pot. It is cut to the middle, widened a little there (along the diameter of the stem) and put on top of an earthen lump. Polyethylene largely prevents the evaporation of water from the soil, makes its moisture more or less even. You have to water the plant less often, although constantly (moisture still evaporates through the walls of the pot). It is better to use not tap water, but heated snow water.
Let me remind you that the pot on the windowsill is usually very cooled. From cold soil (below 10-12 °), the roots do not absorb water well, and the leaves evaporate it the more, the higher the temperature of the air surrounding the crown. It is because of this temperature difference that citrus fruits often shed their leaves and can die completely in the autumn-winter months. It turns out that sprinkling with cold water in a warm room exacerbates the danger to the life of domestic trees. That is why it is necessary to water in the cold season only with warm water, which to a certain extent heats the soil in the pot. It is important not to forget: the higher the water temperature, the more active its absorption is and thus the moisture deficit in the leaves is eliminated.
And more tips. If the pots of citrus are on a marble or stone windowsill, then again, to prevent hypothermia of the earthen coma, place a wooden board under them. It is even better to put the pots in an oblong box for the winter, and fill the space between them with constantly moistened moss or wet sawdust. It is also good to close the trees from the side of the room with a low white curtain. Then it will become a kind of screen that additionally enhances the lighting, and to some extent protects it from overheated air.