Characteristics of the Novogruzinsky lemon
Novogruzinsky lemon is a varietal variety that can be grown at home. At home in Georgia, you are among the best in terms of yield and taste.
Characteristics of the Novogruzinsky lemon
Characteristics of the variety
Novogruzinsky lemon has another name - New Athos. Bred by Abkhazian breeders.
A distinctive feature of the Novogruzinsky lemon is the height of the plant. In natural conditions, the lemon tree reaches 5m. When grown at home - up to 2.5m. Compared to other varieties, it is considered a giant.
Appearance Description:
- spreading crown;
- thin long shoots with a lot of thorns;
- light green foliage with a smooth surface, rounded shape with pointed ends, with a pleasant aroma;
- white inflorescences;
- the mass of fruits is from 120-180g, the flesh is fine-grained, consists of 9-10 slices, when grown at home, fruits reach larger sizes than when grown in a natural environment.
The chemical composition of the fruit:
- 6% organic acids;
- 1.6-1.8% sugars;
- 55 mg per 100 g of ascorbic acid.
The high vitamin content makes the variety useful. It boosts immunity and helps with inflammatory diseases.
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of the variety:
- high adaptive capacity, including indoors;
- the ability to bear fruit 2-3 times a year;
- high yields in adult plants, especially when cultivated in open ground, when the number of fruits from 1 lemon tree is 1000;
- excellent taste characteristics with a moderate level of acidity, which allows it to be used in cooking;
- thin peel (up to 5 mm).
Disadvantage: late flowering, starting at 4-5 years of age.
Growing features
The plant is not difficult to care for
The Novogruzinsky variety does not require careful home care.
Priming
A mixture of leafy earth, turf, river sand and humus with peat, taken in equal proportions, is suitable for planting. It is permissible to add ash powder (100 grams per 10 liters of soil mixture).
For young lemon trees, a suitable soil mixture will be light in structure, for adults - with lumps in its composition. In both cases, the soil should be loose with air permeability, providing oxygen access to the root system.
Capacity
For planting Novogruzinsky lemon, choose a ceramic or wooden pot container. Drainage from crushed brick, expanded clay or walnut shells is laid at the bottom of the pot.
Temperature
The temperature regime is set according to the seasons and the stage of the life cycle:
- young seedlings for 3 years - 17 ° С;
- at the flowering stage - 14-18 ° С, an increase leads to a drop in flowers;
- at the fruiting stage - 20-22 ° С,
- in winter time - 13-15 ° С.
In summer, the plant is taken out to the balcony loggia.
Watering
After planting, the plant is watered abundantly.Subsequent watering, in the process of caring for the Novogruzinsk lemon, is limited to 1 time a day (late spring - early autumn) and up to 1-2 times a week from October to April. Additionally, spraying is carried out 2 times every 7 days in the summer season and 2 times every 30 days in winter.
Top dressing
Apply fertilizers in the spring and summer periods of active plant growth. The frequency of use is once every 2-3 weeks.
To extend the fruiting period in winter, the plant is fertilized once a month.
Mineral and organic complexes are suitable for feeding, in which phosphate, iron, magnesium, potassium, copper and calcium are present. It is permissible to add diluted manure infusion as a top dressing.
Lack of fruiting on time is a sign that the lemon tree lacks phosphorus.
Conclusion
Novogruzinsky lemon is tall. It has high survival rates, therefore it is successfully grown both in the natural environment in the open field and with proper care in closed rooms.