I bought and set up a fluorescent light fixture for my citrus plants. I have read that they need 12-14 hours under artificial light. Is this year round or should I keep the light on for fewer hours in the winter? During the summer I put them outside in the sun so I need to know how many hours they need during the fall/winter/early spring (I live in NH)
thank you for your time
Citrus don't enter true dormancy in the winter, so yes, they will need many hours of very bright light year-round. You should reduce watering somewhat, though, because they do grow more slowly during the winter and won't be able to use as much water.
While indoors, the trees may need supplemental humidity if the room air is very dry. The standard methods of misting or placing the plant on a humidity tray work fine for this purpose.
While indoors, the trees may need supplemental humidity if the room air is very dry. The standard methods of misting or placing the plant on a humidity tray work fine for this purpose.
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I usually give tree seeds 3wks to 4 wks.
Sometimes they sprout after I've forgotten about them -- that's why, for me, the best place to plant the seeds is with other container plants in the house -- that way they will be kept watered without extra care. I can separate and transplant the seedlings when I repot in spring, when they go outside.
Be sure to stick a label in with the seeds -- I always think I'll remember that X seed was planted with Y plant... but by the time they sprout, I almost always forget what they were. (:lol: I'll recognize WHAT they are but not remember, for instance, that this citrus was a lemon or grapefruit, and that apple was a Granny or a Gala, etc. )
Sometimes they sprout after I've forgotten about them -- that's why, for me, the best place to plant the seeds is with other container plants in the house -- that way they will be kept watered without extra care. I can separate and transplant the seedlings when I repot in spring, when they go outside.
Be sure to stick a label in with the seeds -- I always think I'll remember that X seed was planted with Y plant... but by the time they sprout, I almost always forget what they were. (:lol: I'll recognize WHAT they are but not remember, for instance, that this citrus was a lemon or grapefruit, and that apple was a Granny or a Gala, etc. )
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