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Why do flowers fall on the broom? My experience of growing pomelo

Kira Stoletova

Lemons grown at home require high-quality care. If there are any errors in maintenance, the crop does not bloom, get sick or bear fruit. Often the lemon dries out and its leaves fall off. To keep your houseplant alive, it is important to identify the factors that precede such problems and take appropriate action.

Reasons for lemon drying out

Most of the reasons for yellowing and drying of the leaves of the lemon tree lie in errors in caring for the crop being grown. When a small number of leaves dry on a plant, there is no need to worry: this is often a sign of seasonal rejuvenation of the plant's foliage, especially in mature trees.

If citrus sheds half of its leaf mass or more, it is worth reconsidering the features of keeping the crop at home.

Lemon leaves can dry out for the following reasons:

  • poor lighting (citrus suffers from excess or lack of sunlight);
  • insufficient watering or excess moisture in the soil;
  • sudden changes in temperature;
  • dry indoor air;
  • lack or excess of nutrients contained in the soil.

Leaves fall off if the indoor tree is infected with diseases or suffers from pests. The sooner the signs of damage and the factors preceding it are identified, the faster and more successful the treatment will be. It will not be possible to revive the plant unless the lemon has completely dried out.

How to save a lemon tree

The chances of saving a home-grown crop are greater if signs of leaf drying are detected in a timely manner. When a lemon just begins to dry, it still resists the effects of harmful factors - it can be revived faster.

All measures to improve the health of indoor citrus are also preventive methods, because treatment and prevention of damage to leaf blades is carried out using similar actions. The only exception is infection of the plant by fungal and viral diseases, as well as attack by pests.

Citrus can be cured of diseases at home by using copper-containing compounds.

It is impossible to fight Molsecco disease. There are no effective remedies or treatment methods for this pathology yet.

Organizing proper lighting

Lemon is a tropical plant. He loves moisture and sunlight. The light should be diffused, typical of dense thickets of tropical jungle. Direct sunlight leaves burns on the leaf plates, which is why their surface begins to transform, becoming dry and rough.

To save your indoor tree, you will have to take several important measures. The owner of the citrus tree needs:

  • Organize 12 hours of daylight. Additional illumination is carried out with phytolamps.
  • Place the container on south, southeast or southwest windows.
  • Protect the leaf mass from direct sunlight with a cloth or special reflective foil pads (they are attached to window glass).

All sun-damaged foliage will have to be removed. Dried leaves cannot be restored. It is easier to make room for the germination of young green mass.

Correcting errors in irrigation organization

Lemons love moisture and react poorly to its lack or excess. The plant is watered with small portions of warm water, avoiding the accumulation of excess liquid in the pan. Focus on the condition of the soil in the pot. Citrus is watered as soon as the earthen ball becomes dry.

When overwatering occurs, the roots of the crop suffer. They rot and gradually die, depriving the tree of nutrients. As a result, the structure and color of the foliage changes, it dries and falls off. When these signs occur, they act decisively:

  • remove citrus from the pot;
  • carefully remove the earthen lump and wash the roots with running warm water;
  • inspect the root system for the presence of damaged tissue (all rotten shoots are removed);
  • treat the cut areas with charcoal or other antiseptics.

After these manipulations, the citrus roots are dried for up to 30 minutes, and the lemon is planted in a new substrate with a good drainage system (up to 1/3 of the total volume of the pot).

Temperature normalization

During sudden cold snaps and frostbite, a lemon tree can quickly lose its leaves. Even an ordinary draft can have a detrimental effect on culture.

When exposed to critical temperatures, the microclimate in the room is stabilized. The favorable temperature for keeping citrus fruits is 18-22°C. With careful care, the tree will quickly grow and develop new healthy foliage.

Air humidification

If citrus foliage begins to dry out along the edges and curl, it suffers from dry air. The normal humidity level for this crop is 60-70%. If there are any deviations, she gets sick.

Refreshing a flower in a pot will not be difficult. The following measures are beneficial:

  • Regular spraying of the foliage and tree trunk with warm water, as well as daily wiping of the foliage.
  • Covering heating appliances with thick fabric or foil: they help dry out the air near adjacent windows.
  • Installing water vessels next to the tree.

The roots of the plant are protected from exposure to dry air by spreading sphagnum moss or a piece of wet fabric near the tree trunk.

Pest Control

There are a number of diseases and pests that cause citrus to shed its foliage.

Most often, the tips of the leaves of indoor lemons dry out due to spider mites. A characteristic sign of infection is drying of not only the leaves, but also the branches of the plant. There are thin cobwebs and small black dots on the leaf blades. To prevent the indoor tree from completely drying out due to the harmful effects of the mite, get rid of it. There are several effective treatment options:

  • treatment of deciduous mass with an aqueous solution of laundry soap;
  • illumination with an ultraviolet lamp;
  • use of insecticides.

Scale insects are also dangerous for lemon trees. When it attacks, small growths appear on the leaves, which quickly grow, destroying the leaf blade. As a result, the lemon leaves dry out and fall off. Scale insects are combated with soapy water and insecticides.

Conclusion

If the tips of the leaves of a lemon dry out, the reason should be sought in the lack of care for the indoor tree. It will be possible to revive the plant only by normalizing its contents: by properly organizing watering, air temperature and humidity, applying fertilizers, etc. If the lemon is actively shedding its leaves, check the condition of the roots and the presence of signs of infection by diseases and pests.

Citrus fruits decorating the windowsills of Russians are now not uncommon. But people more often plant lemons, tangerines, and oranges, but I managed to grow something exotic - the pomelo fruit.

One day, having tasted the pomelo, I decided to set up a “plantation” of this healthy fruit on my windowsill. Of course, the Internet helped with information. Of the many varieties, I wanted to find Thongdi, bred by Thai breeders. It was promised that its fruits have a spherical shape and very juicy pulp with a pink tint.

Finding the right variety turned out to be difficult, but on the forum I “met” a man who grows citrus fruits, and he sent me a grafted plant. The seedling arrived to me in the spring of 2012 in a small pot.

And so, with trepidation, I took the broom out of the pot to look at the root system - it was very good, it entwined the entire earthen ball. I transferred the seedling into a larger pot (in three years I did two more transfers; now the pomelo is growing in a three-liter plastic pot).

Soon the plant began to grow noticeably. I didn’t have to shape it, since it branched quite well on its own.

SHORT

1. Broom - pronounced with an emphasis on E. With an emphasis on O, Baba Yaga with a broom comes to mind.

2. This is the largest citrus fruit in size. Depending on the variety, it can be spherical, pear-shaped or in the form of a slightly flattened ball. Its peel can be light green, dark green or yellow.

3. Attention when choosing - the fruit should be a little soft to the touch, and the aroma should be pronounced.

4. Pomelo can be stored well even at room temperature for a month.

A place under the sun

I have a pot of pomelo on the loggia on the east side. The plant prefers bright, diffused light, so in the summer before lunch I shade it from direct sunlight. In winter I move it to the window sill in the room. And I add additional lighting - a fluorescent lamp is enough for this.

Watering and spraying

Watering in spring and summer - as the soil dries out. In winter - about once a week. The main thing here is to find a balance, since drying out the soil or, conversely, excess moisture has a bad effect on the well-being of the plant.

Spraying in summer - every day in the evening, in winter - once a week. But every month I bathe the pomelo in the shower, having first covered the ground with film so that excess water does not get into the ground. After a shower, the leaves breathe easier, they take on a fresh, glossy look - just a sight for sore eyes!

For irrigation and spraying, I use warm water that has been left standing for at least a day. Melt, rain or river water is naturally better than tap water.

Fertilizing in winter and summer

I feed with mineral and organic fertilizers - according to the instructions on the package. I use horse manure infusion as an organic fertilizer. I spread it 1:15.

Feeding: in the summer, for example, on the 1st of the month - with mineral fertilizers, on the 15th - with organic fertilizers. In winter: once a month, alternating mineral and organic fertilizer.

Also, closer to winter - potassium fertilizing, twice with an interval of two weeks. I dilute 1 level teaspoon per 2 liters of water.

Potassium is needed so that in winter the shoots of the plant do not stretch out due to lack of lighting. Potassium also increases the intensity of photosynthesis of leaves, improves metabolism, and resistance to diseases. Accelerates the ripening and lignification of shoots.

Temperature

I save it from the dry air in the room, which is detrimental to the pomelo, by covering the heating radiator with a thick blanket; this slightly reduces the temperature on the windowsill. But still, I cannot completely provide a cool winter for my plant; it turns out only within 17-20 degrees.

Moment of truth

In February 2015, in its third year, my broom blossomed for the first time. There were many flowers, but, unfortunately, not a single ovary formed. Of course, I was upset, because I had been waiting for flowering for a very long time and was hoping to get fruit.

However, my surprise knew no bounds when the pomelo bloomed again - literally a month later, in March. Flowering, however, turned out to be not so abundant. To be more precise, there were only three flowers, two of which later turned into ovaries.

Pollination was carried out from the same flowers. A month later, one ovary fell off, but one still remained on the branch.

I watched the first fruiting of the pomelo with fascination; it pleased and warmed my soul. The fruit began to develop, gradually increased in size and acquired an increasingly rounded shape.

In October, when the days became shorter, I decided to pick the fruit. Although it has not yet fully matured, I got ahead of the event so that the young plant would not be oppressed and would not waste energy on feeding the fruit.

And here it is - the moment I’ve been waiting for more than three years! I was holding in my hands a spherical broomstick with a green, fragrant peel! And its pulp, despite being eaten early, turned out to be very juicy, sweet and sour.

Big hopes

Now my pet is resting and gaining strength. In winter it will delight me with its glossy foliage, and in spring I will look forward to its flowering again. And then I hope for the development of a more powerful crown and, of course, abundant fruiting.

The right soil

  • As a substrate, during the first transfer of the plant I used equal parts of turf soil, leaf humus from linden and river sand. In subsequent transfers, I prepared heavier soil, adding more turf soil.
  • There is always drainage at the bottom of the pot to avoid stagnation of water.

Nowadays, growing citrus fruits on windowsills is becoming increasingly popular. But usually people grow lemons, tangerines, and oranges, but I wanted to grow something completely exotic, this pomelo. This fruit is often sold in stores, but few know that it can be grown at home. Pomelo fruits are very large, so they believe that it is unlikely to get the same ones.

The idea of ​​growing a pomelo is wonderful, but where to get the planting material? I turned to the Internet. I found out that pomelo has several varieties. My choice fell on the variety bred by Thai breeders, "Thongdi". Its fruit is spherical in shape and has pink flesh.

Having collected all the necessary information about the plant, I began to look for where to purchase it. On one of the forums I found a person who breeds citrus fruits, and, fortunately, he just happened to have the right variety of pomelo. I ordered it and soon became the proud owner of a grafted plant. It was grafted onto a pomelo seedling, although the cuttings themselves take root quite well.

HURRAY, SEEDLING IS HOME! The plant came to me in the spring of 2012 in a small pot. Since the roots were already peeking out of the drainage hole, I decided to remove it from the pot and look at the condition of the root system. He carefully took the broom out of the pot. The root system was very good, the entire earthen ball was entwined with roots, and I decided to transfer it to a slightly larger pot. Subsequently, over three years, I made two more transshipments. Now the pomelo is growing in my three-liter plastic pot.

THE SOIL. As a substrate for the first transshipment, I used equal parts of turf soil, leaf humus from linden and river sand. In subsequent transfers, I made heavier soil, adding more turf soil. There was always drainage at the bottom of the pot to prevent stagnation of water.

PLACE IN APARTMENT. The pot with the pomelo was placed on the loggia with eastern exposure. Pomelo prefers bright, but diffused light, so in the summer (before lunch) I shaded it from direct sunlight. While it’s warm outside, the pomelo grows on the loggia, and in the winter I move it to the window sill in the room.

WATERING. I use tap water for irrigation, which has been left standing for at least a day. You can also use melt, rain or river water, which is better for plants than tap water. I water in spring and summer as the top layer of soil dries. In winter less often, about once a week. The main thing here is to find a balance, since drying out the soil or, conversely, excess moisture has a bad effect on the development of the plant.

In summer I spray every day in the evening with warm, settled water, in winter less than once a week. But every month I bathe the plant in the shower, after covering the soil with film so that excess water does not get into the soil. After this procedure, the leaves acquire a glossy appearance and begin to breathe, which has a beneficial effect on the development of the plant.

FEEDING. I feed the pomelo with mineral and organic fertilizers. I dilute mineral fertilizers according to the instructions on the package. As an organic fertilizer, I use an infusion of horse manure, diluting it in a ratio of 1:15.

In summer, I fertilize twice a month, for example, on the 1st of the month with mineral fertilizer, and on the 15th with organic fertilizer. In winter, naturally, less than once a month, alternating mineral and organic fertilizer.

Also, closer to winter, I give potash fertilizers twice with an interval of two weeks. I dilute 1 level teaspoon per two liters of water. This is done so that the shoots of the plant do not stretch out and the leaves do not grow too large due to lack of lighting in winter. In addition, potassium increases the intensity of photosynthesis of leaves, improves metabolism in pomelo, accelerates the ripening and lignification of shoots, as well as the plant’s resistance to diseases.

POMELO FORMATION. Apparently, the plant likes my care, and it gives good growth. During the spring-summer period there are two waves of growth. I didn’t have to shape it, since the bush itself branches quite well. But if individual shoots grow too quickly, they need to be shortened to encourage the growth of side shoots and form a more uniform crown.


WINTERING THE PLANT. In winter, plants are in dire need of light. Some crops do not react much to this, but it is advisable to add additional light to the broom. I use a fluorescent lamp, and this is enough for the plant to survive the low light period of winter.

Another problem is dry air in the room, which can cause leaves and flowers to fly around. I help the plant in the following way: I cover the heating radiator with a thick blanket, this saves the situation a little, since I cannot provide a completely cold winter for my broom. On the windowsill in winter, the temperature fluctuates between 17-20 degrees.

BLOOM. In 2015, in the third year of its life, in February, my pomelo bloomed for the first time. There were a lot of flowers and they smelled very nice. But, unfortunately, not a single ovary formed. Of course, I was very upset, because I had been waiting for flowering for a long time and was hoping for fruit. And then my surprise knew no bounds: my pomelo bloomed again literally a month later, in March. The flowering, however, was not as abundant as the first time: only three flowers opened, two of which subsequently turned into ovaries.

Pollination was carried out from the same flowers. A month later, one ovary fell off, but one still remained.

FIRST HARVEST. I watched the development of the first ovary with fascination; it pleased and warmed my soul. The fruit began to grow. Every month it was noticeable how it gradually increased and acquired a regular rounded shape.

In October, with decreasing daylight hours and so that the plant did not waste energy, I decided to pick the fruit, although it was not fully ripe. The bush is still young, but the fruit takes on a lot of nutrition.

And now the long-awaited moment has come, which I have been waiting for a little over three years, this is the tasting of my pomelo! The fruit was spherical in shape, the peel was aromatic, green in color. The pulp, despite the unripe fruit, was very juicy and tasted pleasant, sweet and sour.

Now my pet is resting and gaining strength. In winter it will delight me with its glossy foliage, and in spring I will look forward to blooming again. And then, with the development of a more powerful crown, I expect more abundant flowering and fruiting.

Pomelo is a very healthy plant; it contains many vitamins and various macro and microelements that have a positive effect on the human body. Therefore, it is doubly pleasant to grow such a healthy fruit at home.

Pavel Konstantinovich Zimin, Nizhny Novgorod region, Sarov,

Not so long ago, large fruits called pamela or, in other words, pomelo, which are not quite common for Russians, appeared on the shelves of our stores.

Tempted, in the last couple of decades, by all sorts of rare exotic fruits, residents of our cities are not very fond of this overseas fruit, despite its relatively low price.

And Pamela deserves more attention for many factors.

People who encounter this new fruit for the first time often try to find out from the seller what it is and what they eat it with before buying it. Standing nearby, you can hear a bunch of questions from customers: how to eat pamela, what is the calorie content, what are the benefits and harms of it, where and how does pamela grow, can it be used for weight loss? In response, you can hear something that makes your ears wither. One trader, who looked like a guy from the Caucasus, said that this was a new variety of tangerine, the second, a Tajik or Uzbek, assured that this was a special variety of melon that grows far in the desert.


And one lady from the crowd actually said that this is a genetically modified grapefruit and under no circumstances should you eat it because it can cause cancer. After listening to all these fables, we decided to write this short review in order to provide reliable information about the nutritional and medicinal properties of this new fruit for us, as well as some warnings when consuming it. We hope that this will be useful to know for both buyers and hapless sellers, so that we are not misled.


Where and how does pomelo grow?

The homeland of pomelo or pomeplius is the south of China and the equatorial islands of the Pacific Ocean. In particular, it is quite common in the Cook Islands. In the 15th century, Pomeplius came to Europe and spread to Barbados and the Caribbean islands. Now it grows quietly in Taiwan, southern Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Tahiti, California, and even Israel.

Since this fruit was brought to Europe by the English navigator Shaddock, in some places the name was assigned to it after his name, and it is called “shaddog”. In its homeland in China, this fruit is especially popular. The Chinese consider this fruit to be a symbol of prosperity and give it as a New Year's gift to bring prosperity and good luck to the home. Maybe this is why the Chinese kept these fruits secret from foreigners for so long.

Pomelo trees are quite tall, sometimes reaching a height of 8-10 meters. The branches have large glossy leaves and many internal spines, some varieties are spineless.



Pamela blooms with large white flowers, the fruits grow either singly or in 6-8 pieces in close proximity to each other. The fruits are large, ranging in size from two to three kilograms, sometimes up to 10 kg.


The peel is dense, yellow-green in color. Under the skin there are large slices and large seeds. The aroma is quite pleasant, like all citrus fruits.


Although Pamela looks like a grapefruit or an orange, it is much larger in size, and the taste is also completely different, less sweet with a slight pleasant bitterness. The peel is quite thick on the outside, dense, and comes off quite easily. Inside, the fruit is divided into large slices, which easily fall apart into peculiar fleshy juicy threads.


What is the calorie content of pomelo?

Pomelo is a low-calorie product. 100 grams of pulp contains no more than 35-40 kcal. But its nutritional properties are such that after eating three hundred to four hundred grams of pamela pulp, a person feels full. This property is very valuable when dieting for weight loss; when you eat, you seem to be full, you don’t want to eat, and at the same time you get a minimum of calories. But, nevertheless, it contains quite a lot of different microelements: calcium, potassium, iron, sodium, phosphorus. Fiber is only 0.5%-0.7%, protein 0.4%-0.8%, fat 0.1%-0.3%. Vitamins A, C, B1, B2, B5, B9 are present. According to the recommendations of nutritionists, pamela is good to use both for fasting days and for a mono-diet.


Pomelo fruit - benefits and harm

This fruit is very juicy and perfectly quenches thirst and hunger. Very rich in essential oils, antioxidants and ascorbic acid. In its homeland, pomelo is widely used in the treatment of colds. Pamela juice is rich in flavonoids, which weaken the effect of free radicals that cause aging of cells, and also has antiseptic properties and the ability to strengthen the immune system. Seed extract is successfully used in the treatment of infectious diseases of the skin and mucous membrane, in the treatment of eczema, fungal infections, and psoriasis. The pulp of the fruit has a beneficial effect on the digestive system, it absorbs toxins, improves the breakdown of protein and fats, and cleanses the liver, pancreas and intestines.

In fact, pomelo is a natural antibiotic. It is successfully used to prevent the body from low hemoglobin, atherosclerosis, high blood sugar, and hypertensive heart disease. Pomelo helps improve vision in the dark. Using pamela in nutrition increases hemoglobin. Local healers use pamela to prevent the development of cancerous tumors. To do this, they use the peel, which contains a large amount of bioflavonoids that can stop the development of cancer cells. This is especially effective for treating breast cancer in women. What this looks like from a scientific point of view is not yet known, but there are many, many positive examples.


Contraindications

Along with the fact that pomelo has many beneficial properties, you need to keep in mind that, like any product, it has its own contraindications for use, so you need to use pomelo in your diet with caution in cases where you are taking medication. This is reflected in the fact that it weakens the absorption process of certain medications used: to lower blood pressure, to eliminate allergies, for high cholesterol levels. As a result, the effectiveness of these drugs is reduced. Some medications may have the opposite effect. Therefore, during treatment with such drugs, it is better to avoid using pomelo or consult your doctor. Keep in mind that the effect of pamela juice in the body lasts for three days.


How to choose a pamela?

When purchasing, you need to pay attention to their maturity. The shape of the fruit can be different: pear-shaped, flattened or round. The color of the ripe fruit can range from light green to golden. The stronger the smell, the riper it is and, of course, the more palatable and healthy it is. Externally, the fruit should not have any mechanical damage: dents, cuts, cracks. The peel should be dense and smooth, and when pressed on it should be elastic. Choose fruits with smooth and shiny skin, hard and heavy, they will contain more juice. The pulp of the fruit also comes in different colors: greenish, yellow, pink, and almost red. The taste of ripe fruits is sweet and sour without bitterness. Buy only ripe fruits.


How do you eat pomelo?

Pomelo can be eaten in a wide variety of forms. As a main dish, as a snack, as a dessert or just as a juice. Most often in tropical countries, in Thailand and the Philippines, pomelo is eaten fresh with a seasoning of chili pepper, sugar, salt and hot pepper. Well, of course, this is not for everyone who has a tinned stomach. And for us the best option: simply peeled into slices like an orange, as an additive to salads, sauces for fish and meat dishes.


Pomelo for weight loss

Pomelo very effectively improves digestion, creating a gentle alkaline reaction when digesting food. The special enzyme contained in pamelo absorbs fats and reduces the content of sugar and starch in the body. As a result, with regular use, overweight and obese people can lose excess weight. The juice can be consumed in the morning to increase appetite and tone. In cooking, pamela gives a special taste to the filling; the pulp of this fruit goes well with meat and fish fillings, with fruits and vegetables, with cheeses and spices. It can be safely added to fruit and vegetable salads, jam, ice cream and even cakes. It can truly be considered a dietary and medicinal product.


Pomelo fruit in cosmetology

The juice, pulp and peel are often used in cosmetology. Ointments, creams, and lotions are prepared on their basis. These cosmetics can also be found on sale here, although they are not very common. More often, pamela is used as face masks. Here's an example of a moisturizing mask: Take a small piece of pulp, chop it finely and mix with honey and lemon juice. Immediately after preparation, apply to face for 10-15 minutes. Then wash off the mask with warm green tea. Then apply moisturizer. It is better to do this mask at night. After several sessions, the skin will become perfectly clean and velvety.

In winter, it is very useful to periodically wipe your face with fresh pomelo juice. This will prevent the usual winter dry skin. By spring, your skin will be noticeably fresher and even younger. Keep in mind that oily skin should be wiped with fresh, undiluted pomelo juice, and for dry skin, use juice diluted in half with water.

For oily skin, a mask of pomelo with kefir is very useful. Peel the slice, add a teaspoon of low-fat kefir, mix everything until smooth. Rub the juice onto your skin, and as soon as it dries, apply the mask for 10-15 minutes. You need to wash off with warm water without soap. In 10 sessions you will get rid of oily skin for a long time.

It is useful to wipe the skin of the body with the inner surface of the pomelo peel in places where skin rashes appear. Applying pamela juice diluted with half and half water before sunbathing will give your skin a beautiful chocolate shade.

Do not forget about the rules for storing this exotic fruit. At room temperature, the fruits can be stored unpeeled for up to one month. Peeled fruit should only be stored in the refrigerator and for no more than three days. Under normal conditions, it will simply dry out and lose its beneficial and tasteful qualities.

Most often, dry tips of leaves indicate errors in caring for the plant, less often it is a sign of the presence of pests, and finally, it may be a natural reaction of the aging of the flower. So, what indoor plants may not like in the conditions of detention:

  • Low air humidity- the main cause of leaf drying, which begins from their tips. No wonder we turned on the heaters!
  • Too high temperature plant contents. Here again, the batteries, which are located under the window sill, are to blame.
  • Overdrying or overmoistening soil, watering with hard, unsettled water. In winter, moisture consumption changes, depending on the stage of development of the indoor plant and the microclimate in the house.
  • Shortage or excess nutrients in the ground. We know that the correct feeding regimen means a lot for the growth of house flowers. My personal opinion is that it is better to underfeed than to overfeed your houseplant. By the way, I feel the same way about watering.
  • Too small pot. When the roots push against the walls and have sucked all the nutrients from the soil, problems begin. And one of them is leaf wilting. As a rule, it starts from the ends!

What to do

Knowing the causes of dry leaf tips, it is important to determine which one is causing the problem in your plant. Most often, such a search is carried out by exclusion.

Because of dry air indoors, plants that require high humidity are especially affected, for example, anthuriums, spathiphyllums, azaleas, dracaenas, cyperus, dieffenbachia.

And especially in winter, when heating appliances are working hard, air humidity often drops below 40, or even 30%. And these plants in their natural environment are accustomed to receiving moisture not only through the roots, but also through the leaves. When this is not possible, their ends begin to dry out.

Check humidity level in the room and match it to the requirements of your plants. If the problem is humidity, there are several ways to increase it:

  • Place containers of water near indoor plants (as it evaporates, it will increase humidity);
  • use a humidifier;
  • place the pot in a tray with damp moss, expanded clay or pebbles.

Some plants, for example, conifers, citrus fruits and deciduous plants, in winter need to lower the temperature to 5-15 degrees. If you leave them to overwinter in a heated room, too high a temperature will cause the leaves to dry out. Drafts or sudden temperature changes may also be the cause. In winter, place plants away from windows and balcony doors during ventilation.

Explore watering preferences your flowers. Do not allow the soil in the pot to turn sour or the earthen ball to dry out completely. Use soft, settled or filtered water for irrigation, and if possible, melt or rain water.

Different plants need different dosages and frequency of fertilizing. Check your fertilization schedule against the recommended schedule. Moderation is always important. Most often, the principle that works with fertilizing is: less is better than more.

Check, not too much small pot for a plant. If roots come out of the drainage holes, this is a signal that replanting is necessary. Otherwise, the flower has nowhere to grow, and it begins to wither.

Now, if the tips of the leaves of your flower suddenly begin to dry out, you can determine the cause and quickly solve the problem! After all, the most important thing is care and attention!