I made this drawing of a familiar plant called locally as kalamansi the scientific name of which is Citrofortunella microcarpa. Others call it Calamondin. Very similar to a lime but small and rounder. This citrus fruit is used in food, drinks and even on household cleaning products / bath.
Today I learned about some tips on growing the kalamansi on a pot or container. After watching a video I was inspired to quickly make a speed drawing or doodle.
If you are growing your kalamansi on a container you may take a few tips that I will enumerate below. I'll try to recall as much facts as I can:
- The container puts stress on the plant because of the limited space and thus forces it to grow blossoms
- The blossoms are white or sometimes purplish
- Prune the plant and remove the water shoots so the nutrients could be used by the parts of the plant that need most nourishment
- It is ok to let the soil dry out before watering the plants again. This plant does not need regular watering you just leave it
- The plant need more sunlight like 6 to 8 hours a day
- Do not transfer the plant from one place to another they do not like it
- If your plant did not blossom after a few times of bearing fruit maybe the Scion or that piece of mature branch from a host plant had reached it end already.
These are just some of the tips I learned today and would like to share them with you.
