Whether you live in an apartment, studio or house, the dwarf mandarin can give you fresh fruit day after day. The dwarf mandarin or Calamondin is a decorative plant that will adapt well to indoor conditions and will even grow in a small space.
How to have your own mandarin at home
The dwarf mandarin can be easily grown in a pot. To grow, the dwarf mandarin needs to be watered frequently and have natural light for about 4-5 hours a day.
How to plant?
Remove the seeds from a small mandarin, wash them well and place them on a white napkin that must be kept moist at all times. When the seed cracks, plant it in the soil. The mandarin needs sandy soil and fertile soil. The right formula is one part fertile soil, one part sand and one part clay. Plant the seeds 1 centimeter deep in a ceramic pot.
The dwarf mandarin in a pot needs constant temperatures above 23 degrees Celsius. However, the optimal temperature for the mandarin is around 28 degrees. In summer, the mandarin can stay on the balcony or in the garden, in a sunny place. Indoors it needs plenty of light and, if possible, direct sunlight.
