BERGAMOT HORTICULTURE Its homeland is West India. Bergamot is a pear-shaped fruit with a sour taste. Tree height can reach about 4 meters. The tree has a medium-sized thornless and wide crown structure. It has dark green leaves, white flowers and pear-shaped or spherical fruits. Fruits are yellow like lemon in appearance, sour and juicy in taste. In our country, it is used as a flavoring in teas and for jam making, but it is generally used as marmalade in pastry making. It is convenient for transportation and storage. At the same time, as an ornamental plant, it can be grown proportionally in 25-30 liter pots in the home environment. In our country, bergamot is mostly grown in the coastal part of the Mediterranean Region (Antalya, Adana, Mersin, Hatay) and Muğla. It usually reaches harvest maturity in winter and is harvested. It is suitable for growing in settlements with mild climates. At the same time, the Aegean, Mediterranean and Eastern Black Sea Regions are suitable for bergamot sapling cultivation due to favorable weather conditions. The soil structure grows in deep, drained (well drained), sandy-loamy, loamy or clayey-loamy soils with plenty of humus. The ground water is generally required to be 1.5 m below the soil surface; in case of a possible situation, a good drainage diameter should be made in the soil. Before planting, the soil structure of the land should be examined and tests should be made against possible situations. The soil should be at least 1.5-2 m. At the same time, production can be done in environments with hot weather conditions. In the place where this tree is produced, temperatures should not fall below -4 degrees and trees can freeze and rot at temperatures below -9 degrees. On the one hand, while talking about the lowest temperature, on the other hand, the highest temperature value that it cannot withstand is +45 degrees and above. Its development starts at 12-13 degrees; 25-31 degrees is the temperature at which development is the fastest and prevents the development of trees at 37-39 degrees. The most suitable temperature is 21 degrees. Since strong winds blowing cold and hot affect them badly, windbreaks should be installed against strong winds where they are located. Water demand bergamot saplings need water in the Mediterranean and Aegean regions where the summer months are hot. In the year you plant it, watering should be done every 2 days. In the following times, it should be watered every 10-15 days according to the soil type. As a result of the soil analysis, help should be obtained by an expert in the period between September and November, which is the beginning of the autumn months, and the fertilizer to be given should be decided and applied in this way. These saplings are 2.5-3 years old. The remaining length of the saplings on the pot is +120 cm. Saplings are sent in pots with their roots attached. Potted saplings can be planted for 12 months. It is sent as pruned. Labeled. It is sent in a special box suitable for vertical transportation.
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