How to plant Lemon:
- Lemons can be grown in all types of soils. Light soils having good drainage are best for lemon cultivation.
- Lemon plants can grown from seeds and also from saplings
- If you can propagate the seeds directly in soil, or in a plastic grow bag.
- Cut open your Lemon and then remove a seed. The seeds should stay moist when buried. Place the seed about half an inch below the center of the grow bag, and then irrigate them.
- Seeds will start germinating in weeks time and will develop new leaves.
- You can transplant the plants after 6 to 1 year or when several roots peek through the drainage holes of the grow bag.
- Water the tree thoroughly to allow the soil to settle
Irrigation for Lemon:
- Lemon trees require weekly watering during normal days and during rainy season you may not need irrigation.
- If the lemon tree are over watered, their leaves will turn yellow and drop off.
- Use drip irrigation to keep plants consistently and evenly watered
- Once mature, lemon trees develop more drought tolerance
- Ensure Mulching around the plants can help to retain moisture
- Reduce watering once fruits are growing
Fertilizer for Lemon:
- Lemon tree responds well to fertilizer that is rich nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
- Balanced mix of nutrients will ensure your lemon trees have access to all the macro nutrients to grow strong and healthy and to produce good yield
- Fertilize the lemon plants immediately after the plants start flowering
- Liquid Fertilizer like Fish Amino or Jeevamartham can be diluted in water can be applied through drip irrigation.
- Boron rich Liquid Fertilizer should be applied after 45 days to prevent citrus from breaking.
Harvesting Lemon:
- When lemons appear yellow or yellowish-green, and have two to three inches in size, they will be ready to harvest
- You want to grab the lemon firmly in your hand and gently twist it until it breaks free from the tree.
- Make sure not to pull in the lemon as this can damage the fruit as well as the tree.
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