The fruit of citrus trees is very popular at all times, but especially in warm weather when cold drinks are in great demand. However, it was not the healthiness, not the sweetness of the fruit, but the very species of the tree that made them popular.
Add to that the fact that it can also have easy maintenance for some of its great popularity. I fertilize my lemon tree twice a year, once in early spring and again in early October, and I have lemons on my tree for about a year. In fact, the Eureka variety of lemons is noted for having fruit and flowers around the year when given proper care. When I moved into my old home, there was a lemon tree in Eureka ringing at the end of one of the southern bays. The gardener advised me to remove it, because it was sterile. I was a top informer and liberally creative. The next year it began to bear, and thereafter I had to share lemons.
It’s important to be pregnant. I used a commercial citrus fertilizer especially mixed. The only augur used to drill holes at 18-inch intervals around the base of the tree. These holes were made about one foot deep and the amount of fertilizer recommended on the label for that tree was divided between the holes. The holes were then filled up to the top with earth, and the whole area was leveled.
Adaptation is important. The best growth is at the end when the soil is warm and moist. Watch your tree for signs of needed moisture. When the leaves begin to droop, and the roots twist slightly, indicating the need for more moisture. e in the garden are planted, the lemon trees are watered during the hot summer months for about fifteen. In containers, the size of the tree determines the frequency of watering. Usually every other day is enough, but if I am windy, they need water every day. Here again he observes the leaves.
In container citrus trees need fertilizing much more often than in an open garden. The reason is quite clear. Container growing plants is watered so frequently that nutrients are washed out of the soil at much shorter intervals. . Light applications once every week keep the trees in tip-top shape. A slow release fertilizer or a controlled release fertilizer can be used to extend the periods between applications.
Like all greenery, from pines to roses, citrus is susceptible to pest infestations. The most common were wasps, spiders, wasps, thrips and scale. Hosing plants often in hot weather often keeps red spider mite under control. I have been very successful in keeping my plants trouble free by spraying in May and again in August with the last shower in late October. Use malathion with a good propagator barrier. If ants or earwigs are a problem 1 spray (when I see ants or damage from earwigs) with a 10 percent chlordane solution. When using chlordane for these two pests, be sure to cover the ground for some time around the tree.
Eureka Lemon
http://www.australiancitrusgrowers.com/aspdev/resources/documenta/Eureka9-02.pdf
