View Original Topic: Lemon tree question

Posted By: Santorini Paul 1

If you have seen the film The World's fastest Indian then maybe you should do what Burt Munro did. Pee'd round his tree every day. lol. Paul.

Posted By: Market Girl

Many thanks for the info xxx

Posted By: AwningsandFountains

Some people put it around the base of the tree then water it in. I put one table spoon of epsom salts in a 5 ltr watering can and give a third to each tree. Do this once a month. I do it at the beginning of the month for ease of remembering. One week later i feed them with plant food or put fertilizer around the base of the plant and when you water it it dissolves into the ground Steve

Posted By: Timmyboy

how much epsom salts should you feed them ? and how often?

Posted By: AwningsandFountains

Ther is not enough acid in the soil or compost so feed lemon and orange trees with epsom salts. I have a bumper crop of oranges and lemons this year Steve

Posted By: Market Girl

Can you grow a lemon tree in a very large pot or has it got to be in a ground? Not sure Annie

Posted By: Buddy

My lemon tree is in a large pot but i did put in on earth and it has now rooted itself through. But the simple answer is yes.

Posted By: Buddy

Hi, My lemon tree has lots of lemons on but they are green and not changing, been on there a long time now. The question is should I remove them, can use them green, and would newer ones grow after if I did. Thanks Sue

Posted By: Kwacka

They're fine to use green. there are several varieties of lemon, one type produces several crops a year, other just one, so depends on which breed you have as to whether you'll get more fruit before next year.

Posted By: pumpkin

Hi, I know absolutely nothing about gardening, but my neighbour has a lemon tree and she says they go yellow in about october until march. Carolyn

Posted By: Buddy

Think I have the one that produces lots during the year. Just watered it Kwacker

Posted By: Kwacka

They don't get any sweeter when they turn yellow Buddy.. ;)