Care Guide – July 2022

Orange and Lemon Tree Collection

Top Tips

We recommend using our Soluble Citrus Fertiliser to ensure your trees grow into big, healthy specimens and, most importantly, bear lots of juicy fruit!

For best results, bring indoors to cool area for winter.

Care Information

  • The sweetly-fragranced flowers appear all year round, especially in late winter, and fruit ripens up to 12 months later – so plants are often in flower and fruiting at the same time.
  • Citrus tend not to thrive in centrally heated homes, so from mid-Jun to late September, give plants a treat and transfer them outside to make the most of the available sunshine – but remember they are not frost tolerant so will need bringing under cover if cold nights threaten.
  • In summer, water freely – ideally with rainwater, while in winter you can reduce the amount – allowing the surface to partially dry out before watering again. Always allow excess water to drain away.
  • Overwatering in winter is one of the commonest problems, so try to keep them on the dry side.
  • Only minimal pruning is required to reshape or remove dead or damaged shoots.

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