Lemons
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					Growing lemon trees requires patience but once a tree is established you’ll be glad you made the effort.
								Likes: 5–6 hours of full sun; good drainage; protection from wind.								
												
													Dislikes: Wet feet due to poor drainage – it can kill them.							
												
						
						
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													How to start: Plant small tree in a mound of compost enriched soil to improve drainage.							
												
						
													How to grow: Keep moist and maintain a 7cm layer of mulch to conserve moisture. Feed with organic fertiliser spring, summer and autumn. Remove all the fruit for the first year or two to allow a strong frame of branches to develop to support years of heavy cropping.							
												
												
						
													When to harvest: As fruit change colour from green to yellow. A good twist and pull will free a lemon without damaging the tree, or snip them off with secateurs.							
						
						
												
						
													
												
						
													Suppliers: The Diggers Club  Garden Express							
						
												
												
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