Eureka Lemon – Pot 5″ (10–18″)

Eureka Lemon – Pot 5″ (10–18″)

Classic cooking lemon; fragrant zest, several harvests/year in a pot.

• Botanical name: Citrus × limon .
• Flavor & uses: Classic cooking lemon; fragrant zest, several harvests/year in a pot.
• Ideal if: you want an inexpensive 'Eureka' lemon to grow yourself.
• Good to know: ideal if you like to follow the plant's growth over several years.
• Habit & size: small branching fruit shrub, specially adapted to pot cultivation in Canada.
• Relative hardiness: not hardy in Canada; to be grown in a pot, always protected from frost.
  
• Format received: 1 plant in a 5″ pot, on its own roots (cutting), typical height 10–18″ (25–45 cm).

Care sheet – Culture in Canada

• Light: full sun 6–8 hours per day (south-facing window, greenhouse or outdoors in summer after acclimatization).
• Substrate: very well-draining potting soil, such as Pro-Mix HP or similar, with a little perlite.
• Watering: allow the top of the soil to dry out between waterings; avoid letting water stagnate in the cachepot.
• Fertilizer: apply citrus or fruit tree fertilizer every 2–3 weeks during the growing season.
• Temperature: bring the plant indoors before nighttime temperatures drop below 5°C; never expose to frost.
• Wintering: very bright room, cool to temperate; reduced watering but without complete drying of the substrate.