Sowing calendar · Trees and shrubs
Lemon
Citrus × limon · Limoeiro, Limonero, Citronnier, Zitronenbaum, Limone, limão
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- PlantMar–May, Sep–Oct
- FloweringMar–May
- HarvestOct–May
- Spacing
- 500 cm between rows · 400 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 0 cm
- Harvest after
- First crop after ~3 years
- Water need
- medium
- Frost
- frost tender
- Life cycle
- tree
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Seed saving
- hard · keeps ~1 years
Notes
The least cold-hardy common citrus: damaged below about −2 °C. Flowers and fruits almost all year on the coast.
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.