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Lemon

Citrus limon

Food-producing beds at the Muriwai garden.
Muriwai production garden. · SKGF local photo

Maturity

365 d

Spacing

250 cm

Yield

1 each

Seedling

0 d

Planner guidance

How this fits into a home garden plan

Windows: Start outdoors Sep, Oct, Nov; start under cover not listed.

Space: Allow 250 cm between plants and 250 cm between rows; one square metre can hold about 0 plants before paths and access.

Production: Expect about 1 each per plant over roughly 60 days, so stagger plantings instead of filling the whole bed at once.

Planner notes

  • Long crop: give it a planned block so it does not occupy prime quick-crop space by accident.
  • Flexible harvest: pick gradually or schedule surplus for neighbours and food-bank donations.
  • Space-heavy crop: best as an add-on once the core salad, herb, and leafy crops are covered.

Planting Windows

Outdoor/direct: Sep, Oct, Nov

Greenhouse/indoor: Not listed

full sun - regular

Germination 85% - survival 90% - oversow 20%

Soil And Feeding

Soil texture needs review - pH review - drainage review

review feeder

Fertiliser plan needs local review

Pests And Disease

Pest notes need local review

Disease notes need local review

Task Cadence

Weeding: 30 days

Feeding: 90 days

Harvest window: 60 days

Good Companions

No rows yet.

Avoid Nearby

No rows yet.

Insectary And Flowers

No rows yet.

Trap And Cover Crops

No rows yet.

Sources And Local Review

This crop is in the starter library and still needs local SKGF review.

Future idea: this independent source-combined library could support search traffic, donations, and careful seed/garden-supply sponsorship conversations.