How to Grow Lemon Trees in England
- 1). Choose a strong, healthy, disease and pest-free starter tree from a local nursery. Although lemon trees can be grown from seeds, they may or may not produce fruit and the fruit will seldom resemble the fruit you retrieved the seed from. A tree that is two to three years old is best.
- 2). Mix peat moss and potting soil or growing mix to get the right soil mixture. Lemon trees prefer all-purpose, sandy soil that is slightly acidic. The pH should be between 5.5 and 6.5.
- 3). Carefully remove the lemon tree from the nursery pot and place it into the new pot. Fill the pot with the rest of the potting mixture up to the level the tree was planted in the nursery. Pack the soil gently. Gradually increase your pot size to 10 to 15 gallons (37.9 to 56.8 liters) for a 7- to 10-foot (2.1- to 3-meter) tree.
- 4). Saturate the lemon tree with water. Allow water to drain from the bottom of the pot. Empty the water tray under the pot after a few minutes. Soak the plant again.
- 5). Mulch the lemon tree if it is left outside during cool temperatures. Lemon trees should be kept in areas where the temperature does not dip below 55 degrees Fahrenheit (12.8 degrees Celsius). If the temperature does reach below 55, it will become dormant and stop growing.
- 6). Place the lemon tree in full sun. Use a window with a southern exposure if you are planting the lemon tree in the house. Add supplemental light during the winter, because lemon trees require 8 to 12 hours of sunlight.
