Lemons

‘Eureka’ fruits almost year round once established. It’s one of the most popular lemons in the world, with a true lemony flavour and copious juice. Our lemon tree is loaded. I feed it well, water it over summer, and toss tepid dishwashing water over (and under) the branches every now and then. That prevents verrucosis, scale and sooty mould. Carole Booth, New Plymouth

Fruit


Lemons can be ridiculously expensive to purchase from the supermarket yet you need just one prolific-producing tree in the backyard to supply all you need. For many Kiwis, that’s a ‘Meyer’ lemon – not actually deemed a true lemon but a cross between a...

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