When to plant lemon in Alice Springs
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to early AprAlice Springs area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to mid OctAlice Springs area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Alice Springs. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
Adelaide's classic backyard fruit tree, giving lemons most of the year. Plant in full sun with free drainage and shelter from strong wind. Citrus are hungry and shallow-rooted: feed in late winter and late summer, water deeply in summer and keep grass and mulch clear of the trunk.