When to plant lemon in Gunderbooka
- Plant seedlings: late Jan to early AprGunderbooka area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to mid NovGunderbooka area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Gunderbooka. 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.