Meyer Lemon Potted Kit
Description
Pot it up and get ready to grow your own tasty Meyer Lemons. This kit comes with one Meyer Lemon tree and includes one 10-inch pot and saucer – perfectly suited to accommodating your new citrus tree’s root system with room to grow. Pot and saucer are made of durable, crack- and chip-resistant resin. Lightweight and resistant to fading.
- Shipped as 4-6 inch plants.
- Mature size can be kept smaller by pruning.
- If you live in a cooler climate, we recommend this Kit option for growing this warm-weather plant in containers so that you can move it indoors before freezing temperatures arrive.
More about Meyer Lemon Trees:
A favorite of home gardeners and chefs, the Meyer Lemon tree adapts well to growing in containers or growing in the ground in temperate climates. This is the perfect plant to accent your patio – with the bonus of fresh lemons! Enjoy attractive, evergreen foliage and sporadic, fragrant flowering, followed by fresh, floral citrus – ideal for baking and making fantastic cocktails. They are also a staple for homesteaders that preserve an abundance of fruits. This lovely tree may bloom again while fruit is still growing, allowing for multiple harvests!
While they’re moderately acidic, Meyer lemons don’t have the same tang as regular lemons. Instead, they’re much sweeter. Meyer lemons are a cross between a regular lemon (Eureka and Lisbon variety) and a mandarin orange. This thin-shinned fruit is smaller and more round than regular lemons, with smoother, deep yellow skin, and dark yellow pulp.
Pruning helps keep the Meyer Lemon Tree more manageable with a fuller appearance. This is a self-pollinating variety and with regular fertilizing, you can have your first harvest within a couple of years! We recommend a high nitrogen fertilizer, such as one designed for citrus trees, to be applied during the spring and summer months.
Whether grown in a container or planted in the ground, this citrus plant requires at least six hours of sunlight. In warmer climates, morning sun and afternoon shade are best for growing Meyer lemons. The Meyer Lemon tree is heat tolerant, but not cold-hardy, so if you live outside of the recommended growing zones, just be sure to treat it as a houseplant before freezing temperatures arrive.
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Planting & Care
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Questions & Answers
Most all of our trees can be grown indoors (something that is a surprise to many), but ir you're specifically referring to these tropical trees - Calamondin Orange, Tangerine, Meyer Lemon, Key Lime, Dwarf Cavendish Banana - they are all self-pollinating.
I live in Zone 5 (Northern Illinois) and grow mine indoors.It's produced well for me so far since
Once its roots have filled the current pot. Check the root system after a couple of years to see if the plant has become rootbound. If so, then it's time to repot. The ideal time to check and repot is when the tree is not blooming or holding fruit so that it doesn't drop the flowers or the fruit in response to its roots being disturbed.
Yes it does... mine is going on 6 years strong with minimal need for attention.
Good fertile soil with a ph of 5.5 to 6.5. Check the Stark on line growing guide
for more info on soil prep .
I've had this tree going on 2 years and have NOT seen/felt any thorns. However, it is not bearing fruit yet. I don't know if that would change anything.
My tree arrived with two tiny lemons already on it I was surprised of course the bigger it gets the more lemons it will produce when it starts flowering it will need to be outside in order for bees to pollinate the tree
I bought the potted plant which is a tree. I purchased mine a year ago and it has grown 4x in size. I brought it in for the winter and put it in a window. It blossomed throughout the winter but no fruit because it was inside. I just put it outside (May 1) and I keep it watered. I add "Miracle Grow" about once every month. It is doing well. I hope to have fresh lemon this year. Hope this helps.
If you are planning on keeping it inside, it doesn't matter. The zone message saying it is incompatible, just lets you know it will not survive in your area outside year round.
I live in Downeast Maine and did not have much luck with my Meyer Lemon. It is difficult to keep the house warm and moist enough for the poor thing. I feel like a neglective parent. Hopefully someone else can answer your question.
Customer Reviews
The associated pot/platter shipped separately was broken/badly damaged by shipper and not useable. Had alternate pot to use.
to plant it in. It is potted and already got new growth. Excited to watch as it progresses. Thank you for a healthy happy lemon ??
Kimmie
Choosing something for indoors would be nice to have.
I'll be growing it indoors.
Looked easy to grow
My son has mentioned several times he wanted a lemon tree (house plant) for the last several years, so his dad and I decided to surprise him with one.