The glorious Meyer lemon tree is a small, evergreen variety that makes it possible to enjoy homegrown citrus regardless of location and growing zone. A cross between a citron and a mandarin-pomelo ...

If you would love to grow fruit at home but don't have outdoor space, that's okay. It is possible to grow these fruit trees ...

Q: I have a Meyer lemon plant in my house waiting for the temperature to cool down. I am using grow lights. When can I plant again? A: It depends on your Meyer lemon’s size, health and the surrounding ...

Frank Meyer, a plant explorer for the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the start of the 20th century, found people in Beijing growing a small tree with sweet lemons on their doorsteps. He send the ...

You can't plant a lemon seed to grow a lemon tree. Sure, that seed will grow, but it probably won't produce fruit. Yet day after day I see these ideas online, presented as though they were viable ...

If you have ever smelled a Meyer lemon (Citrus x meyeri), you’ve probably fallen in love. It’s the sweetest, most aromatic lemon; in fact, it’s a hybrid between a mandarin orange and a lemon. Its low ...

Days of daytime highs in the 50s, followed by a few days when temperatures dropped down to the low teens, were enough to fill Yakima’s night skies with gardeners’ dreams of escaping the freeze. Born ...

Most people think fruit belongs outside. In soil. In sun. Somewhere you visit, not somewhere you live. That is why the idea of a lemon plant growing indoors still sounds strange. But the Meyer lemon ...

Proper watering keeps Meyer lemon trees healthy and productive, helping them grow strong roots and produce sweet fruit. Water deeply only when the top 1 to 2 inches of soil are dry, adjusting the ...

Will Meyer lemon trees grow in Portland? Q: I have heard that the Meyer lemon will grow in the area west of Portland. Is this true? – Multnomah County A: Below are the collected comments based upon ...