How To Grow Finger Limes

Unlike the popular sweet citrus fruits, you’ll often find that fewer gardeners have any interest in growing limes in their backyard orchards. I, on the other hand have even gone as far as not only growing lemons, but also expanded into growing kaffir limes. My insatiable hunger and quest for the bitter citrus family has since led me to hours of research online on how to grow finger limes.

Citrus Australasica also commonly known as the Caviar Lime, originated in coastal as well as rain forest regions of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. They are quite a few varieties you can choose from such as Blood Lime, Rainforest Pearl, Durhams’s Emerald, Judy’s Everbearing and Alstonville. The interesting thing I discovered was that each variety has different colored flesh from bright red, to pink, to green and even colorless. The tree is small and bushy in size, with the fruit itself usually hanging between 1 to 4 inches long.

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Although they can be grown from seeds or cuttings, it is recommended that you stick to grafted root stock when it comes to seedlings. In which case, it takes 2 to 3 years to fruit. Those grown from seeds may take up to 15 years to start fruiting and tend to be more particular when it comes to their growing conditions. Whilst those grown from cuttings usually do not make it to the fruiting stage and are often easily susceptible to diseases.

Also stick to growing them in large containers with good drainage, it will be easier to maintain the growing conditions that the trees thrive in that way. They prefer slightly acidic soil with a pH range of 5 to 6.5, even moisture and partially shady to sunny locations. Also make sure you water them regularly, preferably every 3 to 4 days. Keep an eye out for fungal rusts, scale, aphids and sometimes the citrus gall wasp. The trees flower in winter and the fruit is mature and ready to harvest five months later, which is usually around the end of summer.

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How To Grow
Finger Lime Trees

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