Gardeners in zones 8 to 11 can plant a Meyer lemon tree outside. If you live outside these zones, grow your tree in a container and move it inside or to a sheltered location when temperatures drop.

Q: I have a 3-year-old Meyer lemon tree in my backyard. It has seven or eight lemons on it now, but they are huge and green. When I cut one open, the rind is about an inch thick, with just a tiny ...

As for the palo verde, I had the tree on an emitter when it was planted, but later capped it after it was established, on the advice of my landscaper. I gave it a deep watering about a half dozen ...

A typical lemon tree can grow as large as 20 feet tall and 15 feet wide, which may take over a small garden. However, a 'Meyer' lemon tree will grow to only 10 to 15 feet in both height and width ...

Buy grass seed that is as close as you can find to a 50-50 mix by weight of perennial rye and fine fescue and spread it over the lawn before raking it into the holes. Get as much of the seed into ...

Pruning a Meyer lemon, in my opinion, is more art than science. What’s right for one gardener may be wrong for another. You have to decide what you want from your tree and proceed accordingly.

A Meyer lemon tree is fragrant, easy to grow, and ripe with sweet, floral lemons. Learn all about Meyer lemon tree care including common problems in our guide.

Meyer lemon is more cold hardy, but in a very cold location or during a very cold winter, it can be damaged or worse. If there are spring freezing temperatures, you might see less or no fruit ...

Q: I am battling ants that have taken up residence at the base of our Meyer lemon tree. The ants keep replenishing an aphid infestation on the tree each time I try to rid them with neem oil. Ant ...

T.H. Harris Middle School students walk past a Meyer Lemon tree to begin planting during Citrus and Fruit Tree Field Day Monday, February 1, 2010 on the historic Hope Haven campus in Marrero for ...