{"id":17705,"date":"2026-06-09T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everpress.everapps.dev\/plant-care\/lemon-and-fig-in-containers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:30:00","slug":"lemon-and-fig-in-containers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everpress.everapps.dev\/en\/plant-care\/lemon-and-fig-in-containers\/","title":{"rendered":"Lemon and fig in containers: southern fruit on the terrace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lemon and fig in containers: southern fruit on the terrace<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Freshly picked lemons for a summer drink, ripe figs for breakfast: with two container plants anyone can bring a piece of the Mediterranean onto their terrace. Both are easier to care for than their reputation suggests \u2013 provided a few basic rules are followed.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Full sun and warm, sheltered from wind.<\/dd>\n
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With a drainage hole, only one size larger than the root ball.<\/dd>\n
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Low-lime, thorough, then let it dry out.<\/dd>\n
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Lemon bright at 5\u201312 \u00b0C, fig dark and frost-free.<\/dd>\n <\/dl>\n\n\n\n

The lemon: flower and fruit at once<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Remontant varieties such as the lemon tree \u201cFour Seasons\u201d<\/a> flower several times a year. A lemon takes six to nine months to ripen, however \u2013 which is why blossom, green and yellow fruit often hang on the tree at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citrus plants like consistency: waterlogging leads to yellow leaves, complete dryness to the loss of flowers and young fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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The blossom is intensely fragrant \u2013 especially in the evening.<\/figcaption>\n \n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The fig: tougher than you think<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Figs are among the most straightforward container plants. The variety \u201cBrown Turkey\u201d<\/a> is self-fertile and tolerates light frost down to \u22125 \u00b0C in a container. It loses its leaves in autumn and can therefore overwinter in the dark in a garage or cellar.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Soil<\/td>citrus compost, slightly acidic<\/td>container plant compost<\/td><\/tr>
Feeding<\/td>weekly March\u2013September<\/td>every 2 weeks April\u2013August<\/td><\/tr>
Overwintering<\/td>bright, 5\u201312 \u00b0C<\/td>dark, 0\u20138 \u00b0C<\/td><\/tr>
Harvest<\/td>all year<\/td>August\u2013October<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Yellow leaves with green veins on citrus plants are almost always a sign of iron deficiency \u2013 usually because they are watered with hard tap water.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The right container<\/h2>\n\n\n\n