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GROW AND EAT<br />
HOW TO PLANT<br />
If you can’t find citrus compost at your<br />
garden centre, just mix half a bucket<br />
of horticultural grit into multi-purpose<br />
compost to improve the drainage.<br />
TIP Slicing your lemon lengthwise<br />
rather than crossways will give you<br />
much more juice when you squeeze it<br />
YOU WILL NEED<br />
✽ Pieces of broken pot (crocks)<br />
✽ 1 x 30cm terracotta pot<br />
✽ 1 x 12-litre bag Verve citrus<br />
compost £2.50 diy.com<br />
✽ 1 small lemon tree<br />
WHAT TO DO<br />
1 Cover the drainage holes in the<br />
bottom of the pot with the crocks<br />
to stop compost escaping.<br />
2 Fill the pot with compost, leaving an<br />
inch gap at the top to allow water to<br />
pool on the surface when watering.<br />
3 Carefully take your lemon tree out<br />
of its pot. If it’s tricky to get out, tap<br />
sharply on the pot, but avoid pulling<br />
on the stems.<br />
4 Make a hole in the compost and<br />
stand the lemon roots inside, making<br />
sure the stems are straight and<br />
upright. Position it at the same height<br />
in the compost as it was growing in its<br />
original container, adding a little more<br />
or taking some out as necessary.<br />
5 Fill any gaps around the roots with<br />
more compost and press it down with<br />
your hands to firm the plant in.<br />
6 Water with a full can. Support the<br />
pot on feet to allow good drainage.<br />
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JANUARY 2018 MODERN GARDENS 119
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