Sowing months
Jun–Aug
Sunlight
Six hours of sun
Water
Twice a week; never soggy
Mature size
2–4 m
First harvest
Fruit year two grafted
Family
Rutaceae
Where it grows
balcony, ground, terrace
Good for
food, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Feed it monthly in the growing season; citrus is hungry.
Kagzi lime — the single most useful pot tree for an Indian household.
Growing it
Feed it monthly in the growing season; citrus is hungry.
What it is for
Nimbu for everything; leaves host swallowtail caterpillars.