Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Six hours of sun
Water
Twice a week
Mature size
3–6 m
First harvest
Fruit year three grafted
Family
Rutaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Watch for leaf miner in the monsoon flush.
Mosambi — a grafted tree in a big tub crops well in the west and centre.
Growing it
Watch for leaf miner in the monsoon flush.
What it is for
Mosambi juice; swallowtail host plant.