Choosing the perfect citrus variety
Citrus trees will add extra zest to your garden and culinary delights! Before planting, check out the varieties of citrus on offer and pick one that best suits your garden and cooking needs. Below are some of our top picks.
Laura's top 5 winter citrus tips
Discover tips to growing successful citrus in your garden this season from Laura (@thekiwicountrygirl).
Tui Citrus & Fruit Liquid Superfood
Tui Citrus & Fruit Liquid Superfood is a complete Liquid Fertiliser with premium ingredients to produce bigger, tastier, more abundant Citrus & Fruit.
Boosted with nutrients and seaweed, this powerful liquid promotes healthy plant and root growth with increased resilience to frost, heat, pests and disease. Your plants will enjoy triple action technologythat feeds the plant leaves, roots and beneficial soil microbes. Perfect for new and established gardens, pots and containers.
N-P-K 10-2.5-12 with Fe, Cu, Zn, B
Citrus Growing Guide
Citrus trees laden with juicy lemons, oranges, limes and mandarins ready to be plucked from the branch are a quintessentially Kiwi addition to many home gardens. Plant in your garden or in pots and you will be harvesting a bumper crop of juicy citrus this season.
Tui Citrus & Fruit Mix
Citrus and fruit trees laden with juicy crops ready to be plucked from the branch are a quintessentially Kiwi addition to many home gardens. Tui Citrus & Fruit Mix is a high-quality growing mix containing the right blend of nutrients to provide your citrus and fruit trees with the best possible start and sustained growth. Added seaweed extract stimulates root development whilst improving overall plant health and SaturAid ensures water is channeled directly to the roots.
Use in garden beds, pots and containers and you'll be harvesting a bumper crop of juicy citrus and fruit this season. Follow our 3 step Citrus Growing Guide >
This bag is recyclable through the soft plastics recycling scheme, it just needs to be clean and dry. Learn how to clean and dry your Tui growing media bags here.
Christine's Lemon Brownies
If you're wondering what to do with all the extra lemons in your backyard, Christine has shared with us her delicious lemon brownie recipe. Combining both the rind and the juice, it's sure to be a hit with the whole family.
Why are my lemon tree leaves curling?
Hi, I got a lemon tree a few months ago. It's leaves are curling and dull. I've given it citrus food and haven't noticed a change. What do you recommend? Thanks, April.
Tui Citrus Food
Citrus trees laden with juicy lemons, oranges, limes and mandarins ready to be plucked from the branch are a quintessentially Kiwi addition to many home gardens.
Tui Citrus Food is a blend of nutrients formulated to encourage healthy green foliage and large, tasty fruit and includes high levels of potassium - essential for flower and fruit production. Tui Citrus Food also contains magnesium to help prevent leaf yellowing, a common problem with citrus trees.
Use in your garden beds, and you'll be harvesting a bumper crop of juicy homegrown citrus this season.
Tui Grow Guides - How to grow successful citrus
Whether it be lemon, mandarin, orange, lime or grapefruit, there's a world of fruit to suit you. Let's take a look at how to grow successful citrus.
All your citrus questions answered
From lemons and limes to oranges and mandarins, citrus are a must-have addition to any Kiwi backyard, and can be growing successfully in the garden or in pots. We often get asked for growing advice and suggestions on treating problems on citrus, so we have put together answers to your most common questions.
Tui Performance Organics Citrus & Fruit Fertiliser
Tui Performance Organics harnesses the power of nature to deliver outstanding results through ingredients you can be sure are true to nature, just like the garden you’re keeping. Made from BioGro certified ingredients, Tui Performance Organics Citrus & Fruit Fertiliser Pellets combine fast acting natural sources of nutrients with slow release feeding to support rapid and consistent growth – the natural way.
Tui Performance Organics Citrus & Fruit Fertiliser Pellets stimulate root development and improve overall plant health. Sheep manure acts as a soil and plant conditioner and provides natural plant nutrients. Use throughout your garden, and in pots and containers to grow naturally healthier citrus and fruit.
Organic ingredients that get great results – the perfect start for your garden!
NPK 4-1-3 + Mg + trace elements
Holly's Lemon & Yoghurt Cake
This lovely lemon cake was made by Holly as a thank you to her neighbour who often watered her lemon tree over the hot summer. It’s a light and fluffy lemon yoghurt cake, sandwiched with a lemon mascarpone filling and tangy lemon drizzle on top. It takes no time to make and is perfect for those who don’t like overly sweet cakes! The tartness of the yoghurt balances it well. Be sure to use proper Greek yoghurt not thickened sweet yoghurt and fresh lemons for the zest and juice.
Top Tips for Successful Citrus
With summer on it's way fresh citrus will soon be waiting to be plucked from the branch! We have answers to your most common citrus questions to help you grow a successful crop this season. Share your top tips below in the comments section!
Tui Enrich Fruit, Citrus, Tree & Shrub Controlled Release Fertiliser
Tui Enrich is a premium triple action system to deliver exceptional plant performance. Osmoforte® Microbial Technology creates healthy soil and is paired with a premium controlled release fertiliser to provide vital nutrients to nourish plants.
This premium Fruit, Citrus, Tree & Shrub blend is formulated with high levels of potassium for optimum flowering and fruiting, with added magnesium to prevent yellowing leaves. The addition of NovaTec® fertiliser provides an instant boost of easy to absorb nitrogen for healthy green growth.
Developed for all trees and shrubs, including fruiting and flowering varieties, this formulation delivers nutrients to your plants as they require them, for up to six months.
N-P-K 13.5-4.6-11.6 + Mg, Fe & trace elements.
How to grow lemons with Poppy
Follow these steps with @poppysfarmyard and plant a lemon tree at your place!