riving past the huge citrus estates on the way from Johannesburg to Nelspruit, it’s hard not to feel that growing naartjies and oranges is beyond the reach of the ordinary gardener. Even lemons, that are still a backyard favourite, can be a stretch for tiny townhouse gardens. Growing a lemon tree in a container is a solution but somehow it doesn’t seem to thrive like its garden-grown counterparts. The reason says citrus grower David Seewald is that lemons quickly outgrow their pots on their way to becoming 5m or higher trees. That’s the problem – size. Traditional citrus trees from garden centres
