{"product_id":"citrus-aurantiifolia-key-lime","title":"Key Lime (Everbearing)","description":"\u003cp\u003eKey lime is a citrus tree with small round fruit 2.5–5 cm across. Its limes are smaller, tangier and more aromatic than Persian limes, with a thin peel, and are usually picked green. It bears almost all year round – which is why it is called \"monthly\" (shahri) in Arabic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy a key lime?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBears fruit almost all year round.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrong aroma and high acidity for cooking and juice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThin peel and small fruit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA small tree that suits home gardens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere to plant it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHome gardens, sunny courtyards, in front of villas and along wide paths. Leave about 4.5 m between it and other trees or buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCare in the Saudi climate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight: full, direct sun; in light shade it gives less fruit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater: twice a week in the first month, then whenever new leaves wilt in the afternoon. In a Saudi summer it needs more water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoil: best pH is 5.5–6.5. In the alkaline soil common in Saudi, yellow leaves with green veins mean iron deficiency – treat with chelated iron in the soil and a yearly manganese and zinc spray.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeeding: in the first year, a balanced fertilizer about every 6 weeks from February to October, kept away from the trunk.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePruning: remove shoots growing from below the graft; the tree needs little pruning, and too much reduces fruit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoots: its roots are shallow – plant it out of strong wind, with good air flow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold: it is cold-sensitive – protect young trees on cold Riyadh nights.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSizes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.0–1.5 m: Young tree. Home gardens – settles in easily.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bastana Online Gardens","offers":[{"title":"1-1.5  M","offer_id":31778075836483,"sku":"BA-FT7028-1","price":363.0,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4862\/8015\/files\/o-4480566853699-main.png?v=1794123988","url":"https:\/\/www.bastanastore.com\/products\/citrus-aurantiifolia-key-lime","provider":"Bastana Online Gardens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}