Lemons at risk, in 30 years reduced production by 40%

Cultivated in different regions and considered indispensable elements of the Mediterranean diet, as well as precious products of the Italian agricultural and cultural heritage, lemons are at risk. In about 30 years the agricultural area invested in limone has decreased by 45% and production by 41%.

Decline largely associated with the spread of ’dry sore’, a pathology considered highly destructive.

Sangaspano is strongly committed to countering this dangerous trend. In Sicily in contrada Religione our organic lemon has about 6,000 plants. In the last year, about 700 new lemon seedlings of white orange blossom varieties have been added, which are grown using organic methods and are certified by the Soil and Health controller.

Our certified organic lemon production is available all year round as the variety of white orange blossom trees is characterized by three different ripeness during the year.

The first flower lemon or winter lemon, comes from the main flowering between the months of April and early June and is harvested from early October to late March.

The bianchetto lemon comes from the blooms of June July and the production is harvested from March to mid-May.

Finally, the verdello lemon or summer lemon, comes from the flowering obtained by the “lemon forcing“, due to water stress,” la secca", between August and September and includes the production that is harvested from May to September.