General Information:

  • Category- Friut
  • Binomial Name- Citrus limetta
  • Common Names- Mousami, Musammi, Sweet lime
  • Spread- 180-216 inches**
  • Height- 144-216 inches**
  • Average Production- 700-800 fruits per tree 
  • Days to Maturity- 700 days

Nutrition Values:

  • Calories: 43
  • Water: 88%
  • Protein: 0.8 grams
  • Carbohydrates: 9.3 grams
  • Sugar: 1.7 grams
  • Fiber: 0.5 grams
  • Fat: 0.3 grams
  • Minerals: Potassium, Calcium, Iron, Phosphorous
  • Vitamins- C

*The values are standard average per 100 grams and might change a bit.

Environmental Requirements:

  • Soil-  Well-drained loamy soils
  • Soil Moisture- 15 %
  • Soil pH- 6.5-7.5
  • Sun Requirements- Full Sun
  • Best Time to Plant- Winters (September-October)
  • Temperature range- 16-35 Celsius

Tips to Grow Sweet Lime:

  1. Arrange good quality sweet lime seeds.
  2. Work a small amount of water into sterile, good quality potting soil until it is moist but not wet.
  3. Plant the seed 0.25 inches deep in the soil or  put the tree 5 inch deep. Cover the seed with soil and pat the surface lightly.
  4. After planting put mulch to keep moist on soil, put water, for the next two weeks put every day (better in the morning) , better to take that the tree will be stable, and if not support it with bamboo or a stick that it won’t fall.
  5. You can get two harvests in a year one in April to May and other is in August to September. Usually, Mosambi fruit turn green to light yellowish color on maturity. 

** The values are standard values but might change a bit.

Fruits