miniature lemon and orange tree

[joshbuchan]

hello peeple hows everybody doing,

I was just wounder how would I look after a miniature lemon and orange tree please?

and can they go outside?

its pay day next week and I was thinking about buying one of each, but realy have no clue how to look after them, and I don't want to go killing them at ...£30 a tree...

thanks, any advise will be greatly appreciated.

Josh

[DoubleDogFarm]

Josh,

I'm growing my Meyers Lemon in a 50\50 mix sand and compost. My lemon is planted permently in the greenhouse. I have a friend, she owns three Meyers lemons. All of hers are in big nursery pots, maybe 30 gallon. They are in her house, south facing window, in the winter and outside on the deck all summer.

Here is my Meyers lemon. Covered with blossoms and the start of a half dozen fruit.

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[joshbuchan]

hey Doubledog, thats really somthing u got there!

u have given me a great idear, I am going to biuld two tall ish wooden pots in the green house and dig them in. I will grow them in there all year round

thanks for the tip about soil I neva evan gave is a thoght.

what do u feed your Meyers Lemon with by any chanse?

thanks.

[DoubleDogFarm]

Josh,

I use a complete organic fertilizer. Sprinkle it around and scratch it in. You could just pee on them.

[joshbuchan]

I went to cabrey today they had some of theys little sitric fertilizer that u just pop the top of and stick it into the soil which seems like a realy good idear to me, but looking on the back and it had some crazy cemicls in it so I did not buy it. dose taking a fresh pee on the plant acturly work? or dose it have to be stale or what? or are u jsut pulling my leg.

[DoubleDogFarm]

Josh,


Pee into a watering can, then fill it the rest of the way with water.

Ever see the movie, "The World's Fastest Indian" Starring Anthony Hopkins. He pee on his lemon tree eveyday. Just a movie.

[joshbuchan]

nope not seen it, yet

thanks for the great info! theres nothing stoping me now from getting my own orange and lemon trees! and if all goes well I will probly by more knowing me lol

[SharMayflower]

Just wanted to add my 2 cents: I live in Jerusalem and I have a medium size lemon tree in a large clay pot on my open balcony. It has survived all kinds of extremes of weather - from snow and wind storms to intense sun and heatwaves. I guess it depends how large the tree is and how hardy the "species".

Good luck fruit trees are wonderful and emit great smells when they blossom!

[Ozark Lady]

Lemon trees that survive snow? Awesome!

Is it a particular kind of lemon? I am thinking lemon meringue pie!