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[Tom Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hi,

Why not bury the pot outside after danger of frost is past, mulch it well,
and cage it like you would any small fruit tree.

In the fall, dig up the pot, wash the pot off,  and bring it back inside.

It may drop leaves anyway, as citrus can be sensitive to changes.

Works for my amaryllis.

Regards,
Tom

Ginda Fisher wrote:

> My potted lemon has finished ripening its first crop.  I realize how few
> lemons we use!  It had five or six mature fruits.  We picked the first
> one around Thanksgiving, slightly under ripe.  There are still 2 left.
> They've gotten quite loose in their skins, and smell lovely.  It has
> started its next growth cycle, with lots of emerging new vegetation and
> a small crop of buds.  Nothing smells nicer that a blooming lemon tree!
>
> I am thinking of moving it outdoors this summer, as it pretty much goes
> dormant inside once the oaks leaf out (and block its light.)  The two
> problems I've had with that in the past are squirrels "harvesting" all
> the immature fruits (they bury them) and the plant drying up and losing
> all its leaves.  I think I can thwart the squirrels with bird netting.
> I'm sure I can't remember to water it as often as it needs in full sun.
> Someone said that losing all its leaves was a normal response to the
> change in humidity, but I think it must be more than that, as last time
> it happened the tree was set back by months.  (We nearly threw it out,
> thinking it was dead.)
>
> Has anyone tried potting these in those "self watering" pots that are
> sold for tomatoes and flowers?  Did it work?  Also, it is currently
> staked.  I plan to repot it this spring, and wonder if I ought to
> restake it or just leave it alone.
>
> Thanks,
> Ginda Fisher
> eastern Massachusetts, zone 6
>

--
Thomas Olenio
Ontario, Canada
Hardiness Zone 6a



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