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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

On Dec 30, 2010, at 8:24 AM, Kieran &/or Donna wrote:

> When I had some potted citrus trees I put a plastic bag over them when I 
> brought them indoors, to hold in humidity.  I put them in a poorly heated 
> room that had a window on the west side, but where the sun couldn't hit it. 
> I was trying to copy the way the English kept their potted citrus trees 
> alive back when, they kept them cool and rather poorly lit.  Meyer lemon is 
> a lot more willing to go dormant than real lemons.  Limes are even livelier 
> and less likely to be suppressed by cool temps than lemons are.  For Up 
> North you might do better with the lemons and limes.  I remember Michael 
> McConkey saying that he had some kind of dwarfing rootstock that wasn't 
> hardy but did great in pots.  Something weird I never heard of before. 
> Donna 
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I've actually had very good luck with the Meyers lemon.  It fruits a little 
most years, and it makes a very attractive houseplant in the winter.  It's 
low maintenance (it likes to dry out between watering) and because it's quite 
cold hardy for a citrus, I don't have to bring it in until the oak leaves are 
down, and theres's decent light on the windowsill.

Happy New Year to all,
Ginda