From: boron_elgar@hotmail.com   
      
   On Sun, 28 Jul 2019 09:35:53 -0400, Nyssa    
   wrote:   
      
   >Terry Coombs wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >>  Any special prep , or just bury 'em ? I know that it's   
   >>  not likely a   
   >> seed will produce a tree with fruit identical to the fruit   
   >> they come from ... but hay , ya never know , might get   
   >> some decent fruit anyway .   
   >>   
   >   
   >I tried this years ago and got a very attractive lemon tree   
   >that lived on my back deck during the warmer months. Never   
   >got any fruit, but it sure looked pretty.   
   >   
   >I didn't do anything special to start the seed; just stuck it   
   >into a four inch pot with seed starting mix. It was on a whim,   
   >so I didn't have any special prep materials around in any case.   
   >   
   >I kept having to transplant it into a bigger pot almost every   
   >year. During the winter months, I had to drag it into my   
   >house to winter over. The last year I did this, the poor thing   
   >got a powdery mildew like substance on the leaves and finally   
   >gave up the ghost.   
      
   I overwinter lots of citrus. Aphids, spider mites, scale, and other   
   afflictions can take hold during hot, dry heating season indoors.   
      
   I have found that keeping the plants in the cool of the basement (near   
   a light source, of course) helps them make it through. Yes, you lose   
   some leaves, but the tubbed trees make it.   
   >   
   >What are you planning on doing with the lemon plant during the   
   >colder months (unless you're in an area that is citrus-friendly)?   
   >   
   >Good luck!   
   >   
   >Nyssa, who really was proud of that tree, but it was a real   
   >PITA to drag that huge pot around after a few years.   
      
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