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|    Terry Coombs to Nyssa    |
|    Re: Planting lemon seeds    |
|    28 Jul 19 14:46:15    |
      From: snag_one@msn.com              On 7/28/2019 8:35 AM, 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.       >       > 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       >               It'll come indoors when the overnight temps get below 40° or so .              --        Snag       Yes , I'm old       and crochety - and armed .       Get outta my woods !              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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