From: pintiha@jhmi.edu   
      
   On Sunday, July 28, 2019 at 9:35:41 AM UTC-4, 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   
      
   My wife has about twenty small, potted citrus trees. We live in Maryland, so   
   they wouldn't survive winter outdoors. Every fall, I drag them all into the   
   greenhouse, then drag them out in the spring. A lot of work, but she enjoys   
   growing unusual lime and    
   lemons that you can't get in the stores.   
      
   Paul   
      
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