From: snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 7/29/2019 8:05 AM, Nyssa wrote:   
   > Boron Elgar wrote:   
   >   
   >> 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.   
   > No basements around these parts because of the high water   
   > table. It's basically swampland that's been filled in a bit.   
   >   
   > My thermostat in the winter is set at 65F, so too much heat   
   > isn't a problem, but dampness can be at times. That and   
   > not enough light coming in where I parked the lemon put.   
   >   
   > It lost leaves every winter, but always managed to come   
   > back once spring came and I could move it outside again.   
   > Until that last winter when it was a combination of lost   
   > leaves AND the residual mildew on the stems.    
   >   
   > It was such a pretty tree. :(   
   >   
   > Nyssa, who now has a big mutant tomato plant in the same   
   > spot on the deck, but that lemon tree was much nicer   
   >   
      
      Luckily I do have a cellar - and a grow light I can plug in down   
   there . Hmm , I'll need a timer , and probably something smaller than a   
   4' fluorescent fixture unless I want to put some other plants down there   
   too .  It tends to be in the low 50's down there in winter , and more   
   humid than the living space . On the other hand , what level of humidity   
   will they tolerate ? We try for minimum 50% RH though at times it gets a   
   little lower . Other than my spider plants , the house plants don't seem   
   to mind . One thing we don't worry about is condensation !   
      
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