We now have 8 Meyer Lemon trees and one Key Lime, all in pots so they can be moved into the greenhouse when it’s cold.
Key Lime Tree
My little Key Lime has a ton of limes and has decided to break out in full bloom again. Since it will reside in the greenhouse all winter, I have hope that these blooms will be able to develop into limes . . eventually.
Lemon Trees
None of my lemon trees are loaded with lemons but they all have a few. Last year, one lemon tree had a dozen lemons on it. I’m not sure that any of them have more than six lemons this year. Knock on wood .. but so far, the grasshoppers have not bothered the lemon or lime trees this year.
Chinquapin
It was back in February when I found chinquapin “trees”. They arrived as 12″ minimum leafless, lifeless looking bare root seedlings. I planted them in three separate pots, I babied them all spring and not a single one showed any sign of life so I stuck the pots aside, thinking they were dead. In mid-May, I dug out my receipt and planned to return them for a refund or replacement and never got around to it. The very end of June, I planned to dump them, rinse all the dirt off and return the bare roots and lo and behold . . all three of them had sprouted but were spindly little twigs but we went ahead and planted them the first weekend in July and look at them now. This is actually the smallest one but I was taking pictures with the wind blowing and the other two were blurry.
I doubt we have any chinquapins next year but maybe by 2017 we can have a few.
Joyce says
I think having a key lime tree would be so cool! (I love lime flavored things). I’ll have to think about that…if it were in a pot, I could move it outside for the summer, and keep it inside during the winter…
Rebecca in SoCal says
Now I want a piece of key lime pie!
Looks like those chinquapins are hardy little things! When I saw “2017” my first reaction was “way in the future.” and then realized it’s year after next. Time flies.
Jean Truchan says
Judy! I finally checked on Gari’s sight and she has an entry (finally!) dated Tues. Aug 25th! I think you should go read it rather than me telling you the particulars. Glad you had a nice visit to MO and cheer up, you just may get your way and someday find yourself and Vince living out your retirement near those who are so dear to you. Nothing is impossible! 🙂
Marion Morgan says
So ice to have you back,we’ve missed you.
Swooze says
Your trees are looking great!
How is your mother doing?
Sherrill says
I have been so disappointed in my stupid lemon tree. Each season for the past 4 yrs or so, I’ve been lucky to get 4-6 lemons. Don’t think it’s worth it for the fertilizer, watering, etc. I do. BAH!