January 19, 2004
Oh Lemon Tree, Oh Lemon Tree
No Southern California home (or apt) is complete without a citrus tree. We want to be complete, so we bought a lemon tree. Actually, we went to Lowe's on Saturday night to get some dirt for my container—I was going to plant our little Christmas tree (18" cyprus from Home Depot) in a container on our balcony—and I saw a lady walking out with a lemon tree. I had been thinking of finding something to plant on our little balcony (in addition to the little Christmas tree...it is nice, but not very colorful), and the lemon tree looked like fun, plus, Bob is always making his delicious lemon pies, so having our own stock of lemons sounded like a good idea.
Bob & I found a healthy-looking Eureka lemon tree and brought it home. I planted it this weekend, then got online to find Eureka lemon-growing tips (yeah, I know, wrong order). The first thing I found is that we probably shouldn't have bought a Eureka lemon tree for a container—they like the real ground. Then I read conflicting information when to plant it, whether or not it will grow in a container and how many lemons it will produce. Oh well. It has 1 little lemon sprout (is that what's it's called??) right now. I am hopeful that it will survive the shock of being planted. Check back for growth updates.
Do you think you'll get enough lemons for a pie?
Posted by: kathyoquigley at January 20, 2004 09:06 AMAgain, conflicting information, but looks like yes, there will be enough. I have even read that the lemons can remain on the tree for up to 6 months, so between that and the understanding that they will produce year-round, we should be good.
Posted by: heather at January 20, 2004 09:18 AMGod Heather - you have waaaay too much time on your hands! :-)
Posted by: Kim at February 11, 2004 05:31 PMKim-
You're just jealous because lemon trees won't grow where it is SNOWY and COLD!
Sorry I have to cut this comment short. Must reapply the sunscreen and head back out to the pool. ;-)