What is going in this cute looking "house", Rg? We have no glass house in/at!! our new home, but have one in mind - just a case of finding a place to put it.
I've been offered a Tahitian lime, Fred, so this crystal palace would do for that, but primarily, it'll serve as a lemonry. I struggle to grow lemons down here and this protected environment should ensure success. Maybe I'll include a grape, though I have them winding through the nearby trees. They don't fruit as well as they might, however.
I'm sure you will know the feeding suggestions for citrus - especially lemons, One handful twice a year for each year of age of a balanced fertilizer. I also used horse litter from a stables - high in nitrogen - and all citrus thrived on it. Being shallow rooted it was a most suitable mulch in the drier months. Do you have "drier" months in the deep south.Rg?
All Southland's months are dry, Fred, under glass :-) Yes, we have very dry seasons and they come unexpectedly. Thanks for your cultivation suggestions - lemons are not a crop I know much about at all, or at least, didn't until you shared your secrets. I'll secure some horse-apples for the purpose. I'm determined to succeed, having killed several young lemon trees in my attempts so far. I have a good feeling about this one.
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What is going in this cute looking "house", Rg?
We have no glass house in/at!! our new home, but have one in mind - just a case of finding a place to put it.
I've been offered a Tahitian lime, Fred, so this crystal palace would do for that, but primarily, it'll serve as a lemonry. I struggle to grow lemons down here and this protected environment should ensure success. Maybe I'll include a grape, though I have them winding through the nearby trees. They don't fruit as well as they might, however.
I'm sure you will know the feeding suggestions for citrus - especially lemons,
One handful twice a year for each year of age of a balanced fertilizer. I also used horse litter from a stables - high in nitrogen - and all citrus thrived on it.
Being shallow rooted it was a most suitable mulch in the drier months. Do you have "drier" months in the deep south.Rg?
All Southland's months are dry, Fred, under glass :-)
Yes, we have very dry seasons and they come unexpectedly. Thanks for your cultivation suggestions - lemons are not a crop I know much about at all, or at least, didn't until you shared your secrets. I'll secure some horse-apples for the purpose. I'm determined to succeed, having killed several young lemon trees in my attempts so far. I have a good feeling about this one.
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