Comments on: Lemon tree for Container Gardening Blog Carnival http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/lemon-tree-for-container-gardening/ Food Photography Blog | Los Angeles Food Photographers Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:58:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Donna Geary http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/lemon-tree-for-container-gardening/#comment-40017 Donna Geary Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:23:24 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/?p=4092#comment-40017 I loved your photos! I have had a patio Lemon tree for about 6 years. It only grows about 6 or so lemons a year and they never fully ripen. The leaves are beautiful and it looks healthy. I loved your photos! I have had a patio Lemon tree for about 6 years. It only grows about 6 or so lemons a year and they never fully ripen. The leaves are beautiful and it looks healthy.

]]> By: White on Rice Couple http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/lemon-tree-for-container-gardening/#comment-39846 White on Rice Couple Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:55:33 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/?p=4092#comment-39846 Hi Michele, Thank you so much. We haven't ordered any trees online yet, but have heard good things about Four Winds. On a garden forums we've seen <a href="http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/citrus/msg0401512726799.html?10" rel="nofollow">a few others mentioned</a> as well. If you have a local nursery, even Home Depot or Lowes nearby, they may be able to special order you one as well. Good luck. Hi Michele,

Thank you so much. We haven’t ordered any trees online yet, but have heard good things about Four Winds. On a garden forums we’ve seen a few others mentioned as well. If you have a local nursery, even Home Depot or Lowes nearby, they may be able to special order you one as well. Good luck.

]]> By: Michele Smith http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/lemon-tree-for-container-gardening/#comment-39845 Michele Smith Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:37:52 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/?p=4092#comment-39845 Hi I came across your blog from pinterest. Your tree is gorgeous and I thank you for all of your tips. I'm looking to buy my husband a lemon tree as a gift when he comes home from deployment in april. Is there any place that you would reccomend buying from online? I've only found Meyer lemon trees. Thank you! Hi I came across your blog from pinterest. Your tree is gorgeous and I thank you for all of your tips. I’m looking to buy my husband a lemon tree as a gift when he comes home from deployment in april. Is there any place that you would reccomend buying from online? I’ve only found Meyer lemon trees.
Thank you!

]]> By: White on Rice Couple http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/lemon-tree-for-container-gardening/#comment-39411 White on Rice Couple Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:33:45 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/?p=4092#comment-39411 Hi Helen, That is about the same as what we drill into our bigger pots. Occasionally after several years you may have the roots plug the holes, but with the wine barrels it is easy to drill an extra hole a few cm from the bottom on the side if that happens. Good luck with your tree! We had to add an extra Eureka lemon to the garden last year because we love them so much. The oil content in the rind is so much fresher than anything we can buy, even from the best markets. PS. We've found with the trees in our wine barrels that we need to water them a bit more than a ceramic pot. The water will evaporate from the soil faster. T & D Hi Helen,
That is about the same as what we drill into our bigger pots. Occasionally after several years you may have the roots plug the holes, but with the wine barrels it is easy to drill an extra hole a few cm from the bottom on the side if that happens. Good luck with your tree! We had to add an extra Eureka lemon to the garden last year because we love them so much. The oil content in the rind is so much fresher than anything we can buy, even from the best markets.
PS. We’ve found with the trees in our wine barrels that we need to water them a bit more than a ceramic pot. The water will evaporate from the soil faster.
T & D

]]> By: helen seaman http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/lemon-tree-for-container-gardening/#comment-39390 helen seaman Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:55:57 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/?p=4092#comment-39390 Hi there, I'm from Adelaide South Australia and have a eurika lemon tree in half a wine barrel. I was wo.dering how big should our drainage holes be. We put about 6 in and they are about 2cms in diameter. Is this big enough. We layered gravel first then a mix of sand and gravel then a layer of potting soil mixed with mulch. Hi there, I’m from Adelaide South Australia and have a eurika lemon tree in half a wine barrel. I was wo.dering how big should our drainage holes be. We put about 6 in and they are about 2cms in diameter. Is this big enough. We layered gravel first then a mix of sand and gravel then a layer of potting soil mixed with mulch.

]]> By: lauri http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/lemon-tree-for-container-gardening/#comment-38717 lauri Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:44:48 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/?p=4092#comment-38717 I love your tree! I've had one in a pot for about 4 years now, and every year we get about 3 or 4 wonderful lemons. How do you get soooo many lemons on your tree. I would kill for that many! The few we do get are the best tasting lemons I've ever had, but just not enough of them. We live in Kansas and it gets very hot in the summer and we bring it inside in the winter in a sunny location. We fertilize and water regularly, and yet skimpy lemon production. Any tips? I love your tree! I’ve had one in a pot for about 4 years now, and every year we get about 3 or 4 wonderful lemons. How do you get soooo many lemons on your tree. I would kill for that many! The few we do get are the best tasting lemons I’ve ever had, but just not enough of them. We live in Kansas and it gets very hot in the summer and we bring it inside in the winter in a sunny location. We fertilize and water regularly, and yet skimpy lemon production. Any tips?

]]> By: White on Rice Couple http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/lemon-tree-for-container-gardening/#comment-37546 White on Rice Couple Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:08:58 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/?p=4092#comment-37546 Thanks so much. To answer your question, no we didn't take out any old soil. Everytime we mulch, we just add it on top. Since it is mostly leaves from our trimmings, they tend to not add too much volume to the soil as they break down. :) Thanks so much. To answer your question, no we didn’t take out any old soil. Everytime we mulch, we just add it on top. Since it is mostly leaves from our trimmings, they tend to not add too much volume to the soil as they break down. :)

]]> By: Steve http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/lemon-tree-for-container-gardening/#comment-37544 Steve Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:40:07 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/?p=4092#comment-37544 The container you chose is wonderful! Any the lemon tree looks awesome. Do you remove any old soil to make room for new mulch? The container you chose is wonderful! Any the lemon tree looks awesome. Do you remove any old soil to make room for new mulch?

]]> By: White on Rice Couple http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/lemon-tree-for-container-gardening/#comment-35840 White on Rice Couple Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:05:21 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/?p=4092#comment-35840 Hi Rinia, I wouldn't worry about your tree yet. As long as the leaves seem healthy, is should be fine. Sometimes they just take a little time to settle in. We usually don't expect much out of our new trees for the first year or so. We tend to look at our trees' progress in terms of years instead of months. Just keep watering, fertilizing, and making sure it gets a lot of sun. We've had great luck with using B vitamin to get the root structure settled and happy. Good luck! Hi Rinia,
I wouldn’t worry about your tree yet. As long as the leaves seem healthy, is should be fine. Sometimes they just take a little time to settle in. We usually don’t expect much out of our new trees for the first year or so. We tend to look at our trees’ progress in terms of years instead of months. Just keep watering, fertilizing, and making sure it gets a lot of sun. We’ve had great luck with using B vitamin to get the root structure settled and happy. Good luck!

]]> By: Rinia Cruz http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/lemon-tree-for-container-gardening/#comment-35829 Rinia Cruz Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:42:53 +0000 http://whiteonricecouple.com/garden/?p=4092#comment-35829 beautiful trees.I bought a meyer lemon tree a few months ago ,it had six lemons ,it still has the six.it has flowered several times,but no more lemons.It gets plenty of sun i fertilize it once a month and plenty of water inspite of the drought. what am i doing wrong? thank you for sharing beautiful trees.I bought a meyer lemon tree a few months ago ,it had six lemons ,it still has the six.it has flowered several times,but no more lemons.It gets plenty of sun i fertilize it once a month and plenty of water inspite of the drought. what am i doing wrong? thank you for sharing

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