This weekend at the garden store, I noticed a customer with a huge Meyer Lemon Tree. It was at least four to five feet tall and was growing in a large green plastic crock. At first, I thought it was a lime tree since it has two lime-looking fruit on one branch. However, she told me she was buying a Meyer Lemon tree and she grows citrus fruit trees at her home.
Immediately intrigued, I asked her how she plans to grow a Meyer Lemon Tree in the middle of winter. It isn’t possible to grow them outside in our area of the country, it’s just too cold.
She told me she grow citrus fruit trees in her basement with a special grow light. She proceeded to take out her phone and show me the set up in her basement.
The photograph revealed several smaller citrus fruit trees on her basement floor. And, indeed there was a very bright light shining on the trees.
I remember a special program I attended on growing potted citrus fruit trees in our climate zone of 7. So, I am not going to repeat myself with a growing lecture on today’s blog. However, please click on the above link if you are interested in the details.
Then, when the temperatures warm up, she takes her trees outside for the sun and natural warmth.
The garden store employees, were taking her tree out of the large crock and wrapping it in burlap. Not sure if the crock was too big to get in her car or if she had her own special crock.
In thinking about it, even with my larger vehicle, I would have had issues getting this large citrus tree home.
Ending Notes on the Meyer Lemon Tree Blog
Of course, the big point here I am trying to make here is to follow your gardening passions and trying new ideas to keep your garden fresh.
So will Farmhouse Magic Blog set up a mini citrus grove in her basement? No, that’s not happening since I already have a “home gym” down there. There is not one bit of floor space left for anything else.
So take care Readers and soon the garden will be “open” again for gardening even if you are not growing citrus trees.
NOTE: Today’s blog photograph contains one lime and oranges. Sorry we did not have a Meyer Lemon on our set at this time.