Comments on: Got Lemons? It’s Easy to Grow Your Own Tree

By: Houseplant Clivia: Tough as Nails, Pretty to Boot

Houseplant Clivia: Tough as Nails, Pretty to Boot — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:51:31 +0000

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By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:08:46 +0000

Hi Annette, yep if you can put the lemon tree in front of a south facing window, that would really help too. I set mine out after the last projected frost date which is March 22 for Seattle and April 15 if you really want to be safe. I find they like filtered sunlight at first, not too direct as it may burn their anemic little light-deprived leaves. I move them into more sunlight as the weather improves and they are more acclimated. Definitely fertilize during the growing season. Good luck!

By: Sustainable Eats

Sustainable Eats — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:46:42 +0000

Tom,

I’m so excited to see all the fruit on those trees! I have a little meyer lemon tree in the living room in Seattle and got a grow bulb for my floor lamp for it. I *think* I have three little lemons on it but really need to get some fertilizer. So I can move it out in May, eh? Maybe I’ll get a lime tree too! This is so exciting. I have noticed green aphids on it lately which I am carefully picking off. Osmocote. Got it. I just love your blog. I don’t know how I never noticed the RSS feed before – now you just need a “subscribe to comments” option.

And Jo – I live in Seattle and am growing all our veg & hopefully fruit year round on a small part of my 1/4 lot. Maybe you don’t need to wait for Vashon?

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:11:46 +0000

Thanks Jo for the nice comments, and as for your citrus, keep the faith. I’ve some with complete leaf drop that I put outside after danger of frost and they totally rebounded.

By: jo

jo — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:54:59 +0000

I just found your blog and I can’t even begin to tell you how relieved I was to read about winters indoors with citrus trees. I bought a lemon and lime tree last year and brought them inside. Both of them are hanging on for dear life (poor lime tree now has 4 leaves on it!) I’ll keep fighting the good fight with them and hopefully they will recover!

You are now writing my “most favoritest” blog. Our life- goal is to leave Seattle and find a little place on Vashon with a lot of room to grow food and cook. Until I get there, I’m so glad I can live vicariously through you.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:10:45 +0000

We added a sunroom to our house 1 1/2 years ago and I’ve been dreaming of adding a Meyer lemon tree. I am so happily surprised by how many lemons yours produces! I’m going to start dropping hints for my bday.

BTW – is Boz an English bulldog? I’ve been trying to coax my husband into getting us a dog and I told him I was leaning toward an Eng. bulldog cause they kind of look like him. : )

By: Shaker Lemon Pie Recipe: Sweet, Sour, Delicious

Shaker Lemon Pie Recipe: Sweet, Sour, Delicious — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:24:41 +0000

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By: Eileen @ Passions to Pastry

Eileen @ Passions to Pastry — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:47:38 +0000

I have always wanted a lemon tree, but just haven’t gotten around to buying one. I do have an avocado that I started from pit 3 years ago. It’s doing beautifully, altho’ you would think that at 3 years of age it would be bigger than it is. It summers outdoors, but I don’t think I will ever see an avocado on it here in Minnesota. I hope that you, Boz and Gracie have a wonderful Christmas. We are expecting a major snowstorm and are very excited.

By: tom | tall clover farm

tom | tall clover farm — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:11:42 +0000

Sorry, I haven’t gotten around to posting the Shaker Lemon Pie recipe yet, but I’ve used both type lemons and they each working nicely. Here’s the recipe I use from Saveur magazine: http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Shaker-Lemon-Pie

By: June

June — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:50:01 +0000

Gotcha – just came from Smitten Kitchen cause I finally gave up on hunting through my hundreds of cookbooks looking for a recipe for Shaker Lemon Pie and noticed your comment. Unless I’m blind or stupid (though it could be both), I can’t find a recipe on your site…..should I use Meyers in this tart and/or would it be better with regular lemons? Any other suggestions?

By: tom | tall clover farm

tom | tall clover farm — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:18:58 +0000

Renae, everything I’ve read about growing avocados as a houseplant, states that while the small tree is handsome in its foilage, don’t expect it to produce fruit indoors. Apparently, it takes at least 10 years for an avocado tree to mature into fruiting. So I think I’ll stick to citrus and as for your Green Thumb; finders, keepers.

By: Renae

Renae — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:07:05 +0000

How about avocados? Can you grow those? I am very impressed with the lemons and am already thinking I should add a little window just for a lemon tree. A.D. might be wearing your shoes, but I think you have MY green thumb. Please give it back.