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Old 30-05-2008, 05:13 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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"Saxman" wrote after...
Sacha wrote:

We sell Meyer's lemon trees and have no complaints, other than from a
fool
who allowed his to get frosted. He demanded a replacement, which he
didn't
get on the grounds he'd kill that, too. He just got his money back.
Our own lives in a greenhouse that is unheated other than in the very
coldest weather and it gets a splash of water now and then. It fruits
like
mad. Our own Citrus medica and Citrus medica Buddha's Hand were bought
three
years ago and each has its third or fourth crop and is no more than about
4.5' high. If they're allowed to get very cold in winter, or are
over-watered, then yes, they will show signs of distress. We find that
over-watering is the most common problem with citrus and indeed, with
many
other things, too.


And whitefly! Couldn't get rid of the things!


Whitefly? You growing your's inside?
We grow ours outside against a S. facing wall from March to October and have
never suffered from Whitefly. Scale Insect is always a problem though but I
blast that off with a high pressure jet of water from the sprayer going from
top to bottom checking every leaf and branch.

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Bob Hobden