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On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:04:08 -0600, aaahBisto
wrote:

Hi, I have purchased a small lemon tree today, it was outdoors at a
gardening centre. The mrs is saying I need to bring it indoors into
the house cos it's from a hot country, it is currently in the
conservatory which is not heated. Does anyone please know if I
should indeed bring it inside? The instructions just said that it
could go outside in the summer, but nothing about overwintering
it...


An unheated conservatory will be warm enough for a young lemon tree
unless the temperature drops and stays below freezing.

In which case it might lose its leaves, but is unlikely to suffer any
permanent damage - unless the roots freeze for a significant period.

One of my friends used to live at a fair altitude in Sith Effrican
mountains, and his lemon tree was covered in snow for long periods
during the winter.

He says it fruited every year.

As for your tub, you should think about drainage, though if you have
aufficient depth between the roots and the bottom of the soil, it
probably won't matter if you don't waterlog the contents.

--
Rusty
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