On 2010-01-04 17:15:01 +0000, "David WE Roberts" said:


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On 2010-01-04 11:16:28 +0000, "David WE Roberts" said:


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On 2010-01-03 22:28:05 +0000, "David WE Roberts" said:

Just looked at the 5 day forecast and brought the pot with the lemon
tree into the dining room inside the patio door.
It can keep the zonal perlagonia company.
It has lived outside for the last 3-4 years but this weather is extreme.
It is still looking O.K. so far but the newish growth at the tips of
the branches is starting to wilt.

Next problem will be when to return it to the wild.

Cheers

Dave R

When the danger of frost is past! As long as it doesn't get too hot or
you don't water it too much - which you won't - it will be fine.

Too hot might be an issue - the patio door is south facing - but I have
limited frost free storage space at the moment.

I know it's a faff but put it out on sunny days and bring it back in at
night and on cold, gloomy days!

Hmmm....even when the sunny day is still sub-zero?
Arctic conditions here at the moment.

Our Meyer's Lemon is in the ground in an unheated greenhouse and has
no watering but survives intermittent temps down to -6C. So far, it's
gone to -3C at night and today never got above freezing. It's right
beside a door with a large window pane missing, so effectively it's
getting the treatment I thought of for yours. But you know your own
garden's temps, so is there a sunny spot that would be less arctic than
other places in the garden? And how about swaddling it and making sure
it's raised so that it drains well if it rains? Would that keep it
going? It's a puzzlement because normally it would be 'leave the doors
and vents open in the daytime' but that would make your house freezing
and of course, insecure.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon