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Mexican Lime in Austin?
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I live in Austin and purchased a Mexian Lime from a local nursery who claims to only sell plants that are suited for our climate. This seems to have been correct for everything we've purchased there over the years until we recently picked up a Mexican Lime. Looking this one up it seems it won't like the winters here at all. Has anyone here successfully been growing this citrus here in Austin? It's so big that taking it in during winter isn't an option, so it has to be able to cope outside. -- //ceed |
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ceed wrote:
Hi, I live in Austin and purchased a Mexian Lime from a local nursery who claims to only sell plants that are suited for our climate. This seems to have been correct for everything we've purchased there over the years until we recently picked up a Mexican Lime. Looking this one up it seems it won't like the winters here at all. Has anyone here successfully been growing this citrus here in Austin? It's so big that taking it in during winter isn't an option, so it has to be able to cope outside. I believe you'll have to build a temporary greenhouse around it every winter, with maybe a light inside on really chilly nights. Most citrus is good down to about 26deg. Use pvc pipe and 6 mil poly plastic sheeting. Several years ago, there was a news story of a family that did this with a lemon tree that was planted the ground. Apparently, it grew very large and bore lemons. I have a Mexican lime, but I bring it into the sunroom in the winter. Gary Brady |
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I agree with Gary. I have grown limes in pots for several years. I have
found that it is not so important to protect from the temperatures but keep the frost off. If the temp does not get below 22-26 degrees I keep mine under a patio cover. Colder than that for very long requires that I put it in the greenhouse or garage. Have Fun Jim "ceed" ceed@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqr stuvwxyzabcdefghijk.com wrote in message newsp.sqkr0wx021xk10@bob... Hi, I live in Austin and purchased a Mexian Lime from a local nursery who claims to only sell plants that are suited for our climate. This seems to have been correct for everything we've purchased there over the years until we recently picked up a Mexican Lime. Looking this one up it seems it won't like the winters here at all. Has anyone here successfully been growing this citrus here in Austin? It's so big that taking it in during winter isn't an option, so it has to be able to cope outside. -- //ceed |
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