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mnematrv



Joined: 23 Jan 2008
Posts: 5

Posted: Tue 22 Apr, 2008 10:51 pm

I have two dwarf myer lemon trees. I want the trees to grow quickly and produce lots of lemons Smile. IS it better for me to plant them in ground, will that benefit the tree growth in any way? OR should I just keep them in pots, repotting to large size as neccessary?

Please let me know what is best.
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Skeeter
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Joined: 23 Jul 2006
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Location: Pensacola, FL zone 9

Posted: Wed 23 Apr, 2008 1:11 am

Where are you? If you are in a climate that does not freeze, then by all means put it in the ground. If it freezes where you are in winter--how bad --how often?

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Millet
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Joined: 13 Nov 2005
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Location: Colorado

Posted: Wed 23 Apr, 2008 1:51 am

A reminder, all member please place either your location or zone number in their profile. Thank you. - Millet
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Steve
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Joined: 10 Sep 2007
Posts: 253
Location: Southern Germany

Posted: Thu 24 Apr, 2008 5:37 pm

Well,
simply: Even if you're not in the place, were the winters permit all year outside grow of Citrus varieties... one can do the planting into free ground.
I know some guys in the netherlands and in Germany, who grow their trees into containers for water plants. Those boxes remember me to black plastic baskets, with two or four handles at top and sides, just to carry this basket around....
So here the plant comes in, usually they use a large basket.

In spring, after the last freeze periodes they dig out holes in their garden and set in the plant with their basket, fill with soil and cover with bark shreddered cover materials.
In fall, with a sharp spade they cut away all roots, which have get out of the openings of the basket into the free soil, and dig out the basket, and get the trees back in to conservatory for the winter time.
And, in my opinion, that's a very good way to do....

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