Lemon tree in pot

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  1. Aly1234

    Aly1234 Apprentice Gardener

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    Haha he is doing well. I was lazy an left it outside with a frost cover on… won’t be doing that again this year.
    They sounds like nice additions to my garden, I may give them a go if I can keep this one alive
     
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    Allotment Boy Lifelong Allotmenteer

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    I have two Lemons, I used to move them to the green in winter but they got too big to move as there are 4 steps down from the patio to the garden. I tried fleece and bubble wrap, they survived but would spend all summer recovering as most leaves would fall off in winter. So now I bring the greenhouse to the Lemons, so to speak;
    I build a lean to shelter of timbef and twin wall polycarbonate, it's not very elegant but it works. The fruit and most leaves stay through winter. Remember Lemons are unusual, they can have, flower , immature fruit and mature fruit all at the same time.

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      I think that's a tidy frame @Allotment Boy !
      You and @pete have got me thinking I need to do the same - my plants are getting too large to move in and out of greenhouse
       
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        Aly1234 Apprentice Gardener

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        I can’t lift mine, sometime try a steady roll across the garden in their pots. Which required a large gin on completion.
        I did get a wheeled pot holder thing from Lidl recently … I’m sure there a proper name… which is my next plan for the winter.
        The frame is a great idea
         
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