How can I get my lemon and lime trees protected?
I have 6 year old lime and lemon trees in pots that I bring in my back patio during winter but I wonder if I could plant them in ground instead of bringing them in because they are getting big and heavy. How do I keep them from freezing?
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Grace what zone do you live in?
The answer depends on where you live. Lemons, limes and cintrons are the least cold hardy citrus. They can be severely damage or killed when temperatures fall below 30ºF.
I use a hand truck to move large pots and plants in and out of my house. https://www.northerntool.com/images/product/2000x2000/426/42615_2000x2000.jpg The tongue at the bottom is pushed under the pot and everything is tilted back so the pot and plant rest against the upright frame. You might need help tilting very large pots, but once loaded they are fairly stable. With wide plants such as palms or philodendrons I have used bungee cords to hold the fronds together upright so I can get them through the door. Bungee cord is also useful to lash tall stemmed plants to the hand truck frame. The main benefit of a hand truck over a plant dollie is that the hand truck can be pulled up steps.
Cover them burlap go to a plant nursery and ask what to use or google it and buy the stuff you should be able to plant the milk no problem I know someone who has lemon trees in the ground the lemons grow big like grapefruits.
The first thing you will want to be sure and do is check to see what zone you are in. Just type your state in and ask for your zone. Here are some great links to check:
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/care-lemon-tree-winter-55685.html
https://www.gardenguides.com/96653-protect-lemon-tree-winter.html
https://www.gardenguides.com/84072-growing-lemon-lime-trees.html
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=How+can+I+get+my+lemon+and+lime+trees+protected%3f&qpvt=How+can+I+get+my+lemon+and+lime+trees+protected%3f&FORM=VDRE
Hi Grace,
That is some good advice from Mindshift and Kathy. If you live where you have temps below 30, it is best to bring them in. We have lost a couple of them because we did not get them inside fast enough before the storms hit.
They are terrible at predicting the weather here, we have had so many false alarms about weather changes and "way off based" predictions, they get the general population scared, close the schools, and nothing happens except the retailers do well on the 3 main items, but occasionally they are right.
We live in Maryland and have citrus in large pots, they have to come in overwinter, no 2 ways about it, and we keep them where they get plenty of sun.
From what I have seen the nurseries up here usually do not even sell citrus trees unless they are tiny and in a small pot that is a table top item, we get them from seed and plant catalogues, plant them in a pot and seasonally move them.