I live in NY and this winter was cold even for us. I lemon tree didn't do well. before i order again can anyone offer and advise on how to help me in regards to fertilizer and soil and how to help it in the winter I live in NY and this winter was cold even for us. I lemon tree didn't do well. before i order again can anyone offer and advise on how to help me in regards to fertilizer and soil and how to... » Read More I live in NY and this winter was cold even for us. I lemon tree didn't do well. before i order again can anyone offer and advise on how to help me in regards to fertilizer and soil and how to help it in the winter « Show Less
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I live in NJ where it was cold as well. I kept the lemon tree (in it's original pot) in a sunny window and watered once a week - no fertilizer. Last month it started flowering - beautiful smelling. I tried to pollinate it using q-tips. Maybe I will get lemons :). It is growing taller too.
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They do not like their feet wet, some stones in the bottom helps. The last one I bought was a gift to my son in law, it is covered with buds right now. I always used miracle grow on mine in warm water from jan thru spring and then put outdoors for the summer.
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I kept mine inside, by heat and kept it watered. I did not put any fertilizer, I will do that when I feel it's firmly established. What I read on the internet myself was to keep the roots covered, they often show when you water. The tree I bought lost all it's original leaves but sprouted new and grew nice and tall by the window. good luck!
68468
I keep mine potted and bring it indoor for the winter. Close to a window or with artificial light. Gets a little sad, but nothing to worry about.
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I followed the instructions ,but I didn't have very good results with this product. It was rather spotty and sparse where it did grow. As a rule I do have good luck growing plants inside or outside,so I rather perplexed as to what I did wrong. Good luck! Hope you do better.
1839395
hard to say i had same issue when i was remiss this winter on water when i was in hospoital.. but i am getting some new leaves .. i gave it a good watering then gave fertilizer and it seems slowly to be reviving . b8ut i nev3r lost all leaves..
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I don't know about the organic fertilizer or not but you don't get lemons the first yr anyway. Mine have survived their first winter inside and kept its leaves. Hopefully this year I may see lemons. I got blooms last yr but no lemons. I know most fruit trees it's 5 yrs. I have had Myers lemons before and they are sweeter. It was in good health when I got it.
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You can grow this tree outdoors if your temperatures do not go below freezing, but it will do best if your temperatures do not go below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Otherwise, you can grow it in a pot, bringing it inside during cold weather and taking it outside during warmer weather. I have several varieties of citrus fruit trees (lime, lemon, and orange) that I grow by taking them inside and back out. So far, all have thrived this way, not even dropping fruit during the transition from indoors to out, or vice-versa.
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I have one in a pot in my porch along with some caladiums and it did just fine during the winter. It came back beautifully during mid spring. I put another in the ground last summer and the temps this winter did drop below freezing. So I'm not sure how the one in the ground will do. I'll update on that one later this spring.
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this kind of tree will not make it in new York state as I am from there watertown ny the winters are to cold for it and it will freeze they are a vary pretty tree as I have 5 of them all different colors just get your self a nice lilac tree about the same thing as these are called by some people down here a fl. lilac tree
2247655
I live in Louisiana, but we did have below freezing weather this year and my planter held up find. Don't know about snow though.
1475998
I live in New York temp 80 to 60. I tried putting the plant outside it did not like it. it was about 80 and hot. I put back into the house and it is doing find now. she did not like it outside for me. it like the sun but not full time only in the house in front of my back window south end. I hope this helps sorry for not getting back sooner been very busy at work.
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What I did was go one direction, then come back, same row, then shoveled the soil aside and repeated the same thing all over again. My soil had not been worked for years & was very compacted. This let me till down about 12 to 15 inches. I filled in the lowest level with compost, shoveled in the loose soil then added more compost and did a light tilling to mix it in with some cow manure. My onions are already 5" high. The tiller never faltered, sorry this is my first year with it, beats a gas tiller by a mile. So I say till once...mix in the compost & till again to get it deep. Hope this helps, if not get back with me . Lou in Az. at 6000 ft. What I did was go one direction, then come back, same row, then shoveled the soil aside and repeated the same thing all over again. My soil had not been worked for years & was very compacted. This let me till down about 12 to 15 inches. I filled in the lowest level with compost, shoveled in the loose soil then added more compost and did a light tilling to mix it in with some cow manure. My onions are already 5" high. The tiller never faltered, sorry this is my first year with it, beats a gas tiller by a mile. So I say till once...mix in the compost & till again to get it deep. Hope... » Read More What I did was go one direction, then come back, same row, then shoveled the soil aside and repeated the same thing all over again. My soil had not been worked for years & was very compacted. This let me till down about 12 to 15 inches. I filled in the lowest level with compost, shoveled in the loose soil then added more compost and did a light tilling to mix it in with some cow manure. My onions are already 5" high. The tiller never faltered, sorry this is my first year with it, beats a gas tiller by a mile. So I say till once...mix in the compost & till again to get it deep. Hope this helps, if not get back with me . Lou in Az. at 6000 ft. « Show Less
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I just tried tomatoes this year, and the first year I ever grew them in pots. I did get plenty of tomatoes on them but when the weather get hotter I should have moved them outside the green house sooner. I live in So. Cal. and It got to hot in the green house and burned them even with the door and windows open. I am hoping the winter will be better.
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I cannot tell you for sure having never lived there. We had tons of wintergreen growing wild. It's natural habitat was in an area with light sun, morning or sun filtering through the leaves of trees located at the edge of a pine forest. It loved the acid soil there and the soil did not dry out excessively, the soil there was actually quite sandy not a lot of clay in it. I also use to find a lot of it under and surrounding elderberry shrubs and field willow trees on edges of the forest too. I certainly think it is worth a try in your area and I'd plant it in slightly acid soil and not in the glaring afternoon sun. This is a wonderful little plant, I use to use wintergreen in combination with St John's wort and Yarrow to make a natural salve for pain and sprains. It worked wonders for me, can't say if it would with others though :-)
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From research that I have done, a combination of soil made for palm/cactus/citrus plants and standard Miracle Grow should be used. When I replanted my tree I used nearly an entire bag of the palm/cactus/citrus soil and about an equal amount of Miracle Grow. My tree is thriving and has multiple "baby" lemons on it. It is also recommended that you fertilize it a few times over Spring and Summer, but not over the winter. Recommended fertilizers are those high in nitrogen. I use a fish emulsion that is a 5-1-1- ratio of nitrogen, phosphate and soluble potash. I hope this helps. Good luck.
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I never made it through the summer so I don't know. I am going to try again though. I don't think it is heat but I don't think the roots can get to cold either. It is comfortable in the mountains and gets cold but it needs flowing water and the roots need to be in the thick mud I think to protect the roots until established. Of course I'm probably the wrong one to ask as I killed my plants, but hey, I can have an opinion can't I? I would definitely try it, don't let me scare you off. Thanks, Sean
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Allison, contact Joel immediately. Use only distilled water, not spring water, not tap water and water it in a saucer. Fill it up about 1/3 of the way. That being said, did you check your email? Joel sent a detailed email before our plant arrived. I contacted him a few times and he was extremely helpful and fast to respond. Here's his email address: JoelsCarnivorousPlants - Amazon Marketplace lk5mjrd052j6cyv@marketplace.amazon.com I cut and pasted his directions in the initial email below: I will be shipping your order to you Saturday. Look for it to arrive in your mail beginning this Monday. If you have cold weather forecast for the next few days please be careful to take your order indoors soon after it arrives and not to leave it in a mailbox outside overnight if you receive your mail in a receptacle that is outside so that your plant will not be damaged/killed by frost. If your plants are damaged by frost anyways in spite of my best efforts at timing the shipping for your order please let me know asap. If it is below freezing where you are at your order may come with a heat pack. The heat pack is a white bag with red line on it. This heat pack is not part of the potting soil. Please be careful to NOT mix it in with your moss that your plant arrives with. If you are purchasing this as a gift it will be important to pot it up right after it arrives rather than leaving it in the box it came in for a while. If you purchased more than one plant they may be wrapped together. If you have any problems with your plant(s) or its shipping please feel free to contact me. I'm here to help. If you like what you see when your order arrives you can see more Carnivorous Plants that I have for sale here.--&gt;
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John, this is what I do to mine here in texas. I let the cold weather turn it brown and leave the dead leave until the spring to help insultate it through the winter. in the spring I cut it about 3 to6 inch above the ground watching not to get the new shoot that might be coming out. I have tried cutting it back in the fall only to replace it in the spring because it froze. Also tried cutting it back wrapping it with burlap but it did the same thing and even rotted. My grand mother always told us to do this activity when the moon is growing and never during dark night because decrease or kill growth.jamesJbw8666@aol.com cell 817-615-1972 John, this is what I do to mine here in texas. I let the cold weather turn it brown and leave the dead leave until the spring to help insultate it through the winter. in the spring I cut it about 3 to6 inch above the ground watching not to get the new shoot that might be coming out. I have tried cutting it back in the fall only to replace it in the spring because it froze. Also tried cutting it back wrapping it with burlap but it did the same thing and even rotted. My grand mother always told us to do this activity when the moon is growing and never during dark night because decrease or... » Read More John, this is what I do to mine here in texas. I let the cold weather turn it brown and leave the dead leave until the spring to help insultate it through the winter. in the spring I cut it about 3 to6 inch above the ground watching not to get the new shoot that might be coming out. I have tried cutting it back in the fall only to replace it in the spring because it froze. Also tried cutting it back wrapping it with burlap but it did the same thing and even rotted. My grand mother always told us to do this activity when the moon is growing and never during dark night because decrease or kill growth.jamesJbw8666@aol.com cell 817-615-1972 « Show Less
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My plant arrived damaged in the box. It was December, and the plant seemed to have suffered from the cold temperatures. I sent a photo to the sellers and they gave me a refund. Sorry!