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- A lemon tree in the garden provides a Mediterranean flair
- Why lemons are not suitable for planting in the garden
- Lemons love light and fresh air
- Criteria for a summery location in the garden
- Tips & Tricks
A lemon tree in the garden provides a Mediterranean flair
With its own lemon tree in the garden, many people associate a holiday flair in the warm, sunny Mediterranean countries and the pleasure of harvesting fresh, tasty and unsprayed fruit. However, a lemon should be cultivated in the bucket, if possible, because of its sensitivity to frost.
Why lemons are not suitable for planting in the garden
The lemon is an evergreen tree that bears flowers and fruits all year round - often both at the same time. In our Central European climatic zone, however, a vegetative resting phase begins with the onset of autumn, to which, for example, indigenous deciduous trees react with leaf shedding - and then expel them again in the spring. This change of seasons is completely unknown to lemons, which is also reflected in the extremely long fruit ripening phase for local conditions. From flowering to ripe fruit, lemons need an average of between six and nine months - ergo no ripe fruit would be needed from an outplanted lemon can reap. Furthermore, lemons are not among the hardy plants - they would simply freeze at longer lasting degrees of freezing.
Lemons love light and fresh air
Nonetheless, lemons love a lot of sun - the more the better - and leave a sunny, sheltered and airy summery spot outdoors with lots of new shoots and flowers. For this reason, you should keep your lemon tree in a portable bucket if possible and in the summer season simply place it in a suitable location in the garden. At the beginning of the winter season, the pot and tree finally move into a more suitable quarter. Lemons overwinter best in temperatures between just over 0 and up to 12 ° C in a bright and sheltered location.
Criteria for a summery location in the garden
The outdoor season lasts approximately from the end of the Eisheiligen (about mid to late May) and ends - depending on weather conditions - between the beginning and end of October. In the spring, you should slowly get used to the tree again to the blazing sun - otherwise it can cause burns.
Tips & Tricks
Unless you live in an extremely uncomfortable weather region, you can still try to plant your lemon tree and spend the winter outside. With the help of a root heating as well as enough packaging material - as with the olive tree - very frosty temperatures should be bridged. Make sure that the roots do not freeze.