I've received those California Meyer lemon seeds from my sister-in-law. I tried putting them on a wet towel to see if they would germinate. Nope. They sort of molded.
I decided to plant them instead in little paper egg carton cups. However, I thought we should do it right and get some special seed starting soil from Home Depot.
When we got to Home Depot and started walking around I saw this gorgeous Satsuma tangerine tree with all these gorgeous buds.
I remembered our daughter, Tiffany telling me how much she loved the Satsuma tangerines.
We even ate some in California two months ago.
"There's no place to plant it," said overly practical Art with a frown.
The tree cost $29.00. I told Art he could just look at it as if he was buying me flowers and it would make me so happy. I did write a post a bit ago about how he never buys me flowers.
He let out a heavy sigh.
And yes, he did buy it for me.
When I brought it home mom said, "Where are you going to plant it? There's no room. You shouldn't plant it close to the house because the roots will hurt the foundation."
Ummm... But that's where I was planning to put it.
I called my brother, Dennis and a chuckle escaped before he could contain it. "You could just keep it pruned and have a little Satsuma bonsai." I could tell he was wanting to laugh.
I'm going to dig up that Mickey Mouse plant which doesn't produce any fruit and put in this Satsuma tangerine tree.
Art is warning me not to get over confident. He says I shouldn't count my fruit before they hatch (I mean appear).
We did also get the bag of seed starting soil. If the California Meyer lemon seeds grow, I wonder where I could possibly plant it.
I don't think I'll ask mom.
I decided to plant them instead in little paper egg carton cups. However, I thought we should do it right and get some special seed starting soil from Home Depot.
I remembered our daughter, Tiffany telling me how much she loved the Satsuma tangerines.
We even ate some in California two months ago.
"There's no place to plant it," said overly practical Art with a frown.
The tree cost $29.00. I told Art he could just look at it as if he was buying me flowers and it would make me so happy. I did write a post a bit ago about how he never buys me flowers.
He let out a heavy sigh.
And yes, he did buy it for me.
When I brought it home mom said, "Where are you going to plant it? There's no room. You shouldn't plant it close to the house because the roots will hurt the foundation."
Ummm... But that's where I was planning to put it.
I called my brother, Dennis and a chuckle escaped before he could contain it. "You could just keep it pruned and have a little Satsuma bonsai." I could tell he was wanting to laugh.
I'm going to dig up that Mickey Mouse plant which doesn't produce any fruit and put in this Satsuma tangerine tree.
Art is warning me not to get over confident. He says I shouldn't count my fruit before they hatch (I mean appear).
We did also get the bag of seed starting soil. If the California Meyer lemon seeds grow, I wonder where I could possibly plant it.
I don't think I'll ask mom.
Kay,
ReplyDeleteI dreamed that your mother was selling meyer lemons on a street corner. When I recognized her face, I stopped and asked her why she was doing so (after I bought some, of course!) and she said she was visiting that town and wondered if anyone would know her from your blog. Already, several women had stopped and said that they read your blog!
I really did dream this, and the lemons really did look very nice and your mother was very sweet! xx
Good luck with that tree. I think it will make it!!
Oh my! Mom will be so touched that you dreamed about her. Well, we sure did have enough lemons to sell, that's for sure.
DeleteI hope you get lots of Satsuma oranges from your tree Kay, and that it grows healthy and strong.
ReplyDeleteHi Kay, I do hope you get some lemons , although I haven't had any dreams about them. Seems you have a spammer in the previous two comments. I stopped allowing anonymous comments and that continuous drip of spam has stopped completely. I recommend it. :-)
ReplyDeleteI have some very special friends who use the Anonymous button so I really can't change that setting, although it's tempting. There's an AWFUL lot of spams getting through all of a sudden. I wonder why.
DeleteI've heard of impulse buying for food or clothes, but trees??
ReplyDeleteI wonder what Mrs. H would advise about where to plant all your trees .
Mrs. H loved trees. I know she'd tell me to go ahead and plant it. I like to think that anyway.
DeleteI love Satsuma oranges, if that helps!
ReplyDeletekay,
ReplyDeletejalna did a post on planting lemon seeds. check it out!
http://jalna.blogspot.com/2012/10/lemon-seed.html
Thanks so much, Grace. I shall have to check that out although it's a little too late for me since I've already got them planted.
DeleteGrace, I hope you read this comment. I checked out Jalna's blog and saw what I didn't do. I rescued my seeds, hulled them and am trying again in a plastic bag like she recommended. Thank you so much for telling me!
DeleteKay,
ReplyDeleteMay the "growing fairy" come and give you a strong, productive tree. That is, if you find a place to plant it.
We sold satsuma's at my old produce department, though they were listed as an orange. If had the weather for it, I'd love have that, a navel orange, and some clementine trees.
ReplyDeletelol...I decided I want to plant some tomatoes this year but hubby just laughs, says it's too hot for them here. Maybe I'll surprise him.
ReplyDeleteGracious! I thought tomatoes grew everywhere like weeds.
DeleteI am happy you got the plant you wanted and it will do well because you will give it love.
ReplyDeleteIs it possible to make a hole in the asphalt? Perhaps, you could hire a landscaper to do that for you. If you want, I could give you the phone number of ours.
ReplyDeleteI really don't have a place to put a hole in the concrete. We're required to have the parking pads for our house and can't change the configuration. I wish we had more yard space.
DeleteOh have you ever thought of doing bonsai? That's a cool idea. Beats running in a monsoon :-)
ReplyDeleteAloha
Who knows? Our tree might end up being a bonsai.
DeleteBe sure to plant your tree on the southern side of the house. Although you don't get frosts in Hawaii, your tree will enjoy warm temps. The area around Disneyland in Anaheim used to be covered with citrus groves (that's why it's called Orange County) and the weather there is much like yours, warm and pleasant. The rain could cause that brown rot problem so you might want to do some research about keeping that away from your tree.
ReplyDeleteThe fragrance of citrus blossoms is just magical. I have a mock orange shrub in my backyard and sure enjoy it. A neighbor has citrus trees that also send over a wonderful scent.
That sounds wonderful. I'd love to have fragrant blossoms on the tree. I'm afraid we have to plant on the south east side of the house because that's only space we have. Sigh...
DeleteHi Kay and Art
ReplyDeleteI hope you gave the Satsuma tree a bit of that starting soil. What will you have to pull out if you grow a lemon tree?
I should have such problems! The ground here is frozen until mid-May.
On the other hand, we had a bit of snow in Venice, and had to bundle up almost everywhere in Italy except the south coast. It's good to be home, though.
All the best to your (very wise) mother.
Luv, K
We're pulling out the Mickey Mouse tree which hasn't been doing well there. I hope we can transplant it elsewhere.
DeleteOh that's a funny way to put it...instead of flowers lol (and the title "impulse" lol) I should try that line sometime since my husband doesn't buy me any flowers or gifts. He said I have full control of all his money so I can buy whatever I want anytime...knowing full well how practical I am. That's the unfortunate side of being too practical lol
ReplyDeletePractical is good too. We tend to be quite practical.... most of the time... sort of.
DeleteA tree knows when it is loved and wanted; it will grow where planted. Magnificently.
ReplyDeleteMany people in the countryside near Kona and Ka`u, where it's all lava, do container gardening. They even use plastic garbage bags filled with good soil. There are also beautiful redwood "pots" that won't rot and, not only that can be moved around at will until the "right place" is found. Why, I've even seen them with little wheels for easy rolling. Furthermore, there is a famous building in Paris, filled now with Monet paintings called the Orangerie. The reason for the name is that they would bring in their POTTED orange trees every Winter and store them there. This is famous. Why I did the same thing for years in Ohio with this fig tree I developed a relationship with :-) My father was an engineer and, more than that, he lived through the Depression when money was short. Consequently, he was committed to the trump card of practicality. My sister bought what he was selling, but I never did. Something creative can be done with that wonderful tree that caught your fancy.
ReplyDeleteWe have a friend who has his plant in a pot on a wheel barrow in Seattle. He moves it to the light throughout the day. I really need a plant that will take care of itself.
DeleteWe did go to the Musée de l'Orangerie when we were in Paris, and saw the Monet paintings. I didn't know that's why they called it that. I did wonder. What fun, Hank! Thank you for much for that wonderful information.
Wow, fruit salad from your own yard. You can't get better than that.
ReplyDeleteWhen all your crops come in they will quit laughing and will want the fruits of your labors. Wishing you luck on your new ventures.
ReplyDeleteKeeping my fingers crossed.
DeleteMy sister in law in Connecticut has a lemon tree growing inside her house in a large pot. I guess there is always a spot for something you want to grow.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what your climate is like. A satsuma would not grow here, I don't think. And then there are the fruit flies. They don't bother our limes, but we seldom get many tangerines off our Okinawan tangerine tree. We planted a tangelo a while ago, but it has been very slow to take off. It needs another year, at least, before it fruits. Our best citrus is a fantastic Kona orange (navel orange) with very sweet fruit.
ReplyDeleteWhat??????? Fruit flies????? Oh no!!!!! Please no! My neighbor used to have a tangerine tree and it seemed OK. I see lots of houses with tangerine trees, but they don't seem to pick them. I hope it's not because fruit flies damaged them. I don't see orange trees much here. It's mostly lemons, tangerines, zabons (pomelos).
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ReplyDeleteAs others have suggested, you should put it in a big pot. Then you could just set it on the pavement.
ReplyDeleteWow, Kay! Lots of suggestions here. Being from Oklahoma, we did not grow orange trees. But I think you should put a new papaya tree in a giant pot. DrumMajor
ReplyDeleteIt would have to be a really giant pot. Gosh! I don't know anybody who's done that.
DeleteI love your greenery. We expect snow tomorrow....sigh.
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