Fruits and Nuts: Life gives you lemons.........in the WINTER?????????????????, 1 by Yuska

Yuska wrote:
Here's the tag end of last year's crop. I froze a lot of juice and supplied the neighbors generously prior to this. The tangerine is now so tall I have to wait for the top fruit to fall.

Just re-read your post, and realized I should point out my trees are planted inground, not containers. Tangerines and kumquats can tolerate lower temps than other citrus types, as can the
Meyer lemon which is believed to have either tangerine or mandarin orange in its heritage. The first year I had the lemon tree, I did wrap with old quilts during freezes, but the trees are simply on their own since. If your containers are too heavy to move, consider wrapping them with heavy cloth. If you use a plastic sheeting to keep out moisture, be sure that the plastic does not touch any part of the plant, as the contact will move the freezing temp right in where it will do damage.

This message was edited Oct 28, 2006 6:25 PM