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Hard freeze coming tonight, so this was the day I had to get my Grandmother's lemon tree inside...I had repotted it to a larger pot, and didn't pay attention to the lack of a 'lip' around the pot -- I used to lift up on the 'lip' that surrounded the clay pot. This pot is completely smooth...so this year, I bought a hand truck.
I tie up the tree before I move it to make it as narrow as possible. The pot barely fit onto the truck lift! And I used bungee cords to hold the tree and pot onto the truck.
Still hard to move, even with the hand truck! And VERY messy because to get the tree inside, I had to tilt it enough that it pour dirt onto the floor. I also had to chop it again because otherwise I was going to have to tilt it throughout the house (and spill dirt) to get through the doorways.
Lemon trees have thorns. Here is one that broke off during the transport --
And the tree got one good thorn swipe to my face! (I wear hat and glasses during the move, but I had taken them off when I was unwrapping the rope inside) --
Tree is now in its Winter home --
I had been wondering how long the tree spends outside each year, so I searched this journal and my calendar, etc. for whatever dates I could find. Based on what I could find, it seems the tree spends about 7.5 months outside on average each year.
I tie up the tree before I move it to make it as narrow as possible. The pot barely fit onto the truck lift! And I used bungee cords to hold the tree and pot onto the truck.
Still hard to move, even with the hand truck! And VERY messy because to get the tree inside, I had to tilt it enough that it pour dirt onto the floor. I also had to chop it again because otherwise I was going to have to tilt it throughout the house (and spill dirt) to get through the doorways.
Lemon trees have thorns. Here is one that broke off during the transport --
And the tree got one good thorn swipe to my face! (I wear hat and glasses during the move, but I had taken them off when I was unwrapping the rope inside) --
Tree is now in its Winter home --
I had been wondering how long the tree spends outside each year, so I searched this journal and my calendar, etc. for whatever dates I could find. Based on what I could find, it seems the tree spends about 7.5 months outside on average each year.