Potting up Lemon and Lime Trees
Channel: Escaping The Daily Grind
Date: 26/02/2024

I bought a couple citrus trees and some berry bushes that need re-potting.  I originally had planned on putting them in the ground however, I am positive our winters, though mild, will kill the Lemon and Lime trees.  These trees are not cold hearty at all, and will die (from what Ive read) if temperatures reach below 30 degrees.  We do have a few nights in our winters which drop below 30.  In fact we had two nights this past winter which reached 16 degrees.  That would kill these plants for sure no matter how I cover them.  So I will keep them potted and bring them inside on nights that reach below 35 degrees just to be safe.  We are now coming into spring soon so they should be good until next winter.

For the berry bushes, I decided to pot them up this year as I still have not figured out where to put them out in my yard.  They would not fair well in our brutal Texas summer heat.  So I need to find a spot that is shaded after about 2:00 since 2-5 is usually our hottest time.  We had temps above 110 degrees last year so that would fry these berry bushes.  However they also need lots of sun, so I need to find a spot that is shaded after 2:00 but also has full sun throughout the rest of the day.  Not ideal for sure, but about all I can think of to keep them from frying in our hot summer sun.  I need to watch how the sun moves through the sky and where is kept shaded at that time during August (our hottest month) to figure out where to plant them.  Then come this late fall I will put them in the ground.