CatsCube Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 does anyone know where I can get a decent but okay priced lemon tree? I have seen a few places but they are £50!! I want to grow one in my unheated greenhouse so I can make my own lemon curd with my own eggs and lemons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I saw lovely ones in Homebase - dont know how much they were but dont think they would be £50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbug Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 There were some lemon trees at Aldi a week or so ago £14 ish....if you have one close maybe they still have some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Hillier garden centre had some a couple of weeks ago for £17 and upwards, depending on size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ygerna Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Can Lemon trees be grown in the UK?OOh, I would love a lemon tree. Does anyone have any experience? Can you share tips please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 Hmmm have just been and looked in Homebase but they are £35 and pretty small. The problem seems that because of the high euro at the moment they are pretty expensive. There are a couple of places selling really good 1m + sizes but it does make them pretty pricey. A lot of the cheap places are the more dwarf ornamental types and only grow to about a foot high. Still I will keep hunting around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I got one last autum but it is looking very sad at the moment I hope its' survived the winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckleyboo Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I got one in wilkinson last week, £4 (wilkinson are having a big grow your own garden thing at the moment)(if you have one near you) - it wont have lemons for a couple of years, but either will ones you buy online for £50 as they come as a stipped down tree, its growing well, i picked up an Orange tree for £4 too. My aunt has a well developed lemon tree, it grows well, got to be careful it doesnt get too cold, has to be indoors (but with sunlight) in the winter. Using citrus food helps too, which generally you can get from any garden store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I recently bought one with 26 lemons ( yes!!) in Homebase for £34 - couldn't resist it! It's doing very well in a sunny window ( facing west) and is flowering again. I'm not expecting 26 lemons next year, but we are still getting through this year's. Wonderful just to pick one from the tree. Last year I got an orange tree from Tesco for £4.99 and we've got 3 oranges this year. It was tiny and is now about 12 inches tall. Tricia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 My Italian Mother-in-Law (now sadly passed on) grew a couple of lemon trees from pips. When she died I took one, and my Mother took the other - she lives on the South coast and has a greenhouse. Mine is outside in a sheltered garden and does very little. My Mum's is thriving and produces 20-30 lemons a season. It has blossom on it as I write. It does get bad sooty mould in the greenhouse, though, which she just washes off with soapy water every so oftern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I have two lemon trees , I got one off Ebay for £4 (it's rather diddy) andanother that I got at a local garden centre (on the reduced counter) we had 2 lemons this year and they were very lemony ( much more flavour that shop ones) LMW made a lemon cheesecake yum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I found a grow your own lemon tree kit from poundstretcher for 99p! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Got mine from Wilkos for £4. Since repotting it 3 weeks ago, it has grown an inch or two and is doing really well. Not sure when it will produce - or if ever... Saronne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I grew mine fro a pip it is about a foot high, has four lemons on it and lots of flowers with a marvelous scent. It lives in the conservatory going out at the height of summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I want one so much...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henny penny Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 so do I- I asked for one last year for my birthday but didnt get one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Mum and Dad have one. They got it as a ruby wedding present from one of their friends. It's in their conservatory and i know they've had quite a few lemons from it. Never thought of trying to blag some to make lemon curd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 Im guessing its not worth trying to do it in the greenhouse. Dispite sites saying they are frost hardy to -10 Im yet to find someone who has sucessfully kept one thats fruiting in one. Perhaps I will just ask for one for my birthday and grow it at home indoors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I had one last autum and kept it in the greenhouse but it looks dead to me, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I love my lemon trees . I've got 2, plus a lime, an avocado, an olive, a fig and a pomegranite , as well as some of the more mundane fruit trees (apples, plums, pears etc )....I'm planning quite an orchard. That said I'm in a far more conducive climate for citrus fruits, I did try growing lemons back in the UK, but I'm not terribly green fingered and any plants needing much more than a bit of watering, feeding and pruning tend not to do terribly well with me Good luck with growing your own lemons, I've not yet harvested enough to make my own lemon curd, but there is something terribly satisfying about offering someone a drink...then having to pop outside to pick the lemon to serve with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 After reading this thread I am now inspired to attempt to grow my own lemon tree from some pips I saved from an organic lemon Should be interesting Does anyone know if they have a particular soil preference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I planted mine in potting compost but it now sits in Homebase citrus compost and I feed it citrus food. I'm sure lemons are ok in potting compost I just got the special stuff because it was on offer last week. Citrus will sprout even in the garden I don't think they are fussy. The trick is to get fruit that sets. I mist the flowers. Best of luck. The blossom smells wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henny penny Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Hi Just had a look on the web to see how to grow lemon trees from pips and got this link http://aces.nmsu.edu/CES/yard/2000/040800.html as i have a couple of pips from a lemon i used today in cooking Interestingly the author seems to say that you have to wait 15 years before getting some fruit! does any one else have any experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) Hi Henny Penny This is mine. It is five years old and stands eighteen inches high. There is one largish lemon and about twelve baby fruit Edited March 23, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Right, I have just added lemons to my shopping list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
