Shirley !!!

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Shirley !!!

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Here's a little story I thought you'd enjoy being that you are in Florida!
2 years ago Jack, myself & my sister were catching a flight at Ft. Myers airport to fly home.
Well, I spotted these little 3" lemon & lime tress for sale at the airport.
Sooooo, I bought a lemon tree and my sister bought a lime tree. We decided to have a competition to see who could get them to grow!!
I have had mine in my living room window for 2 years and it has gone from 3" to now 21".. Today I took a 4 gallon pot and finally repotted it and have it sitting out on my patio. In the fall I will bring it back in the house and just keep going from inside to outside until it matures. Supposedly it takes 6 years to mature. Now, I'm thinking, if my growing luck continues with this lemon tree, where am I going to put this tree in my house when it does mature????? I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it!! My curiousity has taken over and I want to see the end product.
My sister didn't have any luck with her lime tree. She says it has only grown a few inches and she keeps saying that she's going to bring it to me!!!! :yikes:

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Hey...that's pretty cool! JJ
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That is VERY COOL!! You must have a green thumb along with your culinary skills. :grin:

You'll have to get one of those plant things with wheels on the bottom so you can just roll it in and out. :grin:

I've never grown a potted fruit tree but I had a Ficus once that was about 3 or 4 inches tall when I bought it and it finally got up to about 6 feet (indoors). Might have gone higher but I kept trimming it. Not nearly as useful as lemons. :grin:

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How lovely!! Soon you'll be picking home grown lemons and knowing you, will be creating luscious lemon delights!
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Oh! Yes, Sunny!!
Fresh squeezed lemonade comes to mind and lemon curd and a lemom meringue pie!!!! :lol:

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