I got a Meyer Lemon at the beginning of the summer from Costco. It was in a small pot (3 gallons?) and had the lemon, a Persian lime and Key Lime plant all in the same pot. I didn’t want their root systems growing together any more than they already had so upon getting them home I split them apart and put each one into a 7 gallon pot. They have spent most of the summer recovering from the trauma of losing roots when being separated and repotted. The key lime seems to have suffered the most though it is still healthy, it didn’t flower and lost most of its leaves. Over the last couple of weeks it has pushed new leaves and finally seems to be rebounding. The Persian lime has 7 good sized limes that should be ready to harvest within a couple of weeks. Not bad for a tiny plant with three branches! This brings me to the Meyer Lemon. For some reason this tree has decided that it is spring and over the last week has pushed out numerous (at least 5) large clumps of flowers. When I went to check on it yesterday after the morning rain it was happily being pollinated by the areas bee population. I am thrilled! However, I live in Tennessee where Planta now has me scheduled to winterize the plants within the next week. I had always planned to bring them indoors for winter but am wondering what, if anything, I can do to encourage the pollinated flowers to set and grow the fruit indoors over the winter? Has anyone had any luck with indoor citrus? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. TIA!
