This Morning a Broad-banded Swallowtail Visited Our Potted Lemon Plant on the Patio — Images by kenne
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Potted Lemon Tree (August 7, 2022) — HDR Image by kenne
After almost losing our Meyer lemon tree last year, this year it has a lot of new leaf growth and about two dozen lemons.
— kenne
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Marine Blue Butterfly on Meyer Lemon Leaf — Image by kenne
The Marine Blue or Striped Blue (Leptotes marina) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family.
It is found from South America through Mexico to Southern Texas, Arizona, and California.
— Source: inaturalist.org
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Meyer Lemon Blossoms — Photo-Artistry by kenne
What is a lemon?
Is it a seed?
A blossom?
Pollen?
Fruit?
A tree?
All the above,
each is a stage
playing a part —
connection of parts
forming a whole
in nature.
Always dependent
on water
on sunlight
on bees
on wind
on nature.
— kenne
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Patio Lemon Tree — Image by kenne
We have had a potted Meyer lemon plant on our patio for several years.
We fertilize and water it regularly. The record-setting desert heat this year
has been rough on our small plant. Some of the lemons formed splits in the surface.
This is the first year we have experienced the splitting. In addition to the hotter
than normal temperatures, we have had a little over two inches of rain,
which is about four inches less than normal for this time of year.
This year we still have 15 lemons on the plant, which is not a lot for this plant.
A couple years back we harvested 55 lemons.
— kenne
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Lemons On The Patio — Image by kenne
enduring
cold nights
hot days
drought
grasshoppers
caterpillars
making
pending
harvest
gratifying
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Time To Cover Plants In The Desert 4 comments
Potted Lemon Tree — Images by kenne
This past spring our potted lemon tree had three lemons from the few blossoms on the small tree. They are now near being harvested. Mean while the three is blossoming, with some new lemons already on the tree.
Now much of the west had a weather low that is bring freezing weather. Last night we had rain, with snow on Mount Lemon. Tomorrow morning’s low will be below freezing here in Tucson — time to cover some of the more tender plants.
kenne
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