Hello Greeneyes!
Hope you enjoy your Lemon tree! (And cherry tree!)
It hit 81 degrees today on the Ks/Mo border. Will be 81 degrees on Sunday too. Some chance of T-storms in the afternoon or night Easter. Grass has greened, Flowers on Forsythia are fading, Redbud, Dogwood, and Lilac are in full bloom.
Took out 3 large round Ceramic planters and moved to the front of the house. Planted basil, Thai basil, and French tarragon. (Pinched back to encourage bushing.)
Planted a White Lilac, Madame Lemoine. Have 3 more to plant, Moscow Beauty (white/pink), Monge, and Chas. Jolle, (Both purple).
In February I purchased 8 fig trees online from a place called “Hello Organics”. These were were small trees, about 5 inches tall. 4 were Chicago hardy, 4 were Violette de Provence.
I initially potted them in 4 inch pots kept indoors, and last week began moving them them outside into the sun. They were growing well so I Re-potted them today to 8 inch nursery pots. Used mycorrizal inoculant on the roots and moved to a richer soil. (I do not expect them to produce figs this year.)
I will probably plant 2 of the Chicago hardy figs outdoors next spring and keep the remaining ones in pots that I can move indoors in winter. I will throw some bags of leaves over the outdoor figs in winter. (I live in planting zone 6b.)
Next gardening session ...Plant tomatos peppers, and okra!
(Greeneyes (And everyone!) have a Happy Easter!)
Good idea on planting basil in the planters. I have a large concrete planter that I was just trying to decide what to plant. Basil or some other herb, might just be the thing to do.