Hi all just wanted to post some pics of my outdoor, Pics today are of my stealthy Lemon which I planted around March.
I opted for a low and wide plant which I achieved through topping at regular intervals up till early august and then using cotton and tent pegs to tie down the plant all the way round, these need adjustment at least once a week to tighten, replace or add new.
The plant is about 1.5 foot tall at its highest point and has over 70 flowering heads (around 30 have been removed in the last month due to over crowding). The idea is to hide from the neighbors and also equally expose alot of flower heads to the sun. The shovel in the ground gives an idea of the plants height, you can see the lemon just behind poking up.
I have a barrier of courgettes in front shielding the plant from the house which have terrible powdery mildew, the lemon, tomatoes, leaks and carrots which share the patch remain uneffected but I will have to pull these during early flowering of the lemon to avoid contamination which leaves me exposed should I have any unexpected guests.
here you can see the early cuts which were made, the bandage of tape was needed when I put to much force on a branch whilst tying back, I could not quite get the break together again which was no matter at all because the branch was big enough to split and effectively work as two independent branches. You can also see the canopy is very low and wide.
Here is a shot from above, there is alot of heads, the 1st remark I get is 'is that just one?'. Sorry about the pics I used my mobile which isnt so great.
I have another lemon and A wonderful Frisian Dew in a different garden and will bring pics soon, these have been left to there own devices other than a few toppings and whilst there is no flowers yet from either Lemon the Frisian is 3-4 weeks in and is spectacular.! Very impressed with that so far. Will be in touch soon thanks for reading.
I opted for a low and wide plant which I achieved through topping at regular intervals up till early august and then using cotton and tent pegs to tie down the plant all the way round, these need adjustment at least once a week to tighten, replace or add new.
The plant is about 1.5 foot tall at its highest point and has over 70 flowering heads (around 30 have been removed in the last month due to over crowding). The idea is to hide from the neighbors and also equally expose alot of flower heads to the sun. The shovel in the ground gives an idea of the plants height, you can see the lemon just behind poking up.
I have a barrier of courgettes in front shielding the plant from the house which have terrible powdery mildew, the lemon, tomatoes, leaks and carrots which share the patch remain uneffected but I will have to pull these during early flowering of the lemon to avoid contamination which leaves me exposed should I have any unexpected guests.
here you can see the early cuts which were made, the bandage of tape was needed when I put to much force on a branch whilst tying back, I could not quite get the break together again which was no matter at all because the branch was big enough to split and effectively work as two independent branches. You can also see the canopy is very low and wide.
Here is a shot from above, there is alot of heads, the 1st remark I get is 'is that just one?'. Sorry about the pics I used my mobile which isnt so great.
I have another lemon and A wonderful Frisian Dew in a different garden and will bring pics soon, these have been left to there own devices other than a few toppings and whilst there is no flowers yet from either Lemon the Frisian is 3-4 weeks in and is spectacular.! Very impressed with that so far. Will be in touch soon thanks for reading.
very nice
