Lemony Snicket, The Tree
I squawked in delight when I spotted the beginnings of tiny white flower buds on Lemony Snicket, my potted Meyer lemon tree!
January 29
Her last two batches of flowers blossomed and died without producing any fruit, even though I diligently hand-pollinated them with an old paintbrush nearly every day. I shouldn’t get my hopes up for this batch but oh no, too late.
February 2
I’m also battling a particularly stubborn infestation of scale, which are these dumb little stationary flat bugs that barely move but when they do they leave this sticky clear liquid in their wake.
To combat them, I’m washing each individual leaf, top and bottom, with a rag soaked in insecticide, both to kill the bugs and to remove the dew which can attract mold. She’s not a big tree but Jesus Christ does she have a lot of leaves.
February 5
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February 22
February 23
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 😍😍😍😍😍😍
Using an old paintbrush, I’ve gently transferred pollen between this blossom and the one other that opened up, to cross-pollinate and hopefully produce some hilariously tiny lemons again 🤞🍋🤞🍋🤞🍋
Here's the Lemony Snicket panels from my 2020 quilt:
February: Lemony Snicket, our potted lemon tree, blossomed and is producing tiny fruits for the first time.
May: I am rich in lemons.
October: I'm so proud of my little lemon party.
Comments (11)
I audibly gasped in delight when saw the open blossom! "I am in rich in lemons" yes! my gawd yes! Can I get that on a t-shirt? You've inspired me to try growing a tree. I cannot wait to see your ridiculously tiny lemons! LOL!
I love love love your nature timelapses
Good luck Lemony Snicket! Hope for many lemons! If those bugs are of the same family as try to infest my garden every summer, putting a marigold flower next to Lemony might do the trick if the scent doesn’t bother you. The bugs can’t stand it. (English isn’t my native language so I don’t know bug names in English, had to translate the flower through scientific name. 😅)
Ooooh! I didn't know the marigold trick! Thanks for the tip :D
Welcome back Lemony!
Lemony is looking good. I'm glad you're keeping her so healthy. Good luck on the pollination!
GOOD LUCK LEMONY! You can do iiiit.
Lemony Snicket has so many leaves! Our poor lemon had an infestation and has hardly any, and we've been similarly pollinating the few flowers that made it. I wanted to let the poor dear get some sun but the snow here in greater Portlandia has put off those plans so we're making do with the grow lamps and hopes that the leaves will return soon.
Yaay for Lemony Snicket!
I LOVE that name for the lemon tree. Crossing my fingers for fruit!
YESSSSS I'm so hopeful for Snicket!! Make sure to keep her nice and warm and away from drafts, I feel good about this year!