Lemons
May 17th, 2006Today I played in the dirt. The city folk call this “container gardening.” My primary agenda was to move the lime tree to the Magic Spot. The Magic Spot is the sunshiney corner on the back patio where the lemon tree originally stood. There, the lemon tree quadrupled its size in just one year. It went from a $9.99 Home Depot sproutling with about 15 leaves to the bona fide tree it is today. The lime tree has not earned the same pride from us here at No. 6. The lime tree, also in a sunshiney spot but on the front patio, looks much the same as it did when purchased.
I
want
limes!
When I took the little lime tree out of its giant pot on the front patio today, I found that it had not put out any more roots than it had originally. What gives, Lime Tree, this is a big pot. DO IT. But if the lime tree wants to stay junior forever, it’s going to have a tough time of it in the Magic Spot. The Magic Spot is where I took the the weird succulent thing Russ and Sarah gave us and, since it had no roots attached to it, simply plunged it into some dirt, and BEHOLD! it is now the size of a Great Dane’s head.
There
will
be
limes.
May 17th, 2006 at 4:02 pm
Which means… There WILL be margaritas.
May 19th, 2006 at 6:06 am
oh yes, there will be limes.