今日は日中の最高気温が20℃と、とても暖かかったのでリスボンレモンとキーライムを部屋の外に出しました。 冬の間、無加温の南向き部屋で過ごしたものです。
It was a very warm day today with the maximum temperature reaching 20℃. I brought out the Lisbon lemon and Key lime from the room where they had spent the winter. The room's heater was off all the time, but it did not harm the plants.
レモンには蕾がどっさり着いています。この苗は２年前の初夏にセールで買ったもので、棒苗が到着したときの状態は、夏なのに振るい根でカラカラ、ついていた葉っぱは銀色のが３枚だけ。まるで出荷までその辺に転がっていたような状態でした。生きているのかどうか判断できるまで３か月くらいかかりましたが、今では非常に元気に育っています。
The lemon tree has lots of flower buds. I bought this plant in early summer 2 years ago. The plant was in a miserable state and it took about 3 months before I felt that it was likely to survive. Now, it is thriving.
昨日気づいた開花第一号。子房が僅かに肥大しているので自家受粉したようです。今年は実を着けさせたいです。
The first flower opened yesterday and it seems to have self-pollinated. Perhaps I can expect to see some fruits this year?
This Key lime is a seedling from the fruits I bought in a supermarket a few years ago. It is so vigorous that I have to keep pinching the growth at the top. The impression I get is that this plant's cold hardiness is similar to that of the Tahitian lime.
