What exactly are you looking for ? Are you going to be planting them in the ground or keeping them potted ? Meyer lemons planted in the ground are better off on their own roots & will re sprout from the roots if they are every frozen to the ground. If you are going to keep them in a pot then your should get a grafted plant. From my experience rooted cutting produce much more fruit than grafted plants. Either way being your in GA, contact Stan Mckenzie at www.mckenzie-farms.com
Laaz - thanks for the resource. I've emailed the nursery and waiting for a reply. I guess I would be keeping the plant in a pot so that I can bring it in during the winter. This is a new try for me so not sure what will work.
Shawn, your Meyer would be better off growing in the ground (if possible)- even here in Vancouver, I have good success with them (close to my house and protected when the temp drops) There seems to be more problems with trying to grow citrus in containers - especially for the less experienced enthusiasts. Greg
Greg - Thanks for the advice on the Meyer plants. I have found a resource for them in South Carolina. Hope to make a drive over to pick one up. We are having such problems with drought here in the south I'm concerned about placing it outside. What kind of problems occur with container growing? Also, we have really bad deer problems in the community where I live. I live in a gated golf community and all of the deer seem to know that if they stay inside the gates they are safe from the hunters. For the first time this spring they have eaten all of the new growth and buds off of my azaleas! GRRRR. Do you know if deer like lemon trees?
Shawn,I don't know if deer like citrus or not...Many people have problems with potted citrus for various reasons including but not limited to: amount of drainage in the soil medium and pot, root temperatures, watering regime , and attempting to grow them indoors during the winter. Depending where you are in Georgia, you will have to protect Meyers during your cold winter nights mainly to save the fruit. Meyers will take temperatures into the -5 to -6c (low 20s F). There is also a Harvey Lemon which is a true lemon and more cold tolerant by a few degrees than a Meyer. The Harvey is available from a couple of growers in S Carolina. Greg
