I got my husband to drill me some drainage holes in the bottom of the barrel then I threw in some gravel in the bottom to further assist drainage. I also moved the kids' cubby house so that I could put the tree in a sunny position out in the back yard.
This is a Lisbon type of lemon which is fantastic as my other lemon tree is a dwarf Meyer. Now I will have two varieties! I think I'd really like a Lime tree now too hehe!
In other news - I was able to taste my very first rockmelon this week. It had come away from the vine and was quite a bit smaller than the ones you get in the shops so I was a little concerned that it wasn't properly ripe. I cut it open and it was the most beautiful deep orange colour and it tasted divine! There are two more on the vine that will hopefully have time to ripen before the cold weather sets in.
