I am amazed to find that my cheapo lemon tree from Lidl, a tiny twig for £1.49 not quite two years ago, has two flowers. Are they self fertile? Do I need to do anything to pursuade them to fruit?
Are there any lemon experts out there.
Most are self fertile... but a brushing of pollen to each flower may help as there are a shortage of insects about at this time of year... :-\
Many thanks for your response. Since the plant is sitting in the bay window of my sitting room there is a definite lack of insects.
I am just so pleased it is flowering, because it means I can keep it small enough to keep inside in the winter.
I'm no expert... I tried one once but eventually it died on me... :-[
I normally kill plants in the house, it is a testament to its robustness that it is still alive. I managed to leave it outside too long and it got frosted. I have been away for a couple of weeks and my daughter forgot to ask my husband to water it. Last year some little insect knawed a lot of the leaves......
I have been feeding it coffee, which it seems to like.