Comments on: Back in the garden http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/07/18/back-in-the-garden/ The continuing adventures of a couple of San Francisco food dorks Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:32:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Anita http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/07/18/back-in-the-garden/#comment-73145 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 19:31:28 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/07/18/back-in-the-garden/#comment-73145 Hi, Diane -- Yes, all of our trees are in the ground. The kaffir lime is thriving here in somewhat-sunny San Francisco, so I assume your East Bay climate will be even more to its liking. My Thai cooking teacher has one in her East Bay yard that's very large and quite happy. My mom, who lives in the desert, covers some of her more fragile plants with mini christmas lights around the holidays for a touch of warmth. When its forecast to dip below freezing, you can cover the plant with a sheet at night to keep the frost off and the twinkle-light's heat in. We intended to that last year but forgot, and everything survived just fine anyway. Hi, Diane –

Yes, all of our trees are in the ground. The kaffir lime is thriving here in somewhat-sunny San Francisco, so I assume your East Bay climate will be even more to its liking. My Thai cooking teacher has one in her East Bay yard that’s very large and quite happy.

My mom, who lives in the desert, covers some of her more fragile plants with mini christmas lights around the holidays for a touch of warmth. When its forecast to dip below freezing, you can cover the plant with a sheet at night to keep the frost off and the twinkle-light’s heat in. We intended to that last year but forgot, and everything survived just fine anyway.

]]> by: Diane http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/07/18/back-in-the-garden/#comment-73135 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:32:01 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/07/18/back-in-the-garden/#comment-73135 Is your kaffir lime tree in the ground? I had one that was happy as a clam in a pot, but I killed it last fall (monstrous scale). I am starting over again with a sad, lopsided specimen and am still mourning the lovely old one I had hand-picked at the nursery. I don't think I can plant it in the ground here in the east bay as it just isn't warm enough. What is your experience? Is your kaffir lime tree in the ground? I had one that was happy as a clam in a pot, but I killed it last fall (monstrous scale). I am starting over again with a sad, lopsided specimen and am still mourning the lovely old one I had hand-picked at the nursery. I don’t think I can plant it in the ground here in the east bay as it just isn’t warm enough. What is your experience?

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