{"id":1474,"date":"2023-09-01T17:01:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T15:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelins.se\/johan\/blog\/?p=1474"},"modified":"2023-09-01T17:01:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T15:01:24","slug":"growing-lemons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelins.se\/johan\/blog\/2023\/09\/growing-lemons\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Lemons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve extended the house with a large glassed area. We call it the orangeri<\/em>, which is a lie, since what grows there are lemons. So how do you grow lemons in Sweden?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you have a hole straight through the construction of your house all the way down to the soil underneath.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Then you send a child down the hole to clean out any left over gravel and stuff from the construction to get a good connection with the soil you pour in from the top. Also, add double layers of plastic to avoid getting the house wet.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Then you take a tree, and way too many bags of soil and assemble it into the gigantic pot you’ve just constructed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You might notice the pile of styrofoam to the right. There is a vent there which needs a cover. Good thing I have a 3D printer. Designed using FreeCAD<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The tree came with a lot of lemons, so last spring consisted of lemon icecream, lemon drinks, lemon cakes, and various dishes requiring lemon (schnitzel – yay!). But how has it fared in my care? Apparently not too bad. It is taller and wider, and it carries a whole bunch of lemons in the making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And yesterday I finally picked the first lemon of my making. I almost feel like a parent. I pollinated the flowers with a small brush, I watered the tree, and now I can enjoy the fruits. I just need a few more to be able to do a batch of icecream.<\/p>\n\n\n

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