The Mexican lime tree planted in my front yard (Limey) has so far survived the winter outside under the covering of a makeshift plastic greenhouse.
My husband and I constructed the greenhouse last last year using two tomato cages, heavy plastic, yard stakes and clamps. The material has held up beautifully, and other than a little branch that died back because it was touching the plastic, the little tree appears to be thriving.
I try to poke the hose in there and give it a good water every other day or so -- we've been so dry -- and it's still going strong. Last winter it lost all of its leaves and we cut the dead branches back to the ground, hoping the roots would help it bounce back. Fortunately, it did -- and this winter, we took pains to make sure the plastic actually protected it.
I'm trying not to get myself too excited about the tree's progress. It's been a relatively mild winter, and temperatures could plummet again this weekend.
I'm hoping that the tree is strong enough to resist.
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