After 3 years of growing my lemon tree, I've just begun to enjoy the fruits.
The tree grew exponentially when I added a lot of used coffee ground and tea ground to it last year.
As you can see, this lemon tree comes complete with many insect pests, pollinators and predators too.
Although there are many holes on the leaves, I do not spray any insecticide on it and have been enjoying the beauty of Citrus Butterflies, praying mantis, all sort of spiders, grasshoppers...
My lemon tree,
Not all that pretty,
Attract bugs constantly,
With predators living happily.
My lemon tree,
Not all that pretty,
Consume as lemon tea with honey,
Helps me cut down on soft drink and coffee.
My lemon drink,
Not all that pretty,
Do share your lemon recipe,
which is tasty and healthy.
My lemon tree,
Not all that pretty,
Attract bugs constantly,
With predators living happily.
My lemon tree,
Not all that pretty,
Consume as lemon tea with honey,
Helps me cut down on soft drink and coffee.
My lemon drink,
Not all that pretty,
Do share your lemon recipe,
which is tasty and healthy.
For beautiful and creative mosaics, do visit Mosaic Monday at Little Red House.
Some beautiful and interesting insects are appreciating your lemon tree. I cringe when I see advertisements for insecticides which promise to kill all the bugs, sort of like a nuclear attack on the world of the pollinators. Someone once asked me what I did about the bugs in my garden. How sad.
ReplyDeleteBut Clifford - that's one pest anyone could love!
Wow! You have a zoo on that tree! Interesting! Love the little poem!
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful post!! I clicked on the lovely collage to take a better look! Loved them all!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting, your lemon tree has become a new kampung for those small creatures.
ReplyDeleteI love that little poem, it looks like the lemon tree zoo (as Tatyana said) is inspiring you beautifully. I know you love critters! Last weekend when i was at home in the province chasing butterflies and insects, i've been thinking about you, i'm sure you will love the area we are in, you will see a lot. Hovever, my lens is not good for them yet. That collage is nice too, next time i will try that style. We have a few lemon trees too, they are also organic. It fruits all year round, and we cannot use all of the fruits, so they just rot.
ReplyDeleteWow your lemon tree sure does have a lot of visitors! I bought one last year and I will try out your tip to put coffee grounds in the pot. I have done that around my azaleas and roses but didn't think to put it around the citrus plants. Love your collage and poem!
ReplyDeleteI would love to do some of these critters in my art work...do you share your photos? You can email me at cmichaud53@yahoo.com....I'm enjoying a little realistic abstract work with botanticals and birds...anxious to do insects but need good (great!) photos.....
ReplyDeleteLemon tree, lemon tree,
ReplyDeleteYou have nurtured so many bugs and babies,
Fragrant leaves, scented flowers and tasty fruits, all these are the freebies.
I have one too but so far I havent seen any of those pests yet..well maybe baby grasshoppers! Lovely mosaics One!
ReplyDeletelook at all those insects...how I wish we could grow them...we make lemonade here from them with natural cane sugar...Ok now I need some sun and heat...thx for that dream of summer...
ReplyDeleteThey little creatures will turn very sour later.
ReplyDeletelove your lemon tree and i would never use an insecticide on anything i grow in my garden. such interesting pests *loving* your tree!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice idea to create a mosaic of insects, it's really funny!
ReplyDeleteYour butterflies are gorgeous: how I envy you...
Such variety of insects on just one tree! I am glad you get lemons too:). This is such a fun post.
ReplyDeleteA yard teaming with insects is a yard alive. Love that you don't spray. Enjoy your lemons!
ReplyDeleteOne, Nice mosaic of your lemon tree community. A lovely bunch of critters. I have never tasted home grown orange. I know how wonderful home grown apples are, but I can't grow lemon trees. Lucky you.
ReplyDeleteThere's enough power in that tree to feed many creatures!
ReplyDeleteOne, Your lemon tree is like an oak tree here: host to many native insects crucial to our environment. Bravo for not spraying.
ReplyDeleteYour mosaic is beautiful! My lemon trees are hurting right now from the freezes...no leaves, buds, nothing. I think it will come back because they did last year but I'll miss the bloom season. I'm going to try your idea of coffee/tea grounds. Mine are potted...how much of the grounds did you apply?
ReplyDeleteThank you for leaving a comment on my honeyeater post. You have some great photos here in your mosaic. I will have to put some coffe grounds on my lime tree - thanks for the hint.
ReplyDeleteDzisiaj nie bawisz sie sloneczkiem, tylko owadami. Brawo. Pozdrawiam
ReplyDeleteYou make all the little pests look so charming! Love your mosaic!
ReplyDeletexo,
Sena
Nice pests! Photos, I mean! My lemon tree is starting to fruit now, they are still tiny, hopefully they don't drop off!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great eco system your little lemon tree hosts. It was a great idea using the collage and poem together.
ReplyDeleteLemon tree is playing ground for caterpillars. They eat leaves but the never kill trees like termites.
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