Hi,
I have just planted a Lime tree and wondered if there was anything
anyone would recommend be planted around the base. I have been told not to
plant anything to avoid root competetion, is this correct?

thanks
Brian

Hi Brian,

I'm not too sure of the "correct" thiong to do, but I successfully grew a
heap of spinach and silverbeet around my lime, lemon and orange trees. Also
a friend put a heap of compost around hers and she grew a heaps of
"volunteer" cherrt toms.

Can't be too bad for the trees either as her (at least) are going great.
Mine are a different matter, but I don't think the plantings around the base
contributed to this - I have a leaf miner problem!

Cheers,
MC



"Halfhand" <halfhand [at] bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.04.25.11.18.47.116936 [at] bigpond.net.au...
> Hi,
> I have just planted a Lime tree and wondered if there was anything
> anyone would recommend be planted around the base. I have been told not to
> plant anything to avoid root competetion, is this correct?
>
> thanks
> Brian

I plant garlic around the base of each of my trees. I never harvest it, but
let it grow year after year. I also plant tulips around them for a pretty
display in the spring. I heard an old wives tale about garlic keeping some
bugs out of your fruit and trees. I have also read it in gardening books.
It seems to keep the rabbits from my cabbage plants. I used to live in a
place that had lime, orange, and grapefruit trees in the yard and I never
noticed any of them bothered with bugs or other pests.

Dwayne


"Halfhand" <halfhand [at] bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.04.25.11.18.47.116936 [at] bigpond.net.au...
> Hi,
> I have just planted a Lime tree and wondered if there was anything
> anyone would recommend be planted around the base. I have been told not to
> plant anything to avoid root competetion, is this correct?
>
> thanks
> Brian