Better drainage and to avoid bugs. I'm getting stands later, temporary setup....the heat lovers get direct afternoon sun and the mandarins direct morning only so they'll go down the side alley

Isn't it nice to see them outside soaking up the sun and rain??

It's about time, right? Now let's pray no more Arctic blasts...I think I've tired of those((

Is that a Kaffir lime?

Laura, I must say that one of the best things I LOVE about being able to keep them outside is what they look like after rain. The leaves glisten and they just grow like weeds.

pic 1 and 2: left morton citrange and meyer lemon on own roots, pic 3: in back rosemary and trifoliate orange, pic 4: Unhappy meyer lemon - rosemary in back, pic 5: L to R front Fukushu Kumquat and Owari satsuma on crates- in front of dwarf apple trees

Miho wase mandarin on far right table no kaffir limes

BK, I put a few smaller ones out and the wind has started stripping them. Are you getting the winds in your back or are you protected?

Mike...yes yes! It poured here last night and this morning they wet and happy! You could almost see them smiling!

whatever happens happens now, no protection

What was I thinking....a calamondin and a navel orange at home depot....now come fall I have to expand the artificial greenhouse

Mandarins in morning sub location

All planted up