My neighbour has a lemon tree!

[cat_mioux]

I need those lemons.

I noticed when I walked along my driveway a squished lemon was on the concrete and I'd just bought lemons at the supermarket today because I like a dash of lemon in sparkling water. But lemons are $1.20 each!

I looked over his fence and he has a lemon tree hidden by my tree. I climbed up the garden wall as far as I could get but I can't reach them. **bleep** it.

Soooo ... do you think a nice handwritten note 'if you have any spare I'd love a few lemons every week' popped into his letterbox would be ok? We only know each other by saying hello 'neighbour' in passing. I'm way too shy to knock on his door. He's a nice elderly gentleman. A couple of times he's jump started my car last winter but only because he was out the front in his garden and noticed I had a flat battery.

I'm a little wary of getting too friendly with my neighbours, retired Greeks. Last time I got friendly with one he wanted to take me off to  Greece for a naughty holiday. Fingers down the throat *arggghhh*. The other retired Greek guy on the other side knocked on my door last year and wanted to come in. He started trying to muscle his way in through the front door. I firmly said no and shut it. Nowadays he behaves and when he see's me he passes me pomegranites over the fence.

But I want lemons! This neighbour is lovely but I'm still wary.

How do I get these lemons? Does "I want your lemons" mean "come in for coffee sometimes *wink*"?

[*queen.kong*]

Our last home had an abundant lemon tree we used to bag them and leave them at our front gate they would be gone in minutes. Once I watched one guy from the fruit shop opposite us gather up all the bags and took them back to his shop grrrr the hide and the greed of some people astounds me...

[*elizabeths-mum*]

I noticed Bunnings has miniature mulberry trees (grow between 2-4m and can be kept in pots) for around $10. Mulberries are very useful and you could keep silkworms and swap silk garments for lemons!

[i-need-a-martini]

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@twinkles**stars wrote:

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

I knick my neighbours lemons all the time. Lift the kids over the fence and they grab them for me as I need them.

And my other neighbours passionfruits. Although they are on the boundary fence so they are sort of mine.

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Firstly you lift you teenage children? Wow, how strong are you!

Secondly, that's stealing:(

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Firstly, I have a skinny 11 year old who is still very much liftable. Heck even my 14 year old sits on my lap for a chat occasionally!

Secondly, I have exceptional neighbours on all sides and we are very close and do quite a bit to help each other. So if my neighbour saw us hanging over the fence stealing his lemons, he wouldn't have an issue.

[kyliecrv]

I'm sure he will be happy to give you some. Doubt he will use them up by season end and they will end up rotting, older people really hate waste!
My grandparents take a bag to every family member towards season end of lemons, oranges, tangerines etc.
Luckily they know I use tonnes of lemons and bring them to me weekly! ❤️

[twinkles**stars]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

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@twinkles**stars wrote:

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

I knick my neighbours lemons all the time. Lift the kids over the fence and they grab them for me as I need them.

And my other neighbours passionfruits. Although they are on the boundary fence so they are sort of mine.

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Firstly you lift you teenage children? Wow, how strong are you!

Secondly, that's stealing:(

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Firstly, I have a skinny 11 year old who is still very much liftable. Heck even my 14 year old sits on my lap for a chat occasionally!

Secondly, I have exceptional neighbours on all sides and we are very close and do quite a bit to help each other. So if my neighbour saw us hanging over the fence stealing his lemons, he wouldn't have an issue.

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Like I said, you are strong 🙂 I can barely lift Master 3 these days and he's a skinny little fellow. Doubt I could lift him uo and over a fence.

[crystal**flake]

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@*elizabeths-mum* wrote:
I noticed Bunnings has miniature mulberry trees (grow between 2-4m and can be kept in pots) for around $10. Mulberries are very useful and you could keep silkworms and swap silk garments for lemons!

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OMG I have to get one!!!!!!

[daydream**believer]

we had a lemon tree. I never use lemons so i used to bag them up and sit them out near my letter box for anyone who wanted them.

I would just ask the neighbour next time you see them