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Citrus General Discussion / Re: looking for interesting varieties
« on: May 11, 2022, 09:49:13 PM »
I too stand with Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine!
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: testing a switch to wide & shallow containers
« on: May 02, 2022, 09:16:13 PM »
Please provide more information on these containers, e.g., manufacturer, model no..
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Citrus General Discussion / Has anyone tried stratified growing media?
« on: March 27, 2022, 10:07:20 AM »29
Citrus General Discussion / Re: Its Now Time To Foliar Feed For Best Crop Of Fruit
« on: March 25, 2022, 08:42:26 PM »
I tried urea from Alpha Chemicals once and it caused burning and defoliation. Their specification sheet says that biuret is less that 0.5%, which I believe is considered "low"biuret". Their spec sheet is here: https://alphachemicals.com/msds___specs
I do not know if I over applied it because I do not know what is meant by "over applied". I sprayed both sides of leaves until I saw it dripping from leaves. This was done indoors and trees were kept indoors under lights.
I do not know if I over applied it because I do not know what is meant by "over applied". I sprayed both sides of leaves until I saw it dripping from leaves. This was done indoors and trees were kept indoors under lights.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Turunji - A Citrus You Eat Like An Apple
« on: March 16, 2022, 09:46:25 PM »
The citrus in 2" pots I have bought from Logee's have been severely root bound. I had to remove all soil from the root balls and cut away large circling or "J" shaped roots. I had to do that to two Turunji's I bought from them and both now have yellow leaves, which I believe is due to root problems.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Ukraine
« on: February 27, 2022, 09:54:10 PM »
My parents were Russian and they have told me what it was like living under Stalin's brutal dictatorship. Some of my friends were Ukrainian. My heart goes out to the Ukrainian people fighting for freedom and democracy. We need to send them more weapons.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: What is causing yellow leaves?
« on: February 20, 2022, 10:14:25 PM »
I checked the roots and found no root rot, so it must be a nitrogen deficiency even though I feed with Jack's 25:5:15.
Any suggestions for treating the nitrogen deficiency?
Any suggestions for treating the nitrogen deficiency?
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Citrus General Discussion / What is causing yellow leaves?
« on: February 10, 2022, 08:18:29 PM »
This is a pic of Femminello syracusa lemon. The second pic is same tree, new growth. Is this root rot? Nutrient deficiency?
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: How to sprout citrus seeds?
« on: February 10, 2022, 09:38:21 AM »
I peal off the outer layer and place them in moist paper towel in sandwich bag. Incubate at room temp. Have had no mold growth
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Cedar or redwood lime container possible?
« on: January 23, 2022, 09:18:41 PM »
Epoxy paint
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Citrus General Discussion / Grafting onto fast flowering Poncirus
« on: January 15, 2022, 10:11:03 AM »
Would a seedling grafted to a fast flowering Poncirus seedling produce fruit sooner than on its own roots?
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Grafting seedling onto seedling
« on: January 15, 2022, 09:48:09 AM »
After posting, I realized that both rootstock and mandarin scion are juveniles, which means that it will take as long as 7 to 10 years to produce fruit. I do not want to wait that long and so will dispose of the mandarin seedlings.
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Citrus General Discussion / Grafting seedling onto seedling
« on: January 14, 2022, 11:36:42 PM »
I would like to graft a mandarin seedling onto a sour orange seedling. Should I remove leaves from the scion, the rootstock or both? Or leave the leaves on the scion but remove leaves from rootstock?
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: CCPP Budwood Price Hike
« on: January 07, 2022, 10:07:54 PM »
Not being a California resident, budwood is even more expensive for me. I stopped ordering budwood from them because I just order trees from nurseries. Price is the same and usually lower than CCPP.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Pathogen ID?
« on: January 01, 2022, 05:13:50 PM »
Looks like spider mites to me.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: "Creeping" citrus
« on: December 08, 2021, 11:02:19 AM »
Some fig growers in the north have trained their trees to be "step over trees" which are protected from the cold using low tunnels.
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Citrus General Discussion / "Creeping" citrus
« on: December 05, 2021, 10:13:22 PM »
Has anyone tried this:
Creeping Citrus Trees ( You will need to scroll down.)
https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/04/fruit-trenches-cultivating-subtropical-plants-in-freezing-temperatures.html
Creeping Citrus Trees ( You will need to scroll down.)
https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/04/fruit-trenches-cultivating-subtropical-plants-in-freezing-temperatures.html
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Graft in winter?
« on: November 21, 2021, 09:25:58 PM »
I should have mentioned that my potted trees are under lights and at 60 - 65F, so it seems to me that light and temperature requirements would be met. No?
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Citrus General Discussion / Graft in winter?
« on: November 20, 2021, 11:47:55 PM »
I just brought my trees indoors for the winter. I am considering grafting some of them. Can I graft now or should I wait until spring?
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Fertilization schedule for container citrus in the north
« on: November 11, 2021, 10:31:41 PM »
I have been using my fertilization protocol for about 5 years and seem to be getting good growth without any major signs of nutrient deficiencies. I forgot to mention that I also us Osmocote Plus in addition to Jack's fertilizer.
Thank you for all of your responses.
Thank you for all of your responses.
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Citrus General Discussion / Fertilization schedule for container citrus in the north
« on: November 10, 2021, 10:22:26 PM »
I know that in ground citrus needs fertilizing 3 times/year, but what about my container citrus here in Massachusetts Zone 5b?
What fertilizer and how much should I use? I have been using Jack's 25-5-15 Professional Fertilizer (1/2 Tsp/gal H2O) every time I water.
What fertilizer and how much should I use? I have been using Jack's 25-5-15 Professional Fertilizer (1/2 Tsp/gal H2O) every time I water.
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Citrus Buy, Sell, & Trade / Re: WTB: Fortunella Hindsii (aka Hong kong kumquat / kinzu / Golden bean kumquat)
« on: October 26, 2021, 08:37:03 PM »
Where is the fan in your setup?
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Citrus General Discussion / Should we be bare rooting trees?
« on: October 16, 2021, 10:45:37 PM »
I just read this post: https://www.gardenmyths.com/washing-tree-roots/
I grow my citrus and fig trees in pots and bare root the trees after I get them from a vendor and before putting them into 5:1:1 mix or gritty mix. I do this because the mix that the trees come in is usually different than the mix I put them in. The mixes that I use are fast draining while some of the mixes that the trees come in are not (they contain a lot of peat). I found that repotting the trees with this kind of mix is problematic because the water drains around the peat based mix in the root ball and does not penetrate into the roots.
I have bare rooting my trees for years without problems.
I grow my citrus and fig trees in pots and bare root the trees after I get them from a vendor and before putting them into 5:1:1 mix or gritty mix. I do this because the mix that the trees come in is usually different than the mix I put them in. The mixes that I use are fast draining while some of the mixes that the trees come in are not (they contain a lot of peat). I found that repotting the trees with this kind of mix is problematic because the water drains around the peat based mix in the root ball and does not penetrate into the roots.
I have bare rooting my trees for years without problems.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Should I prune it?
« on: October 06, 2021, 09:59:13 PM »
At what height should I prune it?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Should I prune it?
« on: October 01, 2021, 09:26:57 PM »
I just got a beautiful lemon aid tree from Madison Citrus nursery. It is about 3 ft tall with no branches. I want it to form branches. Should I just let it grow and see what happens or should I remove the apical portion to encourage branching?
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