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Citrus => Cold Hardy Citrus => Topic started by: Citradia on October 09, 2014, 09:43:37 PM

Title: Ripening fruit on dormant citrus?
Post by: Citradia on October 09, 2014, 09:43:37 PM

I protect my citrus from severe cold with plastic covers on/off and space heaters as needed in winter. If I'm trying to keep them dormant so they are cold hardy, how can the fruit continue to develope? I know there are early varieties, but my owari and Kimbrough fruit are still small and green as grass. My Star grapefruit did not ripen until late January last winter.
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Title: Re: Ripening fruit on dormant citrus?
Post by: Millet on October 20, 2014, 07:42:01 PM

Citradia, your trees certainly look healthy, what ever your doing, you must be doing it right. - Millet