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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Trying A New Growth Medium
« on: September 30, 2021, 09:35:44 PM »
I believe chicken grit is granite while Turface is hardened clay. You can use Napa floor dry #8822 instead of Turface.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Trying A New Growth Medium
« on: September 28, 2021, 11:39:16 PM »
Does anybody use the gritty mix? (Equal parts pine or fir bark, Turface MVP and Grani-I-Grit. It supposedyl outlasts the 5:1:1 mix.) I have used it and it seems OK, although the pots are very heavy.
I also use the 5:1:1 mix but some of my trees have gotten root rot in it, so am considering switching to gritty mix.
I also use the 5:1:1 mix but some of my trees have gotten root rot in it, so am considering switching to gritty mix.
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Citrus General Discussion / Can I graft now?
« on: September 27, 2021, 10:36:56 PM »
I am thinking of ordering budwood from CCPP to graft onto some of my trees. My trees will be overwintered indoors at about 65F with artificial light in mid October. Can i do it now or should I wait until until spring?
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: repotting a young meyer in september?
« on: September 22, 2021, 10:04:51 AM »
I dislodge soil by quickly moving the tree up and down in water. Using fingers might break more fine roots.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Osmocote Plus is cheap on Amazon right now
« on: September 08, 2021, 09:53:45 PM »
I use Osmocote Plus and Jack's 25:5:15.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Strange new branches
« on: August 23, 2021, 08:38:08 AM »
What would cause only two branches, and not the rest, to grow so quickly?
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Citrus General Discussion / Strange new branches
« on: August 22, 2021, 10:16:23 PM »
I have a trifoliate that I rooted from a cuttings of an unknown roostock. It recently put out two branches with very long thorns. Other branches have small thorns. What is going on?
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Volume of water
« on: August 04, 2021, 09:15:58 PM »
I water so that a little comes out of the drain hole.
Ian Tolley, the Australian citrus expert, in one of his videos, says to use just enough water so that a little comes out of the drain so that fertilizer is not drained away.
Ian Tolley, the Australian citrus expert, in one of his videos, says to use just enough water so that a little comes out of the drain so that fertilizer is not drained away.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: CYAN-365
« on: July 15, 2021, 10:15:48 PM »
@W. I completely agree with you.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: CYAN-365
« on: July 15, 2021, 01:58:29 PM »
Millet, I nevertheless do appreciate your posting this article. I will keep my eye open for future articles on CYAN-365.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: CYAN-365
« on: July 14, 2021, 09:56:53 PM »
Millet, the The Citrus Industries site is not a peer reviewed scientific journal. I would like to see exactly how they conducted those studies and would like to see their detailed results. I have not been able to find any study of CYAN-365 in a peer reviewed scientific journal which makes me suspect that such a study does not exist and that their claims are simply marketing BS.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: CYAN-365
« on: July 14, 2021, 08:48:13 AM »
Millet, the article to which you provided a link only mentions the studies the company did with providing a reference to where these studies might be published. I strongly suspect that it is marketing hype.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: CYAN-365
« on: July 13, 2021, 09:59:13 PM »
The results are indeed impressive but I cannot find any of the studies to which they refer that show what a great supplement it is. Has it been evaluated in a peer reviewed scientific journal? Or were the studies performed by the manufacturer and not published. I take all of those results with a huge grain of salt.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Indoor Citrus
« on: June 22, 2021, 10:17:35 PM »
Hi Millet. I use 5:1:1 soil mix and some of my trees still die from root rot. What could be the cause?
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Turunji - A Citrus You Eat Like An Apple
« on: March 24, 2021, 09:40:32 PM »
It seems that I got the last one from Logee's.
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Citrus Buy, Sell, & Trade / Re: Red fingerlime seeds
« on: February 21, 2021, 10:08:33 PM »
You need a permit to import seeds: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/import-information/permits/plants-and-plant-products-permits/plants-for-planting/!ut/p/z1/fUxBDoIwELzzCi8ezUI0qEeCRkTjGXppVqxSLS20xejvbZBELriH2ZmdmQXiTSaeG8gccbSHsQ1E4pPf0HIlUUAGOQnpKYh3_moRHHfbTeBHyXp_SJahH6dzSLvirz8EIP-7Wd_t4yMLcn5vGhIBKZS07GUhw7rkhnZSWir4WaN-T32DVLWaXlXRmk7VAp1fMhS27A68qpW2X4_pitthrketLm0xNIz7qL-Uy5u7VyjETChrZoaxC9QPkn8A2fIj0w!!/
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Citrus General Discussion / What does Shirokolistvennyi mandarin taste like?
« on: January 31, 2021, 11:13:12 PM »
Two years ago, on a whim, I ordered a Shirokolistvennyi cutting from CCPP. Me, being Russian, thought it would be neat if I got a Russian citrus tree.
I grafted it but it failed. I rooted the rest of it. Last summer, it put out a relatively huge branch off to one side, so I cut it off. I could not just throw the cutting out, so I cut it in two and stuck them into Optisorb in a plastic cup. I taped anther plastic cup on top to maintain humidity. One of the two cuttings is now putting out new leaves.
So now I have two Shirokolistvennyi trees, with another possibly coming soon. But I have no idea what this variety tastes like!
So, has any of you tasted it and if so, how did it taste?
I grafted it but it failed. I rooted the rest of it. Last summer, it put out a relatively huge branch off to one side, so I cut it off. I could not just throw the cutting out, so I cut it in two and stuck them into Optisorb in a plastic cup. I taped anther plastic cup on top to maintain humidity. One of the two cuttings is now putting out new leaves.
So now I have two Shirokolistvennyi trees, with another possibly coming soon. But I have no idea what this variety tastes like!
So, has any of you tasted it and if so, how did it taste?
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Grafting on 6 week old seedlings possible ?
« on: January 30, 2021, 09:10:11 AM »
What type graft do you plant to use?
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Citrus General Discussion / Inground citrus fertilizer
« on: January 21, 2021, 09:48:28 PM »
What brand fertilizer do you folks recommend for inground citrus?
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Its Now Time To Foliar Feed For Best Crop Of Fruit
« on: January 08, 2021, 09:04:16 AM »
Millet, thanks for the clarification.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Its Now Time To Foliar Feed For Best Crop Of Fruit
« on: January 07, 2021, 09:59:45 PM »
I have decided to not foliar feed again. I used Millet's recipe for low biuret urea and Tween 20 and I got browning on the tips of new leaves. Older leaves are not affected.
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Citrus Buy, Sell, & Trade / Re: Fast flowering dwarf trifoliata
« on: October 12, 2020, 11:07:58 PM »
How long does a seed grown Poncirus tifoliata take to reach flowering age?
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Dwarf lemon tree issues
« on: September 13, 2020, 09:34:20 PM »
Your tree has scale. Use horticultural oil or neem oil for treatment.
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Cold Hardy Citrus / Poncirus winter protection
« on: September 04, 2020, 11:08:20 PM »
I am in zone 6a. I have a Poncirus trifoilata that I planted in ground this spring. It is about 3 feet tall. Do I need to provide winter protection? If so, would I need to include a heater?
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Any cold hardy citrus?
« on: August 26, 2020, 10:22:29 PM »
Boston is in zone 6a. Does the Arnold Arboretum in Boston still have a Poncirus?
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