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lot of good answer to my question .....  looks like the first thing is to squeeze the juice out of it ...lol   
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what wood you guys if you only had one Meyer lemon fruit??? thats all the tree had  its been yellow about 6 weeks now and i think its ripe... just not sure what to do with it????   
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Citrus General Discussion / spring???? when!!!
« on: March 10, 2015, 11:44:26 AM »
living so far north my trees have a hard time making it throw winter ...   with the dry heat of the house and the lack of sun my trees lose most of there leaves and it takes most of the summer to  get them back to looking good.... i got some good fertilizer this fall and it made the trees come throw the winter better so that good i have feed them 3 times so far and thay look good and im seeing new growth on the now ...   about a mouth sooner then last year ...   i just want to thank you people for all the help you have given me  with this form as well as the other formwe use ...  a lot of good reading and info to be had .. .thank you ...  this year i have try some thing new bud graft ...mt trees look like thay were in a cat got to them ..  i grafter Kishu to them in 14 spots and raped them good with grafting tape .... im just hoping for one to take ...  we still have well overa foot os snow on the flat and the snow dont looks so bad when looking at it throw a citrus tree...
thank for trying to read my righting...
swimmingfree

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Seedless Or Low-Seeded Mandarin Varieties
« on: February 05, 2015, 08:35:38 AM »
i did not no there was a mine kinds of low or no seeds fruit out there...   love to get my hand on some sion wood of them...
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me too ...   love to have a small Clementine Mandarins tree to call mine....   lol.. if some one is willing to try im willing to buy...
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looking for some one to try a air rooting a clementine tree  for me i live in Michigan so im not in one of the state you cant send citrus to and will be growing it in a pot ...   i have try clife grafting with lol luck when it come to clementine will try bud grafting in Feb..  im willing pay for it ....   i will even take a grafting one if its small  dont want to pay a arm and leg  for shipping ...   so if your willing to try illbuy....smile...
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600 meters is 1968.5 feet ..
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Are Meiwa Kumquat self pollinating
« on: January 22, 2015, 08:34:31 PM »
Plantcrazy2230 im not the only in michigon to grow citrus....   im in muskegon my self ...
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: meyer lemons
« on: January 20, 2015, 07:31:52 AM »
thank you mrtexas ;D ;D ;D
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: meyer lemons
« on: January 19, 2015, 10:53:58 AM »
got a question for you mrtexas my  meyer lemon (yes one meyer lemon ) is now all yellow ..   how do i tell its ripe dont want to pick it green ?? as well as how long will it hang on the tree and still be good???
thank for your time...
swimmingfree

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: roots
« on: January 16, 2015, 08:34:33 AM »
thank you  Millet..   ;D ;D ;D

and you answer my next question you are good  ;D ;D ;D  im going to put my seedling in  Superoots Propagation Air-Pot .3 Gallon - Air Pruning Plant Container and going to leave them in there for about  2 to 3 years .. being fd thay shood do fine (i think) right now there in McDonalds coffee cups .. going to do it why there still sleeping...( lol ) 
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Centennial Kumquat
« on: January 15, 2015, 11:07:10 AM »
Galka
 boy that a nice looking tree you have and i like the looks of the fruit  ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Citrus General Discussion / roots
« on: January 15, 2015, 08:55:13 AM »
do roots just absorb water and minerals from the tip of the roots ????
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: rootmaker pots
« on: December 31, 2014, 10:31:09 AM »
im using the superoots air pots and i have the same thing going on with them...
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i live in Michigan it not the shipping that cost so munch .... its The cost per bud is $2.50 with a minimum of 6 buds (one budstick) per selection . For California Customers: Budwood supplied is subject to a $0.75 per bud service fee plus any associated shipping charges. as far as i know im the only guy up here on the form.... lol   
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if i going to pay 15 dollars a stick i wood like to get something that will extend my harvest season....   (Oct to  Mar )
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thank for the input  :)  will have to look in to the VI 010 Pixie Mandarin if im reading the info from the ccpp its got a long hang time on the tree when ripe ....  ( Nov till Mar )
the  VI 422 Gold Nugget Mandarin is  from Nov to Mar as well what one shood i get the  Pixie or the  Gold Nugget ?????
the VI 433 Seedless Kishu Mandarin has a hang time (Oct to Dec ).....
will have to get some bud wood from them .......  if i get then to take ill have fruit from Oct till Mar that wood be so kool ....   inn other info wood be great help to me i thank you guys for your in put ...
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redster
clementines are up here now and yes there flat to say the least ...  im looking for a nice small fruit that is good and seed free and ezey to peel   ..  im looking at the ccpp and its 15 dollars  a stick plus shipping dont need the stick now its to cold up here ;D ;D ;D...   just looking for some input on whats what .....  we only get the fruit that travels well  and is pick green ...
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Citrus General Discussion / Satsuma ? Mandarins ? clementines?what is what?
« on: December 29, 2014, 10:16:16 AM »
Satsuma ?????
Mandarins ?????
clementines??????

what kind of fruit do i want ?????   the more i read the more i get lost and confused i get ????????????
i wood like some one to help me understand  what is what??
Satsuma are Mandarins
clementines are Mandarins

what make a Mandarins  a clementines or a Satsuma ???? or im i all wrong??
thank for your time ...
swimmingfree



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Citrus General Discussion / Re: just wanted to say thank you to millet
« on: December 12, 2014, 05:07:07 PM »
all i have to say is this form has help me out a lot with info and some good reading ...
thank you all ...........
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: calomondins are underrated
« on: December 12, 2014, 10:32:14 AM »
 do all variegated tree have variegated fruit ????   
that need looking  ;D ;D ;D
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: fukushu kumquats ripening
« on: December 05, 2014, 04:57:07 PM »
brian how big of pot are you using ????
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: 2-n-1 kumquat
« on: November 29, 2014, 10:31:53 AM »
robbyhernz if i was you i wood pinch back the stronger growing one to put more in the weaker one...
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Citrus fertilizer
« on: November 24, 2014, 09:51:54 AM »
it not the cost of it its a have two 12inch pots one 10 inch pot and 4 4 inch pots...   so 25 pounds wood last me forever ...
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Citrus fertilizer
« on: November 24, 2014, 07:27:28 AM »
will send you my address if i can pay shipping .....
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