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Walt:
I have a problem that hasn't been discussed here as far as I know.  The town I live in takes its water from the Saline river.  And like the Colorado river, more water rights have been granted than there is water.  A stupid but very serious problem.  So the last two summers, it has been against the law to water lawns, water trees, fill a swimming pool, wash your car, and maybe other things I don't remember just now.  It is no law against watering a food garden.  So OK.  I interplant tomatoes, onions, peppers, etc. between my citrus.  If my citrus take some of the water, that seems to be OK.
But to reduce my need for water in the long term, I bought a desert lime Eremocitrus Glauca, from Madison and it came yesterday.  It looks good but of course it needs repotting.  So I'm guessing it might prefer a better draining potting mix than other citrus.  Anyone with experience with this?

David Kipps:
How did you manage to get one?  For several months I've been on the notify list for when they become available, and I've heard nothing.  Another question: what rootstock is it grafted onto?  (their site says that they are grafted)  It would seem that the soil mix should be chosen according to the needs of the rootstock, rather than according to the scion.

Nick C:
I keep mine in the same soil as my other citrus. This was my first year with flowers

Perplexed:
I also received mine from Madison 2 days ago. It's grafted on US 942. I'm hesitant to keep it outdoors in zone 8b/9a, I'm not sure how much cold they can take as i've seen many numbers online.

The lowest we had during the freeze this January was 22.

David Kipps:
I'm hoping to get one to use for breeding, to mix its traits into my diverse semi-hardy population here.  Does anyone know if it can be equally useful as both a pollen donor and as a seed parent?  Are there specific conditions required to initiate bloom?  I already have a hybrid that was sold as "Razzlequat" many years ago, but it has never bloomed for me, when other citrus have already done so for many years.  I'm wondering if that family perhaps requires more heat or dry spells to initiate flower buds?

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