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My Russian #26 flowered the first season I planted it in the ground straight out of the pot, it flowered again the second year, the third year nothing, I hope it flowers this year. I gave it a fertilizer spike meant for citrus and avocados so we'll see if that does anything. Bag says NPK 16-4-8.

Some  small cuttings I rooted and planted the 3rd season flowered when the main tree did not which is strange.

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If you can avoid regular potting mix that would be best. And I would add perlite to the cactus mix if you have it. There are some popular mix recipes for citrus that you can make yourself such as 5-1-1.

Potting mix on its own stays wet for too long, I learned this the hard way. I haven't tried making my own mixes yet so I can't add my two cents, but I do add a lot of perlite to bagged potting soil and am careful with the watering. I use fabric pots as well which dry out quicker. I still have some issues in the winter but once my citrus get outside they tend to recover

This is probably root issues, since you were watering too frequently it might have developed root rot.

If you take the plant out of the pot and the soil falls away easily you will notice root rot right away mushy roots or a bad smell.
Clean the roots up and repot it in a new fast draining mix, in a smaller container preferably (not necessary if you watch the watering, just remember that a bigger pot will take longer to dry out) until it recovers. While indoors I don't water
for atleast a week or longer, if the bottom of the pot still has water in it (I gauge this by the weight of the pot, not just how the soil looks at the surface).

I have two grafts one on pure poncirus and one on tai-tri. The tai-tri grew vigorously.

So far both grafts look alive in zone 7a after lows of 1f and 5f. The one grafted on pure poncirus, 2 years old, grows very slow.
After 1 year the graft on tai-tri is twice the height.

It's said to be a chimera of flying dragon and satsuma, the lanky habit probably comes from the flying dragon. I will update more in the late spring to be sure that they are actually alive. 

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@ K-Rimes a good example of just that, my thermocube which is made in the USA, fell apart after unplugging it with prongs in the outlet. Was never touched for the whole season until I had to move it. I'm on my 2nd one so they have $30 from me haha (yes they are going for $15 everywhere now). They own the patent so have to deal with it but if I find a Chinese clone that works reliably I won't think twice about it now

Nagami does it for me, store bought ones that look ripe colorwise but aren't. My homegrown ones don't have the same effect

Quote from: tru on March 13, 2023, 03:57:51 PM

Quote from: brian on March 13, 2023, 11:25:10 AM

Kumquats create a tingling sensation similar to szechuan peppercorns

Never knew that! Been thinking about getting a kumquat tree and this is all the more reason

I have a 'Meiwa' and it has never caused any tingling effect when I've eaten the fruits.

Is this effect limited only to certain cultivars of Kumquats?

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Expect it to last just until after the warranty expires. I found an infinite warranty glitch, I use a credit card which adds an extended warranty. When the thing breaks down, the credit card company refunds it after I file a claim with documentation of the product failure, the catch is you have to re-purchase the item or something of equal or lesser value to replace it lol. The warranty resets since it's a new purchase.

this one, IBA Indole-butyric acid

I'm not sure which variety of Yuzu I saw when I was in South Korea at outdoor market, they were labeled "Yuja". They were way bigger than what I have. I would buy Yujacha in jars which I'm sure came from those fruits as Yuzu grows in the southern parts of South Korea. "Cha" is tea, the fruit is preserved by making a sort of raw marmalade that you add boiling water to and then drink it.

Maangchi, a youtuber, shows how she makes the Yujacha. These are the Yuzu I saw. When she cuts the fruit in half there is more flesh inside than what I remember mine looking like. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOV-gx8Wjmc

Yep, here's mine (assuming its the common variety in the US). Not very big but these were also the first fruits 1 year from the graft date.

Thanks poncirus guy. My other plant from that nursery came with gummosis.

So I will defintely be changing the rootstock over to poncirus since that is what I have.


What do you think I can graft on the SCS rootstock? It's a type of sour mandarin.

That's also a possibility

Luckily I grafted a piece to citrumelo but I am also reading that it's not compatible with Meiwa. Same growing conditions but no sign of fungal or bacterial infection. I did actually find a field report about meiwa on citrumelo which died after 5 years so not sure on this as a rootstock either

Meiwa on citrumelo