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Cold Hardy Citrus / taking down the greenhouse
« on: Today at 12:27:39 AM »
Removed greenhouse from seed grown Fukushu  and Meiwa kumquat trees.







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Citrus General Discussion / They look like sliders from a (*%*^*)__&%
« on: May 19, 2022, 04:31:27 PM »
Can anyone tell me what these things are around my kumquat tree hole.  They were not here last night.  I check my citrus 2 times a day.
https://youtu.be/IxAbGtaTGnk

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Citrus General Discussion / oxygen needs of citrus roots
« on: May 15, 2022, 11:06:49 AM »
How much oxygen does my 30 gallon 6 foot tall by 3 foot diameter Fukushu kumquat tree on C35 roots need compared to my pet mouse.  I was arguing that my pet mouse needs much more oxygen than my large Fukushu Kumquat tree.  Are there any charts on how much oxygen tree roots need to thrive.  As breathable as my 5-3-1 soil is it doesn't inhale and exhale as we do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29JVzXazs7g

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Citrus General Discussion / Rooftop citrus trees
« on: May 01, 2022, 09:29:59 PM »
I have moved my potted citrus trees om top of my roof where they will get light.






















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Cold Hardy Citrus / Kumquat trees
« on: April 21, 2022, 03:16:10 PM »
The 3 trees in ground are seed grown Meiwa kumquat trees and the 5 gallon are Grafted Fukushu kumquats












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Cold Hardy Citrus / Flowering Fortunella
« on: April 19, 2022, 07:41:18 PM »
My Meiwa kumquat tree has 2 flowers on in






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Cold Hardy Citrus / PT graft growing well
« on: April 02, 2022, 02:27:26 PM »
stock is growing after nearly 9 months  from grafting date of 6-22-21.

Check out the 2 Trilobites on each side of the grafted scion.


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Citrus General Discussion / inside hiding from cold
« on: March 12, 2022, 02:47:10 PM »
Citrus trees are inside to escape the polar vortex 3-11-22 to 3-13-22  https://youtu.be/bw9oHjWgSs0






















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Citrus General Discussion / Found these in my citrus tree soil.
« on: February 20, 2022, 01:51:42 PM »
Are these harmful to my trees.

https://youtu.be/hpVkD4r7Neg

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Citrus General Discussion / Leaves slowly willting
« on: February 17, 2022, 12:27:32 PM »
I have a New Zealand lemonade tree on C35 and a Valentine Pomelo on US897. The US897 started wilting first so I picked its fruit and about a month later the NZL started wilting. I started picking its fruit over the last month. Now 6 weeks into the wilting.  None of the fruits or flowers froze so the lowest temperature my have dipped a  little below freezing.  Any ideas of cause and is this tree a goner















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Citrus General Discussion / Making mamalade
« on: February 10, 2022, 07:49:31 PM »
I was looking at making freezer marmalade and I was planning to boil it down to a viscus state at a temperature of 176F. This lower temperature greatly reduces the heat destruction of the fruit. The end product has to be frozen instead of canned because the 36F lower temperature will not adequately destroy pathogens. To get my water to boil at 176F I would have to set my canning operation at 24,000 feet above sea level or set up a vacuum pump that would pull 6.87 psi of vacuum. The boiling rate would have to be closely monitored to not over run the vacuum pump. Heat input would have to meet the motor power to pull and maintain the appropriate vacuum needed. I think that the 24,000 foot elevation is unattainable.  Has anyone here ever use a vacuum pump hooked up to an "anti-presure" cooker to control cooking temperature for making marmalade.

Steve

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Citrus General Discussion / trees outside to spray
« on: February 01, 2022, 11:39:16 PM »
I took both my 30 gallon Fukushu kumquat trees outside to spay for insects and to water thoroughly.


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Cold Hardy Citrus / My first Fukushu kumquats
« on: January 19, 2022, 03:13:53 PM »
My first 3 Fukushu kumquats from my outside in ground seed grown kumquat tree.  The smallest fruit had no pulp and was sweet with a slight bitter after taste.  The next size up has a sweet peel with no aftertaste and a slightly sour pulp.  My wife will have to report on the large one after eating.


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Citrus General Discussion / Nutrient problems in grafted kumquat
« on: January 08, 2022, 01:26:04 PM »
Can anyone tell my why my leaves are so yellow.

This is a 5 month old Fukushu kumquat tree on Flying dragon.
My 15 month old Fukushu on Flying dragon shows no Issues.  Both trees are in the same soil and fed with Jacks 25-5-15.  PH around7






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Cold Hardy Citrus / cold test on seedling New Zealand lemonade
« on: January 02, 2022, 09:39:09 PM »
Just brought my Seed grown New Zealand lemonade tree inside So far it has seen 22F, 22F, 20F, 25F, and many hard frosts. to date. I am warming the roots up to hibernation temperatures for that of an in ground tree so I can put it back outside for the up coming 17F, 13F to determine cold hardiness of this cultivar 01-02-2022



It is now down in an unheated basement to prevent coming out of dormancy.  It has seen 2 months with most nights below freezing.

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Citrus General Discussion / Transplanting a grafted Fukushu kumquat tree
« on: December 12, 2021, 01:06:45 PM »
Before and after a repot of my Fukushu kumquat tree on Flying dragon.  The top part is 14.5 months old since the T-Bud started growing and the FD roots will be 3 years old 1-1-22.  I guess the big question is If the roots are Flying Dragon and the top is Fukushu and I were to trim the top and transplant the roots Am I  trimming a Fukushu while transplanting a Flying dragon.






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Citrus General Discussion / using PT interstock to graft Fukushu kumquat to incompatible Seville sour orange
« on: November 24, 2021, 09:28:30 PM »
I have grafted a poncirus trifoliata onto Seville sour orange & then grafted Fukushu kumquat onto the PT

The New Zealand Lemonade on the buckets is supposed to be Fukushu kumquat.




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Citrus General Discussion / New Zealand lemonade tree on Seville sour orange.
« on: June 08, 2021, 10:32:24 AM »
Now 8 months old since bud expansion/growth

Found my first 3 cicada slits.

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Cold Hardy Citrus / New citrus tree in ground
« on: May 01, 2021, 02:40:26 PM »
planted a seed grown Meiwa kumquat outside in ground today.  Needed to plant to fit under cicada bag for the 17 year cicadas brood 10



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Citrus General Discussion / Blob on citrus tree
« on: April 27, 2021, 03:31:58 PM »
Can anyone tell me what this translucent blob is doing on my Fukushu kumquat tree branch and what caused it.




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Citrus General Discussion / getting fukushu ready for summer
« on: April 22, 2021, 07:30:58 PM »
Prepping my seed grown in ground Fukushu kumquat for the real world after the 17 year cicadas are done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5atlHwJGbhQ

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Citrus General Discussion / Hardening a citrus tree Cold frame for -5F cold front
« on: February 05, 2021, 03:09:34 PM »
Sealing all leaks in cold frame setup to keep cold hardy citrus trees  alive through a night of  -21C / -5F




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Citrus General Discussion / Insects on citrus
« on: January 14, 2021, 12:26:39 PM »
Found on New Zealand lemonade tree.







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Cold Hardy Citrus / new growth pointed down
« on: January 12, 2021, 08:51:53 PM »
All the shoots on my Fukushu kumquat turn down as they grow.  Anyone know why. They are very stiff so water is not a problem.





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Cold Hardy Citrus / Fukushu graft to Flying dragon
« on: January 06, 2021, 07:49:46 PM »
I grafted 2 Flying dragon rootstock seedlings with a bud from my seed grown Fukushu kumquat tree in early September 2020.  The buds were from a leaf node count around 75 to 80.  They started  swelling first and third week in October 2020. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDBdiqTHYOU

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