7 Citrus Tree Mistakes to Avoid
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Second problem: My mom got a baby cara cara orange that she was planning to container grow the same as my lemon and grapefruit but it did not love the winter. My parents don't have my sheltered courtyard and the cara cara suffered for it. It still has a green trunk but lost all of the leaves. We move it to my courtyard, I gave it a small sprinkle of citrus fertilizer and positioned to get max sun while staying out of any wind or cold and I'm going to cross my fingers. The lemon sprang back for a worse case--although I may have rescued the root stock-- so I'm tentatively hopeful. Any other advice on how to rescue a seriously stressed and dying citrus tree would be awesome. Thank you for your consideration and thank you for such accessible videos.
Date: 2022-07-18
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bbjkrss
I hope my lemon tree ends up looking similar to this one day. I started it from seed in 2005, and even though it is now taller than me, it has never flowered or grown fruit, though it's been growing mostly indoors in PA since then. It's a bit sad looking right now because I'm in a dark apartment and am just using grow lights for it- hoping to keep it outdoors in the summer once I have a house and hoping it will perk up with sun. Any tips to keep an indoor lemon tree happy until I can give it more outdoor time? I do give it fertilizer granules every 3 months.
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I hope my lemon tree ends up looking similar to this one day. I started it from seed in 2005, and even though it is now taller than me, it has never flowered or grown fruit, though it's been growing mostly indoors in PA since then. It's a bit sad looking right now because I'm in a dark apartment and am just using grow lights for it- hoping to keep it outdoors in the summer once I have a house and hoping it will perk up with sun. Any tips to keep an indoor lemon tree happy until I can give it more outdoor time? I do give it fertilizer granules every 3 months.
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Katie
Hi there new listener of your podcast and I had a couple of questions I was wondering if you could answer them on there.
1. Growing and selling seedlings. When do I start them so theyre not too big or too small to sell when its time to plant?
2. If I grow asparagus bean (very underrated plant) near bush beans will they create a hybrid?
3. Could you put silica packets with your seeds when saving them to keep them dry? Or would they get too dry/altered?
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Hi there new listener of your podcast and I had a couple of questions I was wondering if you could answer them on there.
1. Growing and selling seedlings. When do I start them so theyre not too big or too small to sell when its time to plant?
2. If I grow asparagus bean (very underrated plant) near bush beans will they create a hybrid?
3. Could you put silica packets with your seeds when saving them to keep them dry? Or would they get too dry/altered?
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CMapit
My citrus tree is still sad looking. I'm in Zone 9b in Phoenix and it starred putting off new branches over the winter. However, the leaves are browning and falling off. I'm not sure if it's because I lessened to watering once a week or not. But it was dipping into the high 30s, low 40s at night and was still very damp after 4 days so I lessened the water intake. Leaves were fine and green until last week. Any tips?
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My citrus tree is still sad looking. I'm in Zone 9b in Phoenix and it starred putting off new branches over the winter. However, the leaves are browning and falling off. I'm not sure if it's because I lessened to watering once a week or not. But it was dipping into the high 30s, low 40s at night and was still very damp after 4 days so I lessened the water intake. Leaves were fine and green until last week. Any tips?
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Sottosopra
My grandfather was a citrus nurseryman in Florida. He always said First year sleep, second year creep, third year leap. He'd pinch off all the fruits the first year, let his 2cd year citrus grow one, maybe two fruits, and then the third year let 'er rip for a huge harvest off of healthy trees. He said it was like having babies before you were fully grown-- you don't want to stunt their growth!
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My grandfather was a citrus nurseryman in Florida. He always said First year sleep, second year creep, third year leap. He'd pinch off all the fruits the first year, let his 2cd year citrus grow one, maybe two fruits, and then the third year let 'er rip for a huge harvest off of healthy trees. He said it was like having babies before you were fully grown-- you don't want to stunt their growth!
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handmade
So I'm in AZ. I have lemon tree that is doing fantastic. I also have a mandarin orange tree that's producing pretty fruit, but there's no juice. It's been in the ground for 4 years. It gets fertilizer etc. What else should I do. I also have a like tree that seemed to be doing well then the branches started drying up. It's the same age as the mandarin, but is scrawny and sad.
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So I'm in AZ. I have lemon tree that is doing fantastic. I also have a mandarin orange tree that's producing pretty fruit, but there's no juice. It's been in the ground for 4 years. It gets fertilizer etc. What else should I do. I also have a like tree that seemed to be doing well then the branches started drying up. It's the same age as the mandarin, but is scrawny and sad.
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Peter
Hmmm. I am a citrus grower and disagree with your fertilizer recommendation. Fertilizer takes about 6 weeks to be absorbed by the tree. So be careful fertilizing in Fall. because you could end up pushing new growth just as freezes can come in November. which would kill the new growth. Stop fertilizing in late August. Resume in March.
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Hmmm. I am a citrus grower and disagree with your fertilizer recommendation. Fertilizer takes about 6 weeks to be absorbed by the tree. So be careful fertilizing in Fall. because you could end up pushing new growth just as freezes can come in November. which would kill the new growth. Stop fertilizing in late August. Resume in March.
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C.
Great information. What to do with a citrus that is grown in a pot as espalier as far as keeping interior dense canopy?
As far as grow lights for vegetables like lettuce my question here to you is: Is the grow light harmful to the nutrients derived by the plant and would it still be considered organic at this point?
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Great information. What to do with a citrus that is grown in a pot as espalier as far as keeping interior dense canopy?
As far as grow lights for vegetables like lettuce my question here to you is: Is the grow light harmful to the nutrients derived by the plant and would it still be considered organic at this point?
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HENRY
Great video! Ive been waiting to see how your citrus hedge was doing since you planted last year. Can you follow up the video with organic citrus care in regards to citrus pests like leaf miners, white flies, aphids etc. I noticed some of your foliage was curling like mine. Im in 10b constantly fighting these pests.
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Great video! Ive been waiting to see how your citrus hedge was doing since you planted last year. Can you follow up the video with organic citrus care in regards to citrus pests like leaf miners, white flies, aphids etc. I noticed some of your foliage was curling like mine. Im in 10b constantly fighting these pests.
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Natalie
What if u don't have the space for it. What about minis in pot's for patios. I'm from Chicago IL and have no idea how to do this and would love to know how to grow and care for them even in small spaces for them if have to be brought in or if no space how to care for them for put into garage with no heat
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What if u don't have the space for it. What about minis in pot's for patios. I'm from Chicago IL and have no idea how to do this and would love to know how to grow and care for them even in small spaces for them if have to be brought in or if no space how to care for them for put into garage with no heat
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Shantel
I love citrus trees but in Florida we are having a lot of disease problems. I can't buy any online. No one will sale to Florida. I've looked at many growers here and seen the same disease problems. I've tried growing from seeds. I have a few but I'm seeing the curling leaves. Sigh
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I love citrus trees but in Florida we are having a lot of disease problems. I can't buy any online. No one will sale to Florida. I've looked at many growers here and seen the same disease problems. I've tried growing from seeds. I have a few but I'm seeing the curling leaves. Sigh
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Heather
A note on the Christmas lights-don't use the LED ones. They don't put off enough heat. They're also acceptable for keeping your oil from freezing if you don't have a head bolt heater on your car and you live in the north. Just like them up and stick them on your engine overnight.
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A note on the Christmas lights-don't use the LED ones. They don't put off enough heat. They're also acceptable for keeping your oil from freezing if you don't have a head bolt heater on your car and you live in the north. Just like them up and stick them on your engine overnight.
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Too
Ok, my (major) issue is leafminers. Nothing I've done, neem oil, etc, keeps them away. Mesh bags help but then I have to remove when blossoms need pollinating. Do I trim off all the ruined leaves? Sometimes they ruin all the new growth and my trees dont progress.
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Ok, my (major) issue is leafminers. Nothing I've done, neem oil, etc, keeps them away. Mesh bags help but then I have to remove when blossoms need pollinating. Do I trim off all the ruined leaves? Sometimes they ruin all the new growth and my trees dont progress.
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handmade
I have a cara cara orange that needs some light pruning. I have NO IDEA when It's ok. It blossoms and starts to set fruit before we've finished harvesting the current year. The fruit is almost ready to go, but they're best in late February. I'm stumped.
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I have a cara cara orange that needs some light pruning. I have NO IDEA when It's ok. It blossoms and starts to set fruit before we've finished harvesting the current year. The fruit is almost ready to go, but they're best in late February. I'm stumped.
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thestormishere
Hey hey I saw your other video. Not only can you eat the sweet potatoes, the leaves taste great too! You just need to cook them with a bit of garlic and they will become very soft. Great source of nutrition and fiber. And they grow super fast.
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Hey hey I saw your other video. Not only can you eat the sweet potatoes, the leaves taste great too! You just need to cook them with a bit of garlic and they will become very soft. Great source of nutrition and fiber. And they grow super fast.
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