How to Grow Kumquat Trees in Containers Pt. 1
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Date: 2022-07-18
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Minoritea
So someone just bought me a kumquat tree, and I'm really anxious about keeping it alive. I have a south-west facing window, but with a lot of obstructions, so it doesn't get full sun, but maybe filtered / medium sun for about 6 - 7 hours. I have a grow light (the purple kind) but its only 10w, and I checked it's soil and it doesn't seem to be in a citrus specific soil (it's quite dark I think its just peat. It is in a really fancy pot though where it has a water reservoir that wicks up whatever it needs from it. Do I need to repot it? and if it already has fruit but doesn't seem to be growing much, do I fertilize it now or wait? I think it has been kept indoors for some time before it came to me (I've had it for a week now, because it hasn't dropped any leaves or shown any kind of stress signs. I also live in a place where AC is necessary, so theres a lot of dry air flow happening. I do want to do my best for it to flower and fruit though (but mostly not kill it. I know this is a whole essay I'm sorry, but should I do anything specific for it? especially if its probably in the wrong soil?
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So someone just bought me a kumquat tree, and I'm really anxious about keeping it alive. I have a south-west facing window, but with a lot of obstructions, so it doesn't get full sun, but maybe filtered / medium sun for about 6 - 7 hours. I have a grow light (the purple kind) but its only 10w, and I checked it's soil and it doesn't seem to be in a citrus specific soil (it's quite dark I think its just peat. It is in a really fancy pot though where it has a water reservoir that wicks up whatever it needs from it. Do I need to repot it? and if it already has fruit but doesn't seem to be growing much, do I fertilize it now or wait? I think it has been kept indoors for some time before it came to me (I've had it for a week now, because it hasn't dropped any leaves or shown any kind of stress signs. I also live in a place where AC is necessary, so theres a lot of dry air flow happening. I do want to do my best for it to flower and fruit though (but mostly not kill it. I know this is a whole essay I'm sorry, but should I do anything specific for it? especially if its probably in the wrong soil?
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NefFy
By the way my mom is to have a garden in our backyard and I asked her how to get rid of scale bugs and she told me she sprays 70%rubbing alcohol 70% on them.
I asked her if it hurt the plant and if she deletes it with water or if she rinses it off real good afterwards and she said nope!
After an entire summer of trying to figure out how to get rid of and really bugs and with all these concoctions and disgusting smelling neem oil that almost killed him at plants. I was super doubtful of this being OK for the plants as it seems like its super harsh but also she has always had a really big and productive garden so I figured what the hell and I tried it and it is amazing it cost like $. 75 or something and you dont need to mix anything or rented or do anything special I just take straight rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle and spray and all the bugs are gone and the plants are doing great
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By the way my mom is to have a garden in our backyard and I asked her how to get rid of scale bugs and she told me she sprays 70%rubbing alcohol 70% on them.
I asked her if it hurt the plant and if she deletes it with water or if she rinses it off real good afterwards and she said nope!
After an entire summer of trying to figure out how to get rid of and really bugs and with all these concoctions and disgusting smelling neem oil that almost killed him at plants. I was super doubtful of this being OK for the plants as it seems like its super harsh but also she has always had a really big and productive garden so I figured what the hell and I tried it and it is amazing it cost like $. 75 or something and you dont need to mix anything or rented or do anything special I just take straight rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle and spray and all the bugs are gone and the plants are doing great
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NefFy
When he started talking about the soil I was thinking you could probably use just compost and send and I know you live in San Diego so I was going to mention that I am up in Orange County and I went to Long Beach and grab some sand. possibly from. the beach? and some seaweed? Maybe. I dont knowif I really did that though -anyway it made my plants really really happy.
Obviously I had to rinse off in the sea weed that I might have got tangled in my hair in the sand that came home on my feet I didnt mean to bring home hitchhikers in my car by mistake
And I wasnt sure what kind of effect it would have on my plants but I know they sell seaweed fertilizer and my planTs werent doing great so. i tried it and it made em really really happy for once! (I mixed some in with my compost and then some of it I just laid on top like fertilizer. I mean mulch
Or both I guess!
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When he started talking about the soil I was thinking you could probably use just compost and send and I know you live in San Diego so I was going to mention that I am up in Orange County and I went to Long Beach and grab some sand. possibly from. the beach? and some seaweed? Maybe. I dont knowif I really did that though -anyway it made my plants really really happy.
Obviously I had to rinse off in the sea weed that I might have got tangled in my hair in the sand that came home on my feet I didnt mean to bring home hitchhikers in my car by mistake
And I wasnt sure what kind of effect it would have on my plants but I know they sell seaweed fertilizer and my planTs werent doing great so. i tried it and it made em really really happy for once! (I mixed some in with my compost and then some of it I just laid on top like fertilizer. I mean mulch
Or both I guess!
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Max
uhhhh part 2? haha I loved this vid and I have a kumquat tree myself. also can you include tips if u have any about getting the plant to grow instead of flower lmao, mine just wants to flower and does not get bigger. like should I pull the fruit and buds off? its a small plant about one foot tall and bushy. two main branches each with 3 smaller branches sticking up and they mirror each other like deer antlers its honestly really nice looking. but its stayed that size and hasn't put out new growth in a long time. Also how long does it take for your specific plant in your San Diego climate to go from the flower blooming to you being able to pick the fruit? much love Kevin sorry for the essay! :)
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uhhhh part 2? haha I loved this vid and I have a kumquat tree myself. also can you include tips if u have any about getting the plant to grow instead of flower lmao, mine just wants to flower and does not get bigger. like should I pull the fruit and buds off? its a small plant about one foot tall and bushy. two main branches each with 3 smaller branches sticking up and they mirror each other like deer antlers its honestly really nice looking. but its stayed that size and hasn't put out new growth in a long time. Also how long does it take for your specific plant in your San Diego climate to go from the flower blooming to you being able to pick the fruit? much love Kevin sorry for the essay! :)
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Jiaun
I eat them with salads and mostly fragment them into super salty kumquat. After the fresh kumquats are dried from washings. Put 1inch of salt at the bottom of a clean jar. Place the kumquat on top of the salt. And put another 1 inch salt on top of the kumquats. Thats how its done in traditional Chinese way. No need to add water just the salt dont use it till after a year. Its normal to see it turn watery, its because the salt sweating the juices from kumquats. Its great for cold and sore throat. A Chinese housewife remedies. Put one salty kumquat in a 6 or 8 oz cup add little honey and thin slice of ginger (optional with the ginger) with hot water.
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I eat them with salads and mostly fragment them into super salty kumquat. After the fresh kumquats are dried from washings. Put 1inch of salt at the bottom of a clean jar. Place the kumquat on top of the salt. And put another 1 inch salt on top of the kumquats. Thats how its done in traditional Chinese way. No need to add water just the salt dont use it till after a year. Its normal to see it turn watery, its because the salt sweating the juices from kumquats. Its great for cold and sore throat. A Chinese housewife remedies. Put one salty kumquat in a 6 or 8 oz cup add little honey and thin slice of ginger (optional with the ginger) with hot water.
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Sasha
Bought cumquot tree planted it into large pot and potbtopmquolity soil with cow manure on top
In a couple of days all leaves turned brown and became dry and fell off!
Following that all branches turned brown and slowly this brownness spread on most of branches and followed leaves: became dry and died!
But the main stem is still green and looks ok
What should I do? Wait till what happen? Plant another tree or continue watering and hope for the best!
Somehow I think I killed it with manure? Maybe too much manure! I planted it one month ago is it still time to recover!
Thanks
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Bought cumquot tree planted it into large pot and potbtopmquolity soil with cow manure on top
In a couple of days all leaves turned brown and became dry and fell off!
Following that all branches turned brown and slowly this brownness spread on most of branches and followed leaves: became dry and died!
But the main stem is still green and looks ok
What should I do? Wait till what happen? Plant another tree or continue watering and hope for the best!
Somehow I think I killed it with manure? Maybe too much manure! I planted it one month ago is it still time to recover!
Thanks
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wushufanatic
Love your videos! I'm new to gardening and I have an outdoor kumquat planted n the garden. Has looked beautiful since August when I moved to this place (Orange County) until now. It had a ton of blooms and now it is dropping blooms. Overall it's actually not looking too good. Any ideas what's going on? I gave it some citrus fertilizer (Jack's) about a month earlier. Kumquats are my favorite and I was so hoping for an EPIC kumquat tree so I'm super bummed. Thanks for any tips from anyone reading!
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Love your videos! I'm new to gardening and I have an outdoor kumquat planted n the garden. Has looked beautiful since August when I moved to this place (Orange County) until now. It had a ton of blooms and now it is dropping blooms. Overall it's actually not looking too good. Any ideas what's going on? I gave it some citrus fertilizer (Jack's) about a month earlier. Kumquats are my favorite and I was so hoping for an EPIC kumquat tree so I'm super bummed. Thanks for any tips from anyone reading!
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Kyle
Hey Keven, I have a kumquat tree also from fast growing trees. Im stuck on knowing when to water it. The soil is made for citrus, I have it in a terracotta pot. Anyway, the soil never stays wet for long and dries out pretty fast. Anyway the soil always dries out faster than the root ball. I stick my finger down about 3 inches and the soil is dry but the root ball is damp. So should I water or hold off on watering until the root ball dries out faster?
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Hey Keven, I have a kumquat tree also from fast growing trees. Im stuck on knowing when to water it. The soil is made for citrus, I have it in a terracotta pot. Anyway, the soil never stays wet for long and dries out pretty fast. Anyway the soil always dries out faster than the root ball. I stick my finger down about 3 inches and the soil is dry but the root ball is damp. So should I water or hold off on watering until the root ball dries out faster?
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Teresa
Good morning! So glad I found your video today! I received a tree FULL of fruit. last Christmas. Im right near San Francisco. I put my tree in a very large pot. Placed the appropriate palm sod. Could people pulling the fruit off the tree instead of cutting it creat the issue that it has NOT bloomed at all AND its leaves have yellowed. My leaves was as pretty and dark green as yours Should I prune the tree? Appreciate your assistance.
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Good morning! So glad I found your video today! I received a tree FULL of fruit. last Christmas. Im right near San Francisco. I put my tree in a very large pot. Placed the appropriate palm sod. Could people pulling the fruit off the tree instead of cutting it creat the issue that it has NOT bloomed at all AND its leaves have yellowed. My leaves was as pretty and dark green as yours Should I prune the tree? Appreciate your assistance.
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NefFy
OK last comment I do believe I already mentioned this to you but you should just eat the whole kumquat because the sourness of the inside and the sweetness of the skin such a good combo and neither one is too intense that way. I dont know if its a Japanese thing but thats the way I grew up doing it at my grandmas house I never heard about peeling them. Thats way too muchwork LOL
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OK last comment I do believe I already mentioned this to you but you should just eat the whole kumquat because the sourness of the inside and the sweetness of the skin such a good combo and neither one is too intense that way. I dont know if its a Japanese thing but thats the way I grew up doing it at my grandmas house I never heard about peeling them. Thats way too muchwork LOL
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Mia
Hi Kevin this is the first time ever I have made a comment anywhere. I wanted to say your apocalypse episode was awesome. Very to the point on how hard it is to grow everything yourself. It made me look into getting more fruit trees. I love your episodes. Keep up the good work. Cant wait to see what you do with the new extra large property you recently bought.
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Hi Kevin this is the first time ever I have made a comment anywhere. I wanted to say your apocalypse episode was awesome. Very to the point on how hard it is to grow everything yourself. It made me look into getting more fruit trees. I love your episodes. Keep up the good work. Cant wait to see what you do with the new extra large property you recently bought.
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eisralowitz
I have mine planted in a tall, glazed pot that never fully dry all the way through. It doesn't seem to be growing much so I've watered it a few times when the first few inches are dry but I'm wondering if I should repot it? It's getting 8+ hours of sun and I've fed it with citrus fertilizer a few months ago and more recently fish emulsion.
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I have mine planted in a tall, glazed pot that never fully dry all the way through. It doesn't seem to be growing much so I've watered it a few times when the first few inches are dry but I'm wondering if I should repot it? It's getting 8+ hours of sun and I've fed it with citrus fertilizer a few months ago and more recently fish emulsion.
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Paul
I'm in Florida, the citrus capital of the US, and I'm having such a hard time finding just the right kumquat tree. I enjoyed them as a kid, and I want my kids to get to know them. Dade City Florida claims to be the kumquat capital of Florida and they have an annual festival around this fruit.
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I'm in Florida, the citrus capital of the US, and I'm having such a hard time finding just the right kumquat tree. I enjoyed them as a kid, and I want my kids to get to know them. Dade City Florida claims to be the kumquat capital of Florida and they have an annual festival around this fruit.
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Kelly
We have a good size Calamansi tree (hybrid of the kumquat common in the Philippines) and this thing is always blooming and fruiting. A very productive tree and has a great aroma when lots of blossoms are out. I've had to cut back branches twice in ten years because it grows like a monster.
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We have a good size Calamansi tree (hybrid of the kumquat common in the Philippines) and this thing is always blooming and fruiting. A very productive tree and has a great aroma when lots of blossoms are out. I've had to cut back branches twice in ten years because it grows like a monster.
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Jody
I just bought 2 small variegated kumquats in south Florida. I had to drive all day Saturday to collect them but it was worth it. I have direct sun but not enough for my new friends so I also bought a sunlamp. I believe the other plants will benefit from it. Im stoked!
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I just bought 2 small variegated kumquats in south Florida. I had to drive all day Saturday to collect them but it was worth it. I have direct sun but not enough for my new friends so I also bought a sunlamp. I believe the other plants will benefit from it. Im stoked!
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