Help: how to plant a kumquat tree?
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9 years agoKevin Reilly
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I need help with my Kumquat tree
Comments (18)If the fruit is not quit ripe it will taste more like a lemon and you can make a kumquat meringue pie. Kumquats are so hard to grow because they do not go dormant and you are growing them in an area that is best suited for tree that sleep. Kumquat trees grow slowly so they have less vigor to battle what ails them and when they die back it take longer to regrow. Also you live so far north I am not sure the bottom half of the sun even come above the horizon. Best of luck to you...See MoreDoes anyone know what this discoloration on my kumquat tree is?
Comments (3)I have been growing meiwa kumquats from seed. They are consistently attacked by spider mites. I believe that the roots do not change their nutrient formulation to defend itself against pest and this is why they are near impossible to grow from seed. I am curious if you have picture of your tree when it was doing very well. Has it produce fruit yet. Al my kumquat tree have died. They put on a growth spurts of significance harden off loose all the leave and die back to 6 inches and then put on beautiful growth. Harden off then infestation takes of every leaf. This stripping growing process happens 2 time a year and my tree went from 8 inches to 30 inches back to 8 they grow to 30 and die back to 8. Steve...See MoreDying Kumquat Tree - Help me save it!
Comments (7)It needs water asap imo. And Vladimir has a good question. Check the soil moisture by digging down with a small trowel. If it's only damp the first few inches, but the trees roots go down over a foot then it's not getting enough water. Depending on your soil it could take a slow soak for up to an hour to properly water the root zone. If it's clay it will take a long time to soak but won't need watering again for a week or more. If it's more sandy, it will soak quickly but need watering again in a few days. Painting the trunk white will help with the temps but it still will need more water at those times. You can also put a patio umbrella over it when you have a heat wave. As far as watering "not helping", the damage has been done and it will take a while, like several months, before it recovers from this. So be patient. Citrus grow in flushes, one to several times a year, depending on the variety. It doesn't grow continuously like a tomato plant does. I would not fertilize at all while it recovers. Instead wait until it starts to grow new leaves, then feed with a dilute liquid food right after watering. The roots were damaged first by the heat and drought, then they could not support the leaves. And also the tree would have drawn water out of those leaves back into the tree to try and survive until it got more water....See More9 Meiwa kumquat trees from seed
Comments (49)I placed my kumquat seeds between to pieces of damp paper towels in a zipper food bag and placed over my heater duct outlet. Others I planted in potting soil wit a lid over the container and placed inside one of my heating ducts. Both ways took about a week. My last set of 80 meiwa seeds all rotted. Meiwa kumquats are very hard to start. Today I ate my last 2 Meiwa kumquats and saved 10 seed to through outside in the 20F snow. I am not wasting any more time sprouting Meiwa seeds. Its a lot of work. Steve...See Morebike2work
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