Brrr. Brought citrus in..Low of 35 last night
The night time forecast called for a low of 35 degrees last evening, so, I brought all my potted citrus, bananas, figs and my potted cotton plant in and they spent the night in my sunroom. I had no room in my little upcycled greenhouse because that is filled to the rim with tomatoes, greens, herbs and two giant potted bananas. I took a few pictures before carrying them back outdoors this morning. It is the end of June right? Sheesh.. :D
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Hehehe... Gervase...$35... hehehe... yeah, right
Comments (13)My parents and I laughed and laughed at that photo - it sure enough looks like it is growing in a pot - and wouldn't that be something?! The trick was unintentional and yeah, the satsuma is planted in the ground. Seriously, the peeling is not done carefully. Satsumas have what is called a "zipper skin" because it easily rips right open and the fruit falls out. They are really good and if you know anyone passing up/down I-95, I'll send you some! But they are so darn expensive to ship - last box I sent cost $15 in postage - and that was a flat-rate box. :( If you lived closer, you could come pick all you want. My folks opened their tree to the neighbors and church friends just yesterday after all of the family had left. If you can believe it, there are still lots on the tree. Carol...See MoreIndoor Citrus Observations and Help
Comments (37)Update of new growth on my gold nugget dwarf mandarin. Again I see these small brownish spots only on new leaves. It appears that they may be causing the leaves to curl. Are mishapen new leaves any indication of scale or sap sucking insect? Also I've noticed that with my meyer and my mandarin fairly healthy looking leaves have been either dropping or turning slightly yellow since the new growth has taken over. Is this normal? I would expect the old leaves to be 6 - 12 months old so I have no idea if citrus will shed old, less efficient leaves when they feel that they have a good chance at steady growth for a while. Again the new leaves look very healthy (except what I think are baby scale which are causing slight curling)....See MorePotted Citrus: Overwinter Indoors or Out in zone 8b?
Comments (11)Thank you, Barb. I thought about putting them outside again until we get another freeze warning. But, I'm not sure if they like being brought in & out. And, they're too big to just bring in every night. We have fairly mild winters...but, it's those few cold spells that ruin things. I've thought about Visqueen before (making a makeshift greenhouse). But, both ends have steps that we use all year round (4ft wide openings in a 8ft wide deck). So, it would be difficult to completely enclose it. I do have some lighting inside, but I'm not sure if it's enough. The lemon started blooming just a few days after I brought it inside. It may have started blooming outdoors. If I ever get another house, my dream is to have a sunroom attached to a uncovered concrete patio, so I can have them on wheels and roll them in & out :) Thanks for your help!...See More5 below yesterday, 5 last night, snow on the ground.
Comments (25)After a 13-wk absence (except for the odd post) I am finally back home. No hostas in Dubai.....but I have some plans brewing in my head for the not too distant future, lol! Poolside at the Ritz, this past Wednesday, temperature 28-29C(winter in Dubai) around 4 p.m. Landing in Toronto around 3:30 aftn two days later - 13 1/2-hr flight I'm home! Brrrrrr Some pots frozen and snow covered on deck that I have to lay on sides yet. This is a great post! The photos are fabulous, starting with Sunnywood's and ending with Bruce's! Came home to find new AHS Journal amongst some mail. So excited, I ripped cellophane off and got into it ASAP. DAN, your Skywriter is the best picture in the Journal!!! I hope we Canadians don't have to wait too long to obtain one! I would buy two for myself immediately! Stunning, gorgeous, beautiful hosta. Glad to be back home....so glad to get into the forum too. Missed all of you. :-) Jo...See More
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Hobby, yes I definitely wish that some days. It rained yesterday morning for 10 minutes and then we had a balmy high of 117 degrees....
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Ours free range inside a very large fenced area as well. We also have 2 dogs, but only my big boy handles the chicken guarding, our female is more of a people person er dog. He is a Great Pyrenees which is an ancient French livestock guardian.
We first got chickens when he was still youngish, and we started them out in a chicken tractor and slowly introduced him to them. He sat by that tractor for hours watching them and finally we figured out we could trust him and they have been free range ever since. He is only pet stock, not from a working farm or anything but the temperament is innate. You just couldn't have a dog with any prey drive with chickens and that unfortunately rules out a lot of breeds.
The great pyr is not for city living, they bark a lot and are very independent but they are amazing. I am sure his barking has scared off any predators in the area, our main issue would be coyotes here, they are everywhere in huge packs but so far no ground attacks.
We have had hawk and owl issues... My husband saw an owl kill a duck and a Cochin chicken in the same attack.
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