Unhealthy pomelo??
Meo(Southern Cali, z10)
7 years ago
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Meo(Southern Cali, z10)
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Comments (13)Looks like you already have new lateral branches growing. Your pot is definitely too small for that tree, which is why it looks as if you are getting salt buildup from fertilizer. Actually, I know little about container growing; and even less about grapefruit; but seedling citrus in general take a LONG time to produce fruit. MANY years ago I was assistant herdsman at the UC Davis Swine herd... used mostly for nutrition studies because the digestive system of a pig is virtually identical to humans. What does this have to do with grapefruit? A pig will eat almost everything, including another pig; but a pig will not eat a grapefruit; so I "reasoned", if a pig won't eat a grapefruit, then John ain't eatin' no grapefruit!! I do grow some Oro Blancos; only because the guy who gave me the buds told me they were Pomelos; I give them all to family and friends....See MoreAnyone addicted to fruit trees?
Comments (76)I bought a house with a backyard that is a former 60 years old citrus grove, one of the reasons I bought this specific house. The north part of the grove was Washington Navels and the south part was Valencia. The original home owners planted Minneola Tangelo and a Pink Blush Grapefruit, now 40 years old. Originally I was working on restoring it to look like the grove it once was but now I"m adding enough that it will look different as I have too many trees to fit. It originally had about 18 full size 20' diameter trees but I'm adding a few different varieties and have 58 original trees plus trees planted plus trees in pots to plant. WAY too many so one 100' side is now going to be Espaliered citrus along the wall. Still have 6-7 in pots in the front walk. Another 5 different Avocados. Just grapefruit: Pink Blush, Duncan, Oro Blanco, Melogold, Rio Red, Valentine, Cocktail, Chandler Pomello. Of course, this many trees in drought stricken SoCal is a problem so I now am working on 1920 gallon rain water recovery and grey water recovery system. In the meantime, I have 8 42 gallon trash cans in the inside roof corners that get filled each rainstorm so I water with almost all rainwater recovery. I'm not addicted, really!...See MoreI'm breeding new cold-hardy citrus varieties for zone 8
Comments (154)Herman, thanks for the update. It’s great to see fruit already. How large are the Conestoga 026 Segentrange and Poncirus Plus fruit? They look similar to PT…….or are they larger…….photos can be hard to judge. Great to hear 5* Citrumelo has some sweetness. Fruit ripens around Thanksgiving……but the size is clearly larger than PT…….a nice selection. Getting fruit in 3 years is very fast. I gave my brother who lives in Fairfax, VA a seed grown Citrumelo 12 years ago and it still hasn’t bloomed! Keep the updates coming....See MoreHarris delivery: Shiranui and Bearss Lemon
Comments (37)Normally, in bonsai you pass a wire through two holes in the bottom so that you have a U shape sticking up through the pot. Then you wrap around and over the root ball and twist them together. In this case I wrapped it around the trunk snug. The plant will be pulled towards the bottom so have enough soil below the plant or it will keep being pulled lower as you tighten. A pair of wire is usually used, I used one in this case. This works nicely for pots that have "feet" otherwise the wire at the bottom will prevent the pot from sitting flat. This was the case for this pot but the pot is not stiff enough so it works. A better way for pots without feet is drill four pairs of holes and have 4 wires attached to it like this: Then you use the opposing pairs to tie the root ball and/or the trunk. I prefer root ball but if there are not enough thick roots near the surface I will wrap it around the trunk like this. First hand tighten but if you pull on the wires you will notice there is some slack. Use pliers to pull and twist the wires at the same time. Test with another pull and if there is no slack then it is good. At this point you should be able to lift the plant using the trunk with no visible movement. A plant that is tied has a far better chance of growing roots. Otherwise any movement of the plant (especially if it is top heavy) will cause the root ball to jiggle in soil and damage newly forming roots....See MoreMeo(Southern Cali, z10)
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