How much fruit are you getting from your potted citrus tree
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Comments (10)stuffradio, your comment reminded me of a question that escaped me last night. You or anyone else can answer this question: when the catalog gives a ripening period does this refer to when the fruit will start to turn orange or when it is at its peak? And what do you mean ripe enough? I ordered a Giant Fuyu because the catalog said it ripens in October but I have since read that it ripens in November. If the ripening time means it will have good color and will continue to ripening on the counter the fruit will still be tasty...right? Or does it mean the fruit will began to color up until November? We may not have the heat to ripen the fruit in November and I have made a mistake in choosing this one. Which variety do you have, is your tree potted or in the ground, and when is your fruit suppose to ripen? Thanks guys...See MoreMy Citrus trees are quite happy in plastic pots, are yours?
Comments (31)Hi, Mike Thanks. It's been pretty busy weekend. My three kumquat trees (all in different variety ) have different metabolism... one is blooming like crazy, one just woke up and figured out it is time to start new grow, one is dying. Green Leaves drop and twigs die back. I searched up in internet, the symptom is not for any disease or pests, it is the root rot. This made repot decision easier. I just repotted this kumquat into gritty mix. Although it continues to loose leave and twig, but hopefully it will recover soon. This is my unknown named kumquat from China with very sweet fruit. I hate to loose it. My meyer lemon has few baby lemons on it and still puts out new growth. I am excited to see the lemons grow into larger size. My local grocery store had season end sales. The bark mulch I use for my gritty mix and 511 are on sale for $1 /2cf. I stock up a lot of them and stack them up to decompose a little more. This past weekend, I mixed big batches of 511 and gritty mix. Repotted my jasmine sambac "Grand Duke..." which just finished flowering. This was a cutting given to me last year from friend of mine. Mine survived over the winter pratically a stick, but started new grow this spring. My friend's plant died in winter so I need to grow my jasmie large enough to give him some cuttings. Moved all my Brugs. into 511 mix. They are all very happy, no more droopy leaves in the afternoon. I potted aout 1/4 of my plants with Gritty/511 in plastic. I am happy to recycle those plastic pots. I am a little heitate to move all plants into either 511 or gritty mix. I am evaluating the pros and cons. The gritty mix and 511 will reduce water retaintion , improve air circulation therefore less chance of root rot and improve root system and thus healthy plant. But it creats another problem... fertilizer and water waste. it is also harder to manage the fertilize timing. Every time I water/fertilizer the gritty mix/511 most of water with fertilizer in it come out at the bottom, which all goes to waste. It makes nearby grass grow much faster and greener than my plants. In winter time, when all the plants are inside, I must have a deep saucer under each plant in order to catch excess water....See MoreHow many bushels of fruit are U getting from your POTTED citrus
Comments (23)poncirusguy, In regards to your question about the kumquats, My favorite is meiwa then close second fukishu then nippon. One of my favorite things abut them is the summer flowering. Meiwa is simply the best tasting. They can be very sweet and somewhat tart at the same time, a very nice combination they also have a nice texture. The downside is of course they have a few seeds and sometimes they can have a bit of a bitter aftertaste from the oils in the rind. letting them hang into January or later seems to almost eliminate this. Fukishu is very good tasting. Sweet and juicy but not as sweet and a little more sour then meiwa. Its large which is nice but has (its hard to identify exactly) but maybe a slightly musky aroma. seedy. The growth characteristics of the tree are great for containers, short bushy and productive. Nippon is not as good for fresh eating but I do eat them out of hand. Nippon seems to be more of an ornamental or can be used to make awesome marmalade. Large fruit that are sour with some sweetness and can have a bitter aftertaste. They get sweeter but they have to hang on the tree for a while, into March or later - they will never get as sweet as meiwa or fukishu. They are seedy. People who prefer mostly sour with some sweetness may like nippon as much or more then Meiwa, My nippon is one of the most visually appealing trees I have, loaded but still somewhat upright with dark orange almost red fruit and long broad dark green leaves is simply strikingly beautiful in the winter, ill send you a picture later this season....See MoreHow much fruit to expect from fig planted inside a 15 gallon pot
Comments (3)Sergnic is correct that the climatic zone and the amount of sun that your fig gets affects production. It is also true that an in-ground fig as it matures produces many more figs on the average than a potted fig. Potted figs do tend to produce a crop of figs at a younger age than an in-ground tree. On the average, for the first several years with a tree in a 15 or 20 gallon pot, you will just have enough figs to sample (For a second or third-year tree, 40 or 50 figs would be a good crop.)In San Francisco, you also have to consider your climate, with the relatively cool climate with the fog coming in from the ocean. Choose your fig varieties to reflect figs that perform well in cool climates. (Osborne's Prolific and Desert King are examples. However, there are many other figs that would probably do well in San Francisco.)...See Moreponcirusguy6b452xx
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