Struggling Potted Lime Zone 5
Matt McLagan
6 years ago
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Comments (21)Thankyou Patricia for your extremely kind words. Growing citrus this far north is extremely rewarding. I have been doing this for over 10 years and I have loved every minute of it. It can also be very heart breaking when you loose one. I have lost 2 this year and maybe 3 , I have never lost one in over ten years. We had so little sun this winter I have never seen this . I really do love my hobby and it will give me something I love to do into my retirement. Patricia I hope you are north of the Mason Dixon line a major cold front is moving south and could bring record cold temperatures this week. Patricia once you get the hang of it you will see how easy it is to grow citrus even for us northern gardeners. There is nothing better than fresh limes and lemons Evan that is a real nice rio red grapefruit I have tried to grow one but grapefruit need a lot of heat, did not work out. Nice bearss lime also , let me see one of your favorite drinks wouldnt happen to be margaretta's would it? Brian...See MoreFinger lime tree. Zone 5b
Comments (7)Thanks Emily! I’ll let others with more experience chime in, but Ive heard grafted trees need to reach 3 years of age before they can sustain fruit (this may not be true, mind you). I’ve also heard that a tree should have around 25-30 leaves per fruit. Again, hopefully someone on here can provide you with accurate advice and information. Pretty little tree - I’ve heard great things about their trees :)...See MoreCalamondin orange tree struggling a bit. 5b
Comments (9)Yes the soil on a few of my container citrus was getting a bit hydrophobic from drying out too much between waterings, the top of soil would look wet after watering (but was dry directly beneath) and on the hottest days some trees would have cupped leaves from the water stress. After looking into the leaf cupping I noticed the trees were not getting properly irrigated throughout the root zone like the trees in the other mix were. The mix I've been using lately is too heavy on the bark chips and perlite to go very long without watering in this heat, I think I may go back to the mix I was using before whenever I up-pot them next...See MoreLittle lime zone 4
Comments (5)The tiny buds will enlarge and become "typical" sized LL blooms... sort of... they do get a little bigger once the plant matures and has been established in the garden but not as large as 'regular' Limelight's blooms....See Moreyovan mcgregor
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