Please show how you stake your citrus tree.
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Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
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show me how you trellis/stake/handcuff your tomatoes :)
Comments (2)Tip: To see a lot of tomato trellis photos and get ideas, just google "tomato trellis" and hit the images button at the top of the page. Tom- I can't wait to see version 4.0....See MoreHow many lbs of fruit do you get off your collective citrus trees?
Comments (18)I get NONE, except for lemons on my meyer for my fish dinners and a few Oro grapefruit which I give to my boss for letting me bring to work. lol. Literally, there is not a one that deserves any of my fruit since NO ONE helps me care for them, nor are interested in my trees..I don't even eat citrus. I grow them for fragrance. I am getting a new tree, a Kishu which I can eat and I am hoping I get lots of of that. As for the other 30 or so trees, I pluck every fruit off before they can even grow, except for my lemon meyer which I use on my fish, saying about 4 pounds and my Oro, about 6 lbs.....See MoreAny of you with your citrus indoors showing new growth yet?
Comments (47)There's an orchid grower I follow who had spider mites on her orchids and battled it for a year or two. Then she finally figured out that instead of using commercial horticulture oil that wasn't readily available in her area, she can make a substitute using mineral oil. It's basically water, a couple drops of dish soap, and mineral oil at 2% concentration. The DIY mineral oil won't be as refined and pure as the commercial stuff but you can give it a try. Horticultural oil works on spider mites through suffocation so it should work if you apply it properly and consistently. The orchid grower advised to use a good spray bottle for the oil to distribute even and thin layers of the oil m. Otherwise you might put too much oil on the leaves and suffocate your leaves as well. Citrus can endure a lot more abuse than orchids but it's still something to watch out for if you want to try this out. Some information on horticultural oils for pest management http://ipm.uconn.edu/documents/raw2/html/831.php?aid=831...See MoreDo you grow your Citrus trees inside in winter and what's your set up?
Comments (48)Bklyn, it looks like you are using the same lights as I. Nice. Are those L.E.D light bulbs? Socal very nice. I love that reflection. It looks very bright in there. NO wasted light for sure. Kvetch, you are not kidding there. I can't believe how LONG we have had this cold, snow, and below average temps, and it's not even winter yet. I keep looking at the ten day forecasters outlook and now I see 30's . no 40's. I think I am going to be sick. The ones on the porch I have to water often if I use a fan. If I don't use a fan, it can take a few weeks before they need watering, but they only stay moist thank God. The one in my all season porch, I have to water those every few days because it's much warmer in there, much more sunlight, and I also use fans. LOl. I hear you about window hogging..lol Right now my tree and orchids are competing for the best spot. Jenny, very nice. One of these days I am going to get an Australian lime. Does it produce lots of flowers that smell nice? I would go after the fragrance more than anything.. Laura, didn't it seem like yesterday when we were growing them all outside? Boy do I miss the days when all you had to do was use a hose..((( Yes, all the twist and turns one has to take to get around each tree can be such a pain. Very nice looking too.I hear you got a couple of scale? That's easy to get rid of once and for good. Let me know if you need a suggestion.)...See Morenanzjade z5 MA
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