Let's see your indoor trees grown under cold conditions! How are they?
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Meyermike(Zone 6a Ma.)
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThese are what I have in conditions of very cold temps. The temps out hjere never rise above 50 degrees and get as low as 40. I still have to water and use a fan to circulate the air. No bug issues, not having to fertilize, no leaf drop and the fruits just keep on growing anyways and ripening. They will stay out here until I can put them back out again then take off. So easy and no hassel.
Most of my citrus trees, cactus, orchids, dormant plants and orchids.
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Comments (27)Half of my tress are at my dads house in his sun room this winter. It's very sunny and warm, so I'm planning to continue fertilizing with foliage pro when watering. Osmocote plus too if they need it. They all have fruit, except one. They look happy. No signs of bugs or desease yet. They dry out quick over there. A good excuse for me to go over often and spend time with my dad who has come to LOVE eating calamondins out of hand. The other half of my trees are home with me in sunny windows. It doesn't get below 68F at night inside our home. It's well insulated. In the daytime I've been bringing them outside for more sunlight. When the nights are warm I just leave them out (like last few days it's been like spring). I need the exercise. I sometimes get a bee in the house however doing this. They are doing great. I'm going to continue fertilizing them this winter too. Broke a Calamondin limb off carrying one out, turned it into a cutting, will see if it roots. Last winter I didn't fertilize much at all. They looked hungry. This winter I'm going to try feeding them more. They look like they are liking it so far....See MoreLets see your July 2019 plant pictures! Anything you want to share!
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Comments (7)Vladimir, it depends on the tree. Shiranui gave me 5-6 trees this year (third year). The first year, it gave me none, second year two. And you know what? Oh I enjoyed each fruit! They are so good! I saw some at the grocery but at 4.99$/lb it’s too expensive for me. My fruits are as big as the one in the grocery this year! Calamondin gave me between 20-30 fruits I guess. I didn’t count but I know that I had to give some to my mother lol. it’d my first year with the tree. Minneola tangelo: third year and it gave my around a dozen but I should have thin some. The fruits are smaller than the one at the grocery. Last year, I got my first two fruits and they were smaller than the one at the grocery. Sudashi: I have this one for two years now. First year I had less around 6-7 fruits and this year I had a dozen during winter. Buddha hand: I got this one last summer and this year I have five fruits hanging on the tree. Not sure what to do with them but they are so special! Moro blood orange: I don’t what is special my treevbut it produces non stop this year. I have it for three years. The first three years it didn”t produced anything but this year, I have ten orange hanging on my tree and it has flower buds! Santa teresa: I think that it’s my second year with this one but I am pretty sure that it will outperform my meyer lemon. We shall see abou this one. So far I have more than 20 little lemons but maybe it will drop some. persian lime: my third year two. It’s a consistant bearer and gave me at least a dozen limes each year. Meyer lemon: also around a dozen each year. Except for my meyer tree which I have for more than ten years, all my other trees are under my care for three years or less. I apply what I learn here and my trees are oroducing more and more. Oh also Vladimir, this year I overwintered all my trees in my greenhouse and I don’t have fruit drops as much as in my basement. Amy...See More
Amy (montreal, canada)
4 years ago
poncirusguy6b452xx
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoI have only needed to run the heat in my greenhouses for about 10 days this year. My grafted Meiwa is in an unheated green house and looks good.
Fukushu from seed in 4th winter outside is 6 feet tall.
New Zealand lemonade. entering 3rd winter outside.
Valentine pomelo in 2nd winter outside.Steve
Meyermike(Zone 6a Ma.)
4 years agoJan
4 years agoMike My friend!! those are amazing trees we finally get to see them!! Have you harvested any of the fruits mike? Which ones have you harvested and which are your favourites this year? My greenhouse temps still read 50 degrees but my soil temps are just under 40 so far nothing is suffering :) it’s been so cold here lately freezing temps and the wind wow! Here’s to hoping for warmer weather in just a couple months :)
amy! Brian!! How are your New Years so far? Oh my I guess winter came late for us here this weekend they’re predicting below freezing temps and lots of snow woohoo since I’m still on my break I don’t have to go out just sitting by the heater in the greenhouse and making some tea :) I wrapped all my pots in garbage bags with Christmas lights strung around them hope it helps when it’s -14 Celsius from them freezing over! :) took a lot of lifting lol I’m definitely going plastic pots next year instead of clay the Heavy lifting is too much if they get any bigger than this. Brian that’s amazing that at that cold of a temperature all your citrus are still growing and active! Down to 38 you say?!? Magical!!
Not thick snow but boy did l love being inside watching it fall in the warmth and on break while it was cold and windy out!
Jan
4 years agoponcirusguy6b452xx
4 years agoMy indoor cold weather citrus tree are cold only because I kicked them outside
Steve
Monyet
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThis is a 2019 picture, nothing changed except fruits are more yellow and half are been eaten.
By February 14, nothing left except Meyers.
dnedd1 zone7 LI NY
4 years agodnedd1 zone7 LI NY
4 years agoponcirusguy6b452xx
4 years ago65F daytime. Furnace gets turnded off at 10:00PM House loose 10F over a 12 hour period when outside temperatures are ZeroF. Does this qualify as cold and indoor.
Fukushu under trash can light and heat source as described above.
lows in the 40'sF to50'sF
They are not supposed to grow
greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
4 years ago
norwoodn
4 years agoHere’s my first bloom on a Meyer Lemon cutting (no rootstock).
The cutting is about 18 months old, in a grow tent with QB LEDs and a temperature that is 65-85 Fahrenheit and humidity less than 62%. Grown in a coco mix. Grown outside in summertime.
I also have key lime, calamondin cuttings.
zone 4b
greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
4 years agoFirst tree is my Moro blood orange, which does really well.
I leave it outdoors for as long as possible to improve the quality of the fruit.
It is heavily laden right now, but I have begun to harvest. There easily another dozen oranges hiding in there.
greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
4 years agoThis tree is a Meyer lemon on its own roots.
It's a bit sulky from the cold, especially a light snow that got them before I had a chance to move everything into the greenhouse. Compared to that poor Hoya behind it, I'd say it's dealing with the cold rather well.
The fruit is excellent this year, though each is a little smaller due to how many I left on the tree to mature (around 20). I'm enjoying a cup of hot tea with Meyer lemon and honey right now.
Meyermike(Zone 6a Ma.) thanked greenman28 NorCal 7b/8agreenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
4 years agoAnd this is a cutting-grown plant of variegated pink Eureka lemon. The snow really did a number on it, and I even pruned off some branch-tips that didn't seem likely to revive. It will need to replace a number of leaves in the Spring. Still, it is holding 16 beautiful fruit that should be ripe around April.
In the very bottom of the pic, there are seedling plants of Moro blood orange and Meyer lemon.
Monyet
4 years agogreenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
4 years agoLastly, a Nagami kumquat grown from seed.
Due to lack of room in the greenhouse, and my general dissatisfaction with its performance, I decided to just leave it out in the garden this Winter. So far, it hasn't shown the nutrient deficiencies in the leaves as it has every other Winter, and it seems to be holding its own.
poncirusguy6b452xx
4 years agogreenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
4 years agoMeyermike(Zone 6a Ma.)
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agonorwoodn
4 years agoHere is my calamondin cutting that just opened its first flower. And my Meyer lemon cutting with the start of a fruit. The calamondin smells very fragrant as you’d expect, however the Meyers first flower had no fragrance just watered down.
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