New thread on Summer Citrus Grafting
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Container citrus thread! all welcomed!
Comments (46)CitrusWeekendWarrior, I believe the trees you are referring to are my pictures from Filoli Estate Gardens in Woodside, CA. I wish they were my trees. I don't believe they were ever planted in the ground, I think they're just very old and very pampered. Filoli has hoards of gardeners to take care of their plants, don't be jealous :) -Max...See MoreSpring citrus pics and grafting update...
Comments (15)Hi Jinny and Sunshine! I hope you guys had a great day yesterday. Jinny, the red lime has one fruit from where it blossomed over winter. It had a ripe lime I removed recently. It is now really sprouting, so maybe it will bloom again. Not sure what the blooming cycle is for it or if it’s everbearing. I hope your BDF buds. Mine took its time also, but has been outside longer than yours I suspect. Another of mine that’s on fire (do you guys have one?) is my Seville...Jinny, I’m pretty sure you do ). This one definitely needs a new container.every branch pretty much looks like the last pic! What a grateful tree!...See MoreSUMMER is here... Seasonal thread part 2
Comments (203)I wonder if I'll ever get to my afternoon chores. It's 98F, so I won't be outside until much later. It was bad enough yesterday at 97F--let h#ll on earth begin. I can tell you we have air conditioning, and it's running (itself to death-ha). I remember my days as a young married. We had no AC in our little house, and I sweat all night long with a big fan blowing on us and all windows open. I would lie in a lawn lounger in the evenings, reading, until it got pitch dark, and then reluctantly go inside to the house/furnace. But enough of past travails.... Lisa, thank you so much for confirming that I also grow Chinese forget me not. I went through all my seed packets from last and this year, and found nothing that could explain the campanula, but my Chinese forget me not seed came from Select Seeds. I like that seller a lot. I've heard of those water forget me nots, but since we're so dry, I didn't try them. I agree the Chinese type are more colorful. Jim, I spotted that little helper of yours. You certainly capture some wonderful photos of insects and birds. I simply can't do it. Dilly, you've got a smiling brunnera leaf. I think it's the cutest one. After the adorable and happy little boy, I like the useful kitty. She looks just like our old codger, Clancy, only your kitty is prettier. Same markings and colors almost exactly. I am so impressed with your roses, Cobra lily, and especially that hardy geranium, Havana Blues. I have too many Rozannes, and she is sprawly in my garden, though I love all her blooming. I love hibiscus Luna Red, which I also grow. You are a little ahead of us, so mine are not blooming quite yet. I hope the weather moderates before they pop open. Our dry heat just destroys hibiscus blooms. Your Julia Child looks great, and I hope she is a bloom machine for you. Ingrid, many thanks--especially because I so admire your skill as a photographer. I'm sorry about your heat, which is bad here, too. It's that suffering time of year for plants and humans alike. A little rain might be nice, but it's not going to happen here. Take care from all of us, your gardening friends. Diane...See MoreGrafting citrus choices
Comments (5)Not necessarily trying to discourage you from grafting, but you might consider just growing individual trees for now. See how they do in your particular winter quarters. If your basement is really warm, they may be plagued with bugs or not grow well. And it can be difficult enough to get one variety to grow and fruit well, let alone a tree with multiple varieties. Grafting, in my limited experience, is best done in summer when plants are actively growing outdoors. But having multiple varieties on one tree can be tricky because they all grow at different rates and one variety may take over. I'd consider grafting if a particular variety was difficult to obtain and I had access to scions through the mail. There are tons of citrus grafting videos on YouTube. But I think they don't always tell you the best time of year. Your goal seems to be to get fruit, so I think you'd be the most successful with growing individual plants, for now. If you have tons of success, then venture into a 'fruit cocktail' type of multi-grafted tree. For cooking, consider key lime (love my key lime pie!) , lemon, and Persian lime. For eating out of hand, I like and have had success with any early-bearing mandarin/satsuma. I'm also hoping the Oroblanco is good. It's a sweet, acid-less pummelo-grapefruit hybrid (my plant is still young though). Oranges and grapefruit I can get in the store....See MoreDave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
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