I am just sulking after having to finally bring my citrus trees inside, and watch as mealy bugs are getting at some of my (quarantined) succulents too.

The only bright spot, Mike, is I got confirmation my two little variegated pink lemon tree should arrive on 10/18, so there’s that to look forward to…

Growing season comes to an end and so does the traffic on a citrus forum. In a month and a half we will get traffic from people asking why the leaves are falling off their trees since they brought them inside and how to get rid of fungus gnats and mites.

Meyer, all of the fora are down in traffic!

These fora have the potential to foster both horticultural knowledge and social engagement.

Frankly, I engage more for the social exchange than the horticultural, and that's one reason I enjoy this particular forum, as participants share their experiences without necessarily needing to score pedantic points in some esoteric, botanical debate. Peace out.

Don't forget me. I don't usually have much to say but I post pictures often.

Steve

Relative newbie to the forum here, but also still around. Just only post when I can, which is not much with the time of year and dealing with the annual fungus gnat hoards that seem to get bigger every year. They're even coming up out of our drains this year. At least the DE and mosquito bits keep them out of the plants, now to just figure out how to keep them out of the house! Ha. And Ken, I would agree. Unfortunately once you switch from outdoor to indoor it's a totally different ball game.

I'm here. i sometimes feel like an out-lier because I live in the Central Valley of CA and all my trees live outdoors all the time. When the trees were little I would build teepees from 12' long 1 x 1s and then wrap those with garden cloth to protect them from frosts, but no more. Trees have outgrown the teepees, AND our winters haven't been cold enough to warrent the effort.

I feel a bit weird braggin about my newly picked crop in January when everyone else is snowbound.

My first frost is over a month late here. haven't brought anything in except my ponderosa one night.

made good progress on my trees this summer, my ponderosa came back from the dead and looks better than it has in the past 4 years. I have to figure out a setup for my indoor trees.

I have 2 500W LED (8000Lm) lights that I can use, Just have to build a proper setup for it and find ways to secure my valencia orange that I have been training upright all summer. It stilll requires a little bit of support since its a bit top heavy

its been a bad season for all my mandarins and oranges ( 15 varieties). Only my lemons, limes and calomondin trees are doing well. By not doing well I mean fruiting as they all have been productive in prior seasons.

Newbie here but I'm still around. I read posts but I don't feel like I have much to contribute since I'm just figuring things out myself. Working on an update on my indoor-only trees.

So yeah, trees are still alive-ish (why do Meyer Lemons hate me).

1000 watts of LED lights seems like an awful lot of light. Make sure you wear sunglasses when you enter that room!

As for low traffic in the forum, I know I've been avoiding the forum for a while - a certain series of lemon posts had me seriously soured on visiting.

1000W is not even full summer sun exposure here in VA unless it is in a reflective tent covering 4 sqft. Crazy, right? I have multiple grow LEDs totaling shy of 500W and have reflectix around 3x6, that I use in my basement to just keep things alive through winter. It is more than adequate, though as everyone knows, my lemon sheds pretty much all leaves the week he comes in then come back with ginormous leaves in the lower light.

I won't bring my plants in until I've got mid 30s consistently. Hopefully, December this year.

I've got a tent with a 600 watt HPS in it and can not go in it without dimming it. It is what was commonly used in street lights before LED's came out. A 1000 watt led would be about as bright as 3 of those bulbs. Now when they sell LEd lights what they call a 1000 watt LED is actually about 300 watts.

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Mike;

Can you remember the past people and list there "handles" so I can work through whos missing.

Steve

Hey there, I’m new! I found this group looking for an explantion to why my lemon tree (unknown variety possibly Meyer) had a bountiful bloom then dropped all of it’s little baby lemons. I’m learning about the 511 soil and just ordered what I need to mix some up. Going to repot the lemon, as it is in bagged potting soil with some perlite tossed in, and I have a new Persian lime that I want to thrive so I’m hoping to start it out happy. I’m in Venice FL so they live on my lanai. I’m soaking up the wisdom...

Most of the flowers will drop. Hopefully some will set into fruit. Any pictures

There were about 12 baby lemons (I think) that popped out after the flowers dried up and fell off. I will post photos in the morning. They were about the size of big blueberries or small grapes.

The one remaining lemon from this last flowering, then one more before it drops and what it looks like where they dropped from.

This baby is from the previous bloom, plus I’ve got one half that size

Holy Molly, looks like I have some catching up to you!!!

I will read and press the like button and thank you for everyone taking a part.

Welcome to the new comers and thanks to those that I can always count on to be around.

I miss any that are not here but maybe soon will stop by.

Bonsai, I agree, Inside is so different and harder to adjust too! For as a short time as you have been here, you have had tons to offer and I enjoy all of it. Glad you are a part of these forums)

Mike, I had to take a break or else I would go postal on my laptop. But I do find the forums informative and places to exchange experience for sure.

Ken B - yeah, the LED wattage is often mis-advertised. For me, my wattage level is actually measured, as I need to keep the lights, heat pads, and fans under the 800W smart socket controller. I have 3 LED UFO grow lamps which are 120W, plus 4 smaller. It keeps the plants alive, and surprisingly the plants sometimes do put out new growth.

Mike, glad to hear that I've made at least some contribution. I'm still learning and have learned a lot. This forum has been a wealth of information when I've found questions that were difficult to answer.

That reminds me, has anyone found any good styles of stand up floor lamps that work well once your trees get big? My fukushu is quickly outstripping the rest of my plants and has made a nice little shade-tree in my bright living room, but it's getting to a height now where I'm needing to get creative with the lighting.