Citrus/Tropical Greenhouse zone 7b
Here's everything I've planted in my greenhouse since March 17th of this year. This is an ultra-high-density project I've been working on. Planted in heavy clay, even the avocado. Top picture is Fruit Punch
Wurtz Avocado
Truly Tiny Banana
Ruby Supreme Guava
Meyer
Sad Coconut Cream, but recovering
Rio Red
Cara Cara in almost full bloom
Persian lime
Valencia
White Jade Pinnaple
Sweet Tart
Pickering Mango
Gold Nugget
Clementine
Pink Lemon
Brown Select
Fukushu
Sanguinelli
Kary Starfruit
Smith Red
Minneola
Red Lady Papaya
Passionfruit, Frederick
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Comments (1)I am in zone 7b and have dwarf cirus fruit trees along with true tropicals bananas and pineapple. They do great and also taste great I have about 15 pineapples getting bigger by the day right now. Normally the trees spend the summer outside but get moved back in in October or when the first frost approaches. I keep my greenhouse set at a minimum of 55 degrees in the winter. Bob in North Alabama...See MoreIs there a hardy citrus for zone 7a??
Comments (5)I have a large citrus collection. Almost all of the collection (kumquats, lemons,oranges, mandarins, limequats, and citron) were overwintered in a location where they had to experience January temps between 32. and 50 F. I had one lonely Calamondin that I brought into the house with me, to spend the Winter at room temperature (70 F. plus). Guess which one is as dead as a door knob and which ones are currently in bloom. I learned my lesson and have given up on overwintering anything but (more tropical) limes in the house. I loved that Calamondin and am now looking to replace it....See MoreZone 7b - Will Grow In-Ground or Die Trying
Comments (11)I agree totally. I am on Long Island, and the temps here can get quite cold for long periods of time as well. Just down the Road from me (and am sure at my location as well) Temps have dropped into negaqtive double digits quite a few times in the past, cold enough for only Trifoliate Orange. Officially even that species is overtaxed by the record -23 below. Somehow the US government listed my section of Long Island as 7a :). But I digress. You are in 7b, but that is still cold enough to make most Citrus and related unsuitable for your region without protection, even Fortunella would have a hard time. I would reccomend once again temporary shelter. Maybe not designed as MtTexas has done, but something very similar. Actually I was thinking about the problem and think you could make something fairly modular & easy to erect. I don't think it would look to bad having it covered up for the cold months of Nov-Mar. Anyway I am writing up a small simple design which may help make it a bit easier to cover things up during the winter. I will post it shortly. VTY -Mark...See MoreCan citrus winter outdoors in 7b
Comments (10)Bring them in is not an option so much I live in apartment and got carried away lol. I might have to green house the deck lol I hope few others chime in on this. Ure box looks great and wish I had room for it. It rarely gets below 32 here but sometimes we have freak winter where its 10 degrees for a day or two. I would 911 bring them in on nights below 30 degrees worst case I can take them to my moms house use guest room and daylight clf it like no tomorrow. I have until November the 15th to do something accorded to the 45 day forecast it will not go below freezing until then....See More
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last yearlast modified: last yearGeneral update along with notable growth on some plants. Everything looks a little yellow so I hit everything with some seaweed and fish. Its been over 34C this week and will be for the next, so I've also upped the water.
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This mango is blowing me away with how fast it's growing. It two flushes last year in a pot, but its already had two within the past two months!
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This thing is flowering twice as much as it did in a pot and has exploded
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This moringa was literally 4in tall when I planted it. They grow fast!
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For those interested in palmage, here's my bismarckia I've had for a year, another I got in Florida, and my trachy I've also had for a year in the ground.
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last yearUpdate: End of season. Here's how they turned out at the end of the season. My greenhouse is a mess because I jammed everything in here. The random water bottles are for heat retention and the bubble wrap.
Smith Red
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last yearThe greenhouse is doing great. I do have a thermometer that I use to keep track of the absolute minimums and highs. The coldest it has gotten has been 10.5C. If you intend on building your own greenhouse I don't recommend buying the one I did. It's an outsunny 26x10. They say that it's a UV-treated "6mil" plastic. As soon as the sun stops hitting it the temperatures fall rather quickly despite the bubble wrap and water I have, but I haven't covered the entire house in bubble wrap yet. Since I take off the plastic in the summer I didn't buy a more permanent solution such as double poly insulation.
The lowest temp we've had here was -7C outside but inside it was around 10-14C thanks to the propane heater and some circulation fans. It's more than enough to keep it well above freezing. I'll probably end up enlarging the structure using infrared 8mil plastic instead of a square shape. To my dismay, the cold temps have triggered the mangoes to initiate the early stages of their inflorescence, which I really wanted to avoid until January to February. But here's how their doing and some close-ups of the mango buds and papaya fruit.
Pickering
Overview
Coconut Cream
Fruit Punch
I'll update this thread from time to time as long as I don't forget about it. Thanks for tuning in!
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I almost forgot about this post I made, so thank you for reminding me!Here's a sizeable update on how things went during the winter months. Even in the December armageddon, the lowest it got was 7-8C inside the greenhouse. Outside it was -19C at the lowest. You don't even want to know what my heating bill was. But just know that it wasn't anything like what I would've spent if I heated it fully with electricity, I also used s small space heater on the other end of the greenhouse to not use as much propane. But now that that's out of the way, here are some pictures!
The Smith Red
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Sanguinelli
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There's some other stuff I plan on introducing to the greenhouse, like sapodilla, white sapote, and other dwarf varieties of trees. I also forgot to photograph the papaya, guava, and avocado. The papaya got some root rot but it's coming back, and the avocado is also finally coming back after not doing anything for an entire year. The guava is flowering and pushing new foliage. So there you go, how everything is going! I'm going to get rid of the crappy green plastic and putting on 8mil clear plastic instead before it gets cold again. I'm also considering making the greenhouse larger within a year or two, but we'll see how they grow this year.trianglejohn
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