How is everyones winter citrus setup going?
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Mature New Zealand lemonade grafted to New Zealand lemonade seedling from fruit of Parent New Zealand lemonade
Seed grown Fukushu kumquat tree.
Seedling Fukushu kumquat
close up tree is a seedling Meiwa kumquat.
Fukushu kumquat grafted to sour orange with a Poncirus Trifoliata interstem.
Fukushu on C35.
Fukushu on Flying dragon.
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Proposed winter setup for cuttings,will it work?
Comments (3)Your climate is similar to ours here in Virginia. So, you have two things in your favor for the summer months - heat and humidity! I find most cuttings root best in summer because of heat. However, I have tried rooting cuttings (mostly generic yellow) over winter and they do root, but are slow and you have to watch the moisture more carefully, I think. But if you have a warm room and some light, they should root. And you don't have to be quite as careful about them getting rained on like you do when you root them outdoors (unless you have a leaky basement)! As for seedlings, they also germinate faster with some warmth. You might try them in a sunny window in a baggy - just make sure they don't cook! Over winter, seedlings will need a lot of light and/or be placed under a growlight. For well-rooted larger plants, expect them to drop leaves slowly in the early winter after you bring them in. I usually cut off the leaves since they are prone to spider mites indoors. However, with a fan, higher room humidity, and some misting, you might just be able to delay their appearance a bit. In any case, you'll want to hold back on the watering quite a bit over winter, especially if they defoliate. If you have a bright room with natural light, the plants will notice the longer day length in Spring and begin growth. In late Spring/early Summer I move mine in and out depending on weather, night temps, etc. Night temps should be above 55º. 80ºF+ daytime and 60ºF+ at nighttime are ideal. I try to keep them under an eave and dry if they haven't leafed out yet. Hope this helps!...See MoreCan I see your winter setup?
Comments (97)Hi all, I'd be curious to any new tips anyone has learned over the years. I just re-read this threat and it's full of useful information. A few questions: 1. Regarding fans/circulation, does everyone have the fan mostly blowing directly on their shelves. Consistently or intermittently (side to side moving fan)? Other than affecting leaf temperature and promoting growth, does it worsen vs help pests such as scale or mites? 2. Ewwmayo, how do you secure your sunblaster lights onto the wood strips? I'm still using the sunblaster plastic things that you buy separately to secure multiple light fixtures together, but they are really flimsy, and it is difficult for the lights to fit in them. Thanks...See MoreHow's everyone's winter gardens going?
Comments (12)Silvia, nice little tomatoes! Of course, the rest of your garden is as spectacular as ever. I can't wait to see it in a few years when all those trees mature. This is all I have by way of tomatoes waiting to be planted right now. Everglades are very overgrown, but will be buried deep, so that's o.k. The other two are Cherokee Purple clones I took right before the freeze "just in case." Not shown is one spindly Supersweet 100 that is destined to be planted out in the outside garden, or in my neighbor's yard, if we can work something out, which I'm sure we can. They want veggies, I need sun. There is also one little red pepper plant hiding in there grown from a store-bought fruit, so don't know how that will work out, but I'll see, I guess. If it works out, I will be able to grow much more than I am now....See MoreIkea lights for winter...my setup - here ya go Mike...
Comments (26)Hi Laura - Yes I used them last year for my citrus and bought another set thanks to the enablers here (hint hint). lol The base leg spread is adjustable (you can lock the legs to splay to a narrower diameter as long as you check for stability) and since the legs are thin, you can actually position them so they tuck in between the pots (and doing that will give them more stability). The telescoping part goes up to 7ft but I kept them to about 5ft (i.e., didn't raise it up to the final height), which kept the clamps on the lower thicker portion. The poles have a groove on each side that you can clamp the lamps on too, and the lamps clamps were rubberized which help to keep them in place. Since these lamps are pretty lightweight, even with a bulb, they really didn't move unless knocked pretty hard and even then, they mainly just tilted (they didn't unclamp). I had 2 lamps on each pole - one at the very top resting on and against the base of the block for the final telescoping portion and another about a foot or two below that. Since the lamps are clamps, it would be a similar situation for clamping on any type of narrowish pole like those on a floor lamp. You could always tape them in place too if you are uncomfortable with them falling or if Enzo gets too close. ;-)...See Moreponcirusguy6b452xx
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last yearIt is a battle against low humidity here. Once the radiators go on I will close in this corner with a clear curtain and squeeze the rest of my citrus in.
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last yearSo sorry to hear about the greenhouse! Here are a few of mine:
Passion vine hung with fruit and nagami kumquat. Ignore the yellowed leaves, winter came early and it's a bit cold already. The passion vine always yellows a bit when the cold hits and loses some leaves, then comes back with a vengeance after I trim it come spring. I always want it to go a little dormant so I can trim it back by at least a third if not more, otherwise I would have no other plants in that window. The nagami has fruited for the very first time since I've had it and has some real healthy growth. It's been a battle against many problems and I finally think I have all its issues solved. I didn't remove all of the nursery soil when I bought it and left some in place, turns out it was literal clay and hardened over the roots. Had to use a pick and hammer to remove it and then soak the roots earlier this summer. My lights are natural spectrum LEDs. No heat, but plenty of very bright light.
My little rangpur lime who finally took off this summer. This little guy is seed grown and had a rough beginning. I think he's finally out of the woods though! You can see more of the head on these lights and their srands in this photo.
When I get a chance I might post some of the fukushu. All mine are grown in place under lights and in their window which is in my living room by the couch. My fukushu actually overhangs the couch so you sit under it if you sit there and read. (It does get cooler there in winter since the house heating system doesn't really reach that part of the house). Definitely my favorite room in the house.
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last yearlast modified: last yearThrough happenstance I found a product to heat my garage this winter and I am really pleased with the results. It is a 500 watts - low wattage convection heating that doesn't dry out the air, won't trip the breaker but is still powerful enough to heat a 130sf to 150sf room. The product is an Envi 120v Plug-in electric panel wall heater -3rd generation (LE5012P). Made in the USA. There are no fans. A plate is heated and natural convection raises the temperature. It was designed for applications such as baby nurseries so it is super safe to use. The gentle convection and gentle radiant heat were a win-win for my citrus tree which really like it.
https://www.eheat.com/envi-120v-plug-in-electric-panel-wall-heater-3rd-generation/
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last yearExperimenting with this waterfall this winter to raise humidity. Will keep you posted.
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last yearlast modified: last yearWhen I was growing in my living room I had to work with a fixed temperature and was working with a VPD between flower and high stress. That was brutal on new flushes and blooms. I used a combination of humidifiers and misting was the only choice I had in that grow environment to keep flushes alive. Each plant had its own micro humidifier.
As HCM said misting is short lived and needs to be repeated frequently over and over Some situation you have no choice. If you can use a humidifier in an enclosed space it is always much easier.
No longer growing indoors because I couldn't get the tree through the door. Bought this reptile mister today and are very please with how easy it was to set up. Easy to program.
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last yearMike, this is the greenhouse I plan to get but they are so pricey! saving up for it for next fall hopefully :) . And just for a change of scenery it will be a white colour this time!
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last yearThe tree pictured above I grafted to Seville sour orange rootstock. It is 2.5 years old. It is 57 inches tall by 30 inches wide. This is my second tree. The first tree grafted by Tom mysteriously died. I was able to get a few buds from it and 1 graft took.
This shows the state of the original tree when I took the 2 buds. Two trees died late last winter
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