New addition.....Citrumelo (hardy grapefruit) arrived today!

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Post by JackLord » Mon Feb 25, 2013 1:20 pm

Tim:

It looks fine. Don't worry about it. It will grow like a mad thing this summer. Guaranteed.



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Post by TimMAz6 » Wed Feb 27, 2013 4:21 pm

I just looked inside the protection and the Citrumelo still looks OK!
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:00 pm

That's good news.
Your warmer temps will help now.
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Post by TimMAz6 » Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:23 am

I wonder if I'll be picking Citrumelos this fall? :lol: ...............I better stop dreaming. :wink:
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Post by lucky1 » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:07 am

Tim,

Sure...blast them into production with high P (N P K).
H has an acquaintance who has potted lemons, oranges, grapefruit, etc.
His trees give him fruit every year.

I'll give H the link to PN to pass on to him.
Maybe he'd be interested in joining PN.
So we can pick his brains...clean :lol: :P

Plus I'd love to see his photos.

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Post by TimMAz6 » Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:51 pm

Hi Barb,

it would be real cool if your H or his buddy would join PN to discuss the citrus. Perhaps they would be interested in growing some of these hardy citrus? 8)

Have you ever tried Poncirus trifoliata? :D
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Post by canadianplant » Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:33 am

Tim, there is a dicussion on the IBS site about citrus fert. Apparently its just high in P, while using iron, and it being chalk full of micronutients. It is also full of beneficial bacteria, since apparently citrus love high bioactivity in the soil. Heres the pic of the bag dude bought:

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Notice Barb, its labeled for avacado too..... The best part is that it seems generally organic..

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Post by lucky1 » Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:53 am

his buddy would join PN to discuss the citrus
H sees him infrequently, but I'll send a note to him on the next occasion.
I asked H to get some citrus fert advice from the guy last year because of his apparent huge success with potted lemons, limes, grapefruit, etc.

The reply (third hand :lol: ) apparently was: in spring, copious amounts of 20-20-20, then zap 'em in late spring with high P (think he said 0-60-0 but not sure).
So hold off, folks, until I get a reply from him.

Nope, Tim, I've never tried Poncirus...but I had 2 Calamondin Orange for a few years before they croaked. :lol:
And I've got a 7 foot Grapefruit that's never bloomed.

Jesse, thanks for that fert pic...probably good, safe stuff because the numbers are low.
But it does promote higher P than N and K which follows the guy's advice.

I've been giving my Grapefruit palm special fertilizer, it sure greens up the chlorotic leaves.
But I had been keeping it too dry, even in summer, which is a no-no.

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Post by TimMAz6 » Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:46 am

thanks for the fert tip Jesse............I think I have another 4 years before I see fruit on my Citrumelo???

Hi Barb...........let me know what your Citrus authority says.............I seem to be forming a Citrus collection with Pocirus, Citrumelo (Dustan & Swingle forms), Citrange, Hardy Ebay Citrus :lol: , and a couple others which may be Taichang lemons. Hopefully I can keep at least one of them alive outside. :?

Here's an update photo from this morning........the leaves look better today than last week!
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:53 am

the leaves look better today than last week!
Sure do! What a transformation in one week.

Yup, you have swung into citrus big time. :lol:

Re the citrus "authority"...hell, I should just cut to the chase and get his phone number. :roll:
"Hi, I'm a friend/wife of an acquaintance...no I'm not stalking you...just want all your citrus secrets...and join our group, no I'm not stalking you." :lol: :lol:

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Post by TimMAz6 » Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:56 am

Well have to change your name to 'StalkingBarb' :lol:
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Post by canadianplant » Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:41 am

You try Yuzu citus tim?
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Post by TimMAz6 » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:26 am

I did receive some Yuzu seed but none germinated. I'm impressed with these Citrumelo's. The one outside 'should' be 'Dustan'. I'm germinating some 'Swingle' Citrumelos now and also some Citrange 'Rusk' too. Both of these are 'hardy' to about 0F or so.
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Post by TimMAz6 » Tue Mar 26, 2013 7:39 pm

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Post by lucky1 » Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:07 pm

Perfect, Tim!

And like the other one, the leaves will plump up in no time.

What's the potted thing on the right?

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Post by TimMAz6 » Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:19 pm

Hi Barb

That potted plant is a bamboo cultivar Steve of NJ gave me last fall.......it's Bamboo ssp. 'dead'. Hopefully a root is still alive?
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Post by canadianplant » Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:32 am

Do you know what species it was Tim?
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:12 am

Bamboo ssp. 'dead'
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Post by TimMAz6 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:17 am

Hi Jesse,

no clue on the species of bamboo.......it was a nice graceful 4 to 5 foot tall bamboo type. I think a bunch of us are going down to Steve's garden again in April.......will get more! 8)
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Post by JackLord » Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:23 pm

Well in the end I was wrong. :oops:

The Citrumelos all took damage, but are already in full recovery mode. The Thomasville defoliated after holding up for most of the winter. The trunk and branches are still green though.

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Post by DarkNight » Sun Nov 29, 2015 9:25 am

Any updates on Citrumelo?

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