how often in a year do citrus produce fruit
This article will help you with this question.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/citrus/citrus-blooming-season.htm
How can you eat this. Well do u peel it or eat like a grapefruit
According to my research, the fruit is edible. The best method of eating them seems to be pickling, or making them candied. You can use the rind in the same way you would use orange peel.
Here is an article for more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/trifoliate-orange-tree/trifoliate-dragon-orange-tree.htm
Hello, 3 of my citrus plants are getting white spots on their leaves. I stored them for a few weeks in the garage to climatise them before bringing them inside the house to store during the winter under artificial lights as it is quite dark in winter in Sweden. I don'tknow how to remove those spots. Please advise and next steps.. thanks Selly
This is a mildew issue usually caused by high humidity, or over-watering. I have a remedy that will take care of both the soil, and the above ground portion of the plant. On the spray... if you can't get every ingredient then that is ok, as this is meant to be over-bearing and broad spectrum. It is safe to use on all plants at any time.
The recipe is as follows: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/flowering-maple/growing-flowering-maple.htm
Can you please suggest an organic mulch that has a good reputation for all kinds of plants? I have citrus trees, flowering trees/shrubs and cacti. Many thanks, and Happy New Year!
The answer depends on what your goals are for this mulch. Is it for weed suppression, retaining soil moisture, keeping roots cool, soil nutrition, improving soil tilth or preventing erosion? 2-4 inches of compost will nourish the soil but disappears in a year. Wood mulch breaks down more slowly so it doesn't need to be replenished annually. It won't rapidly improve soil nutrition but as it decays, it will replenish what is being used. Chopped leaves are often touted as soil gold; they break down fairly rapidly, nourishing the soil, and they are light and airy which allows air to penetrate the soil. Unchopped leaves tend to mat down, so along with inorganic mulches they actually slow water and air penetration. Why not use compost or chopped leaves as a top-dressing and cover with coarse wood mulch? Fine mulches, such as cocoa hulls, tend to repel water and slow down air penetration. Whether you use shredded wood or nuggets is a personal preference matter. The longest lasting wood mulch is bark; the downside is that a slower decay rate means less soil nourishment annually. The richest soils are found in river deltas and forest floors. Try to recreate the forest floor in your garden.
I have a lime tree, Mandarin and lemon tree that I brought indoors about a month ago due to cold weather. I had them covered by plant fabric and they were OK but I was worried about the light. The are now in my hot tub room (plenty humid) under a grow light for 10h a day. My lime tree is losing leaves and fruit by about 50% so far. I would say 50 limes now to 25. I water once a week until it comes out the bottom. The only thing I noticed was spider website and I do remember seeing spiders outdoors but haven't indoors. I'll send you pics to pick your brain. The lime is on right, then mandarin and lemon on the left. Thank you
Webs on plants are often made by spider mites, so check your plants for these tiny arachnids. You can learn about them here:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/spider-mite-treatment.htm
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/C107/m107bpmites.html
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7405.html
I think the more important issue for your plants is the light level, though. Unfortunately, it's very difficult to give plants as much light indoors as they get outdoors, so most plants will lose some leaves and/or fruit when they're brought indoors. A sunny window combined with a grow light or two is usually the best option. If you don't have a sunny window, you could use a couple of grow lights and use some mylar sheets or other reflective material to increase the light that reaches the plants, as described here:
http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/kobayashik/supplemental.html
Hi I have a citrus tree I think orange but may be lemon. It had 2 stems, one doing better than the other, I cut the other stem off, and the tree took off, however now the tree is only growing branches with thorns on it. did I accidentally remove the fruit bearing stem and now just growning a thorny tree?? Thanks
In this case, it seems that you had a grafted tree. This means that there was a branch of a fruiting age tree fused onto the stalk of a seedling from a different, but faster rooting citrus. This is usually younger, and Not even close to fruiting age, but with the graft on the rootstock from an older tree, it can fruit in the first year or so.
Unfortunately, what it sounds like you have done is clipped the graft top. Sometimes, growth below the graft line will grow faster then the grafted top. These usually don't produce edible fruit, and are too young anyways. These will need to be clipped. They will usually have more thorns than a fruiting age branch.
That being said... If you have accidentally cut the grafted branch, you will be left with an unknown citrus variety that may or may not produce fruit in 4 to 6 years.
This article will give you a little more insight:https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/suckers-on-lemon-trees.htm
I have a small citrus australasica in a pot. It is indoors at present due to cold weather & frosts. The leaves at the outer edges of the plant have started curling up and although still looking green they are dry and crumble. I can find no traces of a pest infestatation. The soil is moist but not soaking wet
This is the natural process indoors. The lack of humidity and direct, unfiltered light causes it to go into a semi dormant state. You can supplement light with about 200 watts of horticultural lighting, and either put a humidifier next to it, or spray a few times daily with a fine mist. This will help out.
Here is an article for more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/citrus/growing-citrus-trees-indoors.htm