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adriano Citruholic
Joined: 24 Feb 2012 Posts: 362 Location: Zagreb, Croatia
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Posted: Fri 25 May, 2012 7:06 am |
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"For every Ruby Red Grapefruit that dies from drought, you'll kill 200 from over watering". i have read this on one citrus link. Maybe the same goes for star ruby. _________________ i am in love with lemon |
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MarcV Moderator
Joined: 03 Mar 2010 Posts: 1502 Location: Schoten (Antwerp), Belgium
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adriano Citruholic
Joined: 24 Feb 2012 Posts: 362 Location: Zagreb, Croatia
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Posted: Fri 25 May, 2012 11:44 am |
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probably, the rootstock bitter orange is good for dry climate. _________________ i am in love with lemon |
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Millet Citruholic
Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 6656 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Fri 25 May, 2012 12:59 pm |
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I really don't believe over watering has killed a single container grown citrus tree yet. Remember, it is not the amount of water applied to a tree that kills a tree, it is the lack of available oxygen supply to the roots that kills the tree. Mediums, that are poorly constructed, that lack adequate air porosity, that have poor drainage, that are root bound, or are compacted, these are the causes of the tree death. The reason is because they do not supply good aeration to the root system. A well constructed medium, with excellent drainage, and air porosity, that supplies the required aeration to the root system, can be watered every day, even twice or three times a day with no problems. On this forum you can find posts describing two high level watering experiments that were conducted on container citrus plants. One conducted for several weeks, the other experiment for a complete month. The experimental trees were watered up to three times daily for the length of the experiment. The correct solution is not limiting the amount of water given, but rather providing, or correcting, the type of medium that container citrus requires.
Millet
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Feb. 4, 1906 - April 9, 1945) |
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adriano Citruholic
Joined: 24 Feb 2012 Posts: 362 Location: Zagreb, Croatia
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Posted: Fri 25 May, 2012 2:09 pm |
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Thank you, medium is a pot, i suppose. my have holes on the bottom. i guess the purpose is for extra water to go away. _________________ i am in love with lemon |
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Millet Citruholic
Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 6656 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Fri 25 May, 2012 3:27 pm |
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Adriano, I am not sure what you meant when you wrote in your above post..."medium is a pot".
To clear up what the definition of the word "medium" means, medium is the potting soil, of any type or mixture used inside the container to grow the tree.
Millet
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Feb. 4, 1906 - April 9, 1945 |
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adriano Citruholic
Joined: 24 Feb 2012 Posts: 362 Location: Zagreb, Croatia
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Posted: Sat 26 May, 2012 6:14 am |
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i was wrong, i thought you talk about pot. word constructed reminds me on some solid structure, not soil.
anyway it is more simple to grow in ground citrus, no concerns about overwatering. i guess you can not overwater in ground citrus, especially in my type of terrain, which has good drainage. _________________ i am in love with lemon |
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MarcV Moderator
Joined: 03 Mar 2010 Posts: 1502 Location: Schoten (Antwerp), Belgium
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Posted: Mon 04 Jun, 2012 3:08 pm |
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Today I cut off one of the two ripe fruits of my Buddhas hand tree, and cut the fruit into pieces so I could taste it. I started by trying the outer yellow skin. This was very lemony, but also a bit sharp and not really suitable to eat. A bit to my surprise, the taste of the white inner part was much better! It was sweet and very lemony! There was a slight bitter aftertaste that very much reminds of the taste of grapefruit. _________________ - Marc
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Laaz Site Owner
Joined: 12 Nov 2005 Posts: 5679 Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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Posted: Mon 04 Jun, 2012 5:28 pm |
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How many seeds did you find? _________________ Wal-Mart a great place to buy cheap plastic crap ! http://walmartwatch.com/ ...
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MarcV Moderator
Joined: 03 Mar 2010 Posts: 1502 Location: Schoten (Antwerp), Belgium
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Laaz Site Owner
Joined: 12 Nov 2005 Posts: 5679 Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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Posted: Tue 05 Jun, 2012 8:58 am |
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And you find the problem with these sellers... It takes 3-5 for most citrus to fruit, by then the seller is long gone with your money.
Maybe I'll start selling seed for a basket ball size seedless blood orange. _________________ Wal-Mart a great place to buy cheap plastic crap ! http://walmartwatch.com/ ...
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MarcV Moderator
Joined: 03 Mar 2010 Posts: 1502 Location: Schoten (Antwerp), Belgium
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Millet Citruholic
Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 6656 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Tue 05 Jun, 2012 3:18 pm |
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Photo shop. -Millet |
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MarcV Moderator
Joined: 03 Mar 2010 Posts: 1502 Location: Schoten (Antwerp), Belgium
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Posted: Tue 05 Jun, 2012 3:55 pm |
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Millet wrote: | Photo shop. -Millet |
Dang! You found out!
...made that one myself! _________________ - Marc
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ivica Moderator
Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 658 Location: Sisak, Croatia, zone 7b
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Posted: Tue 05 Jun, 2012 3:57 pm |
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MarcV wrote: | I will definitely take a few of those seeds! |
Count me in! _________________
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