Last week, I asked the seller to send mine Mandared after 2.4.2013 because of possible frost damage during transport.

Ah, so Radoslav and Sylvain are the other buyers! I noticed that, shortly after I ordered mine, two others were sold!

5 sold so far, so have to find/identify another two members of the Mandared brotherhood.

Yes, the pot was broken and the dirt going out like for yours.

I think if we ask on the French forum we shall find the other buyers. I believe they were six to sale at the beginning. This makes a larger brotherhood.

Today I sprayed all my plants with a solution of horticultural oil. Apparently many plants had become infested with scales and/or red mites. I found that a bit odd, as I sprayed all my plants toroughly before taking them inside for the winter.

Apparently the pests have a preference for certain plants. Last winter my bearss lime was full of red mites and now again they were all over the bearss lime!
The scales seem to have certain preferences too.

I hope everything is gone now for a while. Took me 2 hours of spraying with a little hand spray to do all plants. I have 2 painful hands now!

It's about time I make another photo update of my plants. Some (meyer lemon and chinotto) are in full bloom now. The seeds of the seville oranges I got from Mike/Citrange are all germinating now.

With a tank sprayer you can do it in no time! I use it for the same purpose. No pain at all...

That would definitely be easier, but it's probably a bit of an overkill...

It is usual problem of overwintering indoor with too low air humidity (red mites love it) and a bit higher temperature. Since I have citruses in greenhouse during winter, where temperature sometimes drops to zero and humidity during winter is higher then in house, I have no problems with those pests. In your case, I think, that putting pots outdoor in spring will solve this problem. Rain and fresh air is usually enough to reduce those pests.

Here's another batch of pictures. Plants are still inside...

Overview of the larger plants, mandared is in the front on the floor...


Smaller plants, differnt viewing angles. The drooping plant is the kara mandarin...




This is what has become of the star ruby grapefruit...


Etrog flowers...


Meyer lemon flowers...


Sanguinelli orange flowers...


Eustis limequat flowers...


Valencia late orange, still not ripe...


Small bergamots ripening...


Tahiti lime already setting fruit...


A few more overviews...




All my plants have at least some flowers or are starting to set fruit, except the two that I really wanted to flower. Neither the yuzu nor the finger lime has any flowers! Let's hope they still get some flowers later in the season!

I think you've missed one from the kitchen counter... j/k... Is there actually ANY space left inside?
How do you deal with your wife, who's probably getting crazy about your hobby...

I forgot to say, some very healthy plants!

Some more shots to show how full it actually is! I used a fish eye lens for these photos...

I love the fisheye lens... it brings a whole new dimension!

Marc, you must be at constant combat readiness? Geee, just look at that water gun... Do you shoot the bees in your spare time?
You might consider this bazooka as an addition to your arsenal. It's much more efficient with larger ones, like e.g. bumblebees.

Haha! I use the water gun to scare away the neigbours' cats! Not that it works though, by the time I have the gun ready they usually are already gone...