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Las Palmas Norte
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Joined: 18 Nov 2005
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Location: Lantzville, Vancouver Island
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| Posted: Thu 25 Jan, 2007 9:44 pm |
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I brought in my Key lime a couple of weeks ago during a cold spell. I had intended to move it back out ASAP, but it no time at all it started to flower. Now I don't want to move it back out and risk losing fruit set.
Cheers, Barrie.
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Laaz
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Joined: 12 Nov 2005
Posts: 5679
Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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| Posted: Thu 25 Jan, 2007 9:53 pm |
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Is this one of your seedlings Barrie ? Looks to be in great condition. |
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Las Palmas Norte
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Location: Lantzville, Vancouver Island
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| Posted: Thu 25 Jan, 2007 10:10 pm |
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Yes Laaz it is. You may recall advising me to top the main stem last spring. It's since gotten fuller and (as seen) flowering for the first time.....roughly 4 years from seed.
Cheers, Barrie. |
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Laaz
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Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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| Posted: Thu 25 Jan, 2007 10:13 pm |
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Congratulations Barrie ! Get the Corona's ready for the fall harvest ! |
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Las Palmas Norte
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Joined: 18 Nov 2005
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Location: Lantzville, Vancouver Island
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| Posted: Thu 25 Jan, 2007 10:16 pm |
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Absolutely! Whenever I have an ice cold Corona and key lime, I have to pinch myself to see if I'm dreaming! hahaha.
Cheers and thanks, Barrie. |
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Millet
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Joined: 13 Nov 2005
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2007 12:47 am |
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Barrie, that is one healthy looking tree. You have done an outstanding job growing that Key Lime. You should go into the nursery business. - Millet |
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Patty_in_wisc
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Joined: 15 Nov 2005
Posts: 1842
Location: zone 5 Milwaukee, Wi
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| Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2007 4:37 am |
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This is really making me want to grow from seed. I have a grafted key lime for just over 4 yrs & NEVER got a lime!!
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Skeeter
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Joined: 23 Jul 2006
Posts: 2218
Location: Pensacola, FL zone 9
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| Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2007 11:57 am |
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That is a nice looking tree-- perfect looking leaves-- I hope my key lime seedlings will do as well.
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justjoan
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Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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Location: Brooklyn Park Mn Zone 4A
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| Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2007 1:12 pm |
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Beautiful tree, I love starting them from seed, a real accomplishment! 
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bencelest
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Joined: 13 Nov 2005
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Location: Salinas, California
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| Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2007 1:15 pm |
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Yeah!
Perfect spicemen.
You must have a secret you don't want to tell us. |
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valenciaguy
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Joined: 24 May 2006
Posts: 340
Location: Southern Ontario, Zone 6a
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| Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2007 5:02 pm |
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Nice tree, hope my seedling gets that big. Good luck with keeping the fruit on. |
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Las Palmas Norte
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Joined: 18 Nov 2005
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Location: Lantzville, Vancouver Island
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| Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2007 5:27 pm |
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"You must have a secret you don't want to tell us."
No secrets here. Just good advice from Laaz & Millet. I do keep it outside as long as possible and have even subjected this to a degree or two of freezing temps with no effects. That was as much as I dared to push my luck. It's planted in a combination of starter mix and CHC.
Thanks for the compliments but I couldn't have attained the same level of success without the advise from this board.
Cheers, Barrie. |
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Ecomtl
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Joined: 21 Mar 2006
Posts: 174
Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada
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| Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2007 6:15 pm |
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You said you toped it a while back. How tall was it when you did thid may I ask?
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Las Palmas Norte
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Location: Lantzville, Vancouver Island
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| Posted: Sat 27 Jan, 2007 5:06 am |
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If memory serves me, it was about 4' tall or more, and I took about 18" off the top last spring. It was a bit disproportionate and needed balance. Shortly afterward, new shoots began at many points along the stems filling out this Key lime nicely.
Cheers, Barrie. |
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garnetmoth
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Joined: 28 Nov 2005
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Location: Cincinnati, OH
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| Posted: Sat 27 Jan, 2007 1:40 pm |
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gorgeous tree!
Ive got one 1-yr old from seed that is a bit slim and sparse, I may top it this summer.
Good luck! |
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