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Karoly
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Posted: Wed 04 May, 2011 3:33 am

I bought somewhere in middle of January this greenhouse(new) very cheap and start to build up in March. I have finished yesterday the stairs.
So, here are few photos:




Rangpur_Lime:

Imperial Lemon or C.Limon 'Lipo':

Citrus_Lemon:

C.Lemon 'Florentina':

C.Sinensis:

Clementine:

Sour_Orange seedling:
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ivica
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Posted: Wed 04 May, 2011 3:54 am

Karoly,
that is very nice.
Thank you for sharing.

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Karoly
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Posted: Wed 04 May, 2011 5:25 am

ivica,

Thanks a lot! Very Happy
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RyanL
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Posted: Wed 04 May, 2011 3:59 pm

Karloy, very nice work! I like how you dug down and built the brick sides. Dose this help conserve heat in the winter? I am looking to do something similar and have been looking around at greenhouse about the same size. Again, very nice and the trees look good also! Wink
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GT
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Posted: Thu 05 May, 2011 12:19 am

Karoly,

Great job! I also like your brick walls - they are made professionally.

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Karoly
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Posted: Thu 05 May, 2011 3:03 am

RyanL,
Here the winters are very cold and the summers very hot.
The greenhouse is not so big, has just 81.8 square feet.
I dug down to 19.7 inch because:

1. To win some air space inside.
2. To keep the greenhouse cooler for summer and warmer for winter theoretically, no experience yet.
3. The wall’s are from used bricks(cheap) and the thermal storage is enough good.

GT,
No news for you, I’m still waiting. Crying or Very sad

Thank you for all of you! Very Happy
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TimM NE Bama
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Posted: Thu 05 May, 2011 11:14 am

That looks like a good setup you have there and it should work well for you. Great job and I wish you luck. Tim.

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danero2004
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Posted: Thu 05 May, 2011 3:01 pm

Hi Karoly , I'm also interested if the tranch could provide some heat and cool during winter/summer time.

Good job! Laughing
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Karoly
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Posted: Fri 06 May, 2011 5:06 am

Tim,
Thanks a lot! Very Happy

Danero,

I can't give you any information because I have finished the greenhouse last week.
I will keep you updated later.

Thank you! Wink
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Karoly
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Posted: Wed 08 Jun, 2011 3:12 am

Couple of days ago, I have bought a kumquat very cheap. It was cheap because has already some twigs dieback and doesn’t look too healthy. First thing what I done is to check the roots. I wasn’t surprised, lot of dead roots (root rot)!
The potting soil was horrible, looks like mud (no aeration), this was the original soil used by Italian nursery. I remove the soil from roots and repotting in a soil with good drainage and now waiting. Wink
I bought it because lot of people complained about kumquat\aurantium dying in the fall\winter and I would like to see what’s happen.

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danero2004
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Posted: Wed 08 Jun, 2011 4:45 pm

Allthough the canopy doesn't look ok , the tree instead is very healthy as I see.

Good luck with your tree , and we wait for any info on the greenhouse in the fall/winter time.
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Karoly
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Posted: Sat 23 Jul, 2011 1:54 pm

Some updates with my kumquat. Very Happy
The flower buds doesn't look like on the other citrus variety. Shocked



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Posted: Sat 23 Jul, 2011 2:14 pm

Those are normal kumquat flower buds, and yes kumquats bloom mid June - July.

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Karoly
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Posted: Tue 26 Jul, 2011 6:51 am

Thanks Laaz! Very Happy
I was fascinated by the form of flower buds which are not the same(for me) like on the other citrus variety and I found it very interesting, like the leaves doesn’t have citrus smell. Cool
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Karoly
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Posted: Sun 21 Aug, 2011 5:56 am

Few updates. Wink
Nagami Kumquat now loaded with fruits Very Happy





Building Hungarian forest Laughing

PT:



Sour Orange:


GT, thanks to you mate!!! I have already give around 10 seedlings to some friends and 5 was eaten by snails! Very Happy



Few bark grafts made last month:

Nagami Kumquat:


Clementine:


Meyer:


Okitsu Satsuma:
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