lemon trees
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lemon trees
1) I'm wonering when to put trees into the ground? I have two lemon trees I've grown from a single seed.
2)how rare is for 2 trees to have seprate root systems seprate trunks to grow from one seed?
3)is MD a good enough (weather wise) for citrus tree's
the trees are now 6"(inces) tall with the same size root. it's almost that time of ther year when it gets cold so this is why i'mn asking.
2)how rare is for 2 trees to have seprate root systems seprate trunks to grow from one seed?
3)is MD a good enough (weather wise) for citrus tree's
the trees are now 6"(inces) tall with the same size root. it's almost that time of ther year when it gets cold so this is why i'mn asking.
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citrus trees in md???????? 6 inches is fine to plant in the ground, it can handle wind etc......my dilemma is, i dont think the citrus tree will survive ice and snow
with a indoor setup,proper nutrients,and a metal halide system, he can get 6 inches within a few months after he gets a tail,and transplants the seedlings into its first medium. 60 days later or so, you would transplant again one more time into a bigger container, grow for 6 weeks give or take a few, then he would be ready to transplant it into the ground.
just check into the whole weather thing if you can even harvest fruit in that short period of growing time. if i had the room and lived up north, i would grow those hydroponically indoors
if you can grow lemon trees in md, with a shorter outdoor growing season, i would wait until next spring to plant outside, the plant will have a better chance of survival due to its current size
with a indoor setup,proper nutrients,and a metal halide system, he can get 6 inches within a few months after he gets a tail,and transplants the seedlings into its first medium. 60 days later or so, you would transplant again one more time into a bigger container, grow for 6 weeks give or take a few, then he would be ready to transplant it into the ground.
just check into the whole weather thing if you can even harvest fruit in that short period of growing time. if i had the room and lived up north, i would grow those hydroponically indoors
if you can grow lemon trees in md, with a shorter outdoor growing season, i would wait until next spring to plant outside, the plant will have a better chance of survival due to its current size
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thats what im thinking, here in fla citrus trees start buding in march/april and we eat the fruit in nov/dec/jan/feb lemons,oranges,grape fruit.............thats a hella of a growing season in a hot **** state with more sunshine than you could shake a stick at
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An adult citrus tree can handle 28 degrees for 4 hours, then it's toast. A young one is a goner at 32 degrees. I'm sure MD gets a lot colder than that. Even north FL is too cold. Luckily, lemons are the best citrus to grow in a pot, and will bear fruit eventually.
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you can get way better production indoors vs outdoors, provided you know what your doing
he can go hydro,metal halide for veggy stage,induce a hps light for a couple of hours everyday, 24 hours of light cycle if he wants,most go 18-6.....proper ventilation, dont over feed,even go organic hydroponic, imagine how that fruit would taste
he can go hydro,metal halide for veggy stage,induce a hps light for a couple of hours everyday, 24 hours of light cycle if he wants,most go 18-6.....proper ventilation, dont over feed,even go organic hydroponic, imagine how that fruit would taste
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got to figure out where to put it in the house now the back room is big enough but the problem is lighting
what freirefishing is talking about is way out of my budget but potting them and just briging them in in the winter sounds like a plan but theres the tricky part i have 5 cats that will use the potted plants a there own bathroom and have killed sevral trees how do i keep them away because theres no door to the back room.
what freirefishing is talking about is way out of my budget but potting them and just briging them in in the winter sounds like a plan but theres the tricky part i have 5 cats that will use the potted plants a there own bathroom and have killed sevral trees how do i keep them away because theres no door to the back room.
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put some small fencing up underneath the tree and go around heh the top of the pot. i have a green thumb,so yeah it does sound expensive when you look at it the way i do.
if you keep it in the back room,it will get a little light from some windows etc...if you can tuck it away in your home somewhere where you can put a halide light above it,your results will be multiplied when you head into the growing season. the tree wont get much bigger/stronger without the proper amount of lumens shining down on it.
you can get a hardwired driveway metal halide ballast from home depot for like 30 bucks and the bulbs are about 15 bucks......im not an electrician so i bought the actual housing ballast etc.....that i just plug into the wall. but i know you can make a hardwired light fixture be able to plug into the wall. or you can get some cheap ol cfl (compact flourescent lighting) from wally world. 9 dollars for a 150watt cfl (the strongest cfl made i believe),and the housing in like 6 bucks, you can put two of those directly over the lemon tree,that will work,due to experience,i started out using them
action will be slow for you if you dont give it any extra light, due to your short outdoor growing season
if you keep it in the back room,it will get a little light from some windows etc...if you can tuck it away in your home somewhere where you can put a halide light above it,your results will be multiplied when you head into the growing season. the tree wont get much bigger/stronger without the proper amount of lumens shining down on it.
you can get a hardwired driveway metal halide ballast from home depot for like 30 bucks and the bulbs are about 15 bucks......im not an electrician so i bought the actual housing ballast etc.....that i just plug into the wall. but i know you can make a hardwired light fixture be able to plug into the wall. or you can get some cheap ol cfl (compact flourescent lighting) from wally world. 9 dollars for a 150watt cfl (the strongest cfl made i believe),and the housing in like 6 bucks, you can put two of those directly over the lemon tree,that will work,due to experience,i started out using them
action will be slow for you if you dont give it any extra light, due to your short outdoor growing season
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i have a 4ft(2 bulb) flourescent system in place, and an old 2ft(2 bulb) flourestent hanging system that i can move around and some chicken wire already i'll check in to some bulbs
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thats all you need right there,look into to feeding it some organics from your local hydro shop, andything made by fox farm or humbolt county and you will not regret it.
lower the light system so that the lights are not that far from the top of the plant, do a heat check with the top of your hand to make sure its not to warm on top of the plant
lower the light system so that the lights are not that far from the top of the plant, do a heat check with the top of your hand to make sure its not to warm on top of the plant
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