All you need to know about cultivating citrus in the UK | The RHS

[@jenniferbrawley6461]

Fantastic video. I have watched a lot of videos on this platform about growing citrus. None was as good as this one. I finally know what is wrong with my plants and how to treat them. Thank you RHS.

[@slydreadley]

Great video. Here in Victoria, Australia, the same advice is almost the same. You can grow citrus outside but keep them on the south or west side of your properties. The most important thing is the frost is not an issue, but more they can defrost before the sun hits them. Otherwise great advise. Please turn down music to hear the great advice.

[@MkMosby]

Great video. Thank you. One problem I have when I bring my citrus indoors to over-winter is rust mites. Any advice on how to deal with those ?

[@beangarden]

Lots of great info but could background music be turned down as difficult to hear the speaker.

[@CMDRSloma]

I keep my Meyer and Blood Orange in my 6 foot by 6 foot greenhouse, no problem with frost beacuse it is Northern Ireland, bu thesy tolerate -3 every now and then. In winter I water roughly once a month. You can buy moisture sensor if it easier for you, I have Xiaomi MiFlora battery bluetooth sensor, reporting temp, moisture and fertility and these are enarly waterproof, can withstand heavy rains all year long. I battled pests that this video mentioned, and imho caterpillars are the worst to manage, codling moths especially, they even bore holes in fruits but Bacillus Thurigenesnis works wonders as biological control. For anything else, Neem Oil and Horticular Soap and the problem is gone in winter, because in season most of them are dealth with natural predators, spiders, hoverflies or predatory wasps. Word about fertilizer, I used to use two specialist synthetic citrus fertilizers, one for summer one for winter and ended up with dry fruit you sometimes get when you buy citrus in supermarkets, this also causing thick skins. The issue is caused by nutrient imbalance which can be fixed by feeding with bone meal. This fixed my problem, now fruits are juicy again with thin skin. So in the end I use Fish, Blood and Bone fertlizer supplemented every now and then with Bone Meal, going full organic. I don't have any issues with hard water as I use exclusively rain water from my water butt. Final word, I even kept both trees outdoor 365 days a year but in Northern Ireland the wind is the worst, even in sheletered spots was deleafing my Meyer Lemon (best lemon variety imho), Blood Orange was not affected much as it had much denser canopy. There is a channel on YT called Tropical UK where the owner grows all kinds of citrus in ground in England despite frosts, it was good source of knowledge. I bought my trees 5 years ago and they are going strong, hope this is useful to someone.

[@radharcanna]

Thank you for taking the time to provide this great advice.

[@CMDRSloma]

@@radharcanna You are welcome.