Citrus Masterclass: Grow in ANY Climate!

[@86MTLMAN]

As someone who uses fish water for both compost starter and watering the garden. I can co-sign. It is magic liquid. She is 100% correct

[@tinah7645]

So happy to hear someone else uses dirty aquarium water! I use it on all my plants and they love it!

[@delucastudios3097]

question. do you not treat the water with the fish in it?

[@tinah7645]

@@delucastudios3097 my 65 gallon is freshwater and mature, I use no chemicals.

[@0...00..19]

​@@delucastudios3097 if my fish could survive in it, i would just do it, just saying

[@carolineowen7846]

I use the water from my gold fish tank on my veg patch ... in fact all my outdoor plants get it except, Rhododendron, Blueberry & Billberry - as they need acidic soil and rainwater. In the summer I leave my smallest water butt just for those plants. If a prolonged dry period is forecast and a storm is due before hand, I empty that water butt into 5litre water bottles to store the some extra rain water. (I learnt the hard way, with 2 years of prolonged drought... nearly lost them). Storing extra rainwater before a summer storm also helps with getting rain water to my allotment for my blueberries there, as I haven't got a run-off / waterbutt yet. There is only a water tap. I use filtered tap water in my fish tank.

[@delucastudios3097]

@@0...00..19 ok

[@KovietUnionDefector]

Wow Dr Shahnaz is a beautiful lady! I love her passion for natural life despite being in a city. I am a country girl and cannot stay in a city for 24 hours without missing nature. Dr Shahnaz is doing her best to create heaven on earth. Thanks for your vibrant and positive video ;)

[@andydroid9782]

I noticed her beauty too, but don't sell yourself short.

[@KovietUnionDefector]

@@andydroid9782 her beauty is deep within her soul and I am so happy we have her on our planet ;)

[@GrowVeg]

She's a real inspiration. It was such an honour to meet her. :-)

[@nazmany1]

@@GrowVeg she is indeed lovely ❤

[@hannacook859]

My mum had a lemon tree that for the first 3 years always grew exactly one lemon, my dad used to tease her that it is what it was a lemon tree and not lemons tree

[@hannacook859]

Ok, that lady is cool. I love her greenhouse jungle garden, she is so cool

[@GrowVeg]

She certainly is! :-)

[@growyourzen]

Dr. Shahnaz not only beautifies the city but also brings a sense of relaxation and tranquility. Her work demonstrates that it's possible to integrate nature into urban life. Every space she creates helps people feel closer to nature. She is truly an inspiration for those seeking to live in harmony with their surroundings. Her efforts offer hope that we can achieve a balance between modern life and the natural world.

[@GrowVeg]

She's a very inspirational lady, definitely! :-)

[@antoniawildmedia]

Wow, this lady is so inspiring! I love how she’s brought the jungle into the house. Brilliant!

[@carolinewilson97]

Have grown citrus in uk for years but mine like outside most of the year on the south patio they dont like wind or continuous temps below 4c but i do cool them to rest them. I have fruiting olive trees too. Great to see a video on citrus.

[@GrowVeg]

Great to have olives too! :-)

[@kittyskid1]

Watching from Mississippi with 3 citrus trees in bottomless containers. I have been educated on what my trees were lacking: Feed every watering, spray with castille soap, water from aquarium. Awesome video. Thank you, thank you, thank you

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased you found this video useful. :-)

[@dianamary6170]

you can boil those leaves on a low simmer to get the most flavor out of them, just until the leaves' color starts to turn. Love citrus! I had no idea I can grow it in my temperate climate. I will get one now. Thank you! 💛

[@GrowVeg]

Yes, will have to try that, thanks. :-)

[@jesminaktar4816]

May God bless you abundantly! I killed so may of my citrus trees for not knowing proper care, getting an no fail fertilizer option is the first thing I wanted to tackle. Then to know citrus loves rain water, OMG for me these are all free options.

[@Darmok_onthe_ocean]

Great video! I became obsessed with citrus trees several years ago, after growing a lemon tree from seed. I now have 4 very large citrus tree, including a kumquat. It does freeze here and I do have to give up almost an entire room to my trees, but they are so worth it. Thank you for this and for introducing shahnaz! Wonderful

[@tamugray2650]

Lovely episode. wonderful hostess and inspiring gardener. And as any gracious hostess/gardener does around the world she sent her guest home with cuttings and secrets and wisdom!

[@kws1957]

Thank you for your beautiful film together with Dr Shahnaz , very educational. Thank you again.

[@jaytoney3007]

I was gifted a Meyers Lemon tree last spring. Raising it in my area, Sylacauga, AL is challenging. Using actual recorded temperatures, my climate zone is 6B, not the 8A listed using a flawed weather model for the rezoning. 0F to 9F (-18C to -13C) is common for my winter lows, and it gets as low as -20C. The only way for it to survive, is to keep it potted, so it can be brough inside when the forecasted temperature is below 27F, -3C. Then bring it outside during the day for sunlight. My tree is potted in a 18 gallon, 68 liter pot. It needs frequent watereing, three times a week, and more frequent feeding, once a month. Of all things, I got snake bit two weeks ago in my garden while getting goodies for my chickens-a blasted rattlesnake! I'm taking horse pill sized antibiotics for it, and slowly recovering. The wound, on my left leg, is ugly as hell and hurts as bad as it looks-red, black, inflamed, swollen, and open ulcer. Snake bit or not, I am still tending to my garden. When I find the snake that bit me, I m going to eat it. Fair is fair; it bit me first. On September 5th, I planted transplants for red cabbage, Dutch Cabbage, and Swiss Chard. All are doing well, and the red cabbage is thriving! They are in a super happy spot-my potato bed. I sowed seeds for Columbine, English Daises, parsnips, carrots, turnips, beets, Pak Choi, broccoli, cauliflower, Komatsuna, Tatsoi, Yellow Heart Winter Choy, and Nappa Cabbage. All seeds have either sprouted, or are sprouting. I am still picking strawberries, and harvesting peppers. Cheers!

[@GrowVeg]

So sorry to hear you got snake bitten! Wishing you a speedy recovery. Stay safe out there! :-)

[@bewoodford2807]

Brilliant video Ben. So interesting. I've learnt so much. Thank you. Happy gardening 🙂

[@susannahv7219]

You keep surprising me - citrus in N. Europe! Sounds,like a challenge...for next year 😂. Thanks for all the positive videos that have accompanied and instructed me in my first season as a serious vegetable gardener.

[@Dirt-Fermer]

A warm window with some grow lights can make a dwarf tree grow well

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased you've found the videos useful. Citrus is definitely a fun 'project' to give a try. :-)

[@jlbenedicta]

This was simply fantastic. I've long wanted to grow citrus, but it's so intimidating in a temperate zone. I'll be referring to this video a lot in future, I'm sure. Thanks so much to you both!

[@wild-radio7373]

Here in Oregon we are Blessed to have "One Green World" nursery. They have loads of rare citrus AND an annual garage sale, where we got like 1000$ worth of plants for 70$ !!❤❤❤ i just love garden people!!😊

[@whitemusk7691]

Thats so awesome to knowyou can grow these many limes and lemons in uk . My lime tree stays outside in summer ,goes under cover in winter for past 3 years .Good to know it can give fruits as well. Thankyou so much Ben and dr shahnaz .

[@lynnrushton7458]

Wow! ❤ what a great video Ben! And thank you Dr Shahnaz 🙏 I learnt a lot!

[@_RoughRalph]

I finally found an Apartment within a 20 year Search and there’s enough room for a Grow room. Your Video inspired me to do the same. Thank you for the Wisdom

[@twelvesmylimit]

This was a fantastic video! The doctor was a wonderful person. 😊

[@lorainemcguire5795]

Thanks for this great video I brought a very small lemon plant last year and I've now just getting the green lemons growing but this is a beneficial video for me ❤🍋🍋

[@DownButNotOutYet]

Good morning Ben, it is as always so inspirational to listen to your garden talk, and today is quite exceptional visiting with Dr. Shahnaz. It was good advice listening to her talk about her caring for the various citrus trees and of course making use of the leaves for your teas and adding flavour to your cooking. Plants for sure are great stress relievers, much easier to get along with in nature than stressful citizens. Good organic advice re the Castile soap for mealie bugs. I am sure your cutting will take and will grow well. It was a most pleasant video, thank you Ben

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for watching. The cutting appears to have taken - I won't disturb it for several more weeks though.

[@pauldavidmurray6531]

I’ve got about 6 lemon trees in containers outside my house doing really well, many thanks for your video

[@jackiek4159]

Learnt so much about citrus from this video, thanks guys! 🙌💚🍋

[@sgmarr]

I grew lemons before. They start themselves in compost and Gardens. I never noticed them on the first year. But by the second year, they caught my eye! I managed to have it in the house about 2 years. I loves the scent in the room! The leaves emit the Oils in warm rooms and warm sunshine.

[@mrsgingernoisette]

Oh she is such a bright star, I really learnt how to pot it and how to save it, thank you!

[@GrowVeg]

She's great isn't she! Thanks for watching the video - and happy gardening! :-)

[@sciencesaves]

Aw I love her. What a beautiful garden. I just started a potted citrus garden in nyc with Meyers lemon, satsuma, meiwa kumquat, nz lemonade tree, Moro blood orange and Cara Cara tree :) I can’t wait to try all of these wonderful fruits!

[@GrowVeg]

How wonderful to have all of those to look forward to! :-)

[@kevinb8558]

I have two in my conservatory . Thanks for the tips

[@frillsandmoss9417]

I grew citrus from seeds, then selected the best 2 plants of the bunch. I wanted to try grafting, and had mixed success. All together 3 grafts took (all bud grafts), but they havent started actually growing yet. I also have a calamondin, this one started flowering in august. We have -12°C here in winter some nights, but they survived in an unheated greenhouse. On the coldest nights, I light them a candle to keep the worst of the chill off.

[@vyony]

I have a Meyers lemon that I started from seed and it's growing well. I live in a cold region.

[@escapetoruralwales]

What a brilliant episode. Really enjoyed that. I have a couple of citrus in my conservatory that are doing ok but with my new knowledge they’ll thrive. Thanks for this Ben 👍

[@emcovebe478]

this was lovely and very informative. Thank you, I really enjoyed it!

[@cj77733]

Wow thank you! I love your channel you always explain everything so wonderfully. I love citrus and plan to start some soon. I'm in the south, (USA).

[@krayinbird4488]

Wow, wow. Honestly watched the first time very distracted (life, right?) but found bits of information making me pause. Thank you so much for this video, another great one.

[@alexbonn6589]

Great video with, as usual, lots of tips and tricks. Perfect timing for me as I've started to grow this spring, a lemon tree from a seed, well trying to anyway! Thanks very much, love watching your videos anyway 😊

[@Batchat2352]

Yup i use castille soap. I learned that to kill spider mites. Soap, hydroxide peroxide with a bit of alcohol

[@Firevine]

Great video. The info on the temps that citrus can handle was helpful. It's kind of wild to me that where I live in the southeastern US, we're still seeing 90+ F this late in the year, but our winters get too cold for citrus. The past two winters have been abnormally cold for Georgia, with temps down into single digits Fahrenheit. Her African Grey was a beautiful bird. They're such smart animals. My dad had one, and the poor thing got very stressed from his passing, and now plucks out all the feathers she can reach. Still talkative and sweet, she'll dance if you start snapping your fingers, but apparently that behavior is hard to break once it starts.

[@marilynstanbury5098]

Brilliant interesting video. I didn’t realise they were so hardy. I grew an orange tree from three pips I planted in a national dried milk tin in my mums airing cupboard 56 years ago. Only one grew and I still have it, but never fruited. I now realise that it just doesn’t get enough light. Thanks

[@julie-annepineau4022]

Been growing a few lemons from seeds I planted 3 years ago. No flowers or fruit yet but the trees are getting lovely and tall and I will use the occasional lower leaves for scent and flavour.

[@sotirisxeni6462]

Wow brilliant episode. Thankyou

[@vickiwestlund7777]

Thanks for posting!

[@Garricher5958]

Yes the fish emulsion is a fairly common plant food in the states. It has a host of micronutrients as well.

[@ScouseFarm]

I have a small pond in the garden with 4 fish in there. I think I'll put a bottle to the bottom and let it fill up, hopefully some fish poop finds its way in there. Definitely going to try that method on my container plants. Interesting video, thank you from Scouse Farm in Liverpool 👍

[@aalejardin]

Great video -- such a knowledgeable and articulate guest. A real master class. I have been thinking about buying a Meyer lemon and now I will know a lot more about how to grow it. NY Zone 7 but with some very sunny windows which is where the citrus will go in the winter.

[@SarahDeeDee]

My plan is to get a lemon and orange tree next year x

[@renel7303]

Don't hate me. 😅 I live in Central California, Zone 9B. Citrus is farmed in my area. Driving through an orchard in the spring is intoxicating. I only have one lemon and two oranges. I'm adding a lime this year. Obviously Citrus thrives here. My lemon is over 45 years old and produces like crazy. One suggestion is do not overwater your lemons. They don't like their roots wet.

[@GrowVeg]

It must be stunning in spring where you are - lovely stuff! :-)

[@nickg505]

On one visit to Florida, we went to a semi-fancy buffet with family. Freshly squeezed orange juice was so good I can't ever forget it. If I knew they wouldn't of kicked me out, I would of drank from it like a water fountain 😂😂😂

[@JV-ib7gx]

Wonderful video! I needed this. I have a lemon tree I started from seed 6 years ago that’s in a pot. I haven’t had any flowering yet. I read it takes 7-15 years to get fruit if you grow from seed. Either way I’m very excited. Thank you for this video.

[@rickthelian2215]

Wonderful garden and fruit, like the idea of fish water for fertiliser 😊

[@andyfarmer759]

I germinated some clemantine pips last year. Only one has survived but it is now about three inches tall.

[@phyllismcdaniel-cook946]

Wow Did I ever learn from this video. I'll be starting a lemon! Thank you Ben!!

[@ornellaap5029]

What a great video thankyou

[@bluestar.8938]

Thank you Mr Ben : )

[@TanjaHermann]

Great content. Now I'm tempted to put my lemon and yuzu into my very small greenhouse with a frost guard heater this winter instead of bringing them indoors. Especially the yuzu is quite a prickly hazard to have in the living room ;-)

[@markvincent5241]

Fantastic stuff Ben, love citrus.

[@KK-FL]

This was great! I live in Florida (lots and lots of citrus!) and have just started adding citrus to my yard this year. I want them all! Can’t wait to try adding leaves to rice. I haven’t heard of that.

[@51rwyatt]

I'm dipping my toes into container citrus this year. I live in a cold area (Maine USA). I picked Improved Meyer Lemon, Owari Satsuma, and Makrut/Thai lime. I'm overwintering them on an unheated porch with supplemental light and a fan for air. These trees will be a game changer if I can dial in my growing skills for them.

[@Gkrissy]

You gave me an idea to use my heat mat this winter for my citrus trees.

[@51rwyatt]

@@Gkrissy Great idea. I'm monitoring temps on my unheated porch, and if it looks like it could freeze, I'll definitely put a heat mat in the enclosure. I'm also hoping the LED lights and the fan produce enough heat to boost the temps above freezing.

[@GrowVeg]

Hope they grow well for you. :-)

[@MANNY100123]

I've so many citrus's growing right now! I've had a lot of fun with those this year! :)

[@UniversalCat]

I've been using fish poo water on my garden for years, the rhubarb especially loves it. Basically a high nitrate feed.

[@Avaristaa]

What a fantastic episode, thanks so much for this. I'm from Rhode Island so in the northeast part of the states, I am in a zone 6b so a shorter cooler climate. I bought my first lemon tree this along and soon I will bring it indoors to my basement grow tent. I installed lots of light and fans to move the air around. I also use a fish fertilizer and have wonderful results. I'm told it will be two years before I receive and fruits, so any other tips would be wonderful to keep my tree alive and healthy. I grew up in Florida, so my goal is if I have successful lemons I will try for the strain of orange I had in my backyard as a child.

[@GrowVeg]

Hoping you get some fantastic lemons. :-)

[@trisha2584]

Brilliant well timed video for me. I was given 3 tiny lemon trees grown from seed earlier this year and that has got me hooked.Since then I have bought a calamondin, a lemon, a limequat and last week a lime. I had to stop myself buying a mandarin, red lime and clementine when I bought the lime. I live in the north of England and was wondering how to look after them properly over winter. I am planning on putting them in my cold greenhouse. Although not mentioned specifically I hope the lime will be OK in the greenhouse. Thanks to both of you for some great information.

[@dantheman6698]

no they will drop leaves and die back in a cold greenhouse during a uk winter, bring them inside to a sunny windowsill or buy some led strip lights from a hyrdoponics store for like £30 each.

[@rumpole2347]

Cuttings are placed near the outer edge of a pot because it supposedly warms up faster than the centre warming the rooting cutting faster for longer which does actually makes sense anyhow i'm defo going with the fish thing for my citrus (i've always found fish-blood-bone amenable perhaps it was the fishy bits?), i'll also try it on some toms and chillis next spring. Keep it up lad always informative and enjoyable.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for watching! :-)

[@jessegee179]

Gosh fascinating, thank you! I didn’t realise I could grow citrus here, I’ll give it a go. Years ago we had a budgie, we bought him a citrus tree to sit in. He ate it…😂

[@GrowVeg]

Hopefully no nibblings to your citrus this time round!

[@shiningstar372]

Hi Ben, I think putting the cutting by the edge of the pot is because that's the warmest place on the pot? like weeds that thrive on the edges of my raised beds, they thrive because of the warmth. Happy Gardening and thank you so much for this video. My lemon tree has died down twice and now it's growing again, so I really appreciate the advice on fertilizing and growing.

[@GrowVeg]

That makes a lot of sense, thank you. :-)

[@debbiebrooks6487]

Brilliant video thanks. Very knowledgeable lady. Will definitely have to buy citrus trees now 😊😊

[@Talal1320]

love watching citrus tree care videos

[@janecara]

Brilliant. Want to have a go at Kumquat now! Thank you both.

[@lyta1138]

Wow, amazing. Really miss my parents' orange tree. We'd pick and pick and get grocery bags worth. Tree still looked full. Don't have enough light to grow on my balcony. My next house will have room for lemons.

[@johnmunjak1714]

Dr. Shahnaz and I have the same idea to grow so many different kinds of citrus trees that you can harvest something fresh every day. However, I've only got about 10 in my collection now. Still, it's a doable plan!

[@teresamexico309]

For the citrus leaves tea, let the leaves to simmer for 10 to 15 min. Some citrus species' leaves are more aromatic than others, Citrus limetta is an exquisite one for tea making. Also, tea can be prepared with the citrus' flowers although to my taste the Citrus limetta one is the best.

[@GrowVeg]

Great recommendations - thanks so much. :-)

[@PatrickKazmierczak-j6i]

Absolutely fascinating 🤔

[@gillfitzmaurice4772]

Fascinating. Help please? I grew my lemon tree from a seed. About 5 germinated but I've only two left. They are 3 years old. One about a metre in height looking good. However, over winter it dropped a lot of leaves. I've kept it in a conservatory and kept it on dry side. Any tips or reasons for leaf drop??? Thanks in anticipation 😊

[@GrowVeg]

There's a reasonable chance the temperature shock may have caused the leaf drop - either that or a lack of humidity, especially if the conservatory is centrally heated. Perhaps the potting mix was also kept just too dry?

[@deadlyduck11]

Currently growing some lemon plants in the window sill of my office. They randomly sprouted and now i'm struggling to find proper pots for them to thrive. I live in norway so i don't think they'll survive outside here during winter, but it will be nice to have the plants for indoor decor and fruits!

[@dontgiveabucktv656]

I started two mandarin trees from seed this past winter. Crazy I also use aquarium water on occasion

[@janisl761]

Thank you for sharing such a great video. I loved growing citrus. Use fish water in growing citrus will be a very good idea. Keep up your good work!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much. Will do. :-)

[@valoriegriego5212]

Howdy, Ben! Great video! Beautiful knowledgeable garden lady!😃 My lemon is ripening right now...Central Texas, zone 8b.

[@GrowVeg]

Great to have ripening lemons. :-)

[@__Shellspace__]

i have thre baby lemon trees and a clemintine on the go from seed this year in the green house

[@abidmajeed8651]

This lady is a real gem.Thank u ben If you could name some temperate varieties plz

[@GrowVeg]

Here are some excellent hardier varieties for the UK: citruscentre.co.uk/collections/hardy-citrus

[@HelenT-id6qj]

Love seeing your wine berry taking over the arbour. I’ve never seen them sold before. I suspect they are a pest here in NZ as I discovered them as roadside weeds where I grew up in the North Island of NZ and I dug some up to bring with me to plant in my garden when I moved south. I do keep wondering if you’re going to catch yourself on the thorns though!

[@GrowVeg]

Haha - yes indeed, it's a bit of a brute. It sat fairly quietly for two years and has totally exploded into growth this year. Quite the monster now!

[@nazmany1]

Amazing shanaz ❤❤❤

[@GrowVeg]

She is amazing right!

[@nazmany1]

@@GrowVeg definitely 💯

[@mz.amazing]

Hello, Dr. Shahnaz spoke of the low temperatures citrus can withstand. Were those temperatures in degrees celsius? Thanks

[@aslaugerlin1420]

I have got a lemon tree that is 5 years old and just produced the first flower bud, also got a dwarf Meyer lemon and a small orange tree that I got last March. A Gewurz limette tree and a miniature lemon tree a grew from a seed from Denmark. Have never got any flowers or fruits on any of these. They live in my living room and can't live outside, even in the summer because I live in Iceland and growing anything exotic or even just normal common flowers and edibles outside is a gamble. Real summer is only 3 months, temperature rarely go up to 20 celsius. Last frost date is around May 20th but that is just to put a date to it, we often get frost in June and in the end of August. Last summer was the worst since 1998, rain and more rain, heavy winds, cloud cover almost every day and minimal direct sunshine. We even got our share of volcanic smog in the beginning of summer, just to block out a little more sun. Winters are very dark and the sun does not shine directly through my windows for many weeks so I have to put up grow lights to keep my citrus happy. Winter outside can be unpredictable, rain, snow, some warmth and a heavy frost are all expected, even all within 24 hours.. Grew tomatoes in my greenhouses this summer. Just got my first tomato, a tiny Red Currant tomato this morning...the size of a red currant.. none of my tomato plants grew tomatoes from their flowers this year... I guess they need sunshine.. Gardening is Iceland is not for the faint of heart... sometimes I love it and sometimes I hate it and just want to pave over my whole garden. Listening to people talk about their cool and sometimes difficult climate in the UK or Denmark makes me laugh and truly envy you.

[@GrowVeg]

Wow - yes, I can imagine the conditions in Iceland are quite a challenge. I would love to visit Iceland one day, maybe walking from north to south. Such a stunning country. :-)

[@aslaugerlin1420]

@@GrowVeg I recommend visiting when the days are at their longest, end of June, beginning of July. 24 hours of daylight. Magical time to be hiking in the highlands.

[@christymartin9404]

Great video

[@DH-iv1ut]

Satsuma Mandarins are also really cold hardy even more then lemons

[@AdamJensenReal]

Thanks for the video, very good info. I have a lemon in a big pot because it wont survive -15 at winter but this year I got barely no lemon at all maybe only 1 for a year. and the tree is really big there is some problem I don't know what, maybe because I didn't feed it at all and the soil is exhausted. I have a question if you can answer me, I have a pot with basil in my apartment (no backyard) I think something is happening with it and it wont grow it stays the same no new growth and lower leafs starting to get yellowish. What can be the reason? in the same time at my house I have basil also but planted on the ground and there already flowering and seeds growing. The plants were the same time sawed.

[@GrowVeg]

Does the basil in your pot have enough room? Is it getting enough direct sunshine? And are you watering it enough (or too much?). These could all impact growth. Basil in the ground has more resources to draw on so can be more self-reliant.

[@AdamJensenReal]

@@GrowVeg Hello and thank you for answering me. So I water it, it's not lack of water, or maybe it's too much :) About the light, it is on the balcony, it get enough light or at least was enough before it stopped growing. I think it has enough room but the depth may be too little, i will think about it. So you saying it is not something like soil is lacking fertiliser? From all the possibilities maybe too much water can be or the depth of the pot.

[@karenholt9744]

Great video! I loved learning about growing citrus from you and the citrus expert, Dr. Camatchee! I will probably begin with a lemon tree because I'll even be a beginner with container gardening. I've got one houseplant thriving, so am getting better! I think the water meter would help me not to neglect, that and now being retired. The fish potion is genius, but I didn't do so well with fish either... 😂 but I want to try again. I may have to work up to this whole citrus thing. I was wondering if limes are about as easy as lemons. I understand from this video that oranges are at least a level up from lemons, but I'm unclear about limes.

[@GrowVeg]

It's my understanding that limes are broadly similar to lemons in growing needs and difficulty. They like the same conditions.

[@karenholt9744]

@@GrowVeg Thanks for the info and answering so quickly!

[@CMDRSloma]

I've been growing citrus in pots in cloudy Northern Ireland for the last 5 years. Few words of advice: - light is the most important thing in winter, lack of it and your tree starts to defoliate rather quickly. I had my Meyer sitting at a south facing window, and it wasn't enough. It fared much better outside, battered by winds despite sitting against a south facing wall in a sheltered spot, yet still coped much better than inside. OR you can use grow lights. - they can survive morning frost up to -5C, mine did fine. - I would NOT use that feed with higher nitrogen. My citrus ended up producing dry fruits with very thick skin - a sign of nutrient imbalance (too much nitrogen compared to other macro elements). I managed to correct this with bone meal. - definitely recommend Meyer Lemon over any other, super fragrant, super juicy, sweeter than regular lemon as it is a cross between mandarin and lemon - they can be grown in the ground, even in the UK (there is a channel on YT called Tropical UK, where it was proven) - the biggest killer for citrus is overwatering, especially in winter, so be careful, let the soil dry between watering - when it comes to the UK, the biggest problem is frost in the south-east, while rains and strong winds are the main issue in the north-west. However, you can still do it. Since I bought myself a greenhouse, I move my Meyer and Blood Orange inside for the duration of winter. I hope this helps, and happy growing, there is no better lemon than Meyer lemon.

[@Gkrissy]

Thanks for the tips. It’s true my Meyer lemon died last summer and I notice all the leaves came off so fast a day it was due to not having enough light. I plan to use grow lights and a heat mat because I bought a blood orange tree and I have a tangerine that survived.

[@GrowVeg]

Really useful advice, thanks so much! :-)

[@cpoco]

I was curious about the putting cuttings by the edge of the pot and I think I read that it tends to be warmer around the edges and that helps? My memory is a bit shoddy though and it was the internet so could be wrong. I've been trying to grow Lemon, Orange and Lime trees... the orange I've been growing from seed and have a couple that are trying to grow. The Lime seems to keep having it's leaves drop off... I'm not sure if it's a pest eating them or if there is another issue... but the first time it happened it grew back ok... I'm hoping it will do the same this time (in Victoria Australia).

[@GrowVeg]

I think you're right about the cuttings theory - several other comments on here have mentioned the same thing. Leaf drop can sometimes occur from either a sudden change in conditions, or perhaps not/enough too much water, too little feed, or big changes in temperature.

[@rauljimenez8132]

I am in NJ; USA and I am trying to grow a Meiwa Kumquat and Browns Select Satsuma in the ground with winter protection.

[@GrowVeg]

Hope you succeed. Some lovely citrus you're growing. :-)

[@dantheman6698]

ive got a few different types of citrus, key limes, finger limes, blood limes and blood oranges. the key lime is probably my favourite. i keep them all indoors on window sills and move them into a tent under led grow lights. i dont agree with that lady that says they can take -5c, i left a meyer lemon in a greenhouse during uk winter and it lost all leaves and stems were dying back until i brought it indoors. biggest problems with them are root rot from staying too wet at the bottom of plastic pots and having too much coco coir in the compost which gives deficiencies.

[@ll3174]

I agree I’ve lost three Myers lemon trees here in zone 8b-9a due to our winter they are tagged up to 20c. So I have a two Myers a finger lime both in pots now which come inside during winter.

[@RawLondonGardener]

Amazing!

[@thewitch69]

good tips ive got 2 very tiny wee lemon plants I grew from an organic Spanish lemon I think I might have to wait a long time before I can pick fruit lol

[@albert2395]

Well, if a kumquat is okay down to minus ten, I think I could leave it outside all year round in London!😊

[@DevilSpoon]

I think you should look into growing sea berries. They're grown on a shrub that can survive down to -40F (dunno what that is in Celsius) and the berries themselves are citrus like.

[@GrowVeg]

Will definitely have a look at this, thanks. :-)

[@j.reneewhite915]

When moving your citrus outdoors for the season you have to take the plant through the hardening off process.

[@GrowVeg]

Yes, very good point.

[@sulphuroxide1]

What an excellent channel

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much! :-)

[@lyndalmartin3581]

Have you tried honey as a rooting aid?

[@GrowVeg]

I have for taking cuttings, yes. That and cinnamon are supposed to help.

[@HometownUnicorn]

Would be great if you could go into detail with her about how she gets the food from the fish and bottles it and stuff.

[@GrowVeg]

As far as Shahnaz explained to me, she gets the aquarium water when she changes the water in the tanks to freshen things up for the fish. So it's the old water. I'm not sure how she siphons it off into the bottles though.