Eureka VS. Meyer Lemons 🍋 Planting a Lemon Tree BEFORE the Scarabs ATTACK! 🪲🙃

Welcome Gardeners! Today I am planting a gorgeous lemon tree in our orchard! Jason and I were going back and forth between a Meyer lemon and a Eureka lemon. We finally decided on the Eureka and I’m can’t wait to enjoy the harvest! Oh, and this video might end a little abruptly. There are just some things I don’t do well with in the garden!🪲 Enjoy!
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[@Freddie0521]

Janey you should plant those beautiful purple fountain grass by you gas tank when you take of your zigzag bed. It can disguise it for you.

[@sheliafears591]

I would paint the propane tank, commission an Art student from UCD to do it. Maybe green like your doors with flowers and vines🤷🏽‍♀️

[@sheilastromberger2275]

@@sheliafears591she has said they are not allowed to paint it.

[@striketochill]

She's not taking out the zig zag planter anymore! Yay!

[@EvelynM-vlogs]

@@striketochill she meant when she removes the fountain grass from the zigzag planter.

[@striketochill]

@@EvelynM-vlogs Oooh! Gotcha. That'll be a sad day ;)

[@user-ut5rq4lr5h]

The beetle attack felt like I was watching a trailer for a scary movie 😂

[@patl.4170]

We pay a fortune for just one pomegranate. Yes you are lucky to have such a tree!

[@coinkydink3984]

Do you know how to produce juice from them?... I'd like to know.

[@robinhenrich8487]

Hi Janey, we always just call them Japanese Beetles (now I know the correct name). I live in Lakewood, CA, down the road from you in SoCal. They are disgusting, but I’m used to them now. First time I saw them was when we moved into our house harvesting Santa Rosa plums. Had a bag full and all of a sudden two flew out of the bag in my kitchen. Boy, did I scream and go running. Thankfully, my husband was home and got them. I was ready to move 😂. That was 43 years ago. Now I just swat them away with my hand when they get too close. I still hate them, but this grammy is tough. Ha ha. Have a great day. You just bring such joy into my life. 🌻

[@robinstokes3602]

Aaron from Garden Answer says “ Plant them high they won’t die” Great looking tree.

[@GiovanniMonzon92]

“Plant them low, they won’t grow” 😂

[@beatalocicero425]

Hi Janey, the green bug is a green fig beetle and the flying one could be a humming bird moth. Love your channel😻

[@aussiebushgirl1829]

HOT TIP: When the first fruits start forming, sacrifice them by removing them from your lemon tree for the first 2-3 years. It’s really hard to be this disciplined, but it’s the best outcome for the tree. Doing this enables the tree to direct more energy and nutrients into developing a healthy root system and sturdier branch structure. This is worth doing on any young fruit tree. Also remember that all citrus trees are very “heavy” feeders! Feed them a complete citrus fertiliser twice a year, and give them a liquid seaweed feed every 2-3 weeks throughout the year - winter included. You can also use the seaweed as a foliar spray alternately too. One of the best fertilisers around is the humble blood & bone. Don’t forget to generously apply well-rotted cow manure around the base of all your fruit trees. It’s an excellent form of nutrition and they’ll love you for it by rewarding you with abundant crops. (Cow manure is great around rose bushes too!) Another tip: lemon trees have delicate surface roots, so use a light mulch around them which will allow their roots to breathe - if you can get hold of it sugar cane mulch is excellent, as is pea straw or lucern.

[@lindacastro6625]

Janey, we had pomegranate trees that we inherited when we purchased a home in Phoenix, AZ. I kept checking for ripeness and the pips never turned red. Fast forward a year and someone who was remodeling our bath told us they were white pomegranates!😂. They would never turn red!🙄

[@KristinGlatte-kj6gc]

I love how your reaction to the beetles is to immediately change garden tasks and walk toward the opposite side of your garden. 😂 I would 💯% do the same!

[@bettyboop1524]

I'd be making a For Sale sign.

[@joycerichardson1810]

​@@bettyboop1524😂😂😂

[@Maddieandelle]

Looks like harvesting the limes is now a Jason job! 😂

[@francescacanfield5098]

We’ve had a big pumpkin patch for several years and we always planted at Fourth of July. I live fairly close to Davis. LOVE the pumpkins, so much fun!

[@ranchhomeliving]

LOL, Darn beetles!! I hope Monty is feeling better and I am really sorry to hear about the barn cats leaving.

[@janiceshea1129]

You turned a baron yard into a beautiful oasis i love it

[@bettyboop1524]

When I first moved to KY, I was sitting on my couch and noticed my cat playing with something. So I get up to see AND - SNAKE! Being a Big City gal I just about died. My cat kept swatting at it and it was rolled up. I ran got a pair of thick leather gloves and grabbed it by the head (like on TV) opened the door and tossed it. My cat was disappointed, I was trying to get a regular heart beat.

[@chicosgarden]

Fig beetles (Cotinis mutabilis), also known as figeater beetles or green fruit beetles, are a Southwestern species of beetle that careen through the air with the grace of a charging rhinoceros. They are loud, they are big (often around an inch long), and they are everywhere right now.

[@jeanbrewer576]

Hi Janey and Jason 🐕 Oh my love your lemon tree, was thinking about getting one I'm always buying lemons. The bug would of freaked me out I would of ran to the house and stayed lol. Thanks for the information on the bugs. Have a wonderful rest of the day, 🙂👋

[@lizswinney2637]

I love to pick pomegranates and put them in a decorative bowl inside and let them naturally dry. They become so beautiful.

[@ValentineLissar]

You can spray paint them gold too

[@freciemagdirila7075]

😀😀😀. The fig eating beetle! I find them beautiful and annoying. They are clumsy, maybe nearsighted…several have flown into me. Your reaction was adorable.

[@sarahmalcom394]

Your freak out about the scarabs was the most relatable thing! LOL I was weeding last week, and screamed bloody murder because I thought a mouse ran out from under my butterfly bush... it was a toad... I was not being murdered... the scream reflex is strong with me!

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

😱😱🙃

[@sarah4958]

This channel is growing on me I put it on first thing in the morning ❤☕️ love the introduction music too🎶

[@kiemc1855]

Hi Janey Those beatles remind it of lantern flies. When I say that I mean the clumsy flight pattern. When I first came across lantern flies a couple of years ago they amazed me how clumsy they are. I've seen them try to land on a wall and bounce right off. They have also flown right into my head and bounced off.😂😂😂 Anyway the garden is looking beautiful as always. And that zigzag planter is gorgeous❤❤❤

[@diannejumper6556]

Spotted lantern flies actually can't fly. They crawl up things and jump and glide. They are quick though if you've ever tried to step on one.

[@grisespino5342]

Hi Janey don’t forget to paint the lemon tree trunk. Keep the pumpkins 🎃 in a cool shaded place. I purchased one at a Trader Joe’s last year and I’ll be using it again this fall! It stayed out in the yard in zone 9 thru this heatwave! 🪲 😱

[@mistygeller3193]

Oh my goodness I would have had the same reaction!!😳 Yikes!! Love the new tree!! Still have the heebyjeebys about the bugs!!

[@GardenHappy]

Awwww it was so nice to see your morning with the pets.Very informative video.! 👍❤️🥰Liz from California

[@kfetter9046]

OMG! I love your genuine reactions in your videos. I have seen "The Mummy," and I would be a little freaked out too if all of a sudden there were giant "bugs" flying in my face. Your pumpkins are beautiful. I wanted to plant from seed, but went with a seedling instead. I now have one beautiful small pumpkin that I hope will make it until Halloween.

[@Pipscape]

Be patient with the pomegranate! In our area I don't start testing for blocky shapes and curled in flower ends until close to Halloween. They sweeten up with the cooler temps. But they will crack if we get rain. So it's always a bit of a rain vs sweetness game. You can still eat them after they crack, but their shelf life is super short once they crack. Good luck being patient! 😆

[@elaineleduc7948]

City girl!😂

[@athomewithelisa]

Hi Janey, we're still eating pumpkins from last summer (about 9 months) so yours should be fine too. Oh and 🪲🪲🪲🪲😂

[@giniambrosino5167]

Hi Janey-I’m in SoCal and had a big problem with Fig Eater grubs in my raised beds. I finally had to spray my beds with beneficial nematodes to cut the population. I only saw one beetle this year and was able to catch it with a butterfly net when it was on a zinnia. I’ve heard they are blind and had them bump into my house and get close to me-very disconcerting because they’re so big!

[@julieibanez8959]

OMG….Im an hour South of you and saw that bettle bug for the first time this year too & I do have a fig tree! Freaked me out too!

[@kkeenan536]

I pruned my pomegranate bush into a small tree & it was really cute 💚 Still produced a ton of huge fruits. I didn’t know exactly when they’d be ripe (other than sometime in fall), so I waited for one to crack open, then I started picking!

[@linakhoury6623]

Hi Janey 🌺. The lemon tree is going to be amazing and maybe next year will bear fruit .Good crop of pumpkins . Have a great day .🌺🌻🌺

[@alcg3981]

We have similar beetles in So. CAL and when I was a kid we called them June Beetles. Edited= Fig Beetles sounds right. Our June Bugs are smaller I believe 😊. We didn't have figs.

[@rewbew9345]

That beetle….i had one fly RIGHT AT ME once when visit at Disneyland. They have no problem flying in a straight line and you have to duck! I’m sure I was quite a sight around 100s of park-goers as I tried to dodge this HUGE flying thing! 😅

[@easternsecrecy9777]

Ack! Those things are creepy! It made me laugh when I read the comment about how they fly. I know I would have screamed right on camera so good on you that you held it together.

[@najwaseiya]

Very nice share💛

[@erinsousa9642]

I had to share this … I watched your video when it came out out and being in San Diego area I knew exactly what beetle it was. Anyway today I was giving my front yard plants some extra love after the heat wave and some thing started buzzing around my head. I never see it but heard it and it would leave me. It landed in my hair. I dropped the hose and ran inside to see if my cat would get it from my hair. She didn’t 🤣. I was panicking. I pulled my hair out of the hair tie and had to comb it out with my fingers and flick it outside. I have never experienced that and had to laugh after you were being attacked by them the other day.

[@annsfrench]

These beetles love the sugary nectar from giant bird of paradise blooms too! I’ve even had them on my tomatoes last year. 😱

[@debbiek1699]

I spook easily too 😂 I jump in the garden at every moving thing.

[@lorrainemcwhorter2796]

That is a Japanese June Bug/fig beetle. Yes, they hang out on fig trees. My brother used to catch them and put them on a string and fly them around like a kite.😂

[@judyingram-kh1vm]

We have hummingbird moths, they get bigger than our Ruby red throats. They come out in the evening and at night. They love my four o'clock and phlox.❤

[@melissacookbbleu]

That’s what I thought the bug was at first!

[@Debbie-ni8bc]

My first thought was also hummingbird moth. I haven’t seen one in a couple of years but they are always welcome here. Gigantic June bugs like this fig beetle - not so much. 😃

[@joycerichardson1810]

​@@Debbie-ni8bcI thought that was a hummingbird moth at first, too. Attack of the figeaters!!! Head for the hills!!! Yikes!!!

[@andriavaldes4048]

I love lemon trees. I need one on my backyard❤

[@abeerali7834]

That lemon tree is gonna be a star in that spot 🥰 Janey, maybe get rid of the figs and those beetles can go away?

[@pattyvalinote4612]

Not a fan of any bugs 😱 you were a brave girl! Love the pumpkins! So much fun to grow them 🎃. Give them a bath of soapy water and rinse. They will last longer!

[@anacervantes1946]

Hi guys here in Hollister they say July 4th to planting pumpkins, looking great keep at it

[@ordiekelleher2641]

Bug ick. Run girl!😊

[@darcygillan3098]

The insect flying around your lime tree is what we in central Illinois call a hummingbird moth. I don't know much about them, but they seem harmless enough.

[@sydohbaby]

Pumpkins are a winter squash so you’re good!

[@pat9604]

😅😊 Your reaction to the fig beetle was priceless. Repost near Halloween as a little horror snippet. You were going to tell us how to know when your limes are ripe...Well...?😂

[@wildflowers494]

Janey, we have a pomegranate tree and you can freeze the Ariel’s and use them in fruit salads,

[@cherylramsey3409]

Had you thought about adding a lot of grit or sand and maybe some gypsum (I guess only if you have heavy clay soil ) to your planting hole for your trees so they will have better drainage. Also, if you store your pumpkins in a cool, dry place, they will last a long time

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

I wish I can plant Lemon in my garden too.

[@saraw8503]

I live in zone 8b, coastal NC. I have a satsuma orange that is about 5 years old. This is the first year I have a heavy fruit set. It lives in a pot and overwinters in my garage.

[@rachaelbrown1726]

They act just like the June bugs here. I get accosted daily here in Florida every time I go outside. 😂

[@staceyalarcon4027]

Those pumpkins should definitely last for 2 months to carve for Halloween. Just keep them in a cool dry area.

[@MichelleSuggs-ls1ki]

Janey those figeater beetles are terrible! and they will eat your figs like crazy. You will need a big net to cover your tree. Good luck

[@joycerichardson1810]

Beneficial nematodes to kill larva earlier in the season should cut down the number of figeater beetles later. They would have me running, too!!! Holy moly!!!

[@user-iz6un8qv3f]

Too Cute😊 Happy Gardening 😊

[@jjjohnston545]

Good morning, I always look out for your videos daily and admire you are often wearing protective gear when working. Especially boots and gloves when using the auger. Too many online videos where people are using various tools and no protection. I saw someone cut their finger really bad with a hand saw/trimmer? Good choice with the lemon tree and glad you kept the pomegranate tree. I’m afraid of Toads and frogs as well. Hope you find a solution to the fig bugs.

[@MarilynBurubeltz]

Janey it looks like a huge June Bug!

[@JRP58]

At first, I thought the figeater was a hummingbird moth. The lemon tree is a nice addition. Question: Will you plant an avocado tree?

[@cherylramsey3409]

Had you thought about adding a lot of grit or sand and maybe some gypsum (I guess only if you have heavy clay soil ) to your planting hole for your trees so they will have better drainage

[@wildflowers494]

I have a Meyer lemon tree and it puts off tons of lemons. They make the best ever lemonade! You use fresh squeezed lemon juice add Maple syrup for sweetener and add a few mashed up fresh raspberries! Absolutely fabulous!😊

[@DayTripVintageCo]

Such a beautiful spot for your lemon tree.😍 I’m in SoCal and sadly we haven’t been able to find any lemon trees available in our garden centers. We have been told they can’t be sold here. I was so looking forward to planting in a pot on our side yard. Beyond bummed and sad.😢

[@jenniferchan8934]

Fig beetle! They're so silly, I love them. Totally harmless to you.

[@mamalovesthebeach437]

The only lemon for me is Meyer! Low acid, juicy, perfection! I’ve tried to grow both on the CA coast with no luck… not enough heat, too much wind and fog.😢 That tree will look beautiful as a lollipop! I grew up with citrus trees and so miss having my own. $1.00 each for Meyer at Whole Foods.🤦‍♀️ With a tree it’s a good idea to remove a bit of soil from the rootball and gently unwind the girdled roots. Planting higher is a great idea for drainage but also if you add annual mulch. ❤

[@LindaParra-kr4kl]

I love your figs. I don't know what they're called but I like the dark fig better than the green one. Yes those beetles are creepy. When I would hit the fig tree here, lots of beetles would fly out making a buzzing noise. I don't know if they're blind or just don't see well because they would fly out of the tree and bump into the building... Thank you for looking up their information.

[@diedresfloridagarden]

They will store quite a long time! At least until October , I think you'll be ok to carve❤

[@yesymo9]

LOL 😂 I would scream thinking is a beautiful butterfly, until I see those legs, then I’ll be screaming my way out of my garden!! 😂

[@jhazperphresh9844]

Fig beetles! They ate quite a bit of my peaches this year. 😢

[@DivineUniverse11]

I have lemon tree it’s mature it give us ton of lemons but I don’t what kind,it grows very fast trimming it every year.Janey you need avocado tree too😊

[@FrediOlson]

So sorry that beetle startled you. As long as it's eating the rotting fruit, I'd leave it. As for the Pomegranite tree, you can prune the heck out of it. They are so vigorous. If you're so inclined, they make the best jelly! A tad tart (you like tart?) My tree guy when I lived in SoCal used to make me pomegranite jelly all the time. Congrats on the new lemon tree. It will be a fine addition to the orchard.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

I'm obsessed with tart! I'll look up pomegranate jelly thanks!

[@coinkydink3984]

Something besides me has been eating my figs too... haven't seen what though. I am totally tired of eating figs, my 3 yo tree is so prolific. The beetles can have the rest. It's nearly time to cut back my tree anyway. I cut it to 3 ft tall every winter and it can grow ten feet in the spring and summer. I have a pomagranite tree and wish I knew how to make juice out of them. my newest fruit tree is a white peach, just a baby. There is a orange tree in my neighbor's yard that hangs over my fence and I have lemons... so I feel lucky to have so many fruit trees on a small city lot. Central California is zone 10-12, I think. Hot hot hot!

[@KathyDavenport-i3u]

You made me laugh. I'm that way with grasshoppers. 😬😜😝

[@alicehihn3250]

Good morning. We have lantern Flys here. Beautiful, but will land on you.

[@judyingram-kh1vm]

Janie the grasses are beautiful, they give y'all so much privacy, please consider keeping them there for the time being. The lemon is going to give y'all so much great lemonade and all kinds of lemon recipes. So beautiful ❤

[@ellejolichaine140]

I don’t know if you have ever eaten a tender baby pumpkin but, they taste really good! Like a sweet zucchini (to me, anyway). At that stage, you can pretty much cook them however you like to eat a zucchini before they get too big. This is why I grow mine early, and the rest (pending on the variety you grow) I use for decoration, pumpkin bread, pumpkin spice lattes, and so on! Lol!

[@RaymondandKerriHobbs]

I had one of those. It may be hummingbird moth

[@capistranogardener6100]

That is a "Figeater Beetle"...very common in California, harmless to humans, but can destroy your fig crop and other fruit like peaches, nectarines and other stone fruit. Control: My aunt in Glendale CA used fine bird netting (tulle) to cover her fig trees.

[@margiejane1]

Your first bag is a humming bird Moth.And they fly around like coming birds, but they're actually a Moth.You're second bug, it looks like you got that when identified.I was gonna call it an Emerald junebug.We have bugs like that that are similar in indiana

[@mamalovesthebeach437]

The only lemon for me is Meyer! Low acid, juicy, perfection! I’ve tried to grow both on the CA coast with no luck… not enough heat, too much wind and fog.😢 That tree will look beautiful as a lollipop! I grew up with citrus trees and so miss having my own. $1.00 each for Meyer at Whole Foods.🤦‍♀️

[@lindagartner1675]

We used to call them June Bugs and they love figs

[@barbaracole4314]

Your Z Z planter is so gorgeous, everything is growing like crazy... are you not doing g any videos on weekends anymore ? Couldn't find them the last 2 weekends.

[@jackiepattillo1508]

JUNE BUG!!!

[@marybeth4002]

Yes, so gross especially when you are not expecting to see them. I don't blame you one bit. Done!!

[@deangallegos7171]

Yeah, I came into my house not knowing one hitched hiked on my shoulder. Crazy.

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

omg i would faint

[@Chefabs911]

Could you donate some of the pomegranates to a food bank or local soup kitchen ? And I LOVE my heliotrope candle!! Thank you for such a wonderful candle

[@MsKhanada]

Hummingbird Moth. We had one on our butterfly bush over the summer. 5b/6a

[@patriciacole8773]

Herbs are perennials too

[@conniemcgehee2851]

japanese beatles pick the digs that are ripe and any other ripe stone fruit

[@deehahn2992]

Its a Hummingbird moth!

[@joellenjones3410]

Welcome to the terror of Japanese Beetle land! 🪲🪲You can catch one in a plastic container and take it to a garden center to get it identified! Make it into a game…. Whoever catches the most Japanese Beatles is the winner🙌🏼🏆Also, it’s probably out and about for a short period of time. Ours are out for 5 to 6 weeks and then they’re gone.Get them!

[@JulieALamb-ih4jc]

Those bugs were huge!! Yuck!

[@rubygalindo5207]

Oh cool! Not a Japanese beetle! Yay

[@jeaniemcdaris8276]

❤

[@kimberlysanet8667]

Hummingbird Moth

[@arladeleon3806]

Fig beetle

[@MAA-dt1yo]

Do you think a squash vine borer killed your pumpkin?

[@carolyost6733]

Those fig eaters are gross. I agree with you

[@pamelasgardenparty1945]

What's going on with Monty? I told my husband it's funny. I know all the names of all the pets on the channels I follow. 😂❤

[@salimorton641]

He was neutered. And a bit uncomfortable 😣. He will perk back up once he heals. The donut keeps him from licking the incision. Had a donut for my dog also. Works so much better than the cones!

[@sylvietherrien5617]

Could you have covered your fig tree with netting or some sort of cloth?… Now that they know where you are, I’d be worried of them laying eggs and returning year after year and preventing from enjoying YOUR figs!