From flowers to Harvest! Growing Meyer Lemons In Zone 7b

[@enginehd8160]

I absolutely like this Meyer Lemon plant. Send it to me in India....now!

[@ГаврилоПринцип-и7ф]

Great video...but I swear you're using the wrong side of that boxcutter blade to cut..

[@kenbred46]

Misleading title. It should say Potted Dwarf trees.

[@graceblessy1474]

Great patience and Amazing harvest....

[@EtieneeleuzaFernandesgomes]

Boa noite. Moro no sul do Pará. Brasil.

[@checkenginelightison8317]

Bring your container indoors and harvest as you need them, they stay much better on the tree till needed.

[@WorldTravelandExcursions]

Nice Video.

[@takishasage-freebeautyzone]

Beautifully done video!! I have 2 meyer lemon trees and 2 key lime plants, and I have yet to even get any flowers/fruit. One of the lemon trees I've had since last spring the other 3 I bought this past spring. The older lemon is a huge plant, that appears to be healthy...just no fruit. I have them all in very large ceramic pots from Sam's club. I live about an hour and a half south of Raleigh, so it's warm enough to get some fruit. I've given organic citrus fertilizer a few times, as well as compost and a side dressing of bone meal (not all at the same time, of course). Any ideas on what I can do to encourage fruit development for next year? The plants were all at least 1 year old when I bought them. So the oldest should be about years old. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

Thank you! Did you grew the lemon trees from seeds or did you buy it from someone local? If so there’s a high chance, they sold you seed grown plants. Lemon trees grown from seeds takes 7 years to start flowering and fruiting. If you bought it from a reputable seller, and your tree is grafted( stem attached to the root at the base ) , then you should move your plants to a sunny area where it gets plenty of direct sunlight. Please check your trees and let me know!

[@fordguyfordguy]

WEll done video! Thank you. Im in Saluda SC and 7b also, lookin forward to doin this!

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

Good luck bro 😎

[@jroane5471]

Enjoyed watching your video. You put a lot of time & effort into making this. Thanks for sharing. Question...did the greenish lemons continue to ripen after being indoors ?

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

Hi, thank you for your lovely feedback! Yes all the green lemons eventually turned yellow even after refrigeration.

[@abc_cba]

Thank You for the awesome compilation and the patience for that all the months. Best wishes from India 🇮🇳 Stay safe and blessed.

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

abc abc, thank you for your lovely feedback and good wishes 🙏

[@jekurek]

😊P

[@ramakalagotla8522]

Wow

[@flash6081]

What is that red color mulch you are using ?

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

That’s regular bagged mulch from big box store 😀

[@saritknandy7455]

How do you protect the plant during winter?

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

This plant is in a pot so I bring it indoors during December until the winter ends.

[@tariqsiddiqui9766]

Hello, How do you protect them during winters. Thanks.

[@marijalagetar4761]

Predivni limuni,svaka čast,ja imam jedan ali dok su mali plodovi svi otpadnu,neznam zbog čega👋

[@joyceobeys6818]

I had that problem too n someone said it could be those roly poly armadillo looking bugs eating my green pepper plants n maybe making the lie ins drop off. But I really don’t know why n wish I knew.

[@sherrystacyrn589]

Wondering where you get your container's for the larger plants, have you come across any good deals?

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

Sherry, the Meyer lemon plant is in a planter bought from Costco for $18. I Just noticed these are available in Costco right now.

[@wendyhammond6509]

Simply beautiful....What do you feed your lemon tree?

[@joyceobeys6818]

What did you put in the dirt n how big is the pot it’s in and do you cover them in winter n use warning lights or bring them in? What type of weather is in Raleigh?

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

Hi Joyce, it’s regular 50/50 mix in the pot and I add a Jobe’s organic fruit and citrus fertilizer spike once every year during the time I notice flower buds forming. Bring the plant indoors from Nov 1st to April 15th coz of winter freezing temperatures.

[@PhuongHa-xr2ef]

What is 50/50 mix? I’m trying to homemade potting mix to save money. Thank you!

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

Phuong Ha, 50/50 mix means 50 percent of Top soil and 50 percent of compost. You can buy this 50/50 mix from your local landscaping supply. Just google search for 50/50 mix nearby, you’ll find plenty of places that sells that.

[@PhuongHa-xr2ef]

Thank you!

[@nitisingh6110]

How often you water your plant after fruting start.

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

Hi Manas Kumar, when the temperatures go above 80 degrees Fahrenheit, I water almost every day.

[@johnbruce4481]

One best video thanks

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

Thank you😊

[@Kampup]

Hi, would you sell e some cuttings or seeds?

[@scottg248]

It would be nice if you passed along some knowledge and tips so that others that watch the video could learn something. Really all I learned is that you grew lemons.

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

Thank you for pointing that. I will soon post some useful videos regarding this.

[@cedricmoore8053]

Awesome

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

Thank you 😊

[@angelapalmer9062]

Looks very nice thank you

[@stevenphillip1159]

Where did you get your tree from?

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

Hi Steven, I bought this from State Farmers market, Raleigh.

[@stevenphillip1159]

I have a owari satsuma Brown select satsuma and Meyer lemon and I'm in zone 7b there doing great. I got them in 2020

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

Awesome to know 👏🏼

[@yvonnechandler5855]

Why do you harvest them while they are still green?

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

In my zone, the winter begins by November 3rd week. So I had to harvest everything and bring the plant indoors.

[@deborahstrickland9845]

I'm wondering if you could leave the green lemons on the tree when you bring it inside. Did you like the Myer lemon taste? I'm thinking about buying one. I'm in a zone 7a to 7b area.

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

Yes , why not! I am certain the green lemons will eventually ripen and turn yellow indoors.

[@joyceobeys6818]

@@deborahstrickland9845 I’m in 7a and I leave mine outside with plastic over all of the delicate n tropical plants with a chicken heat bulb inside the plastic. Walmart roll of large plastic is 25.00. I leave the lemons ( the ones that don’t fall off ) on the tree til they yellow and they make so much juice I couldn’t believe it.....Nothing like the store bought. And I use the zest of the lemons for cookies n cakes. Then I put the rest in a container after it dried. It would have been nice to see one of the lemons cut in half. I barely had much skin on mine n they got big, they were almost all juice. I didn’t get many flowers n lemons on mine and then what I did get, some of the fruit fell off. I use fertilizer for citrus n a tad of slow release fertilizer. I use cedar wood chips in winter. I sure wish I knew why the fruit fell off. I had bugs go after one of the lemons cuz I didn’t see it n didn’t pick it. I didn’t think bugs would eat a lemon. :)

[@ninacook30]

How do you protect tree during the winter freeze ?❄️

[@ncgardeningandcookingadventure]

I take the plant indoors when the temperature goes below 35 degrees Fahrenheit.