Let's Plan the 2025 Garden! Pt.1: Greenhouse

[@growyourownfood7814]

I think you have done a good job of planning out your garden. Wish I was more organized. Off topic, but the citrus growing to your left. Is it a root cutting or grafted tree? It looks a lot like a root stock that took over and the graft died. It is easy for that to happen. My Meyer lemon is from a root cutting and grows out instead of straight up. The root stock tends to grow up straight and have bigger thorns. Just a guess but it happens down here quite often, people wondering why it does not make fruit or bad tasting fruit.

[@planetdirtbackyardgarden]

This is the first time I have been diligent about planning so we'll see if it sticks! 🤣 And that's so funny, I had never looked. That is a dwarf lime I bought 2 seasons ago and I have been pretty neglectful of it if I'm being honest. I just checked and it's a cutting, its probably just my unwillingness to prune strong looking branches so its sprawling. It also has some dead ivy on it from where the weed took over my pots last year!

[@growyourownfood7814]

@@planetdirtbackyardgarden Look at the leaves on the dwarf lime tree. The leaf should be a single leaf attached to the stem. The root stock in most cases will have a leaf with 3 lobes attached to the stem. If it has 3 lobes it is the root stock, not the lime. Limes are the most cold sensitive citrus, suffering damage and possible death with temperatures in the low 30's. It happens to people in my area all the time. Limes are tough to grow. Mandarins and Satsumas can take temperatures down to low to mid twenties. Lemons are in between. If you want I can make a short showing the differences of the leaves.(once it warms up a bit. Currently we are in the 30's with rain in SE Texas.

[@planetdirtbackyardgarden]

@@growyourownfood7814 Well that is a bummer! I think it is big enough this year to start fruiting so I hope it's edible xD... you have convinced me to give mandarins a go though, I like the idea of them being a little more forgiving!

[@growyourownfood7814]

@@planetdirtbackyardgarden You can always graft back to the root stock. I never have done it, just lazy I guess. You have to graft when the bark slips, happens in February and September for us. Hate to be a barer of bad news, but also hated the idea of it taking up valuable space in greenhouse not being what you thought it was.

[@planetdirtbackyardgarden]

@growyourownfood7814 Agree, I appreciate the heads up!