Australian FINGER LIME - Growing Citrus in Containers

[@catey62]

I bought one of these back in early 2020 from a local nursery, as I'd been wanting one for ages. it was only about 40 cm tall at the time, and put it n a nice large pot with the best potting mix I could find. I did like you and didnt use a tray underneath mine, but got some little plastic feet from the garden centre to pop under the pot to raise it off the ground. mulched it with sugar cane mulch, ( my favourite) fed it with blood & bone at first, but have since started using Seasol Power feeder liquid fertiliser on it, as I do with all my other veges and fruit trees. now that its spring here in Adelaide, S.Australia where I live , its started flowering and is absolutely covered in flowers, so I'm looking forward to hopefully getting a nice little first harvest from it this summer :-) mine is the 'pink ice' variety.

[@Stevebcheah]

Hey sir you could sell me some cuttings? I live in México and got ripped up the läßt time i tried to buy some

[@kusskuss111]

Omg i am so jealous. Dying for one but cant get any in South Africa. Hope u get lots of limes soon

[@catey62]

@@kusskuss111 Thank you, ,its just come into its second season here now, and though its barely more than a metre tall, it has over a hundred flowers on it so it should be a really good harvest this year. 🙂

[@kusskuss111]

@@catey62 aggg i am sooo jealous grr. Cant get them here. Good luck.

[@daleglenny8253]

@@catey62 Did you get fruit? Mine had hundreds of flowers and some tiny fruit and they have pretty much all dropped off. I’m perplexed.

[@GardeningInTheGraden]

Just wanted to say that it’s thanks to you that I now have a Finger lime in France 🇫🇷 and I have had a great amount of finger lime thanks to u, thx

[@fitztastico]

4:17 One trick I figured out with outdoor pots like this is to put a layer of shredded paper (the strips that come from an actual paper shredder work best) on top of the dirt and below the mulch. It allows water to go through when watering, but does a bang up job holding in moisture even better that just mulch

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Cool thanks for the tip :)

[@pickledjalapeno9482]

I actually read about, but they didn't explain why or how so, thank you so so much!

[@catey62]

what mulch do you use? I use sugar cane mulch and find its absolutely brilliant for keeping the potting mix moist even on a really hot South Aussie summer day.

[@fitztastico]

@@catey62 I've never heard of sugar cane mulch. In the states, we have different mulch depending on the area. In the south I've seen what looks like pine needle mulch whereas in the north we have pine bark, cypress, etc.

[@catey62]

@@fitztastico Ah, Ok, I thought you lived in Australia, so that was my bad. its very easy to obtain here, as we grow sugar cane and once it is processed, the leftovers of the crushed cane are dried and packaged, then sold in garden centres and places like Bunnings ( same as your Home depot/ Lowes ) its an excellent mulch that lasts for ages and only needs topping up now and then as it breaks down.

[@ihopeugrow]

I saw these first on self-sufficient me channel and actually tried some at a fine dining restaurant in San Diego. They are delightful! Hopefully I can find and grow it here in N. Cali zone 10a.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

That’s cool! Hope you can find one too :)

[@matthewfarrell317]

If you do find one, these plants grow great in Melbourne which is a zone 9 - 10 equivalent in the US. I have been doing converting from US growers.

[@nbarbettini]

I'm also going to try growing this in zone 10a! How'd it go for you?

[@phantasma6406]

It grew good for me but then I forgot to water it and it died

[@z0eshi]

Okay at this point I am straight up addicted to your videos, I can't stop going through them all, congrats on 100K!

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Glad you’re enjoying them! And thanks heaps, almost can’t believe it’s at 100k now

[@loftyradish6972]

I love finger limes. Every now and again they are in the grocery stores (I'm in Australia) and I really want to try adding them to yogurt. I make a lot of Indian food, and i like a side dish of yogurt with chopped mint and coriander and grated cucumber. I really like adding lime zest to it, but I think some finger lime beads would be absolutely perfect. It isn't a traditional riatta, but I really love it this way.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

That sounds so delicious. You're lucky you can sometimes find them at the store!

[@theresaconway6247]

Sounds amazing!

[@pickledjalapeno9482]

Sounds amazing to me too!

[@fionab2333]

I love them in sparkling water!

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Sounds yum!

[@catey62]

Oohh..how do you do that? do you just squeeze them into the sparkling water and drink them like that?...sparkling mineral water is one of my favourite drinks and would love to try that.

[@fionab2333]

@@catey62 yes, that’s exactly how you do it!

[@catey62]

@@fionab2333 Cool, will do that once the fruit grows and ripens then! :-)

[@fionab2333]

@@catey62 I've got some growing now too but they're only teeny so far!

[@Quklasa]

I am always delighted to find out about a new fruit! I am going to have to get my hsnds on this so I can grow some!

[@kellyfisher1759]

Did you end up growing some?

[@Charles-Windsor88]

Thanks for your informative video I'm in Masterton NZ and we get frosts for sure but l have lots citrus trees (30)growing without frost cover, they seem to have hardened up. Finally obtained 2 of the finger limes that l planted today in containers following your instructions Thanks heaps

[@freeplantngardenstandsfami9009]

Thank you. We shared this with both of our gardening groups.

[@SustainableHolly]

I have a pink one but it hasn’t fruited yet still quite young 🌱 glad to see they are available in NZ too 🙌

[@TheKiwiGrower]

That’s awesome. I don’t think we have near the amount of variety selection over here but apparantly they all taste similar. Though all the coloured ones look awesome! :)

[@destiny5776]

Greetings from the USA and thank you for the link.. Once again I find it very informative and very helpful for my kumquat tree.. When I purchased it, I thought it was sufficient to put it in a larger pot and water it when it needed it.. (That's to tell you how much I know about citrus trees) I have been doing everything wrong, no wonder the flowers are falling before fruiting.. After watching your video, I'm surprised its still alive...🤣😂🤣

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Hopefully what we talked about helps! :)

[@destiny5776]

@@TheKiwiGrower Very much so...Thank you! Just came from the store. Got fresh soil and a bigger pot. That should be a good start, huh!!! However, I need to find out when it's a good time to transplant citrus in the area where I live or I might kill it all together. 😂 May I ask which part of Australia you live?

[@albino_penguin2268]

New Zealand ...

[@EdnaSabile95]

I like the idea of epsom salt. I think I will put some to my citrus. Thank you

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Hope it goes well, just make sure you only use small amounts :)

[@흙사랑-l9r]

집에서 키워보고 십네요 깔라만시가 외롭지 않게 오우~~~가시도 있네 귀여우네요 영상 감사합니다 ~~♡

[@fitztastico]

That mic is impressive considering all the wind in the grass and trees I see behind you

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Haha yea it was super windy! The camera mic would never have handled it

[@gabslife7525]

@@TheKiwiGrower what mic do you use? I'm running into the same issue😑😅

[@FullmoonEffects89]

I like to fill the pot to the top because it usually gets a lot lower after its settled

[@vibevista716]

I love lime and i love the shape of this one..hope i can have one of that🤔

[@matthewwisniewski6284]

Wow you got good size plant’s, I live in Australia and I never see them that big for sale. I got a red finger lime, they are so good.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Cool!, We don’t have all the awesome different coloured varieties here

[@pickledjalapeno9482]

Didn't even know that existed... omg, I have some exploring to do! Thank you!

[@catey62]

I have seen ones around the same size as that bigger one he potted up at my local Bunnings in South Aus, but they were asking 160$ per plant. I got mine at at a local nursery,about 40 cm high and paid around 30$ for it.

[@abelstropicalfruit8647]

Great video. I grow a big variety in a container and it’s always fruiting.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Awesome! What country are you from?

[@abelstropicalfruit8647]

TheKiwiGrower The Netherlands but I take it inside in winter.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

AbelPlant wow good job!

[@jeweloftheisle498]

I love finger limes in vodka drinks or Champagne. 👌🏽

[@soovy2903]

WOW! INCREDIBLE! they look like ORBEZ! sounds so delicious!!! I want to try these rare fruits but I’m not in a tropical climate! :( I am going to do everything I ever wanted when I become an adult.. no one stopping me, hehe!

[@soovy2903]

Love the amazing video! As always!

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Thank you! :)

[@Tunnelrat6666]

I put mine on salads just love them.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Yum! :)

[@mrnlyza2699]

This is pretty helpful because i want to grom some finger lime in our balcony

[@poitter82]

grab the branch with your bare hand! but yeah make the worlds best no bake cheesecake, with little crunchy bits of citrusy goodness

[@johnny31623]

i finally get to find the plnat in Hawaii after years of seraching, thks for the info

[@sko1beer]

I just got delivery of my plant I planted it next to my blueberry Bush with full sunlight it’s only about 60 cm tall I hope to see fruit soon

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Hi Johnny, that's awesome. Hope it grow well for you!

[@nataliebriant3947]

Most useful information thank you. Hopefully I can save my potted lime.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

All the best with it! :)

[@johnhardy4965]

Have just bought a champagne finger lime, still very small in a tiny pot. It has already flowered. There are new branches shooting out horizontally. Should these be trimmed at all? Also, would you transplant a small tree directly into a big pot like you used in this video?

[@NMW80]

How is your finger line going now? I’m thinking of getting one myself 😊

[@angietaylor5311]

Have recently bought 3 small finger limes. Champagne, Chartreuse and a Red. I can’t wait till I get fruit.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Awesome!

[@azusaitatsu]

Oh I seen this fruit and know some fancy restaurants serve this with Sashimi - raw fish and oysters

[@TheKiwiGrower]

That’s cool! Would be interesting to try it in different dishes :)

[@pickledjalapeno9482]

Stop it... just stop, YUMMM!!

[@matthewfarrell317]

Thought I remembered the face, watched your watermelon video lol. These are such nice fruit, in Melbourne, they grow well and seem to tolerate the occasional below 0 we can get. We are about to do a 4 in 1 planting. So 4 finger limes of different colours, red, pink, yellow, green. Into the one hole (about 1 foot apart from each other).

[@TheKiwiGrower]

That sounds awesome. Would be keen to hear how it works out! So cool that you have all the different coloured ones over there :)

[@matthewfarrell317]

@@TheKiwiGrower At some point, I really need to do a video on the food forest I am growing. We are lucky, but also we don't have many native fruits etc that we can grow well, so it's a mixed bag. I wonder how hard it would be to import the colours into NZ

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Yea I’m not too sure but NZ quite strict so if you could I’m sure someone would have. I’d love to check out your food forest if you end up making a video! Sounds cool :)

[@madelinedelacruz5949]

Thank you for sharing ….I just bought one not too long ago. 🍀

[@nickibbear2933]

Thst was very helpful.

[@jamestropicals8262]

You should grow rollinia I haven’t tried the fruit but it’s super delicious

[@TheKiwiGrower]

I’ve put some seeds down recently so fingers crossed. They look really cool!

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@TheKiwiGrower Hope they sprout!

[@jamestropicals8262]

You should grow cherimoya

[@toomkhamphoungmachan3431]

Thai is really nice VDO , thank you

[@hooty-is-watching3691]

My grandad has a finger lime plant and they are pretty good

[@alanweber6805]

Very educational totally cool vedios

[@Chris-op7yt]

all the native plants are bloody expensive in australia, especially the finger lime. most of them are also rarely available in regular garden stores / nurseries. premium potting mix = same as cheap potting mix + a tiny bit of fertilizer and a sprinkling of perlite. honestly, it's root rot mix in long run. alternatively it dries out so bad that it wont wet an extensive rootball, but the top 5cm of potting mix looks saturated. use pumice and/or sharp sand, lots of it, and only a small fraction dead organic matter. dont blame the watering, that's what the nurseries do, as they sell you more plants and more of that deadly premium potting mix.

[@hadleyfierlinger9197]

What do you think about potting these into a grow bag?

[@yesitsamessgarden]

I love finger limes. Can't seem to get the plant to Texas☹️

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Hopefully as they gain popularity they'll become more accessible. Can be hard to get here in NZ too, but mainly due to high demand

[@jayala4616]

If your still looking. Uscitrusnursery has them and they only ship in state which is Texas

[@yesitsamessgarden]

@@jayala4616 Thank you so very much 😁

[@RogierKemperman]

You can have a look at Maui seeds, think they ship from Hawaii to Texas

[@starchio]

Should you place cuttings in sunlight or not?

[@AamirNawazKhan]

Great job

[@milideasfacilesycreativas]

Hermoso pais 😍

[@aprendendocomasplantas520]

Que pés lindos!!!, tenho 2 e este ano deu flores, estou fazendo uns vídeos pra acompanhar. Quero provar essa raridade

[@levinlow]

Need an update on how your finger limes going

[@흙사랑-l9r]

하이~~~^^ 좋은영상 감사합니다 여기가 어느나라인가요?전 한국입니다 반가워요~~^^

[@tarchia9092]

Can citrus trees grow well in a wicking pot?

[@angelaobrien7698]

Where did you get your organic fertilizer from? Great video again thanks.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Thanks :). Got it from the warehouse. I don’t know that it’s certified organic, but it has organic materials in the pellets as I mentioned :)

[@bobbyphaypaseuth9704]

I just picked up a green finger lime. I wanna be about to find the pink an red one to add to my fruit tree collection

[@juliebui6584]

Where did you buy finger lime trees? Do they sells in USA

[@bobbyphaypaseuth9704]

@@juliebui6584 I got it at Home Depot

[@ZebbMassiv]

Hope they export to Canada one day. Would love to try

[@theunknownunknowns5168]

Hi, did your Persimmon trees grow?

[@sadiyanursery]

Nice

[@PhoMew87]

I bought a second one after my first one died. The second one is flourishing outdoors for the summer here in Canada. I am quite worried about how it will do indoors during the winter! Any tips about brining the plant indoors for several months?

[@norikamiu3734]

@TheKiwiGrower I just recently came across this plant and is fascinated too! Do you know anything about growing them from the actual fruit???

[@ereandor]

I have grafted red finger lime in bitter orange rootstock 3 years ago. Although it has grown rapidly it has not yet blossomed. Mother plant produces fruit every year. Could it be that the rootstock does not allow finger lime to bloom? Thanks!

[@arwen-_-E.M.P.]

I’d serve it on top of Lime ice cream. Or pie… Or cheesecake…

[@beckywright4821]

I planted one from a seed it's just growing strait up one branch do I need to prune the top I'm kinda not sure with these.....

[@lorenzo8495]

Interesting...

[@liamthompson9342]

I have one of these in a pot. It flowers heavily but it never sets fruit. I don't give it anywhere near that much fertilizer though. Maybe that's my problem.

[@humbledbyhumanity8529]

I live in a dry, hot climate.(9A) Sacramento, CA, USA. I planted an Australian lime 2 years ago and both years it has flowered and gotten a few limes which only grow to about 3 mm in length and then not progressed. Am i on the right track? or can you recommend a way to get those few limes to actually GROW. Thank you!

[@Elisheva333]

How tall this tree grow? Thanks for the information

[@gissie391]

Wow never seen them before😳😊❗I'd like to know how to do drop irrigation think it would help on going away.

[@TheKiwiGrower]

They’re so cool right! Sorry you want to see drip irrigation for what?

[@jamestropicals8262]

Winter is coming here... 🥶

[@ianirving8494]

My young finger lime tree has been putting out some aggressive fast growing branches that have larger leaves than the rest of the tree. They aren’t root stock, but I’m wondering if they should be trimmed or left alone. Any tips?

[@danielyeroshalmi7492]

ive seen red and pink ones.

[@AamirNawazKhan]

I need it. North America

[@bottippnorway3671]

Im not sure if its possible to find these in the marker in norway :(

[@abdullahnoman3352]

How long does it takes to produce fruit from a grafted finger lime plant?

[@ellielangford7154]

Nice I live in Australia

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Cool, you should grow one! :)

[@scalehd3793]

Great video mate. Just stumbled upon your channel via the yt algorythm and I really want to try growing some finger limes but I cannot find any seeds or anything to buy where I live. Any chance i could buy a couple seeds of of you or something?

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Hey mate, thanks heaps. My tree's aren't fruiting yet as the one shown in the video is a friends tree, so I don't have any seeds sorry. The do take a long time to fruit from seed though, so best to try and find a grafted tree if you can, but yeah even here they can be pretty hard to get. Hope you can find one though, they're pretty cool

[@Tawadeb]

How can I grow from a cutting please?

[@BahnYahd]

Could I grow these under a grow light? I’m in New England area

[@nakrul987]

do the different colors of finger limes have different flavors?

[@juliebui6584]

Where did you buy finger lime trees?

[@phironhin7349]

What website did you order that large tree? I have been searching one that size

[@kevinv.d1192]

Do you still have the star fruit trees from seed

[@alandrummond5890]

Can you grow them easy from seed?

[@brennanperry8001]

I wish he didn't squeeze them in the opening shot, because it looked like the least appetizing egg sack in the world, holy crap.

[@beeee4249]

I live in South America, where can I get / buy seeds?

[@thinkofme5527]

can you grow these from seeds? I'd like to try the whole process

[@alaaaldinalgassid8935]

Where can I buy this tree, I live in the states and I only found it on Amazon and not very good reviews

[@Anna.Bystrik]

Is it a variety of bilimbi or an entirely different tree species?

[@lukekennard8511]

I have never seen these before. Where can you get them from?

[@TheKiwiGrower]

I got mine from garden centres but they're in short supply now. Put your name down for one at a few garden centres, that way they can call you as soon as they get one in and put it aside

[@joshuahaines1332]

really want one of these! seen a few pop up on trade me but they always go for a lot. be cool if you did some cuttings.......

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Yea I could look at trying that out sometime :). It’s crazy what people pay on TM considering they go for regular citrus prices at garden centres. Though I guess are fairly hard to come by

[@joshuahaines1332]

@@TheKiwiGrower maybe send a cutting to wellington.. ;)

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Will let you know when I give it a prune up :)

[@jakewyatt3008]

They sell for 25 dollars in nerserys next year in may their will be heaps its because of coronavirus that they are price high everyone is into gardening right now.

[@peterrichard5116]

How fast do they grow bro?

[@smaransure2234]

I am growing from just merely 4 seeds

[@cliftonjindra2177]

This was so awesome, thank you! I really want to try to grow this, a dwarf finger lime fruit, from seed, then graph it next to my american persimmon bonsai. Is there any way you or someone could send me a few seeds? It would mean so much. Just think about it and get back to me please! Thanks!

[@michaelmcclaren9684]

where can we buy from? I'm in Hamilton

[@TheKiwiGrower]

I got mine from garden centres though they usually sell out quickly. I found mine around May, so you would be best to put your name down for one at a garden centre and they can let you know when they have them again. Otherwise, you might be able to find someone selling on trade me or through a Facebook page like rare fruit growers Nz or a page called finger limes. I bought my large tree for $30, but I’ve seen them selling for insane prices on trade me, so be aware of that :)

[@michaelmcclaren9684]

@@TheKiwiGrower thanks!

[@beautifullifewithfamilyand3017]

Do you sale that plant?

[@GelSnaps0208]

hope these can grow in the Philippines. Can it though? can it grow here? in the Philippines?

[@TheKiwiGrower]

As far as I know I don't see why not :)

[@riethacrafford7375]

I am urgently looking for fingelime seeds and or small trees

[@rushanxu7817]

hey mate is it possible to plant in auckland？

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Hey mate, yup sure is! Should do well there

[@ICE9RLN0]

can you splice them into other citrus?

[@TheKiwiGrower]

I haven't done so - I think it may be possible but potentially quite difficult. Not sure how they would go long term but would be interesting to try

[@richardlelandneal7888]

@@TheKiwiGrower truth is my property is too small for more than a few trees. I have a lemon and cumquat that I wish to start splice on. I would also like to find fruiting vines to grow up my avocado trees

[@jamestropicals8262]

What season is it in New Zealand? It’s mid fall here

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Opposite to you - mid Spring :)

[@jamestropicals8262]

Nice (: Your coming into the hot weather and we’re coming into the cold weather

[@Cosita031009]

Where can I get one?

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Do you live in NZ? I got mine back in May so probably none in garden centres at this time of year as they get snapped up fast. You can put your name down for one at a garden centre and they’ll let you know when they have more in but might not be until next year

[@Cosita031009]

@@TheKiwiGrower Yup, Whangarei

[@TheKiwiGrower]

Nice. Hopefully you can find one. You can try online like trade me too but some have been going for very high prices. Keep an eye out but you might be best waiting until stocks are out again at garden centres :)

[@oussamabeghriche583]

Hello iam intresing in seeds please

[@seiyuokamihimura5082]

Nah love. Both need a good chopping yo get them into a natural shape.

[@ElPoorKnow]

What area do you live in?

[@TheKiwiGrower]

I'm in New Zealand :)

[@1234suriya]

sup

[@David-dl3vj]

Yes and now it's all put out there on KZbin you can grantee there is NO protection from the Chinese, or anybody else to mass produce with impunity.