Update on growing citrus in grow pots

[@daisycrockett3373]

Loved his you explained every crucial details , thank you for the tips

[@daisycrockett3373]

Could you please make a video on how to propagate the lemon tree from its branch 🙏

[@Nihlink]

Those leaves look like that because citrus are adapted to modify their leaves when they’re in direct sun. But they don’t love it, they like a little bit of shade or shelter from other big trees or stricture.

[@Sherrielc]

I have a dwarf Eureka that was here when we first bought our home almost 14 years ago, it’s struggled but I got it really healthy and strong… until now. I harvested alot of lemons maybe early December and it has since dropped almost all of its leaves with just very few droopy leaves and is now dying back some twigs. I can’t seem to get it back. I found no pests to explain it just lichen on branches. :(

[@alisonburgess345]

I've got a dwarf lemon in a wine barrel sized pot in a greenhouse - it looks like your mandarin. It ain't healthy. I've given it trace elements, wetter, nitrogen, "citrus food" and so on but it's just not happy. I live in a cool climate and I'm ready to give up on it really. Perhaps a cumquat would work better, but they're not as useful as good old lemons 😢😢

[@paulclissold1525]

Why in a greenhouse. A warm spot in the garden would be better. Citrus comes from dry areas think Spain where the humidity is low just keep it away from winter chill winds or leave the greenhouse open.

[@alisonburgess345]

@ I'd love to have it outside in a warm spot, but the winters here are killers - snow, frost etc. The greenhouse is open on warm days, but I think that other than cumquats or kaffir limes, citrus is really tricky in pots!

[@vasilisgardenofficial]

The climate here is certainly not for citrus. They seem to grow one season and then die back the next. It' will take me twice if not three times a long to grow the same tree as other would in the burbs. But the fruit is mazing even though the trees a small in size. Your tree will be much better off growing outside, find a spot that is protected somewhat from high winds and frost (not always possible) and it will harden up over time, and produce too.

[@alisonburgess345]

@ Good advice - I've got a fig that's adapted to the cold, so maybe the lemon could too.. Thanks Vasili !

[@1mmickk]

In winter, take it out, prune a third to half of the roots, tease them out, cut two thirds of the foliage off. Then plant it in the ground and forget about it for 3 months, then look at it. Some wine barrels contain chemical preservatives that are no good for plants.\ Thats my best guess on what you have said a sick barrel.

[@RamakrishnanChelliah]

Too fast, difficult to understand