I had a neglected citrus tree in a pot from Home Depot, it got knocked over every day for a week from high wind, it rotted a little, died for a while... I went outside yesterday and it has green leaves and flowers.
I love plants 🥺 they're such little troopers. People will ask why I have a dead plant and I'm like no! She is fine, just watch. There's many reasons a plant could be losing foliage or look like its dying.
30 minutes went by so fast, no clue why you were worried about the video being too long Kevin! Lots of great information that I'll try to use with my mighty IKEA citrus! Lol.
I so appreciate the fact that you consider what your audience might have questions about and then just ask those questions during the video to make sure everybody gets the most out of your content. Your videos are always so thorough! Big big fan, thanks!
We inherited an awesome lemon tree. Someone told us it is a Meyer lemon, but it is different than other Meyer lemons: thinner peel, sweeter juice, fruit stays on the tree for nine months. Inheriting trees is wonderful, and sometimes irreplaceable. We also inherited a navel orange that got sickly and died so we cut it down... Then it rose from the dead and now it is producing oranges again. Plants vs Zombies?
Great stuff! More thorough content is great for those who live on the other side of the world! Gives us more understanding of how to plant in our conditions! 🥰
As a horticulture student who is struggling with chemistry, your videos and podcast helps me to keep my eyes on the prize and to keep going. Thank you for all your work! 🙏👍
Good evening.Theres a way to know wich pot of citrus tree to choose when you go to the nursery ?How to know wich one will be health and give you more fruits? Thank you.
I escaped my boyfriend to the tarden sexti9n of lowes and he found me in the lemon trees. Told me if i do my research he will bring me back tomorrow. So hell yeah im pumped.
I did all this prep with the hole and the soil. I didn't break up the root ball tho. How much "die back" did you get in the first six months? I planted a Eureka Lemmon tree last week of October 2021. A three foot tall beauty. In six months in dropped all it's leaves and died back all the way down to ten inches. It's a stick. this is the third year of the same old crap with the die back routine. My tree grew in reverse. So I dug it up today and put back in it's old pot. I'm gonna do something different this time. I'm gonna plant the lemmon tree in the ground with it's plastic pot. Perhaps it won't suffer any shock doing it like this. Sick and fricken tired of the die back routine and the wasting of three years with crappy results.
Something I learned from my mom when planting trees, in addition to not fertalizeing the plant for the first season, and not watering it right at the base, is to cut a square hole. Since the roots can be kind of used to just going in a circle, if you cut a square hole it will run into a flat surface instead of just continually bend around. This supposedly can help to train the roots out. I don't know how much this actually is the case, but it always made sense to me and ever since, I've always done square holes for planting trees. But very similar to breaking up the sides. Never had issues with getting the trees to grow well.
@@Louisianapermaculture but the tree is in the pot with already formed root system, why on earth would anyone start disturbing the roots. Does not make any sense to me
One thing i do with my dense clayey soil is dig a little deeper and put rocks in the bottom, then some sand, then put my root ball in it. Some plants that are even more prone to drowning i plant them higher and add more rocks. This helps a lot actually.
Hi Kevin, this was great timing for me as I planted my first 4 fruit trees on Saturday. I’ve also been over and subscribed to the Busy Gardener. Thanks for all your tips, as always 😊
Thinking about Planting 3 Citrus trees oranges and 1 pomegranate and maybe lemon. Help please........ Is End of july and August good time to plant in Stockton, ca Area ? If so in pots or some other form . Weather too harsh 100 plus degrees. First time Planting anything any advice would be appreciated. Thank you. Everything is in this video good info. Just not sure about this time of year. And how tall a poted tree should be for good fast results. And should buy from home depot or go to nursery.
I am in zone 7b and my dryer vent is on a south facing wall. Does anyone know/think that planting a lemon tree near that vent would help fake the zone up enough to survive in an area that will get subzero temperatures for a few days a year?
Could be a few things! Time of year as the tree is about to push out new leaves, deficiency in a key nutrient or mineral, overwatering, etc. Except for the yellowing before new foliage push, probably a deficiency or stress of some kind.
The most likely culprits are over and underwatering. If the soil is constantly wet while your leaves are yellow, you should let it dry out for a few days. If the soil is bone dry, you are probably underwatering. Hope this helps 👍
@@ryanissa3353 I wasn't sure if it was lack of nutrients, but I think it was over watering. My soil doesn't drain well. I had weed mat too close to the trees so I cut it back and topped the soil with soil conditioner. I think they're getting better. I wish I had seen this video before we planted 1 orange, 1 lemon, 1 lime. I'm planning on getting 1 more of each in case they don't do so well.
Remember everyone. Pee on your citrus trees!!! Not on the bark of course, but bellow it! It's high in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium as well as minute ingredients that help the plant grow! Tomatoe plants as well as a few others could use a good "watering"! My friend had a couple year old, provably 4 to 7 year old lemon tree when I was young, and their brother urinated on it daily, and when I tell you that they NEVER had a want for lemon juice (they picked, juiced and freezed as soon as they were ripe) I do not lie. Their lemons were bigger than my fist, which could've been the breed, but they always had So Many. I live in florida, so the lemon fruiting season may have been longer than the rest of the states, but if it's in the ground, go ahead and give it a watering! I'm not crazy, I promise, look it up!
are the orange tree roots invasive? I've planted the tree today in the front yard with 3 feet away from the driveway - any recommendation if the roots of this orange tree will damage the driveway in future? Thanks!
My mind is going 100 miles/hr thinking what fruit tree to add to our lonesome (2 year old) Fuji apples. Thought about citrus fruit tree but may have to pot it, we're in Zone 7A/7B. You can tell Cameron is as passionate as you are in what you do! Great video!
I’m in zone 7B, I have Babied my 1st Lisbon Lemon tree since last spring, i never took it out of the pot it came in, I repotted it brought inside for the winter , oat all the leaves fell off after 3-4 weeks inside 😭😭😭 we repotted again , phone going dead , I’ll check Back later
That's kindo of normal for when you bring certain trees indoors for the winter. They go into shock. Transplanting too much could also contribute to shock, so I wouldn't just keep transplanting it again and again.
Good video. I'll keep an eye out for sucker growth from the root stock. I've been having good luck with using an oversized pot when planting. I keep my eyes open for oversized pots at garage sales and garden shops, double the volume of the tree's pot. I cut the bottom out, leaving a 6 to 8" tall "ring". This allows me to put an inch into the soil, plant above soil level, plus room for mulch. As needed, I water and fertilze outside the pot. In a few years the sun will break down the plastic so that can be a good time to cut and remove the ring, leaving the tree above the surrounding soil.
With that bad looking more established citrus I would recommend cutting down most of it and grafting on a variety you want, and it will grow real well because of how established that root system is
I really am interested in the Australian desert Lime. It can handle salinity, drought, and crazy heat and they can get over 100 ft tall. I guess they can't cultivate them en masse yet but it would be a cool hybrid tree!
I let my lemon tree grow super tall and out of control (over my roof!), and before February there were blooms 🤦🏼♀️ next season I’m going to cut it back to a manageable height. I grew it from seed and it was near 5 years before I saw a single fruit, so I brushed it off that it might just be a lovely shade tree... my mistake!
I grew up with a grapefruit-lemon tree hybrid. The strangest thing happened to it. The first harvest of fruit we got were the size of grapefruits and the flesh was the flavor of a lemon, but we had an unusually harsh winter after that harvest and the tree died; however it grew back the next season with lemon sized grapefruits for the remainder of it's life. Addendum: Bro learn to peel an orange. if you leave the inner skin intact all that juice running onto the ground will end up in your mouth.
I just wanted you to know even after a year this video is helping so many! I finally got around to purchasing a (very late 😬) Mother’s Day variegated pink lemon. 30. Gallon. Pot. Your tips about cutting the pot and “fluffing” the roots really came in handy. Mine also had very healthy roots! I’ve got blisters from digging a 48” hole 16” deep but I really needed all the tips. Too many to point out. This is just excellent and I feel I won’t have wasted my money on this one. Thank you again!
Ahhh I always learn so much from your videos! So much more knowledge on citrus trees now... I feel more confident to plant my lemon tree in the ground now. Thank you so much!
I planted all my trees either while raining or immediately after rain. It was a messy job but I enjoyed it and all of them took root and look healthy. I'm struggling with a chestnut tree... but I'm hopeful :) - it's my "last" tree to get going :D - This video is filled with so much positive energy, I feel like going out in the night and planting something :)
thanks as always! hope all your plants are loving the rain and spring around the corner. stay safe out there. could you do a series on growing flowers? or a section of your garden for California natives?
Thanks for some great information. I want to do cirtus in pots (Zone 7B), but had no idea of proper cultivation. The video wasn't too long... just long enough to provide all the needed content! 😎
One tool I found useful in hard California soil (for when your shovel doesn't go any further down a hole) is a Soil Ripper. Once you hit that hard layer, you can really tear it into clumps with that ripper and dig for a few more inches afterwards.
In CA I've found clay soil amended with mulch produces the best fruit for years. I have a dwarf orange it is a navel grafted to a Valencia that is over 30 years old and gives two crops a year.
I love your videos. You ask a ton of questions id never even think to ask, and its so awesome that your guests can keep up with all the answers! Im excited to start my garden, i feel like i might know what im doing.
To dig deep in hard clay you need something called a digging bar. It is a 5-7 ft bar of solid metal with flat chisel blade at one end and a round flat disc on the other. Let the weight of the bar drive it into the ground, rock it back and forth, and they clear with a shovel or post hole digger. Does wonders on Virginia red clay.
Hey! A good mulch for wood trees is made of up different sized wood chips. Wood shavings and dust may offer some benefit, but will have serious downside too, especially in creating an solid layer of shavings vs allowing water and air to penetrate
I'm a big fan of Dr. Earth Organic Root-Zone Fertilizer when I need to focus on root health and growth. It also has beneficial bacteria and fungi to help the plant's health and ability to absorb nutrients. I've never noticed any top-heavy growth when using it...until I have it normal feed to boost the growth a bit. I also like KLN from Dyna-Gro for watering transplants and cuttings.
I need some advice 💀 We have a big lemon tree, And the bark broke off of the wood, and the lighter wood is exposed. Some of the other beaches aren’t very sturdy. What do I do lol
Oh no! I would whitewash it with something like IV Organics 3-in-1 whitewash to prevent any more injury from the sun. The bark is how the nutrients and water flow, so bark coming off is no good!
Hello, great video. One question. I live near the mountains so we battle gophers. Would you recommend protecting the roots with a wire bag meant for it? The reason that I'm asking is because I planted 3 trees and only one survived. Not sure if it just didn't work or if the wire really affects the tree. Thanks and hope you read new comments.
Question on mulch. I live in south Georgia and I'm getting ready to start planting some citrus trees. I work at a wood mill and have access to a lot of pine bark that's stripped straight off the tree. It's not processed or anything. I've read that pine bark is really good for citrus trees because it adds some acidity to the soil and I have very sandy soil. A few years ago we added pine bark to a row of very weak looking azaleas that are in our yard and they absolutely blew up into big beautiful plants. Will the bark be as beneficial to citrus trees?
Brilliant video. Thank you. I live in Japan. I have a 5 year old Maya lemon tree, which is planted directly into the soil in my garden and is fruiting really well. I just bought a potted Lisbon lemon tree to plant this September. Is approx. 6 feet from the existing lemon tree about right? I want my trees to grow up to 6 feet high and wide. Will the roots have enough space, is my question?
I plant in pots, got a pretty pine kind of tree and is growing beautifully, I replanted it in a bigger pot, amended the soil and topped it with mulch, we have a very wet few months and notice the mulch turning a white powder on it, got no idea what is it but preventing rot and damage to the beautiful tree I removed all the mulch and topped the ground with fresh dirt. What was the white in the mulch and did I do the right thing, should I put fresh mulch or leave it as is? Help!?
Very timely, I bought a grafted lemon lime tree about 10 days ago. Its on my kitchen table as I live in MO. And the tiny little thing broke out all over with buds yesterday. In my heart I already knew that its too tiny to let it fruit but can I enjoy the flowers for a while before I pick them off?
Oh wait, am I one of the first viewers? Cool ^~^ I love your videos so much, you've given such good advice and are such an amazing teacher, you helped me keep my plants alive and some of them even thrive, so thank you (:. It's definitely a goal/dream to grow a tree someday (:. And yes, you're very handsome xD. I hope you have a great day (:
I'm wondering, I harvested half of my veggies and I'm going to reuse and amend the soil to plant the next crops in the fall or spring, my question is, do I have to separate the old mulch from the dirt or can I leave it as is (mixed) and plant the new crops as is?
My first mistake is that I messed up and bought my citrus at Home Depot instead of one of our local nurseries in SD... Anyways, my tangelo and mandarins aren't really growing in the 3 months since I've planted them. I probably put too much Dr. EARTH'S Alfalfa fertilizer. How do I get my plants through this?
When you’re talking about the native trees that are very old in SoCal, don’t forget Corona. Corona and Riverside, where the naval capitals of the world in the beginning of the 19th century. I know because I grew up in corona. We had beautiful acres upon acres upon acres of orange trees before the city was built up. There are a few remaining orchards, but not as many as a Riverside. Just a bit of history. ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️
I know you are real man. But so am I. I just happen to choose to go to the intellectual route. You will find that small electric jackhammer are not that expensive. They generally come with three tips. One is kind of a spade bit. One is more like a stake, like a metal version of what you skewer Dracula. And the third one is usually one you can choose. If you want to dig holes, the spike is the top for the job. One caveat, you will have to shovel out the soil you’ve broken up. I promise you, breaking up hard or clay soil is the back breaker‼️ I planted an Improved Meyer Lemon tree in my backyard and I have 100% clay. It would’ve taken me about a month to dig the hole my Improved Meyer Lemon wanted. Using the medium duty jackhammer, I got it done in about 25 minutes. I did have to take about six wheelbarrels full of clay dirt out of the yard…. Thank God, my neighbor wanted it, sucka! My other options for allowing the clay soil yo escape was PAY one of the landfills to take it, who will then use it, with other organic to make the blackest compost you’ve ever seen. They will then sell it back to you for a massive mark up. Gentlemen, I like you, both, don’t work, harder, work smarter .
OMG.... I'm following this video step-by-step, but I'm completing each step before I watch the next section of the video. I'm at the end, the part where you say to cut off the fruit on the tree.😢 😭lol
This comment is directed to when you reach the base of the soil where it begins to get harder, a pick ax works the best. I have clay soil. I’m in South East Texas and it’s hard. Let me tell ya, I’m 60 years old. I have a hard time at it, the pick ax has been a lifesaver for me when digging holes for my trees. I hope this helps somebody. ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️
Went a bit long on this one, but we wanted to give you AS MUCH info as possible so your citrus is off to a good start!
Kevin can I grow any citrus in zone 7
now I ask. Is lack of sunshine a big deal in San Diego?
Do you buy seed according to the area of the world your in, if can't buy a seedling?
i love the longer form vids 👌 12-25min is a solid time frame for my preference, ik everybody is different tho
Not without bringing inside or adapting your planting area
This is the best video I’ve seen and I’ve seen thousands.
Fabulous collaboration! I enjoy both your channels. I grow citrus in containers.
I had a neglected citrus tree in a pot from Home Depot, it got knocked over every day for a week from high wind, it rotted a little, died for a while... I went outside yesterday and it has green leaves and flowers.
I love it! Gonna plant it?
@@TheBusyGardener oh absolutely! ☺️ She’s got a great backstory lol
I love plants 🥺 they're such little troopers. People will ask why I have a dead plant and I'm like no! She is fine, just watch. There's many reasons a plant could be losing foliage or look like its dying.
@@nikahatt poor abused tree. How is that doing now?
Women ☕
30 minutes went by so fast, no clue why you were worried about the video being too long Kevin! Lots of great information that I'll try to use with my mighty IKEA citrus! Lol.
I so appreciate the fact that you consider what your audience might have questions about and then just ask those questions during the video to make sure everybody gets the most out of your content. Your videos are always so thorough! Big big fan, thanks!
I’m excited for this video...we inherited citrus trees on our property and I don’t have a clue on how to maintain them 🤦🏻♀️😂
Lucky you!
We inherited an awesome lemon tree. Someone told us it is a Meyer lemon, but it is different than other Meyer lemons: thinner peel, sweeter juice, fruit stays on the tree for nine months. Inheriting trees is wonderful, and sometimes irreplaceable. We also inherited a navel orange that got sickly and died so we cut it down... Then it rose from the dead and now it is producing oranges again. Plants vs Zombies?
Fig tree video please!! ❤️
I have one up!
8:00 Geeking out about worms ~~~~~ I feel your joy!
Lol I was about to comment the same thing, gardeners are probably one of the only people on earth who love earth worms 😂🖤
broooo i have a HUGE aloe vera plant and its filled with earthworms and ita the best thing ever im so proud of it😭
This is great! Helping my mom with her garden and she wants a lemon tree so bad. But she’s in zone 7. Glad they can go into containers!
I wish I could grow citrus trees in my Urban Garden! I might get a lemon tree just to try some of your tips 👊🏼
Cant hurt to shop around! I was pleasantly surprised at how many options I had in zone 9 for dwarf trees and bushes
Great video Kevin. You guys covered so many important considerations. This video will help lots of people!
Great stuff! More thorough content is great for those who live on the other side of the world! Gives us more understanding of how to plant in our conditions! 🥰
Sorry I am late to your video but not to be pushy but when are you going to grow or plant a moringa tree?? Man I love moringa trees!!
Two happy guys being happy about worms & citrus trees
Hi, I'm in zone 6 I live in Pennsylvania and I grow my 🍋tree in my bathroom. 😊 they love it there..
If you live in zones 4-7 check out hardy orange (poncirus trifoliata). It's hardy down to -10F. Tastes like lemons crossed with grapefruit.
As a horticulture student who is struggling with chemistry, your videos and podcast helps me to keep my eyes on the prize and to keep going. Thank you for all your work! 🙏👍
Good evening.Theres a way to know wich pot of citrus tree to choose when you go to the nursery ?How to know wich one will be health and give you more fruits?
Thank you.
I'm in 10b, just need the land man.
This is exactly what I needed!! I’ve been wanting to plant lemons for sooo long!
You've got this!
Same
Having a lemon tree is magical.
I escaped my boyfriend to the tarden sexti9n of lowes and he found me in the lemon trees. Told me if i do my research he will bring me back tomorrow. So hell yeah im pumped.
I did all this prep with the hole and the soil. I didn't break up the root ball tho. How much "die back" did you get in the first six months? I planted a Eureka Lemmon tree last week of October 2021. A three foot tall beauty. In six months in dropped all it's leaves and died back all the way down to ten inches. It's a stick. this is the third year of the same old crap with the die back routine. My tree grew in reverse. So I dug it up today and put back in it's old pot. I'm gonna do something different this time. I'm gonna plant the lemmon tree in the ground with it's plastic pot. Perhaps it won't suffer any shock doing it like this. Sick and fricken tired of the die back routine and the wasting of three years with crappy results.
Does this apply to planting an avocado tree?
Something I learned from my mom when planting trees, in addition to not fertalizeing the plant for the first season, and not watering it right at the base, is to cut a square hole. Since the roots can be kind of used to just going in a circle, if you cut a square hole it will run into a flat surface instead of just continually bend around. This supposedly can help to train the roots out. I don't know how much this actually is the case, but it always made sense to me and ever since, I've always done square holes for planting trees. But very similar to breaking up the sides. Never had issues with getting the trees to grow well.
I personally dig an upside down bowl shape. Then i drape the roots over the mound in the center and cover each root with dirt Individually
@@Louisianapermaculture Works well for me too .
Great Advice Thanks for Sharing 🍋🍊💟🙏💟🍊🍋
@@Louisianapermaculture but the tree is in the pot with already formed root system, why on earth would anyone start disturbing the roots. Does not make any sense to me
I have a question I’m a 12 year old and wanted to know what is really easy to grow without a whole lot of time
Leafy greens!
@@epicgardening k
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Should the 4 inches of mulch follow the diameter of the foliage or should it be wider ? Thanks for a great video .
Good tips especially explaining softening the sides of hole where the shovel compacted it to avoid root bound. 🌱 Thanks Kevin!
It's been a while, since you posted from start to finish videos like this one
I always add rooting hormoon powder before i plant or re-pot any plant into the planting hole to stimulate root growth which works wonders for me.
I just bought some growth hormone! I have a purple passion and having trouble propagating so I hope it helps
How about in containers?
First tree and it's a solid producer. That's the way to start an epic orchard.
One thing i do with my dense clayey soil is dig a little deeper and put rocks in the bottom, then some sand, then put my root ball in it. Some plants that are even more prone to drowning i plant them higher and add more rocks. This helps a lot actually.
Hi Kevin, this was great timing for me as I planted my first 4 fruit trees on Saturday. I’ve also been over and subscribed to the Busy Gardener. Thanks for all your tips, as always 😊
I'm in Disney World right now so I can't really watch it yet, but I just had to say that I'm SO freaking excited for this video!!!🥳🥳🥳
I just bought a home with half an acre in north county San Diego and your videos are helping me so much! Thank you!
Do you have any videos on diagnosing citrus nutrient deficiency's?
Hopefully soon
you need to fill the hole with water and soften it . Digging will be much easier
Thinking about Planting 3 Citrus trees oranges and 1 pomegranate and maybe lemon. Help please........
Is End of july and August good time to plant in Stockton, ca Area ? If so in pots or some other form . Weather too harsh 100 plus degrees.
First time Planting anything any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.
Everything is in this video good info.
Just not sure about this time of year.
And how tall a poted tree should be for good fast results.
And should buy from home depot or go to nursery.
Just planted two days ago, good to know I didn't do a bad job 😅👍
I am in zone 7b and my dryer vent is on a south facing wall. Does anyone know/think that planting a lemon tree near that vent would help fake the zone up enough to survive in an area that will get subzero temperatures for a few days a year?
What does it mean when your citrus tree turns yellow?
Could be a few things! Time of year as the tree is about to push out new leaves, deficiency in a key nutrient or mineral, overwatering, etc. Except for the yellowing before new foliage push, probably a deficiency or stress of some kind.
The most likely culprits are over and underwatering. If the soil is constantly wet while your leaves are yellow, you should let it dry out for a few days. If the soil is bone dry, you are probably underwatering. Hope this helps 👍
@@ryanissa3353 I wasn't sure if it was lack of nutrients, but I think it was over watering. My soil doesn't drain well. I had weed mat too close to the trees so I cut it back and topped the soil with soil conditioner. I think they're getting better. I wish I had seen this video before we planted 1 orange, 1 lemon, 1 lime. I'm planning on getting 1 more of each in case they don't do so well.
На участке почва плохая, песок один. Надо было торфа купить, смешать с грунтом, что на участке и досыпать к корням.
Remember everyone. Pee on your citrus trees!!! Not on the bark of course, but bellow it! It's high in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium as well as minute ingredients that help the plant grow! Tomatoe plants as well as a few others could use a good "watering"! My friend had a couple year old, provably 4 to 7 year old lemon tree when I was young, and their brother urinated on it daily, and when I tell you that they NEVER had a want for lemon juice (they picked, juiced and freezed as soon as they were ripe) I do not lie. Their lemons were bigger than my fist, which could've been the breed, but they always had So Many. I live in florida, so the lemon fruiting season may have been longer than the rest of the states, but if it's in the ground, go ahead and give it a watering! I'm not crazy, I promise, look it up!
are the orange tree roots invasive? I've planted the tree today in the front yard with 3 feet away from the driveway - any recommendation if the roots of this orange tree will damage the driveway in future? Thanks!
Do orange trees grow out? Are they evasive? I want to plant one but dont want any problems with roots growing and messing up my wall or cement
My mind is going 100 miles/hr thinking what fruit tree to add to our lonesome (2 year old) Fuji apples. Thought about citrus fruit tree but may have to pot it, we're in Zone 7A/7B. You can tell Cameron is as passionate as you are in what you do! Great video!
you lucky bugger to be planting outside already.....we still have 2 feet of snow on the ground!!!! :(
so what part needs to be facing north? the new growth(bud)? or the clipped rootstock?
Too bad, my area banned planting citrus tree because of invasive species.
I’m in zone 7B, I have Babied my 1st Lisbon Lemon tree since last spring, i never took it out of the pot it came in, I repotted it brought inside for the winter , oat all the leaves fell off after 3-4 weeks inside 😭😭😭 we repotted again , phone going dead , I’ll check Back later
😝👍🏼👍🏼 well, are you going to get lemons or not? Lol
That's kindo of normal for when you bring certain trees indoors for the winter. They go into shock. Transplanting too much could also contribute to shock, so I wouldn't just keep transplanting it again and again.
Good video. I'll keep an eye out for sucker growth from the root stock. I've been having good luck with using an oversized pot when planting. I keep my eyes open for oversized pots at garage sales and garden shops, double the volume of the tree's pot. I cut the bottom out, leaving a 6 to 8" tall "ring". This allows me to put an inch into the soil, plant above soil level, plus room for mulch. As needed, I water and fertilze outside the pot. In a few years the sun will break down the plastic so that can be a good time to cut and remove the ring, leaving the tree above the surrounding soil.
With that bad looking more established citrus I would recommend cutting down most of it and grafting on a variety you want, and it will grow real well because of how established that root system is
I THINK I SAW A WORM !!! YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF WORMS IN HERE !!!
Worm life!
I really am interested in the Australian desert Lime. It can handle salinity, drought, and crazy heat and they can get over 100 ft tall. I guess they can't cultivate them en masse yet but it would be a cool hybrid tree!
I let my lemon tree grow super tall and out of control (over my roof!), and before February there were blooms 🤦🏼♀️ next season I’m going to cut it back to a manageable height.
I grew it from seed and it was near 5 years before I saw a single fruit, so I brushed it off that it might just be a lovely shade tree... my mistake!
Question is it safe to put some crushed 🥚 🐚 are epsom salt in the plant hole
I grew up with a grapefruit-lemon tree hybrid. The strangest thing happened to it. The first harvest of fruit we got were the size of grapefruits and the flesh was the flavor of a lemon, but we had an unusually harsh winter after that harvest and the tree died; however it grew back the next season with lemon sized grapefruits for the remainder of it's life.
Addendum: Bro learn to peel an orange. if you leave the inner skin intact all that juice running onto the ground will end up in your mouth.
I just wanted you to know even after a year this video is helping so many! I finally got around to purchasing a (very late 😬) Mother’s Day variegated pink lemon. 30. Gallon. Pot. Your tips about cutting the pot and “fluffing” the roots really came in handy. Mine also had very healthy roots! I’ve got blisters from digging a 48” hole 16” deep but I really needed all the tips. Too many to point out. This is just excellent and I feel I won’t have wasted my money on this one. Thank you again!
finally someone actually knows how to plant!
Ahhh I always learn so much from your videos! So much more knowledge on citrus trees now... I feel more confident to plant my lemon tree in the ground now. Thank you so much!
I planted all my trees either while raining or immediately after rain. It was a messy job but I enjoyed it and all of them took root and look healthy. I'm struggling with a chestnut tree... but I'm hopeful :) - it's my "last" tree to get going :D - This video is filled with so much positive energy, I feel like going out in the night and planting something :)
We want a see an update of the citrus trees
Great video! I live in San Deigo too and I am thinking about growing orange trees in a container!
Came here from my self reliance, was NOT disappointed!😊
thanks as always! hope all your plants are loving the rain and spring around the corner. stay safe out there. could you do a series on growing flowers? or a section of your garden for California natives?
Thanks for some great information. I want to do cirtus in pots (Zone 7B), but had no idea of proper cultivation. The video wasn't too long... just long enough to provide all the needed content! 😎
My momma has an orange tree and it's like 5 years old.. No fruit but it's always been green. So thanks for this video. I'll try to help it.
One tool I found useful in hard California soil (for when your shovel doesn't go any further down a hole) is a Soil Ripper. Once you hit that hard layer, you can really tear it into clumps with that ripper and dig for a few more inches afterwards.
I'll look it up!
In CA I've found clay soil amended with mulch produces the best fruit for years. I have a dwarf orange it is a navel grafted to a Valencia that is over 30 years old and gives two crops a year.
You always ask great, insightful questions to your guests. Really helps cover all the different scenarios your viewers might be in.
I appreciate that! I try to "be the subscriber" when I'm interviewing a guest :)
@@epicgardening That style really works well! I also love your homestead channel, it's so exciting to see the developments.
I love your videos. You ask a ton of questions id never even think to ask, and its so awesome that your guests can keep up with all the answers! Im excited to start my garden, i feel like i might know what im doing.
To dig deep in hard clay you need something called a digging bar. It is a 5-7 ft bar of solid metal with flat chisel blade at one end and a round flat disc on the other. Let the weight of the bar drive it into the ground, rock it back and forth, and they clear with a shovel or post hole digger. Does wonders on Virginia red clay.
We need this in Texas.... our citrus is toast
Can wood shavings and saw dust be used as mulch.
Hey! A good mulch for wood trees is made of up different sized wood chips. Wood shavings and dust may offer some benefit, but will have serious downside too, especially in creating an solid layer of shavings vs allowing water and air to penetrate
I'm a big fan of Dr. Earth Organic Root-Zone Fertilizer when I need to focus on root health and growth. It also has beneficial bacteria and fungi to help the plant's health and ability to absorb nutrients.
I've never noticed any top-heavy growth when using it...until I have it normal feed to boost the growth a bit.
I also like KLN from Dyna-Gro for watering transplants and cuttings.
Good to know how to plant citrus, thanks for the tips! Where did you buy your Wash. Navel Orange tree from?
I need some advice 💀
We have a big lemon tree,
And the bark broke off of the wood, and the lighter wood is exposed. Some of the other beaches aren’t very sturdy. What do I do lol
Oh no! I would whitewash it with something like IV Organics 3-in-1 whitewash to prevent any more injury from the sun. The bark is how the nutrients and water flow, so bark coming off is no good!
@@TheBusyGardener alrighty I’ll try
Hello, great video. One question. I live near the mountains so we battle gophers. Would you recommend protecting the roots with a wire bag meant for it? The reason that I'm asking is because I planted 3 trees and only one survived. Not sure if it just didn't work or if the wire really affects the tree. Thanks and hope you read new comments.
Perfect questions throughout. Great video!
Question on mulch. I live in south Georgia and I'm getting ready to start planting some citrus trees. I work at a wood mill and have access to a lot of pine bark that's stripped straight off the tree. It's not processed or anything. I've read that pine bark is really good for citrus trees because it adds some acidity to the soil and I have very sandy soil. A few years ago we added pine bark to a row of very weak looking azaleas that are in our yard and they absolutely blew up into big beautiful plants. Will the bark be as beneficial to citrus trees?
Any planting advice for the Haas avocado 🥑 tree
Hey Rita! I just released a video guide on planting Avocados!
Brilliant video. Thank you. I live in Japan. I have a 5 year old Maya lemon tree, which is planted directly into the soil in my garden and is fruiting really well. I just bought a potted Lisbon lemon tree to plant this September. Is approx. 6 feet from the existing lemon tree about right? I want my trees to grow up to 6 feet high and wide. Will the roots have enough space, is my question?
I plant in pots, got a pretty pine kind of tree and is growing beautifully, I replanted it in a bigger pot, amended the soil and topped it with mulch, we have a very wet few months and notice the mulch turning a white powder on it, got no idea what is it but preventing rot and damage to the beautiful tree I removed all the mulch and topped the ground with fresh dirt. What was the white in the mulch and did I do the right thing, should I put fresh mulch or leave it as is? Help!?
Thank you so much! This is great information for a new gardener like me. Greetings from Mexico! ✌🏽
Very timely, I bought a grafted lemon lime tree about 10 days ago. Its on my kitchen table as I live in MO. And the tiny little thing broke out all over with buds yesterday. In my heart I already knew that its too tiny to let it fruit but can I enjoy the flowers for a while before I pick them off?
Sure, enjoy but make sure to take off!
Flowers are fine, but you have to PROMISE to take any fruit off 😂. You're playing a dangerous game of will power, sister!
Eagerly watched this video even though I am about 4 years away from planting my first fruit tree.
You guys are awesome! Thank you so much for all the info, tips & advice
Oh wait, am I one of the first viewers? Cool ^~^ I love your videos so much, you've given such good advice and are such an amazing teacher, you helped me keep my plants alive and some of them even thrive, so thank you (:. It's definitely a goal/dream to grow a tree someday (:. And yes, you're very handsome xD. I hope you have a great day (:
I'm wondering, I harvested half of my veggies and I'm going to reuse and amend the soil to plant the next crops in the fall or spring, my question is, do I have to separate the old mulch from the dirt or can I leave it as is (mixed) and plant the new crops as is?
By far one of the best videos I've seen. So informative. Covered every topic. Thank you!
Can citrus grow in zone 9
My first mistake is that I messed up and bought my citrus at Home Depot instead of one of our local nurseries in SD... Anyways, my tangelo and mandarins aren't really growing in the 3 months since I've planted them. I probably put too much Dr. EARTH'S Alfalfa fertilizer. How do I get my plants through this?
When you’re talking about the native trees that are very old in SoCal, don’t forget Corona. Corona and Riverside, where the naval capitals of the world in the beginning of the 19th century. I know because I grew up in corona. We had beautiful acres upon acres upon acres of orange trees before the city was built up. There are a few remaining orchards, but not as many as a Riverside. Just a bit of history. ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️
I know you are real man. But so am I. I just happen to choose to go to the intellectual route. You will find that small electric jackhammer are not that expensive. They generally come with three tips. One is kind of a spade bit. One is more like a stake, like a metal version of what you skewer Dracula. And the third one is usually one you can choose.
If you want to dig holes, the spike is the top for the job. One caveat, you will have to shovel out the soil you’ve broken up. I promise you, breaking up hard or clay soil is the back breaker‼️
I planted an Improved Meyer Lemon tree in my backyard and I have 100% clay. It would’ve taken me about a month to dig the hole my Improved Meyer Lemon wanted. Using the medium duty jackhammer, I got it done in about 25 minutes. I did have to take about six wheelbarrels full of clay dirt out of the yard…. Thank God, my neighbor wanted it, sucka! My other options for allowing the clay soil yo escape was PAY one of the landfills to take it, who will then use it, with other organic to make the blackest compost you’ve ever seen. They will then sell it back to you for a massive mark up.
Gentlemen, I like you, both, don’t work, harder, work smarter .
OMG....
I'm following this video step-by-step, but I'm completing each step before I watch the next section of the video. I'm at the end, the part where you say to cut off the fruit on the tree.😢 😭lol
Good to see you two together. A lot of wisdom makes a great video!
This comment is directed to when you reach the base of the soil where it begins to get harder, a pick ax works the best. I have clay soil. I’m in South East Texas and it’s hard. Let me tell ya, I’m 60 years old. I have a hard time at it, the pick ax has been a lifesaver for me when digging holes for my trees. I hope this helps somebody. ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️
If this Question has NOT been Asked . . . Should I be concerned about Gophers/Voles? Can a Lemon Tree grow in a Gopher basket????
Wow! Thank you for such a clear and comprehensive guide to planting citrus trees!