My Citrus Trees grown from seed are now almost 47 months old and it's time to get you updated on the Lemon and Orange Trees! They were sown from seed on 6/11/17. In this update, I will be repotting the orange trees (as well as the lemon trees - but not shown) into 5 gallon pots up from the 2 gallon pots they are currently in. I am mainly repotting them for a few reasons: 1) They are requiring more frequent waterings due to the pots being too small 2) The root system needs more space to branch out 3) The Texas heat (100 degrees plus) is coming soon and we don't want the pots (or roots) to overheat. Some info for the care of container-grown citrus plants: - Be sure you plants get 8-12 hours of direct sunlight (not blistering sun, but good sun) - Make sure the pot/container is well draining - Be sure to not let the soil dry out. Moist soil is better than not moist. - Supplement 2X per year with a slow release fertilizer (citrus is a heavy feeder) - You can use Neem Oil to treat pests like spider mites, or rubbing alcohol on mealy bugs/worms. - Citrus grown from seed takes 3-5 years minimum to flower, and sometimes it never does. I hope you'll enjoy both of my Citrus series'. Here's the Orange and Lemon series links: ruclips.net/p/PLKJSapt21HvXKoZzEKUN44WZ98yT76Dhm ruclips.net/p/PLKJSapt21HvWWRQh24P_qu26tLcQ28mtN Some Citrus Seedling Care Info: Citrus Trees like slightly acidic soil (5.5-6.5 PH) and it needs to be well draining soil full of sand, moss and perlite. They should be kept in warmer conditions while they are seedlings (75-85 degrees) and water them infrequently, but heavily - allowing all the water to drain from the pot, keeping it moist only. PLEASE SUPPORT MY CHANNEL (if you wish) - when you shop through the following links, it helps me continue to put out more gardening content and allows me to pursue my passion! Heirloom Tomato Seeds: amzn.to/2rBxMjE Jiffy Professional Seed Starter Mini Greenhouse: amzn.to/2jNRHrg Organic All Purpose Fertilizer: amzn.to/2rCnvUp Grow Room Rack: amzn.to/2re2cZ2 Grow Room Lights: amzn.to/2rbLzg3 Sensei Pruners/Shears: amzn.to/2HK4o0T Gardening Gloves: amzn.to/2HJZBfV ❤ Subscribe for more Free Gardening Tips and Videos: goo.gl/f3D2tj Thanks for watching! If interested in connecting with me on other social media networks, here's my links below: instagram.com/robbackyardgardenerr/ facebook.com/robbackyardgardenerr/ ruclips.net/user/robbackyardgardenerr www.patreon.com/robbackyardgardenerr
I'm two years into growing 5 citrus trees from seed, at about 2-3 feet high. Growing them indoors in Ireland. :) Thought they were struggling but they seem comparable to yours, it's tough with very little sun though. Will have to make a video soon
Awesome! I have always been curious to try starting citrus from seed, but was always told the fruit would be bad. It is cool to see the whole process and the updates of it all. I would like to see how the fruit looks and tastes when the trees do produce. Thanks for the updates! Please let us know again next year!
Many types of Citrus actually come true to type, being clones of the mother tree. The types that don't come true to type will still have 50%-100% of the mother tree's genetics. What is usually lacking when Citrus seedlings don't fruit is proper care. Adequate sunlight, or very good artificial light, unrestricted top branch growth and proper nutrition are required if there's an expectation of flowers and fruit. My trees usually begin flowering at 9-10' of height. Under ideal conditions that height can be attained in 2-3 years on certain cultivars.
My meyer lemon plant grown from seed flowered recently after 4 years, i will give updates on its fruits after 2 months on my channel.. let's see what comes out.
I just put our orange tree out for the summer. She will probably need repotting next spring. I'll probably put her on wheels to make it easier to move her in and out of winter quarters.
Amazing video 👍 look I have also started planting apple seeds it's been more than 3 months old. I planted apple seeds on 28th January now it's almost 6 inches tall.
Living in Texas as well. I have a Maple and I put a pretty healthy layer of pine bark as a mulch and it helps prevent evaporation. And reduces my watering significantly. I don't know if citrus can have that, but if they can, it would help
Hey Rob !First of all, I really admire the effort you put on this plants,and i'm really trying to do the same too! But I also wanted you to know that you could give your plants new name by yourself, because practically you grow a new variety, for example , of apples, peaches etc.
Peaches are a good candidate for "seed to fruit" projects. They have a short juvenile phase and reliably produce edible fruit. The Spanish propagated them by seed for centuries, weeding out many of the bad genetics.
I’m at the beginning of the seed grown citrus journey, 4 month old Hamlin sweet orange, 2 month old Tango mandarin and 1 Pixie mandarin seed drying on the counter. 4 - 5 years is a long time to wait and see what I get but fortunately I have many 2 year old grafted citrus trees and 1- 3 year old Clementine with a dozen or so fruit looking great. I’m hoping next year will be the year. I think you should get Lemons next year, oranges…. Anyone’s guess
I have successfully sprouted Tangelo and Eureka lemon and some regular orange from the grocery store. I can’t get Tangelo shipped here in Texas so I’m going to try to grow and graft it. Good luck to you!
Hey Rob, I'm new on the channel but I have been loving your videos! I've binge watched through all your started from seed series in a week lol. Keep up the good work I'm loving it!!!!!!!!!!!
hi..any chance you could do honey mandarins? I have a few mandarin saplings which are more than a year old. I am currently working on lemons which are 2 months old and calamondin which are 3 months old. the lemons are more resillient and grow much bigger compared to the calamondin. its satisfying to watch the progress.
my citrus in pots go kinda dormant in the winter too dropping a bunch of leaves and getting some die back, but they always seem to come back in late winter/early spring. I find you don't want to transplant them then either, they can't use the extra water.
This video is about 7 months old couldbwe please get an update on how the citrus is doing? I just got into cirtrus and I'm trying to figure out how yo do it best : )
Love the updates! Im growing satsuma from seed I started in 2017 as well. Any fruit yet? My satsuma is a similar size to your plants, but no fruit yet. Cheers!
I have a orange tree i bought at Walmart a few months ago she is still in the same pot and I’m thinking I need to repot it In a new bigger Pot- should I do the same with thre banana compost tea for her? And should I just re-pot her in the big pot and then the winter bring her inside because we live in Jersey where it snows
Why do you use banana peels and coffee grounds? They don’t provide enough nutrients, as it can be seen on these trees. Why not using chicken manure? It’s really cheap and it will provide the required nutrients.
I didn’t want them to go to waste. It’s not the only thing I use but these Citrus Trees def could use some help and chicken manure is not a bad idea for sure!
Hey, I’m a tad nervous about my lemon tree - I started it from seed in December and it’s looking amazing but all of a sudden the leaves have dropped a lot and all are pointing down…..I only water it when it’s dry say too inch of soil do I need to wait for it to be dryer? I’m 8months into growing it? Any help would be great! Thank you
I have a 11 year old grapefruit tree that I have grown from a store bought grapefruit's seeds. Still no flowers. I tried putting it and other younger citrus trees that I've grown, outside earlier this year (I live in northeast) and they have suffered from the below 50 degree nights. They are still alive, but not happy.
Grapefruit is one of the last types of Citrus to mature and transition into reproductive stage. The highest part of the tree is the first to mature, so pruning the top should be avoided.
@@rafaelramos441 thank you! I've been leaving the top alone, but I have been training the branches to grow down by tieing them down for a few months at a time. I hope that didn't affect it.
@@LandscaperLife I rather doubt you harmed the tree. At about 9-10' of height, training the apical tip to grow horizontally can induce transitioning into reproductive mode.
@@rafaelramos441 well, I've kept this one to about 4 ft. Only because I live in an apartment and I have to carry the tree downstairs every season. I can't handle a 9ft er lol
DON'T add sand to potting mix!! I did that for my lemon seedling and when I took it out about a year later, the soil had become concrete like. No roots grew in in it. Only the taproot had grown down to the bottom and swireld underneat the pot... Had to remove all the soil, ripping about half the roots off an dput it in some fresh soil. Now we are about a month later and it's still struggling and has only produced one really tiny leave.
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My Citrus Trees grown from seed are now almost 47 months old and it's time to get you updated on the Lemon and Orange Trees! They were sown from seed on 6/11/17.
In this update, I will be repotting the orange trees (as well as the lemon trees - but not shown) into 5 gallon pots up from the 2 gallon pots they are currently in.
I am mainly repotting them for a few reasons:
1) They are requiring more frequent waterings due to the pots being too small
2) The root system needs more space to branch out
3) The Texas heat (100 degrees plus) is coming soon and we don't want the pots (or roots) to overheat.
Some info for the care of container-grown citrus plants:
- Be sure you plants get 8-12 hours of direct sunlight (not blistering sun, but good sun)
- Make sure the pot/container is well draining
- Be sure to not let the soil dry out. Moist soil is better than not moist.
- Supplement 2X per year with a slow release fertilizer (citrus is a heavy feeder)
- You can use Neem Oil to treat pests like spider mites, or rubbing alcohol on mealy bugs/worms.
- Citrus grown from seed takes 3-5 years minimum to flower, and sometimes it never does.
I hope you'll enjoy both of my Citrus series'. Here's the Orange and Lemon series links:
ruclips.net/p/PLKJSapt21HvXKoZzEKUN44WZ98yT76Dhm
ruclips.net/p/PLKJSapt21HvWWRQh24P_qu26tLcQ28mtN
Some Citrus Seedling Care Info:
Citrus Trees like slightly acidic soil (5.5-6.5 PH) and it needs to be well draining soil full of sand, moss and perlite. They should be kept in warmer conditions while they are seedlings (75-85 degrees) and water them infrequently, but heavily - allowing all the water to drain from the pot, keeping it moist only.
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Organic All Purpose Fertilizer:
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Grow Room Rack:
amzn.to/2re2cZ2
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I'm two years into growing 5 citrus trees from seed, at about 2-3 feet high. Growing them indoors in Ireland. :) Thought they were struggling but they seem comparable to yours, it's tough with very little sun though. Will have to make a video soon
“That I have left” hit hard 🥲
You can grow lemon trees in Pennsylvania. I have them, they make great house plants.
What do you use for fungus gnats?
@@joem2745 Are you using a peat based soil? Covering the surface with a thin layer of sand might be worth a try.
Awesome! I have always been curious to try starting citrus from seed, but was always told the fruit would be bad. It is cool to see the whole process and the updates of it all. I would like to see how the fruit looks and tastes when the trees do produce. Thanks for the updates! Please let us know again next year!
Many types of Citrus actually come true to type, being clones of the mother tree. The types that don't come true to type will still have 50%-100% of the mother tree's genetics.
What is usually lacking when Citrus seedlings don't fruit is proper care. Adequate sunlight, or very good artificial light, unrestricted top branch growth and proper nutrition are required if there's an expectation of flowers and fruit.
My trees usually begin flowering at 9-10' of height. Under ideal conditions that height can be attained in 2-3 years on certain cultivars.
My meyer lemon plant grown from seed flowered recently after 4 years, i will give updates on its fruits after 2 months on my channel.. let's see what comes out.
Good video 👍
Finally updating them but how about your mango is it still alive and growing 🤔 let us know
I just put our orange tree out for the summer. She will probably need repotting next spring. I'll probably put her on wheels to make it easier to move her in and out of winter quarters.
Your videos help me a lot
Amazing video 👍 look I have also started planting apple seeds it's been more than 3 months old. I planted apple seeds on 28th January now it's almost 6 inches tall.
Thanks For the Update Rob ..
I watched ur 28 month citrus trees video.. n comes again…
Hope next year we show some fruits on this citrus trees .
Another fine cameo by your dog. Thanks for your encouraging update. Hope your trees do well.
Planted mine just this last fall😁 looking great! :)
Living in Texas as well. I have a Maple and I put a pretty healthy layer of pine bark as a mulch and it helps prevent evaporation. And reduces my watering significantly. I don't know if citrus can have that, but if they can, it would help
Hey Rob !First of all, I really admire the effort you put on this plants,and i'm really trying to do the same too! But I also wanted you to know that you could give your plants new name by yourself, because practically you grow a new variety, for example , of apples, peaches etc.
I planted some peach seeds to see of they would grow.
So far they are growing well.
And i am up north in Indiana.
I live in north west indiana lol
Peaches are a good candidate for "seed to fruit" projects. They have a short juvenile phase and reliably produce edible fruit.
The Spanish propagated them by seed for centuries, weeding out many of the bad genetics.
Excellent 👏
Please do a pineapple series
Awesome bro love the videos
I’m at the beginning of the seed grown citrus journey, 4 month old Hamlin sweet orange, 2 month old Tango mandarin and 1 Pixie mandarin seed drying on the counter. 4 - 5 years is a long time to wait and see what I get but fortunately I have many 2 year old grafted citrus trees and 1- 3 year old Clementine with a dozen or so fruit looking great. I’m hoping next year will be the year. I think you should get Lemons next year, oranges…. Anyone’s guess
I have successfully sprouted Tangelo and Eureka lemon and some regular orange from the grocery store. I can’t get Tangelo shipped here in Texas so I’m going to try to grow and graft it. Good luck to you!
Wow I can't wait to see these mature and flower. These look great!
Hey Rob, I'm new on the channel but I have been loving your videos! I've binge watched through all your started from seed series in a week lol.
Keep up the good work I'm loving it!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Tim!
ROBB, U SHOULD DO SUM GRAFTING ON THEM .
Love your garden videos
hi..any chance you could do honey mandarins? I have a few mandarin saplings which are more than a year old. I am currently working on lemons which are 2 months old and calamondin which are 3 months old. the lemons are more resillient and grow much bigger compared to the calamondin. its satisfying to watch the progress.
Jeez I forgot ab this series
my citrus in pots go kinda dormant in the winter too dropping a bunch of leaves and getting some die back, but they always seem to come back in late winter/early spring.
I find you don't want to transplant them then either, they can't use the extra water.
Mango tree update please
great video!
your videos are awesome!
I love your videos!
keep up the great videos!
keep up the awesome content!
Hey Rob, have you considered grafting budwood from your seedlings onto rootstock? There is a good chance they will flower/fruit faster
I have and likely will!
Dont forget your february fertilization!! Your trees are showing major nutrient imbalance get some extra fertilizer in!!
yay a new video!
Have you ever completely defoliated them? Its really good for them.
Mangoooooopp treeeeeeeeee
This video is about 7 months old couldbwe please get an update on how the citrus is doing? I just got into cirtrus and I'm trying to figure out how yo do it best : )
Love the updates! Im growing satsuma from seed I started in 2017 as well. Any fruit yet? My satsuma is a similar size to your plants, but no fruit yet. Cheers!
Usually lemon fruits after 4 years. You can watch it on my channel.. recently flowered.
@@funlife3484 please link the video I cant find your chanel, the app won't let me click your clip art.
@@funlife3484 nvmd I figured it out :)
@@alexanderbaca7352 seaweed fertilizer is the key... i sprayed it only 2 times in december month... and after 1.5 months, it flowers.
@@funlife3484 I'll try that :) ty!
Maybe it's due to different climate but I have some that are growing from seed since December 2019 and they're already over 5 feet
Do you have them in pots or the ground though?
@@janapatel6979 In the ground
They grow much faster in the ground for sure!
@@RobBackyardGardenerr Got to be that, plus there's no winter here to slow the growth process.
We need mango seed update
I have a orange tree i bought at Walmart a few months ago she is still in the same pot and I’m thinking I need to repot it In a new bigger Pot- should I do the same with thre banana compost tea for her? And should I just re-pot her in the big pot and then the winter bring her inside because we live in Jersey where it snows
Apple tree update?
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MANGO TREE ROB
any advise on proper re-potting. Thanks
Why do you use banana peels and coffee grounds? They don’t provide enough nutrients, as it can be seen on these trees. Why not using chicken manure? It’s really cheap and it will provide the required nutrients.
I didn’t want them to go to waste. It’s not the only thing I use but these Citrus Trees def could use some help and chicken manure is not a bad idea for sure!
Avocado update soon? It’s been a year almost!
Hey,
I’m a tad nervous about my lemon tree - I started it from seed in December and it’s looking amazing but all of a sudden the leaves have dropped a lot and all are pointing down…..I only water it when it’s dry say too inch of soil do I need to wait for it to be dryer?
I’m 8months into growing it?
Any help would be great! Thank you
Sounds like you’re doing it right. Maybe there are some soil born pests in the pot?
I have a 11 year old grapefruit tree that I have grown from a store bought grapefruit's seeds. Still no flowers. I tried putting it and other younger citrus trees that I've grown, outside earlier this year (I live in northeast) and they have suffered from the below 50 degree nights. They are still alive, but not happy.
Grapefruit is one of the last types of Citrus to mature and transition into reproductive stage. The highest part of the tree is the first to mature, so pruning the top should be avoided.
@@rafaelramos441 thank you! I've been leaving the top alone, but I have been training the branches to grow down by tieing them down for a few months at a time. I hope that didn't affect it.
Ps, my trees did very well this year even after putting them out too early. Hopefully next spring I will see buds
@@LandscaperLife I rather doubt you harmed the tree. At about 9-10' of height, training the apical tip to grow horizontally can induce transitioning into reproductive mode.
@@rafaelramos441 well, I've kept this one to about 4 ft. Only because I live in an apartment and I have to carry the tree downstairs every season. I can't handle a 9ft er lol
What state are you in?
Those are some tiny trees for 4 years.
DON'T add sand to potting mix!! I did that for my lemon seedling and when I took it out about a year later, the soil had become concrete like. No roots grew in in it. Only the taproot had grown down to the bottom and swireld underneat the pot... Had to remove all the soil, ripping about half the roots off an dput it in some fresh soil. Now we are about a month later and it's still struggling and has only produced one really tiny leave.
Citrus is so finicky.
Dear screaming youtuber, it will take 30 years.
30 years for what?
@@funlife3484 To pass 30 years, I guess.
We like your video on youtube channel so much.
Our company has new design brand Opqpq Digital Microscope ODM4S on youtube video request.It is a nice tool for you to observe plants.
Still screaming I see...