Thank you for update on your garden! People from South California with highly compacted soil in their backyards will trully appreciate the great progress of your trees.
This season has been a real notable increase in both fruit production and growth. Looking forward to seeing how things go next season. Thank you for watching!
As a fellow gardener, your Meyer lemon tree in the pot is doing well because it is not in competition with anything else. Along your wall, you have planted your trees too close to the wall. I know because in my yard, the previous owners did not consider the size of the root ball of a 15 foot orange tree and the roots have caused my block wall to crack. That is not an easy fix. I think perhaps you have too many trees competing for space in your yard and that may be why some of them are suffering. Have you considered dwarf varieties and/or espalier trees? Also, you might consider spacing out the trees for maximum air flow. Thanks, and Happy Gardening!
Yes, the trees are close together. I’m implementing high density planting technique in my yard. I don’t have a big backyard so giving them more space is not an option for me. High density planting also requires keeping trees well pruned and at a manageable height and shape. None will be allowed to reach their full size, which will also help reduce the size of the root structure. I believe the problem with my citrus was a soil PH issue. At the start of the spring the PH was at about 7 and in some places just a bit higher. I used soil acidifier to lower the PH and the trees are responding extremely well. As for espalier and dwarf varieties, I do have a few dwarf trees and I had planned to espalier my citrus trees. They still need to put on a little more growth, but I am likely going to train them for espalier growth. Thank you for your comments. Best of luck with your garden and thank you for visiting!
Yes, it is possible to get good fruit yields with high density planting. I’ve seen plenty of videos filled with skepticism regarding high density planting, but for me it’s worked out very well. As for all the pests that come with fruit production, I’ve been managing it with traps, nets and rat bait. Last season I had to use nets to keep birds off my cherry and fig trees. A few seasons ago I had trouble with squirrels, but that was mainly due to a bird seed feeder. Soon as I took down the feeder the squirrels stopped coming around. This season the only trouble I had was with raccoons and rats. The raccoons I simply chased off. The rats were much more trouble and I had to use rat bait. As a preventative measure, I try to pick the fruit off my trees as soon as they ripen. Those that I miss and fall on the ground attract varmints and some unwanted insects so I clean up as best I can on a regular basis. Thank you for your comment and visiting the channel👍
Im in Southern California.I have a purple variety Cainito tree!Somebody told me my tree will die in the winter if the temperature drops below 45.😢😢 My tree is in a pot and almost seven feet.Im hesitant to put it in ground due to fear of winter frost(we rarely get in Ontario CA) and the Santa Ana winds
We don’t get freezing temps in my area. Last winter we hit temps slightly lower than 40, but only for a few nights. My tree is much smaller and it struggled. I moved it close to the house (slightly warmer temp) and shielded it from winds. It has since recovered. I’m going to keep mine in a pot for another season or two. I’ll move it to various locations in my yard to see where it does best. If I find it does well in a particular area, without significant winter damage, I’ll put it in the ground, otherwise; I’ll keep it in a pot. Best of luck with yours!
Thank you for update on your garden! People from South California with highly compacted soil in their backyards will trully appreciate the great progress of your trees.
This season has been a real notable increase in both fruit production and growth. Looking forward to seeing how things go next season. Thank you for watching!
As a fellow gardener, your Meyer lemon tree in the pot is doing well because it is not in competition with anything else. Along your wall, you have planted your trees too close to the wall. I know because in my yard, the previous owners did not consider the size of the root ball of a 15 foot orange tree and the roots have caused my block wall to crack. That is not an easy fix.
I think perhaps you have too many trees competing for space in your yard and that may be why some of them are suffering. Have you considered dwarf varieties and/or espalier trees? Also, you might consider spacing out the trees for maximum air flow.
Thanks, and Happy Gardening!
Yes, the trees are close together. I’m implementing high density planting technique in my yard. I don’t have a big backyard so giving them more space is not an option for me. High density planting also requires keeping trees well pruned and at a manageable height and shape. None will be allowed to reach their full size, which will also help reduce the size of the root structure.
I believe the problem with my citrus was a soil PH issue. At the start of the spring the PH was at about 7 and in some places just a bit higher. I used soil acidifier to lower the PH and the trees are responding extremely well.
As for espalier and dwarf varieties, I do have a few dwarf trees and I had planned to espalier my citrus trees. They still need to put on a little more growth, but I am likely going to train them for espalier growth.
Thank you for your comments. Best of luck with your garden and thank you for visiting!
Great looking trees. And you’re proving wrong all the skeptics of high density planting. Now that you have many fruits how do you deal with rats, etc?
Yes, it is possible to get good fruit yields with high density planting. I’ve seen plenty of videos filled with skepticism regarding high density planting, but for me it’s worked out very well. As for all the pests that come with fruit production, I’ve been managing it with traps, nets and rat bait. Last season I had to use nets to keep birds off my cherry and fig trees. A few seasons ago I had trouble with squirrels, but that was mainly due to a bird seed feeder. Soon as I took down the feeder the squirrels stopped coming around.
This season the only trouble I had was with raccoons and rats. The raccoons I simply chased off. The rats were much more trouble and I had to use rat bait. As a preventative measure, I try to pick the fruit off my trees as soon as they ripen. Those that I miss and fall on the ground attract varmints and some unwanted insects so I clean up as best I can on a regular basis.
Thank you for your comment and visiting the channel👍
Im in Southern California.I have a purple variety Cainito tree!Somebody told me my tree will die in the winter if the temperature drops below 45.😢😢
My tree is in a pot and almost seven feet.Im hesitant to put it in ground due to fear of winter frost(we rarely get in Ontario CA) and the Santa Ana winds
We don’t get freezing temps in my area. Last winter we hit temps slightly lower than 40, but only for a few nights. My tree is much smaller and it struggled. I moved it close to the house (slightly warmer temp) and shielded it from winds. It has since recovered. I’m going to keep mine in a pot for another season or two. I’ll move it to various locations in my yard to see where it does best. If I find it does well in a particular area, without significant winter damage, I’ll put it in the ground, otherwise; I’ll keep it in a pot. Best of luck with yours!
Where are you?
I'm in the Northern region of San Diego county.