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Anybody got any tips / suggestions for growing
1 Oranges 2 Limes 3 Lemons Many thanks Phil |
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phil thompson wrote: Anybody got any tips / suggestions for growing 1 Oranges 2 Limes 3 Lemons Well drained, not alkaline compost. Kept outside in the summer, protected from hard frosts and continual wet in the winter. And don't let them dry out entirely. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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"phil thompson" wrote in message ...
Anybody got any tips / suggestions for growing 1 Oranges 2 Limes 3 Lemons Many thanks Phil Having tried quite a few (and only killed one of them) I find 2 sorts outstandingly reliable. These are calamondin orange xcitrofortunella microcarpa and chinotto orange citrus myrtifolia. Both produce small oranges. Chinotto is a sport of bitter orange and makes excellent marmalade. calamondins sadly are to bitter to enjoy raw but not bitter enough for marmalade |
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"phil wrote in message Anybody got any tips / suggestions for growing 1 Oranges 2 Limes 3 Lemons We have all three.. Oranges...fruit are only ever small and we have yet to get one that is nice to eat. Limes... We have a Tahiti Lime and it produces good usable fruit every year Lemons... This is the most untidy of our citrus trees but produces the best, most juicy, fruit, wonderful to pick and slice your own Lemon for a G & T. :-) All citrus prefer a slightly acid soil and Lemons demand it, although they also require a bit of calcium too. I use Ericaceous compost with a bit of bark chips added (used in Orchid compost) to improve drainage, this then allows me to water with our hard tap water, if I run out of rain water, without the compost becoming too alkaline. They should be fed throughout the year and there are some specific feeds that are made for summer or winter feeding. Flush through with plain water between feeds. A dose of sequestered iron in the spring helps too. Always let the water drain through the compost and away, never use a water tray underneath as wet roots will be the death of any citrus. However, don't let them dry out completely either, even in winter, when then should be much dryer. Let them spend the summer outside near a S. facing wall but bring them inside before the frosts and overwinter them in a cool frost free place (min 45°F) with as much light as possible. -- Bob www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in Runnymede fighting for it's existence. |
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