How to Pot Citrus Trees || Black Gumbo
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- If you love oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, lemons, limes and other citrus, growing the trees in pots is super easy! Here I show you how to take the first step once you have purchased your new citrus trees. Up-potting through the life of the tree is necessary to promote good health and sturdy, accessible trees. I'll cover pot selection and soil mixtures, at least the way I do it. I'll show you how easy it is!
Fruit trees are so gratifying, loads of citrus each winter is a great blessing.
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Those are really quality plants you got. Wish that guy was closer here. I’d buy some
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Thank you so much , ive been searching for planting from the beginning, other videos say what to use but for my 1st time planting it was like speaking a foreign language. Thank you for explaining from beginning starting with soil to end .
Very useful information, thanks for sharing 👌💕
Love, love, love your channel!!!
I lost all my citrus trees in the February 2021 ice storm. I’m looking to replace them, but this time I would to put them in pots. I would like to move them into a warmer area in the worst time of winter.
That’s Exactly what I want to do I hope me watching you get me to the point that you aren’t thanks so much
I recommend cow poop for containerized citrus who has the opportunity to collect them in the cow pasture. Here in Europe it is possible, I don't know how it is in the US
Dried and left for several months, they are an excellent fertilizer and can be mixed into well-drained soil. It's better than manure because it can burn the plants! it's natural and the citrus has big additions.
I can already see a lemonade stand in a couple of years :D
🍈🍈🍈 KEY LIME PIE ............??!!!? C Zz
I would love to see a pruning video at some point. My Myers lemon tree had lots of runners and got squirrelly. Pruned it way back and watching the new growth and want to keep it under control this time.
Sam is ready to take over for a Vanna! Such a cutie! You’ve inspired me to try a lemon tree but I’ve got to figure out where it will winter
in my house
Great info, Scott, but Sam totally upstaged you in this one!! 💖
I have a lemon tree because a lemon seed sprouted in my dad’s compost pile last spring. I know I’m going to have to pot it up this spring, so this information will be useful.
Hey just wanted to give you a heads up. Often times with citrus trees, if they're planted from seed the fruit will taste really bad. They typically are grown from cuttings. So if the fruit tastes bad, just graft a branch from another lemon tree and then you'll have tasty fruits!
@@PizzaBoyHero That’s somewhat true, except for the “really” bad thing. While it won’t grow true to type, you may end up with a better tree or a worse tree. You just won’t know until later. It’s not always going to be “really bad” nor even likely.
Yum , Blood orange. Love oranges in my house. We go through a lot . I might have to try to pot up a tree or two. Just to see if I can grow some fruit. Thank you for the information.
Thanks Scott.
Going to the Fort Bend fruit and citrus sale on Feb 8th. Going to try growing some.
Your knowledge is needed 👍
Thanks for this video - I'm needed to plant some citrus I started from seed and wanted to know the best way.Using the mulch is something I didn't do in the grow bags and will from now on. My grandson was always outside and barefoot with shorts in winter, too. Tell your son I laughed when he pulled the Vana White move!
LOL. I'll tell him.
I started an indoor lemon tree from seed bc I don't think citrus grows well in Oregon. Unfortunately it was an experiment and didn't last more than two years in the pot. I think I'll try it again. This time I'll use better soil like yours.
I would be making lots of lemonade if I had one of those. I buying me one this year
Thanks for the video, Scott. Finding pine bark mulch that is actual bark, whether nuggets or mini-nuggets, is difficult to find anymore. It all seems to consist of mostly wood and does bind up nitrogen. I'll give a formula like this a try.
Glad I watched this before potting up! I’ll put it in a 7 gallon pot first
Thanks! We went to John’s house last year during his citrus sale. His back yard is incredible. You must be in my neck of the woods!
Yeah I'm in Friendswood. Went to the sale in December.
Scott Head lake Jackson here
How do you get an invitation? I’m close by too!
Cathy Ann Follow Panzarella Citrus on Facebook, he publishes event schedules there. It’s open to anyone.
i like oranges that are naturally sweet...so i can make juice without needing to add sugar :)
Well done!
Thanks Scott! Perfect timing for this video as I plan on doing this tomrrow. I picked up a sudachi yuzu hybrid on flying dragon root stock. I didn’t understand the rootstock thing until you explained it 👍
All the good eating varieties of citrus have lousy and weak roots, are prone to disease or can't thrive well in varied soil and environments. A good root stock, usually C. trifoliata for ost of the stuff we grow, is tough and strong, disease resistant and efficient. They don't bear good fruit if at all, but make an excellent base to graft a clone of a good eating variety. This is why it is almost always a better idea to buy a grafted tree than to plant a seed.
Nice update video
Try blood orange juice it’s delicious. I also grow citrus in containers an I spoke with a well known citrus orchard that grow and sale their citrus trees. They told me that you can even grow citrus on kellog raise bed porting mix and I did just that instead of using my normal acidic soil. It woks 100% four winds grower is the name of orchard and company Aswell website they have been around over 60 years. They give advice Aswell. When it comes to citrus and other fruit trees etc. Happy gardening
Yeah glad you are using Kellog's, just like I said, citrus can grow well in it. I've foud it does get dense and compact after a few seasons but if you are moving the trees up into a new pot each year you can deal with that. I've bought from Four Winds, good company!
Just fyi, centering your tree in the pot is very important as your tree grows and fruits. If it is off centered it is much more prone to toppling over and damaging branches and fruit. Pruning should also aim to balance the weight of the tree.
When he licked it I made the same face lol
Great info.
I hope to plant some fruit trees this year. Just apple and pear trees. They grow good here in zone 7B. Thanks Scott for another interesting video. God bless y’all.
My dad grew pears and peaches, I like all kinds of fruit trees. :-)
Scott Head oh yes peaches grow good here as well. Thanks Scott.
I told you wrong , I’m in zone 7B. Sorry , I got my garden journal out to see when I need to start my seeds and saw it. Didn’t mean to tell a story , lol.
My Son came and built my raised bed 😀. He also picked out the spot for our in ground garden. I’m so excited. I want to thank you for sharing all your knowledge with us Scott. God Bless y’all.
Great tips and informative video
Thank you
Looks like you are growing some neat stuff! I loved the video of the Sandhill cranes, that sound of their trilling call takes me back to my childhood.
Are you all being affected by citrus greening there. It's bad here in Florida. We're losing our trees. I love the tip about putting mulch in the bottom of your pots. I've been doing that for quite a few years. I find the worms love it.
Not yet. Quarantined seem to be helping.
Good Information, thanks.
Great video. Thank you for sharing.
I picked up a small Calamansi plant here in Dubai and have had a great harvest off it. They are great in Asian cooking.
Anyone have any tips for looking after them? Just 2 feet rall right now, so great for my small balcony.
That’s great you had great harvest. I have the same (called Calamondin here in the U.S.) I potted last April from graft that I bought online.It will be indoors for the winter. Hope to have a harvest next year.
Is it safe to leave those larger pots sitting upon the blocks? Would a good gust of wind push them over? Looking forward to see their fruit!!
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I have a lemon and a lime trees in 10 gallon bags . I purchased 15 gallon pots to plant them up next . Was wondering when would be the best time of year to do that . Thanks for any help.
Do you think the citrus trees have survived the snow? Hope you are doing well. Sending you and Texans good energy from Florida. 💚
The potted ones did, they are in the house. :-) The lemon outside got zapped, but I am hopeful the roots survived. I can grafty on to it if so.
Great video, thank you! You mentioned that citrus trees have to gradually progress through containers as they grow, wonder why? And what would happen if I plant a young tree into a big pot right away?
Too much soil wicks moisture away from the root zone in a huge pot. The difference between a pot and the actual ground is the ground maintains itself evenly, a pot, no matter how large, is always evaporating and draining moisture and nutrients away from the roots. SMall steps seems to work better and is a standard nursery practice.
@@ScottHead thank you for reply! Wonder why is this different for tomatoes, for example? usually a recommendation for them is “the bigger pot, the better”
How long till they fruit?
Im in Georgia I'm gonna try to grow a dwarf lemon this year.
I'm here in N Georgia and I plan to put mine outdoors in the ground inside a new but Large greenhouse we are building.
Probably next year, if they fruit this year I will remove the fruit and encourage the tree to focus on building structure.
How well do Meyer lemons do in grow bags? I have four plants if differing sizes one of which i transplanted from it’s garden pot into a 10 gallon grow bag. It is doing great so far but it is a young tree about four feet tall. Two of my trees are 20 years old and are pruned into more like bushes They are full of blooms and tiny baby lemons in their 15 gallon resin pots. I don’t know whether to risk transplanting them or not after this present growing season. I am sure they are really root bound and require heavy feeding. My newest one is still in its 3 gallon pot and just budded out in September. Expecting 15-
-32 degree winter storm this week and have moved them all to the garage where i will also cover them. They are too big to move into my house. Any advice would be appreciated.
They do fine, you will have to keep them small though, sounds like you have that well in hand. Bigger the pot, the better they will grow.
Where do you get your rice hulls?
Ordered online. I think it was A.M. Leonard.
Thank you so much for sharing! Great videos, I would like to know where you buy your rice hulls at? I’m in zone 8a, Fort Worth,TX 😃
A.M. Leonard online has rice hulls, that's where I got mine. :-)
Scott Head thank you very much! Happy gardening! 🌻
I have a meyer lemon that I tranplanted in a larger pot. It is blooming like crazy. Do I need to cut off all blooms right now? All the blooms?
Merry Christmas!
Just let it do its thing. Its blooming because it is warm, but let the bees eat.
I don't believe you need anything on the bottom of the pot. The soil will only fall through the holes like the first time you put it in, but in a small quantity. After that it compacts and it's fine.
Anything on the bottom will only cause worse drainage. Or at least that is my experience.
I have a Meyer lemon that's been in a pot for well over 5 yrs. Wondering if I could plant it in the ground here in Greenville Tx? I've babied it and would love to see it look like yours.
You might be a bit north to plant in the ground unless you can cover it during the deep freezes. If so, the Meyer Lemon is very cold tolerant.
That's what I was afraid of. I guess it will just have to be happy in it's pot. I'll just envy yours. 😊
Is that the same mix you've been using for your fig trees? It seems light on compost but I've never grown any kind of perennial in pots. But then I also grow in mostly compost plus some sand cuz they're free. Maybe 1 in 12 pots I make up end not draining well enough but if I can get a root system going then sometimes those pots end up draining fine. And since I'm growing annuals, usually from seed, I'm not out much if I get it wrong. Anyway, glad your trees got some space to spread into
I could use this mix for figs and probably will, but in the past I've included more potting soil, and usually no vermiculite, just perlite, and occasionally pine fines if I have some. It gets a little compact over a couple of seasons. I'm using this mix for fig up-potting this year, I need to root prune a lot of them and not is the time to do it. With the citrus, I'll be fertilizing more regularly so the nutrients will mostly come from that.
I just got a Owari Satsuma Mandarin. I live in Colorado which is a dry and cold climate (zone 5). Any tips on growing these indoors? I have a grow light for it.
I've never grown them indoors so don't have ay real advice. I think they should get as much sun as possible.
I live here in N Georgia and I'm building a 12x16 hothouse and I intend to put my citrus tree right in the ground, I've found growing orange, lime, lemon etc very easy to grow in the house but now it's time to let them free of their pots and just grow . Any advice on soil fertilizer !?!
I never fertilize my in-ground trees, except with the leftovers that I have from my container plants and I toss mulch and compost around the bottom every once in a while. My soil is sitting on a bed of what is largely clay, but it is nutrient dense clay, so trees do pretty well oncee established in the top several inches of topsoil. If you have rich soil, citrus should do fine.
We live close to you so I’m wondering what you do to protect the pots on the few cold nights? And what temp is too cold for potted citrus and figs?
If it is going to be a hard freeze (into the 20s for more than a couple of hours) I will bring them into my garage or cover them with plastic. If it’s just hovering around freezing I don’t worry about them.
Did your citrus on ground survive Texas freeze? All citrus crops were decimated in Texas. I just bought a dozen citrus plants and I’m scared to put them on ground in N Texas
I also bought several figs. I spent $200 shopping in FB Marketplace. Big mistake. All scammers. Plants came in very tiny. Quick buck scammers so beware there
My in ground Meyer lemon looked like it had died but shot up new growth from above the graft. Its on its way to its former glory. No crop this year but maybe next.
Where did you get the wagon that you mixed your soil in?
Amazon. Its called a Gorilla cart. I'll never use a wheelbarrow again.
Can I use the miracle gro garden soil ? It's got little bits of bark in it. Thank you!! 💖💖💖
Yes, its pretty good stuff. Most bark in the soil is good for potting mixes, but the wood of trees under the bark is not (wood chips are a bad idea in soil, but they make a great mulch on top.)
What do you use to fertilize and how often?
Any well rounded liquid fruit tree fertilizer once every two to three months.
Could I use coco coir, vermiculite, perlite, worm castings, and compost mix?
Yes, that should work.
I was looking for a lime tree, tahitian I think its called, cant find any or the ruby red grapefruit since Shipping to TX is prohibited.
Look up Panzarella citrus in Lake Jackson. Might have your variety
@@ScottHead omg thanks Scott, already checked the website and waiting to hear back by email. Really appreciate this 🙏
When do you prune your Meyer Lemon tree? I have one that is about 2.5ft tall and was thinking about shaping just a bit.
You can prune them any time. Summer pruning slows the growth just slightly, winter pruning often causes more growth in the spring. You can use that to shape your trees more of less.
What about lemon trees in the house and orange trees do you have any.
No, everything is outside. Not enough sun in my house.
The roots at the 11:00 minute mark: those are not the roots from the root stock? I am trying to repot my Meyer lemon 🍋 I am sure I potted up wrong 😑
Yes, all the roots will be from the rootstock. There should be no roots from above the graft. Keep the graft above soil and any shoots growing from the rootstock trunk trimmed off. All roots should only come from below the graft.
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Hi Scott would that type of mix be ok for carrots. In a raised bed. Thanks
Sure but it would be rather expensive. I just fill raised beds with a garden mix from a local soil yard and amend it over time with compost. You could also use recycled potting mix from old containers to bulk it up and amend with compost. I think the square foot garden mix is too expensive and use whatever I can scrounge up. For carrots, just have a consistent texture.
Have you tried the "wicking" tubs?
No, never tried those.
@@ScottHead this might be your opportunity !
Can we set the citrus pots up to irrigation?
Sure, just water two times a week, they don't like a lot of water.
Where did you get the rice hulls. I have been searching
AMLeonard online. :-)
Where can you purchase the rice hulls?
AM Leonard online
I started a lemon tree from seed its been growing for a year and its 2 inches tall. Should I trim it or transfer it into a bigger container? Its in a juice top container
Pot it up into a little larger container
@@ScottHead how much bigger?
I missed the 2" tall part. Let it get a bit larger where it is. Maybe 6" tall, then pot up into a 1 gallon pot.
@@ScottHead I already put it in another pot. It also had some mold growing in the dirt
Hi Scott, do you have any advice on indoor citrus trees?
No clue, never had any indoors. So sorry.
You need lot of sunlight and even fake light.
Make sure the indoor is not to dry. Citrus need humidity.
Do you know if saw dust can be used for mixing with soil. It’s saw dust from the use of a chainsaw so it’s not as fine as saw dust from a circular saw.
No, it is too much of a nitrogen binder if mixed into the soil. The resources your plants need will be sucked up by bacteria and used to break down the sawdust, making those resources unavailable to the plants. You can compost it first with plenty of greens and nitrogens, and then use it. Even as mulch it tends to be too dense.
Does your church have a website?
Can i use cactus potting mix to up pot my page mandarin tree?
I'd avoid it, or perhaps mix it half and half with something that will retain at least a little moisture.
@@ScottHead thanks for your expert knowledge
I plant 2 in the ground it dropped its leaves it's still alive but it wont grow its leaves?
Yeah the stress of planting can cause them to drop leaves. They can do a little photosynthesis though the stems, hope that is enough to grow new leaves.
@@ScottHead 👍
How cold can a lemon tree tolerate?
Meyer Lemons can drop below freezing for a short time. I'm not sure exactly how cold, but its been into the mid twenties here when this lemon tree was only two or three years old. It survived.
@@ScottHead thanks I want to add two in pots in my garden here in Georgia.
How long will this take to bear fruit? how big will your pots be?
Two to three years before I expect fruit, sometimes they fruit in year 2. I'll grow them up to 25 gallon pots.
What's with the prohibition tag???
There is a quarantine area in Texas (and many other states) to help limit the spread of citrus greening virus, which virtually wiped out the Florida citrus industry many years ago.
@@ScottHead WOW! I didn't know that. Thanks.
Hi. Do you know how big your pot is?
Number 7 tall nursery pot, about 5 gallons.
Thank you. The video is very helpful.
How about adding sand to the potting soil? I live on the coast in NC and all we have is sand.
Not sure about sand and its benefits or drawbacks. Wish I knew more about sand in potting mixes.
Where did you get that metal dog tag for that second tree?
They are Emboss-o-tags, get them on on Amazon.
@@ScottHead thanks
Where did you get the rice hulls?
Online somewhere, I think A.W. Leonard.