That's such a nice little spot for the trees and flowers right next to the house. Looks good! I hope you guys get as much citrus as possible out of those trees.
Thanks Jared, you have now forced me to do a little Google-Fu to see about growing citrus in north Mississippi. I just assumed winters were too hard for it here... now I have to take a look. :)
If I were you I'd be prepared to cover them or bring them in until they are older. But I could be wrong. With the right setup, like against a south wall, maybe some rocks or other heat retaining items, a pond to reflect light - those sorts of things.
Yeah, that is what I was thinking. Looks like there are some folks out there who say some varieties/techniques can work in zone 7+. I'd love to make it work. We have a lot of different fruit/berries growing, but would love to add citrus.
One thing I've seen is somebody planting like 2 dozen trees. Maybe 1-3 live, presumably because they were particularly more cold hardy than the others. Then you start propagating from there.
We are in zone 6b in north central Arkansas mountains. We have some elephant ears planted in our south facing flower bed that is in the front corner of our house where the garage makes the L. They have overwintered for 5 winters and come back strong every year and get HUGE. So it definitely creates a micro-climate there. Will be interested to see how your citrus does!
I'm a little jealous of you being able to grow citrus, but I'm not jealous of your heat down there. ;) Missed your Sunday Slow Down. Did you decide it was too much? I noticed you weren't listed on the Homestead Network anymore. :( I hope you will do it again when things slow down for you. Even though you were too late for me to watch you live, I still enjoyed watching you and Jennifer the next day.
Yeah, that's all it is. Especially with the sun staying up later we stay busy later into the day, leaving us tired and all that for a show, so we decided to stop doing it. We might go back to doing a live show again in winter - doing it seasonally - but time will tell!
I so wish we could grow citrus here outdoors. Awesome video. We have Apple, Cherry and Pear. We added additional some pecan this year. We already have native Hickory and Black Walnut. We may try to add some Apricot this fall.
You hit every reason I have them. ;) Our property has a significant number of nut trees native. No one ever took the time to cut them down so we just went with it. Soil is good for them here. We have English Walnuts we planted bare root last year they have put on a foot of growth this spring already.
I LOVE that entry to the bed area!!!! I'm too far up for citrus (I think) so we stick to apples, pears, peaches, walnut, and I plan to try to start a pawpaw. They definitely grow here, and I got seeds from one about a half mile from me around 2 years ago, so now I'm ready to try to start it. :) If you're interested in trying out a couple of pawpaw seeds I would be happy to mail them to you. I have about 6 seeds, like I said they are about 2 years old, and have been kept in the freezer. I hope that was what I was supposed to do... LOL I didn't know if you liked them or have them in your area or not...
Alright, than you might be the person who could know if I was right to keep them in the freezer.. I like pawpaws but can't say I love them. But I decided that if I have my own tree then maybe I would like them even more. LOL Kind of like the idea that kids will like vegetables they help grow more than ones they see bought at the store. :)
I've always heard that the freezer was risky because if there was too much moisture in the seed it would be damaged. But I have no experience, so I'm not positive.
Lovely! I hope the citrus lives long and is bountiful. What kind of wood did you use to make the raised bed? BTW - good choice on the lobelia; it's so pretty! I'm in the coastal PNW; I've got apples, a sour cherry (that the birds always get), and I'm hoping the apricot I planted about a month ago will bear fruit. It's usually too cold for apricots, but I planted it next to a dark gravel patio. What I *really* want to grow is pear trees, but my orchard club tells me they are hard to grow here.
Yup - no more arsenic in the pressure treated. I miss my citrus. I'm from Austin, TX - I had Meyer's lemon, grapefruit, peaches, Asian apples, and some plums in the back yard. Same zone as I'm in now, but not nearly as many heat units.
Great video! We had the best citrus on our homestead in the Phoenix area but now that we packed up and moved to the Missouri Ozarks it is no longer an option. We do grow ALOT of other things though. Check out our channel if you have a second. We really enjoy all your videos!
I planted a lemon tree,got it for 15bucks at the flea market,I planted it,in a mulch pile,milbury Massachusetts,tons of flowers are gonna open up,will I get lemons?I hope so,never planted one before,leaves on edges burns when I got it,but plant seens to be doing well,figured the mulch will keep soil warm,and plant is in a sunny spot .
If lemons will grow in Mass, without a greenhouse, then that is news to me. Perhaps there is a way to do it, but it seems like an awful lot of effort for lemons.
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How about having your comment pinned, along with my appreciation :-) 🏆
YAY! 😁
Nice vid, beautiful beds. Good luck with the citrus trees and thanks for sharing the project with us.
Thank you so much for joining us!
I love that retaining wall
Thanks!
I have to agree seeing that gave me an idea for a problem I have been looking to solve in one of our pond run off locations.
looks great! really love seeing everyone working together on it. : )
Many hands make light work!
That's such a nice little spot for the trees and flowers right next to the house. Looks good! I hope you guys get as much citrus as possible out of those trees.
Thank you so much!
Thanks Jared, you have now forced me to do a little Google-Fu to see about growing citrus in north Mississippi. I just assumed winters were too hard for it here... now I have to take a look. :)
If I were you I'd be prepared to cover them or bring them in until they are older. But I could be wrong. With the right setup, like against a south wall, maybe some rocks or other heat retaining items, a pond to reflect light - those sorts of things.
Yeah, that is what I was thinking. Looks like there are some folks out there who say some varieties/techniques can work in zone 7+. I'd love to make it work. We have a lot of different fruit/berries growing, but would love to add citrus.
One thing I've seen is somebody planting like 2 dozen trees. Maybe 1-3 live, presumably because they were particularly more cold hardy than the others. Then you start propagating from there.
Might not be too cost prohibitive if I went bare root or something. Either way, something to think about. Thanks
We are in zone 6b in north central Arkansas mountains. We have some elephant ears planted in our south facing flower bed that is in the front corner of our house where the garage makes the L. They have overwintered for 5 winters and come back strong every year and get HUGE. So it definitely creates a micro-climate there. Will be interested to see how your citrus does!
Wow, that's pretty good!
I'm a little jealous of you being able to grow citrus, but I'm not jealous of your heat down there. ;)
Missed your Sunday Slow Down. Did you decide it was too much? I noticed you weren't listed on the Homestead Network anymore. :( I hope you will do it again when things slow down for you. Even though you were too late for me to watch you live, I still enjoyed watching you and Jennifer the next day.
Yeah, that's all it is. Especially with the sun staying up later we stay busy later into the day, leaving us tired and all that for a show, so we decided to stop doing it. We might go back to doing a live show again in winter - doing it seasonally - but time will tell!
I so wish we could grow citrus here outdoors. Awesome video. We have Apple, Cherry and Pear. We added additional some pecan this year. We already have native Hickory and Black Walnut. We may try to add some Apricot this fall.
What makes you grow so many nut trees? Just like them, or sales, or fodder, something else?
You hit every reason I have them. ;) Our property has a significant number of nut trees native. No one ever took the time to cut them down so we just went with it. Soil is good for them here. We have English Walnuts we planted bare root last year they have put on a foot of growth this spring already.
I LOVE that entry to the bed area!!!! I'm too far up for citrus (I think) so we stick to apples, pears, peaches, walnut, and I plan to try to start a pawpaw. They definitely grow here, and I got seeds from one about a half mile from me around 2 years ago, so now I'm ready to try to start it. :) If you're interested in trying out a couple of pawpaw seeds I would be happy to mail them to you. I have about 6 seeds, like I said they are about 2 years old, and have been kept in the freezer. I hope that was what I was supposed to do... LOL I didn't know if you liked them or have them in your area or not...
Thanks, I think the entry was one of my better ideas.
As it happens, we already have 2 pawpaw trees :-D
Alright, than you might be the person who could know if I was right to keep them in the freezer.. I like pawpaws but can't say I love them. But I decided that if I have my own tree then maybe I would like them even more. LOL Kind of like the idea that kids will like vegetables they help grow more than ones they see bought at the store. :)
I've always heard that the freezer was risky because if there was too much moisture in the seed it would be damaged. But I have no experience, so I'm not positive.
I guess I'll see what happens with a couple of them then, and hope for the best! Maybe I'll have been lucky, and maybe not.. I'll let you know though!
Sorry I wasn't really any help :-(
Lovely! I hope the citrus lives long and is bountiful. What kind of wood did you use to make the raised bed?
BTW - good choice on the lobelia; it's so pretty!
I'm in the coastal PNW; I've got apples, a sour cherry (that the birds always get), and I'm hoping the apricot I planted about a month ago will bear fruit. It's usually too cold for apricots, but I planted it next to a dark gravel patio.
What I *really* want to grow is pear trees, but my orchard club tells me they are hard to grow here.
It is pressure treated wood. Most people presume it's bad, but it isn't. It isn't made the same anymore.
Good luck with your apricot!
Yup - no more arsenic in the pressure treated.
I miss my citrus. I'm from Austin, TX - I had Meyer's lemon, grapefruit, peaches, Asian apples, and some plums in the back yard. Same zone as I'm in now, but not nearly as many heat units.
Great video! We had the best citrus on our homestead in the Phoenix area but now that we packed up and moved to the Missouri Ozarks it is no longer an option. We do grow ALOT of other things though. Check out our channel if you have a second. We really enjoy all your videos!
Thanks for watching! I'd sure rather live in the Ozarks than the Desert, even if that means no citrus!
Bham AL, pears peaches and nectarines, where's your area?
2.5 hours west on I-20 - Toomsuba, MS
Just added some calamondin!
I planted a lemon tree,got it for 15bucks at the flea market,I planted it,in a mulch pile,milbury Massachusetts,tons of flowers are gonna open up,will I get lemons?I hope so,never planted one before,leaves on edges burns when I got it,but plant seens to be doing well,figured the mulch will keep soil warm,and plant is in a sunny spot .
If lemons will grow in Mass, without a greenhouse, then that is news to me. Perhaps there is a way to do it, but it seems like an awful lot of effort for lemons.
what zone do you live in that you grow citrus?
We are in 8a