Beautifully done video!! I have 2 meyer lemon trees and 2 key lime plants, and I have yet to even get any flowers/fruit. One of the lemon trees I've had since last spring the other 3 I bought this past spring. The older lemon is a huge plant, that appears to be healthy...just no fruit. I have them all in very large ceramic pots from Sam's club. I live about an hour and a half south of Raleigh, so it's warm enough to get some fruit. I've given organic citrus fertilizer a few times, as well as compost and a side dressing of bone meal (not all at the same time, of course). Any ideas on what I can do to encourage fruit development for next year? The plants were all at least 1 year old when I bought them. So the oldest should be about years old. 🤷🏽♀️
Thank you! Did you grew the lemon trees from seeds or did you buy it from someone local? If so there’s a high chance, they sold you seed grown plants. Lemon trees grown from seeds takes 7 years to start flowering and fruiting. If you bought it from a reputable seller, and your tree is grafted( stem attached to the root at the base ) , then you should move your plants to a sunny area where it gets plenty of direct sunlight. Please check your trees and let me know!
Enjoyed watching your video. You put a lot of time & effort into making this. Thanks for sharing. Question...did the greenish lemons continue to ripen after being indoors ?
What did you put in the dirt n how big is the pot it’s in and do you cover them in winter n use warning lights or bring them in? What type of weather is in Raleigh?
Hi Joyce, it’s regular 50/50 mix in the pot and I add a Jobe’s organic fruit and citrus fertilizer spike once every year during the time I notice flower buds forming. Bring the plant indoors from Nov 1st to April 15th coz of winter freezing temperatures.
Phuong Ha, 50/50 mix means 50 percent of Top soil and 50 percent of compost. You can buy this 50/50 mix from your local landscaping supply. Just google search for 50/50 mix nearby, you’ll find plenty of places that sells that.
I had that problem too n someone said it could be those roly poly armadillo looking bugs eating my green pepper plants n maybe making the lie ins drop off. But I really don’t know why n wish I knew.
I'm wondering if you could leave the green lemons on the tree when you bring it inside. Did you like the Myer lemon taste? I'm thinking about buying one. I'm in a zone 7a to 7b area.
@@deborahstrickland9845 I’m in 7a and I leave mine outside with plastic over all of the delicate n tropical plants with a chicken heat bulb inside the plastic. Walmart roll of large plastic is 25.00. I leave the lemons ( the ones that don’t fall off ) on the tree til they yellow and they make so much juice I couldn’t believe it.....Nothing like the store bought. And I use the zest of the lemons for cookies n cakes. Then I put the rest in a container after it dried. It would have been nice to see one of the lemons cut in half. I barely had much skin on mine n they got big, they were almost all juice. I didn’t get many flowers n lemons on mine and then what I did get, some of the fruit fell off. I use fertilizer for citrus n a tad of slow release fertilizer. I use cedar wood chips in winter. I sure wish I knew why the fruit fell off. I had bugs go after one of the lemons cuz I didn’t see it n didn’t pick it. I didn’t think bugs would eat a lemon. :)
It would be nice if you passed along some knowledge and tips so that others that watch the video could learn something. Really all I learned is that you grew lemons.
Great patience and Amazing harvest....
Nice Video.
Thank You for the awesome compilation and the patience for that all the months.
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abc abc, thank you for your lovely feedback and good wishes 🙏
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Bring your container indoors and harvest as you need them, they stay much better on the tree till needed.
WEll done video! Thank you. Im in Saluda SC and 7b also, lookin forward to doin this!
Good luck bro 😎
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Great video...but I swear you're using the wrong side of that boxcutter blade to cut..
Beautifully done video!! I have 2 meyer lemon trees and 2 key lime plants, and I have yet to even get any flowers/fruit. One of the lemon trees I've had since last spring the other 3 I bought this past spring. The older lemon is a huge plant, that appears to be healthy...just no fruit. I have them all in very large ceramic pots from Sam's club. I live about an hour and a half south of Raleigh, so it's warm enough to get some fruit. I've given organic citrus fertilizer a few times, as well as compost and a side dressing of bone meal (not all at the same time, of course). Any ideas on what I can do to encourage fruit development for next year? The plants were all at least 1 year old when I bought them. So the oldest should be about years old. 🤷🏽♀️
Thank you!
Did you grew the lemon trees from seeds or did you buy it from someone local? If so there’s a high chance, they sold you seed grown plants. Lemon trees grown from seeds takes 7 years to start flowering and fruiting. If you bought it from a reputable seller, and your tree is grafted( stem attached to the root at the base ) , then you should move your plants to a sunny area where it gets plenty of direct sunlight. Please check your trees and let me know!
Awesome
Thank you 😊
Enjoyed watching your video. You put a lot of time & effort into making this. Thanks for sharing.
Question...did the greenish lemons continue to ripen after being indoors ?
Hi, thank you for your lovely feedback!
Yes all the green lemons eventually turned yellow even after refrigeration.
Simply beautiful....What do you feed your lemon tree?
Wondering where you get your container's for the larger plants, have you come across any good deals?
Sherry, the Meyer lemon plant is in a planter bought from Costco for $18. I Just noticed these are available in Costco right now.
What is that red color mulch you are using ?
That’s regular bagged mulch from big box store 😀
How do you protect tree during the winter freeze ?❄️
I take the plant indoors when the temperature goes below 35 degrees Fahrenheit.
How do you protect the plant during winter?
This plant is in a pot so I bring it indoors during December until the winter ends.
Hello,
How do you protect them during winters. Thanks.
What did you put in the dirt n how big is the pot it’s in and do you cover them in winter n use warning lights or bring them in? What type of weather is in Raleigh?
Hi Joyce, it’s regular 50/50 mix in the pot and I add a Jobe’s organic fruit and citrus fertilizer spike once every year during the time I notice flower buds forming. Bring the plant indoors from Nov 1st to April 15th coz of winter freezing temperatures.
What is 50/50 mix? I’m trying to homemade potting mix to save money. Thank you!
Phuong Ha, 50/50 mix means 50 percent of Top soil and 50 percent of compost. You can buy this 50/50 mix from your local landscaping supply. Just google search for 50/50 mix nearby, you’ll find plenty of places that sells that.
Thank you!
How often you water your plant after fruting start.
Hi Manas Kumar, when the temperatures go above 80 degrees Fahrenheit, I water almost every day.
Where did you get your tree from?
Hi Steven, I bought this from State Farmers market, Raleigh.
I have a owari satsuma Brown select satsuma and Meyer lemon and I'm in zone 7b there doing great. I got them in 2020
Awesome to know 👏🏼
Hi, would you sell e some cuttings or seeds?
Predivni limuni,svaka čast,ja imam jedan ali dok su mali plodovi svi otpadnu,neznam zbog čega👋
I had that problem too n someone said it could be those roly poly armadillo looking bugs eating my green pepper plants n maybe making the lie ins drop off. But I really don’t know why n wish I knew.
Why do you harvest them while they are still green?
In my zone, the winter begins by November 3rd week. So I had to harvest everything and bring the plant indoors.
I'm wondering if you could leave the green lemons on the tree when you bring it inside. Did you like the Myer lemon taste? I'm thinking about buying one. I'm in a zone 7a to 7b area.
Yes , why not! I am certain the green lemons will eventually ripen and turn yellow indoors.
@@deborahstrickland9845
I’m in 7a and I leave mine outside with plastic over all of the delicate n tropical plants with a chicken heat bulb inside the plastic. Walmart roll of large plastic is 25.00.
I leave the lemons ( the ones that don’t fall off ) on the tree til they yellow and they make so much juice I couldn’t believe it.....Nothing like the store bought.
And I use the zest of the lemons for cookies n cakes. Then I put the rest in a container after it dried.
It would have been nice to see one of the lemons cut in half. I barely had much skin on mine n they got big, they were almost all juice.
I didn’t get many flowers n lemons on mine and then what I did get, some of the fruit fell off.
I use fertilizer for citrus n a tad of slow release fertilizer. I use cedar wood chips in winter. I sure wish I knew why the fruit fell off.
I had bugs go after one of the lemons cuz I didn’t see it n didn’t pick it. I didn’t think bugs would eat a lemon. :)
It would be nice if you passed along some knowledge and tips so that others that watch the video could learn something. Really all I learned is that you grew lemons.
Thank you for pointing that. I will soon post some useful videos regarding this.
Misleading title. It should say Potted Dwarf trees.