Can I get some lemons to grow in Pikeville Kentucky
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Can I grow Sunkist Lemon from its seed ???
Comments (4)i think i read somewhere that 'sunkist' is a brand, not the actual name of the lemon type. someone more experienced will probably be able to shed some light on its real name. if they are meyer lemons, i dont think they grow true from seed. but yes, you can grow them from seed. they need to be planted when harvested - if they dry out they will die. i keep mine in water overnight then rinse any residual lemon flesh off them (the glucose attracts fungal infections) and put them in a free draining potting mix. i currently have four seeds from a shop-bought lemon, four harvested from my own meyer lemon, 2 grapefruit and 4 mandarin. still waiting for them to germinate, but i have hope :) keep them moist while germinating, but certainly not wet, and dont let fungus settle on the soil if you can help it. they need lots of light when young, but introduce them to it gradually. what you will get is a nice young plant, probably with a lot of thorns. they will flower and fruit (if they are not sterile seeds, always a risk) but seedlings have an extended juvenile period - about 5-6 years for a lemon i think, but dont quote me on that! i think a lot of citrus are true from seed, meaning they taste the same as the parent i think....a bit shaky on that issue! but meyers dont. might end up with a nicer fruit, or an awful one! in terms of pests and disease...well, trees we buy are usually grafted on rootstock that are strong against pest and disease, so it might be slightly more vulnerable - in terms of disease try to be careful of fungus in the early stages. pests being pests may be a problem at some point, regardless of if it is a seedling or grafted stock. growing from seed is a very rewarding thing to do. i dont expect perfect plants from my seeds - i row them for the love of growing. if the juvenile period of a lemon is too long, try a mandarin, theyre about 4 years to flowering i think, or a key lime which i believe may be 1-2 years before getting flowers. would love a key lime seedling, but cant find any key limes or seeds here in england!...See MoreSweet Lemon -- some growing questions...
Comments (2)Well, depends on what cultivar this is. The most common "sweet" lemon is the Palestine lime (Citrus limettioides), which is highly polyembryonic, so it will produce clone seedlings (the first and largest of the multiple seedlings that will sprout from a seed), which are clones of the mother tree (i.e., true to type). Another possible cultivar could be the Pomona sweet lemon, and I am not sure of its seeds, I think it may also be polyembryonic. And no, seedling citrus will certainly fruit for you, it just might take a year or two or few before they set fruit. No worries about your Kaffir lime - it isn't the fruit the tree is grown for, but for it's pungent leaves which are an indispensable ingredient in Thai and other Asian foods. Patty S....See MoreAdvice on growing sweet cicely, lemon balm, lemon grass, lemon
Comments (9)I can tell you about the ones I've grown, though my climate is much different from yours. When you think about what to plant with rosemary, look for other woody, drought tolerant Mediterranean herbs. Lemon grass, being an Asian herb, needs much more water. I've planted mine (started from grocery store stalks) in between the artichokes, and here and there in places with varying degrees of available moisture. The ones growing best are in gallon hydroponics pots inside a trough that gets afternoon shade and an inch or two of bottom water a day. Lemon Balm very does well in shallower containers and full sun. This is another plant that I grew to the point of being rootbound, before dividing, and ended up with 4 or 5 plants from one start. It is drought tolerant, but like all herbs, it likes drainage, and grows better with regular water and haircuts. Lemon Verbena wants warm, warm, warm weather. I don't know how it overwinters in your zone, but probably not at all well. I keep watering my last year's (maybe dead) LV that i left in an unprotected outdoor container because we are still having cool nights and the plant SEEMS to be well rooted. At least it doesn't come up when I give it a hard yank, but it's not showing any life at all. This plant is so temperature sensitive that it will drop all its leaves at any sudden change, but will come back once the temperatures stabilize. If you have that problem, don't worry. if your plants are looking differently sick, then worry. If the root ball seems overly moist, try repotting to a dryer mix. If you want to keep the plant around next fall, do what I should have done and clip it down 2/3, bring it inside and let it redevelop as an indoor plant. Or take some growing tips and root them in smaller pots. But, alas, I haven't met Sweet Cicely yet. jan...See MoreTropical fruit growing in Kentucky
Comments (5)Hello Guys, racor 2006....I got my tree from www.riversendnursery.com . If you go to that site you won't find it listed in thier tree list. I was talking to them by phone and she just had one avaiable. Its name "TREC" comes from the fact it was developed at "Tropical Research Extension Cooperative" I believe that is the correct name. I think it is associated with the University of Florida. I have searched since for the tree and cant find another for sale. It may be I havn't looked far enough. Ohiojay...My greenhouse is made of western red cedar with poly carb and plexiglass glazing. It is a 10X20 model except I had 2 feet added to the plans to allow for more head room. It is a lean-to model and I had it built on the south side of my house where I also have a 12X20 sun porch attached. It is attached to the porch and I took down the south wall of the sun porch and made it one big room that is about 440 sq. feet and maybe 2/3 of that space has plenty of light for growing. The other 1/3 of the space is for supplies, for working on my trees. I find that during winter, this set up is perfect and can mantain 55 degrees as long as outside temps are 40 degrees with no heat. This works because of the attachment to the house. All houses slowly loose heat and in this case it leaks into the greenhouse and keeps it 10 to 15 degrees warmer than outside. I have a large electric heater that is designed to connect to duct work, but I have custom made vents on top of it, to blow heat out the sides. I keep the thermostat at 55 on it. I also have a back up vent free gas heater in case the electricity goes out. I went to a saw mill and got the cypress wood because they grow here locally. My friend helped me build them and really they are very simple to make. I have seen them online at prices that shocked me! I lined them in plastic to keep soil from touching the wood and made them were they could be taken apart. They will grow trees so large that I will not be able to root prune, any other way than taking off the sides and then take a saw and cut off part of the roots, when they become root bound. This idea was taken from the Versallies planter they had in France and England centuries ago, when world explorers came back with exotic fruit trees, and kings and queens had Orangeries built, to keep them alive during winter time. One last thing,the elctric heater is on casters so I keep it to the side, out of the way. When it gets real cold I roll it into the middle of the room to better distribute the heat. Some day I will get some pics of it. If you have more questions please let me know. Lyndle...See Moreponcirusguy6b452xx
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