What is blooming in your garden today (other plants)? - Page 108

Olafhenny · 12-14-2013, 02:27 PM

Hi Kat,

congratulations! The quality of the picture is immaterial here, although I think, that it is
quite good under the circumstances and I respect the idea of not moving the plant just
for the portrait.

What interests me as a novice citrus grower is, how old this plant was from seed at the
time of first blooming.

Mine are now 20 months old, did poorly, when I placed them outside during the summer,
but perked right up again, when I brought them inside. But that might be particular to
Quat (see: Seeds for Quất, possibly the most attractive and hardy citrus…), which
appear to be mostly raised indoors in Vietnam, where I got mine from.

Kat2 · 12-14-2013, 02:46 PM

Shhhhh...don't tell anyone but I have about 50 grocery store lemon seedlings in a pot that I grew just to see if I could grow anything here; I doubt they'll ever produce fruit but this small victory sure cheered me up.

Apparently citrus cuttings or grafting are the fastest ways to go; cuttings/scions furthest from the root produce sooner. (I'm not being scientific but it has to do with the number of nodes and citrus knows the age of the stick.)

My plant was purchased at Walmart (sorry) on a whim because I loved the leaf variegation. (Not quite a whim--I ran home to research the type before opening my creaky wallet.) I have no doubt this is a cutting from a mature plant; I see no evidence of a graft. Based on the price and pot size, I'd guess she's a 1 to 1 1/2 year old plant.

Long way of saying this novice really can't answer your question but from what I've read it will take 4 to 7 years for a seedling to fruit.

Olafhenny · 12-14-2013, 04:02 PM

Still laughing!

Thanks for your reply. 4 to 7 years is about, what I thought, but I was hoping for it
to happen sooner

Best,
Olaf
PS: It would be nice to have an exchange on citrus fruit, so that those of us who do
not live in California or Florida can get some information.
For example:
• Do citrus grown from seed bear fruit?
• My very limited experience says, that seeds more than a month after leaving
the fruit will no longer germinate, at least not without some trick, I do not know of,
• Exactly at what age do they fruit; is there a difference between the varieties?

sunfish · 12-14-2013, 04:17 PM

Lemon Fruit Tree Grown From Seed Flowering - YouTube

Kat2 · 12-14-2013, 04:29 PM

I'd seen that video; I suspect, as he admits, that's the exception and not the norm but I love success stories!

If it's not okay to post this, someone will remove it. There is a citrus forum; it's not terribly active but good for research. Citrus Growers Forum :: Index

Olafhenny · 12-14-2013, 07:59 PM

Too late now, I have bookmarked it already

I do not really want to spread my favours around too far, but one has to go, where the
information is available.

Thanks,
Olaf

Richard · 12-14-2013, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kat2

I'd seen that video; I suspect, as he admits, that's the exception and not the norm but I love success stories!

If it's not okay to post this, someone will remove it. There is a citrus forum; it's not terribly active but good for research. Citrus Growers Forum :: Index

There are several of us who belong to that forum and the link is posted on many threads on bananas.org.

There are also several interesting threads here. To find them, go to the "Search" tab and select "Advanced Search". Then search on Citrus using the "Titles Only" option.

Kat2 · 12-14-2013, 11:08 PM

I also belong but this place moves a bit more. I've learned a lot reading there. If and when I purchase more than my little pink lemon, I expect I'll be there more than I am now.

Richard · 12-14-2013, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kat2

I also belong but this place moves a bit more. I've learned a lot reading there. If and when I purchase more than my little pink lemon, I expect I'll be there more than I am now.

If and when you're ready to purchase more Citrus, send me an email if you like and I'll send a list of recommended types. For heavens sake, my granduncle bred or introduced most of the varieties in use today!

Olafhenny · 12-15-2013, 12:50 AM

Thank you both, Kat and Richard. I will explore the citrus site tomorrow. I have just
finished creating a new set about karst mountain regions in south eastern China and
Vietnam and the fantastic Phong Nha Cave, which is one of many created in those
limestone and marble regions, but a very large one, here:
Phong Nha Cave - a set on Flickr

So now I am a bit tired of "computering"

Thanks again,
Olaf

Kat2 · 12-15-2013, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard

If and when you're ready to purchase more Citrus, send me an email if you like and I'll send a list of recommended types. For heavens sake, my granduncle bred or introduced most of the varieties in use today!

I sure will! Thank you!

Snookie · 12-15-2013, 03:47 PM

Betty Jo mostly:}

sunfish · 12-15-2013, 09:42 PM

kubali · 12-16-2013, 04:30 PM

peach tree is confused as to what time of year it is..

amantedelenguaje · 12-23-2013, 11:07 PM

My white sugarloaf pineapples are blooming in unison. I bought them inside for the winter, trimmed the spiky leaves, and sort of forgot about them. I checked on them this week. Lo and behold, both plants are blooming. The plants were tissue cultured specimens purchased from Wellspring Gardens in 2012.

December 23, 2013

May 6, 2012

Jezebel · 12-24-2013, 03:36 PM

In Izmir...

Turkey.

sunfish · 12-30-2013, 04:55 PM

Kat2 · 12-30-2013, 07:10 PM

Are you ever going to offer seeds from your ladies? Not that I can afford them and have no place yet to grow them but at some point my issues will be resolved...better be soon...I keep being gifted plants despite my protestations...I turn down a lot but sometimes you have to say "sure"...or I do.

ez · 01-01-2014, 06:08 PM

Hibiscus double flower

ez · 01-01-2014, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap

Quote:

Originally Posted by Olafhenny

Beautiful picture, Ante, thank you!

But what is it?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap

Not sure, a kind of vine

Senecio angulatus also known as Creeping groundsel and sometimes as Cape ivy is a climbing... Wikipedia

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