I honestly have different mixes for different trees. I use coco pine chips sand perlite and sometimes a little compost or fertilizer. But I’ve used potting soils for citrus in the past. All depends on where you live too. Cold weather affects soils different. When the temperature drops certain mixes stay wet too long that’s what I try to avoid since they are in a greenhouse in the winter
I never had a good luck on rooted cuttings. I tried every airy mix but I managed to kill every rotted cutting citrus. This is why I only buy citrus on root stock. I had very good results with c-35, semi dwarf.
I like citrus on rootstock too but that rootstock comes from a citrus tree too. Usually lemon, lime or sour orange. I have a tangerine with no rootstock and it struggles. The lemons and limes I thought were on rootstocks when I purchased them online and they did not have rootstocks. They grow slower than my dwarf citrus trees and ones on c-35,942, and rubidoux. I like to experiment and want to try some different rootstocks to see what works good in my area.
A lot of my citrus flowered in July this year I usually have blooms in March and April. Some of my oranges and mandarins flowered twice this year also. But my kishu has not
@@DWBGardens If you get a chance to try cocktail grapefruit it grows and grafts very easy. I get 5" fruits off a yuzu/cocktail grapefruit and have one grafted to a meyer. Cheers nice set up you have built.
Wow! What you have is food paradise. I envy your yard. What is your zone climate?
5b
Your citrus collection is amazing, I can't stop watching it. What kinds of potting soil do you use?
Thanks for sharing.
I honestly have different mixes for different trees. I use coco pine chips sand perlite and sometimes a little compost or fertilizer. But I’ve used potting soils for citrus in the past. All depends on where you live too. Cold weather affects soils different. When the temperature drops certain mixes stay wet too long that’s what I try to avoid since they are in a greenhouse in the winter
I never had a good luck on rooted cuttings. I tried every airy mix but I managed to kill every rotted cutting citrus.
This is why I only buy citrus on root stock. I had very good results with c-35, semi dwarf.
I like citrus on rootstock too but that rootstock comes from a citrus tree too. Usually lemon, lime or sour orange. I have a tangerine with no rootstock and it struggles. The lemons and limes I thought were on rootstocks when I purchased them online and they did not have rootstocks. They grow slower than my dwarf citrus trees and ones on c-35,942, and rubidoux. I like to experiment and want to try some different rootstocks to see what works good in my area.
Both my Kishu are the same super green leaves but no flowers to speak of this year.
A lot of my citrus flowered in July this year I usually have blooms in March and April. Some of my oranges and mandarins flowered twice this year also. But my kishu has not
@@DWBGardens If you get a chance to try cocktail grapefruit it grows and grafts very easy.
I get 5" fruits off a yuzu/cocktail grapefruit and have one grafted to a meyer. Cheers nice set up you have built.
@@441rider Thank you.I just got a ruby red, rio red, and a flame grapefruit.