Pink Verageted lemon tree tips
So I just got my beautiful pink variegated lemon tree in the mail it's really my first time with this style plant not sure if anyone has any experience with them but if you do I'd really love some pointers besides knowing they are heavy eaters and need lots of light just wondering if there's anything else I should know about them I really want to get some orange trees and limes maybe even a kiwi plant so any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated #lemontree #orangetree #fruittrees #happyplants #tipsandtricks #plantaddict #growlights #plantcorner #plantsmakepeoplehappy #edibleplants #planttherapy #indoorplants #variegated
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So lemons like a lot of sun, but variegated ones burn easier, so be careful of them with direct sunlight in the hot days. When you do, the white and light variegated vs the more yellow variegation, which are a little more durable to the brighter sun. 🌞 Depending on your choice of citrus, they can range in their chill times. (And) how cold they can go. Citrus trees love colder floors with warm air around them. They can handle higher temperatures, but just be cautious. They usually won’t fruit while they are young. But they will flower, and it smells beautifully! They need well-draining soil. I recommend adding sand; they prefer more loamy soil. They love a little acidity. And you want to feed them a little more in the growing season. Watch your watering in the fall/winter; they are very easy to overwater, and they are terribly fuzzy about it. You want to fertilize twice a year with maybe a kelp or fishy poops every 4-6 weeks in your growing seasons. Hmm, oh pots! Bigger is better with citrus. They like to stretch their feet (roots); if they feel restricted, they get so upset. Do you know if this is a grafted tree or from “seed” tree? That’s going to play a part in your fruiting as well. (Also what the rootstock is,that makes a difference as well) 😉 Let me know if I can help more. I’ve literally got notes upon notes, saved in my phone, so I’m happy to help if I can.
Oh, and trimming! So you want to prune these guys generally in the fall, NOT in spring. Trees that flower in spring generally have been building up all winter to produce that new life that when you trim in spring, it stops the tree from flowering more, and stunts its process.. So avoid that.. When citrus trees are young, you really want to train them, or they go crazy and thorny! Citrus trees also focus on their growth at young ages and want to grow straight up, so you want to make sure you trim the lower suckers (and if grafted, you could be growing two different varieties of trees, which usually over time one wins out in the end, so encourage the one you want 🤣) but also trim the branches back to nodes to encourage new shoots and stronger branches to get more growth and more well-rounded. Citrus trees can take a beating and still come back amazing! (If conditions are right) you might just have a stick after pruning, but she’ll come back strong and even better.. just so you don’t get worried. 😉🤭 good luck and keep it posted!
@Idplantthat
Thanks for the awesomingly, thorough, and fun comments.
Your Oasis is grand and I love your ID photo.
You live somewhere on earth 🌎 and my guess that it's not in the streamy tropics but in a low humidity area which lemon and lime trees, avocados, etc love to grow?
Thanks for the awesomingly, thorough, and fun comments.
Your Oasis is grand and I love your ID photo.
You live somewhere on earth 🌎 and my guess that it's not in the streamy tropics but in a low humidity area which lemon and lime trees, avocados, etc love to grow?
@Idplantthat my comments will not post ahhh I've tried so many times since yesterday now it's getting frustrating I keep trying to say thanks sooo much I appreciate all of that knowledge it's really going to be helpful I didn't know most of that stuff so I greatly appreciat it 🫶🏻 thanks a million once again
@CutePolypremum I wish! I’m in Utah, right at the base of a mountain. So we are zone 6 and considered a desert 🏜️. I actually have one lemon in the ground and two olives in the ground, plus one rosemary. They are all zone 7. But I figure I’ll try it and see what happens. Just mulch and cover for winter 🥶 🤣 my tropical and subtropical all live either in my garage or greenhouse. I move almost all of my citruses out during the summer and then bring them back in in winter. I have a few year-round garage livers just because they are fussy about the weather lol
@babygirl420, of course! Let me know if I can help at all. I’d be happy too! These guys are both great to add to any citrus plants! They help feed the soil, but also your shells add drainage as well. 😉 I’m so sorry it wouldn’t let you post! It’s so annoying when it does that.
@Idplantthat I've been trying to make comments since you made that one I do have a few more questions but this app is making it soooo difficult for me not sure if it's just my old phone or the app but I was wondering where you can order them shells also what's your soil mix contain if you had facebook it might be easier to ask some questions seeing how the apps being a pain for me if u wanted u could look me up and add me my name on there is haylee ann I got blond hair and tinted glasses on in the picture if im correct 😅
