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Growing the Ponderosa Lemon Tree and a Look at the Fruit it Produces

The Ponderosa lemon tree is a great variety that produces a big harvest with huge lemons. In this video I tell you what I know about them, my experiences with ...

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TheFishGuy86 commented on 13 Jun 2015

i have two meyer lemon trees. one (larger one) inside a screened patio and its thriving and giving me amazing fruit. i have another one in the ground outside and i had great crops from it but now this little tree is getting hit with little black spots and powder and some of its leaves are getting discolored, curly, and are falling off. it also has some pest bug issues. how do u recommend i go about treating this tree. its grafted and i believe was treated for the really bad disease that citrus gets that everyone freaks out about. both trees are in fact. btw the tree thats not doing good is about 3ft tall. (both trees were purchased as citrus bushes. thanks! jake

EatYourBackyard commented on 01 Jul 2015

+TheFishGuy86 Ut oh, yeah. If it has citrus blight, there really is only one way to deal with it... They generally cut them down and burn them. If it isn't that, then maybe I would try a strong garlic and dish soap mixture, spray that all over and hope for the best. I personally don't spend much effort with trees that are dying fast. I would rather just plant something new that is easier to grow.

Sofia Rivas commented on 15 Mar 2015

I naive a small tree and it is always full of fruits. Mine are not that juice

EatYourBackyard commented on 17 Mar 2015

+Sofia Rivas I think the fruit gets better as the tree ages. Just a theory though.

Pete Kuhns commented on 13 Mar 2015

Yum. The #1 reason to live in zone 10: citrus!

EatYourBackyard commented on 17 Mar 2015

+Pete Kuhns Definitely, they are a little tough to grow with salty irrigation, so I need to find spots in my yard where the irrigation won't hit the leaves.

Picking a homegrown lisbon lemon from the tree

Talk about a great lemon tree! This is a lisbon lemon citrus tree growing here in Arizona and has been planted in the ground going on it's 3rd year. Please ...

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Teddybearcop48 commented on 26 Mar 2012

I could tell how large it was by the size of your hand. I'm pretty sure you're not 6 years old. For the lemon was huge. This is not nice ! Haha For you to show this to us who lives in colder climates. We do not have this option to grow lemon trees. But I do thank you for sharing it with us.. Keep up the good Videos..

ArizonaAdventures commented on 26 Mar 2012

hey thanks! Although I do have some girly hands, lol this lemon was larger than the others. I forget sometimes how good we have it here in the desert with our growing season. The wife can't get enough lemons so in turn I need to pay the most attention to these trees, lol, gad you enjoyed watching :)

ArizonaAdventures commented on 26 Mar 2012

thanks a lot, we threw it in the juicerm skin and all since I knew it wasn't grown with any chemicals...tasted insane! If you have a juicer there is a simple lemon aid recipe with a small slice of lemon, an apple and some grapes

ArizonaAdventures commented on 29 Mar 2012

that was great! hahaha I never get tired of his jokes and heard a few new ones from what I've seen on the show. would of said hilarious, but you know how that goes lol

Corey commented on 27 Mar 2012

Yeah its Louis CK, he's amazing! I saw him in Portland a few years ago and almost died from laughing. He's just so mean to people

ArizonaAdventures commented on 28 Mar 2012

aw how cool that must have been!! yeah, we have been watching some of his show on netflix, I hope they add more lol

ArizonaAdventures commented on 17 Apr 2012

I would so love to have avocado trees! careful with those limes as they are frost tender son of a guns :)

ArizonaAdventures commented on 27 Mar 2012

hahaha there ya go! and is that Louis C.K. as you avatar? That guy cracks me up!

TexasStraightShooter commented on 17 Apr 2012

That is a huge lemon! This year I am planting lemon, lime, and avocado, trees!

Corey commented on 27 Mar 2012

Wow! Come over and we can get hammered off lemon drops :) i'm by metro

shortfuse3776 commented on 26 Mar 2012

nice lemons bro I can't believe u r picking them so early wow

ArizonaAdventures commented on 28 Mar 2012

thank you :) it's a great time of year here in the desert

Corey commented on 29 Mar 2012

/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk check this out. Classic Louis!

Citrus harvesting in Australia with a Nelson Harvester

[email protected] 11 minute video by Vince Bucello. Andrew Nelson of Nelson Harvesters explains the workings of his Olive and Citrus harvester.

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ohiofarmer27 commented on 04 Mar 2013

Excellent engineering Mate!

WalkenDude commented on 17 May 2013

Very nice.

Growing and harvesting from my citrus trees indoors over the winter

A tour of most of my citrus trees where I have them growing by a south facing window over the winter. I do a quick taste sampling at the end.

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Dan Mac commented on 20 Nov 2015

I just got my Meyer lemon tree a month ago and i have lots of questions and im trying to find answers online but i think i often phrase my questions incorrectly. e.g i had no idea what a plastic plant pick was for and i googled it for an hour and all i got was that its a very good baseball card holder -.- .... Why are some of your limes yellow? Do they start yellow and become green? Do you have a fertilizer that you recommend that works well and doesn't smell like rotting flesh or decomposing fish? I havent looked at your other videos just yet but im about to but you should share some basics for us novices, like pruning! Where do i cut and why!? and how?

MrChipGardener commented on 23 Nov 2015

+Dan Mac Limes start green and turn yellow if left on the tree long enough. They're ripe enough when they're green though. I use "tropical plant fertilizer" from Lowes. There's citrus pruning vids by some other people on YouTube I would recommend looking at those but you shouldn't really need to prune for a long time.

Mi Styles commented on 16 Oct 2015

Where do you live?

Mi Styles commented on 16 Oct 2015

oh okay

MrChipGardener commented on 16 Oct 2015

+Mi Styles Toronto, Canada

Taharvey77 commented on 01 Jun 2015

Ok I am not stalking your video's but am subscribed now lol! Just curious how old your citrus plants were when they started producing fruit. What citrus tree would you recommend for a beginner ? I am so happy I found you on here! Your video's are amazing!

Taharvey77 commented on 01 Jun 2015

I would have to have the plant shipped. Sadly no one carrys citrus around here. I was looking at fourwinds website. Thank you so much for the videos and information :)

MrChipGardener commented on 01 Jun 2015

+Taharvey77 These days most grafted citrus plants that you buy anywhere will be producing fruit the same year. When you go to a store selling these plants take your time and look over all the plants and pick one that has fruit already on it then you're all set. For a beginner I would recommend meyer lemon, key lime, or small fruit like calamondin or satsuma. Oranges are much less hardy.

Dionne Jennings commented on 21 Mar 2015

Did you grow your orange plant from seeds and how old was the plant once it started producing fruit?

MrChipGardener commented on 21 Mar 2015

The bigger ones in this video were bought from 2 year old grafted plants. They produced fruit in their 4th year. From seed will usually take around 6 years.

Raudrev commented on 09 Mar 2015

My lemon tree is in bloom now, but when thy develop into small fruits, they fall off after a week or two. Would you happen to know what I'm doing wrong?

MrChipGardener commented on 10 Mar 2015

This could be many things causing this. Most often it's from over watering the tree.

Binh Nguyen commented on 19 Feb 2015

mine dried up indoors, I think it died not sure what happened. I watered once a week

MrChipGardener commented on 20 Feb 2015

Probably indoors there was not enough humidity.

Dino Di Maria commented on 07 Feb 2015

Hi, I was wondering if you can give me some tips for an indoor lemon tree. I just purchased a lemon tree about 7 feet tall. Live in the Toronto area. Its been well cared for and has lemons on it, told by previous owner that it grows lemons all year. Should I fertilize it at this time? What type? Sunlight? Watering? etc. Not sure what type of lemon tree it is. I'd greatly appreciate any help or tips to keeping it healthy and growing lemons.

MrChipGardener commented on 08 Feb 2015

Hi Dino, you should fertilize it every 3 months or so. You probably want to fertilize it next in April since the tree is probably in a more dormant stage from the winter.Use a "Tropical plant fertilizer" you can get them in a bag at Lowes. I grow mine by a south facing window in the winter. If you don't have it by a south facing window you should add additional light from a lamp of some sort. Good luck!

HOW TO GROW A LEMON TREE

Some tips on selecting and planting a lemon tree. Trees come from all different areas of our great planet and will only prosper in certain conditions. Planting your ...