Wow all that shiny green growth is blinding! Gorgeous!!!

I'll admit, I cheated in that regard. That shininess is from spraying them with neem oil four days ago. Thanks nonetheless, Hobby!

-Tom

Very nice looking trees Tom!

Cory

I like your graft success. I have 3 tangerine tree to graft to but all attempts have failed.

Thanks Cory, Steve, and Hobby!

Steve: The kind of grafts you do are difficult at best. But given the fact that you've successfully done it with the lemonade scion is testament to your ability.

Hobby: Yeah, I've started neeming in the last 6 months. My Oro Blanco I brought back from California in 9/14 had some citricola scale on it, which eventually spread to other trees. I tried various pesticides, but so far neem seems to be extremely effective without the questionable side effects of imidacloprid. It requires more regular sprayings, but it's a price I'll happily pay to consume my fruit worry-free!

We love seeing other setups here, so please do show us what you have! I know you have a nice garage-like setup, but updates are always great. And remember this: while we may get more direct sun farther south, you get more hours of sunshine than us now!

-Tom

P.S. drains make me jealous.

Wow those plants are amazing! A lot to learn from you guys! What is your fertlization regime?

Great looking trees! Greener than any of mine that are in ground. Your foliage looks really healthy.

Evan

Here's my room, as you can see I have my hands full over here. We have citrus and figs bursting to get outside, peppers and onions in all stages of seeds to 1 gallons and today I have to start eggplants, celery and potted greens! Need a bigger room! Next year I'll be in trouble! I usually have at least 2 more racks of shop lights in here by April. Went a bit citrus crazy this year.

Guess you can't see the varieties very well, I will have to be a lot more strategic with my space next fall when they come inside. I will also pot down those big red things, way too big!

Appreciate all the compliments!

Diveval: I use 1.5 tbs of Foliage Pro per 5 gallons of water most waterings, but sometimes I skip fertilizing if I am in a hurry. I also add 1.5 tbs of vinegar with the Foliage Pro since my water is a little on the hard side; it brings the pH down to around 6.5. If you prefer metric, it's about 1.15 mL/L of fertilizer.

Hobby: Look at all those happy plants! I feel you though... I'm going to have to make some tough decisions next fall/winter! I've been using my "waste" light and heat to start vegetables in my grow room this year, and it's amazing how fast space disappears when you start doing veggies!

-Tom

Hobby, do you ever get mites and the such on any of those plants under lights inside all winter? I know figs are prone to get them along with Fig Mosaic Disease..If so, what do you control them with to keep your fruit safe to eat and free of destruction?

Thank you

Hi Mike, luckily I haven't had a problem with Spider mites in my room, I have had them before in a greenhouse at my old property and they were absolutely evil. Killed everything.

The humidity of my room I monitor in 2 places and it is always 50-75% depending on how recently I have watered. I assume that helps? Don't mites like it dry? I even bought the magnified glasses so I could keep an eye out for them. No sign yet though.

I do have scale on about 5 of my citrus trees, but not at all on the other 10. Isn't that weird? I also have some aphids but only because I over wintered 5 pepper plants in there and they are apparently aphid vectors. Never any aphids on the citrus though, phew!

I only use neem or the organic soaps and oils. Neem works the best though, I have been trying to make it a regular regimen.

Fmv though, I just did some research on it as I am newer to figs. All my fig trees are gorgeous and green with perfect leaves... Except one a few mottled leaves, none misshapen. It seems most trees are carriers anyway? I'll have to see how that goes. The figs were never intended to go in the room I am just having a hard time finding a place to keep them dormant over winter. It's too hot or too cold everywhere I have.

Any suggestions and advice are always welcome thanks!

Oh and my room also holds at 20 degrees C. I know now it's probably better to keep everything cool to discourage pests, I will do that next year.

Maybe you guys can help me here. I am on information overload. I desperately want to grow Meyer lemons and/or mandarins in my office. It doesn't have a great window and won't be able to spend much time (if any) outside. I was told I could get a grow light and it would work fine..... That being said, there is so much I don't know about the technical piece of lights, I don't even know what to ask. What I really need is someone to tell me what to buy and where to buy it (and if you're feeling benevolent, what to do once I buy it). I don't exactly have a budget to stay under, but I'm not interested in anything in the four figure range either.

The tree is about 6 ft tall, not sure how old, but the base of the trunk is about an inch in diameter. If anyone can tell me what I need to do, I would be very appreciative.

Tom. FANTASTIC job!! Just goes to show you how much you know and how important you feel vinegar is to those hesitant to use it and how keen you are on your trees needs..Bravo)

Hi 2Coughee Snob

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Beautiful trees!!! Incredible growth and foliage!!!

Thanks, guys! They've all since been transitioned outside, although the weather is turning cool again until Monday. They'll have to cope with temperatures varying from the mid 40s to mid 50s. There was some sunburn, but it wasn't severe. I'm just looking forward to consistently warm weather...

-Tom