I guess it depends on how you define progress.

I think that's how most of us start... one or two trees.... next thing you know, you're overwhelmed. I've controlled my citrus urge for now (I might get a mandarin type this year) but my fig collection has exploded from 1 two years ago to about 15 now... and 1 persimmon and some strawberries... it adds up quickly.

I think I finally get the message, volume growers are somewhere else, others are here, sort of klickee. Small but Cosy.

I bought my first grafted citrus two years ago - my husband counted 47 pots (not including all of my rootstock trees) between the citrus and figs. It quickly became a serious addiction lol. After I’ve tasted fruit from each tree, I will begin weeding out those that don’t make the cut, flavor wise.

On a non-citrus note, I started a container vegetable garden last week. Tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, peppers, beets, okra, squash, and zucchinI.

Kelley, you are doing well in such a short time.

I don't have an ideal winter setup. I mean it's OK, but I wish there was more light. I keep them in my garage and they do OK because it gets cool to cold, but some years no blooms. On the other hand, very few bugs! Anyway, I must just be content with less consistent blooming and less fruit.

Dave, my two Car garage is well insulated, not much lights, 2 shop lights. This is the third year I leave my Page mandarin in the garage. This year it didn’t loose any leaves, took it out about a month ago and it starting to bloom just now. When I do this tree this way I get a lot of fruits. If I leave it in the Greenroom it blooms way to soon. Then all I get fruit from the second bloom, much less.

Bob, I started with a little runt of a Persian lime maybe 9 years ago, followed by Alexander, the Meyer lemon. I got obsessed as a result of this forum lol. I’ve downsized and will further downsize this year. Now that I’ve had time to taste the fruit, I can really decide which I like and want to keep. I will be finding homes for most grapefruit varieties, including the cocktail and oro blanco. I like the mandarins, oranges, and lemons. I also will keep my Seville sour orange and bergamot. I like the kumquats for smoothies as well. Many of my lemons are flowering and loaded with small fruits, so I hope next season will also be a good one. Stay healthy Bob. Be careful!

Laura Do you have your Prague citsuma. I found pictures of someone else big P.S.

Steve

Laura, it’s about time. You and Atheen and others are always needed. I know what all of you are going through. I just got my wife but still I do a lot in the kitchen to help, also cleaning. In the meantime I am adding more stuff in the yard, seems like a full time job, not complaining. Keep marching on. Did a few plums/pluots/pear grafts, I get more forum friends who become friends period. I send out a lot of sionwood again, all over the US.

Feedback is amazing, ended up getting some choice figtrees in return. It’s just plain crazy.

I know the feeling . I began 8 years ago with only one fruit tree a Meyer lemon. Now I have 4 varieties of lemons, a bearss lime , 3 orange varieties and 11 Mandarin varieties . I have 45 different fruit trees in my backyard. I keep saying it but I don’t have any more room. I’m definitely into perennials and also have numerous varieties of berries( 30 plus ). Annuals are to much work so I only plant heirloom tomatoes and a few varieties of hot peppers , beans and couple squash, cucumbers.

My goal for next year is to put the time into learning how to Graft. That way I can add a variety by that method rather than trying to find room for another tree lol.

Nick, you live in prime country, no stopping you, looks like you got a tremendous start. Start Looking at your collection and see which would be a candidate for grafting. You need at least 2 or 3 duplicates of the best one you grow.

Bob You and I are not quite in the best citrus county.

Steve

I know Steve, we got to do more but than, it’s a choice we made. If every goes well,I feel more rewarding. I personally love challenging choices. Easy stuff is boring to me.

So members , step it up now !!!!!!

Hi bob!! It’s been so hectic at home with everyone getting some sort of stomach flu including our dogs! I’m glad to see your trees though it made me smile they are beautiful! I started out with one tiny meyer tree back in 2016 from Costco it was just a cutting and I killed It over the winter indoors and then I came here and Got so much help and even though I haven’t killed anything in a while I’m still learning. Like I have no idea what got my gold nugget tree this winter to get White mould all over its soil and roots because it got the same treatment as everything else in the greenhouse and nothing happened to the other trees. Anyways Now I count 24 citrus trees that’s all that can fit in my greenhouse Like laura will be down sizing my collection soon though to make room for a couple new trees just trying to figure out what has to to. What are some of your favourite trees bob?

I'm in the WORST citrus part of the world. Very very short summers and late springs warm enough to put mine outside. They are still indoors and yet I have not given up