looking good.

Congrats Kate! Always exciting to see new growth, especially on a tree that's been struggling.

It's in the ground, right? Maybe it's liking rain?

No, Dave, this plant is in a pot and is spending the winter in my bright front window. It also has it's own, personal grow-light to help on our cloudy, rainy days. Many plants through the years have done just fine in this window and this one as well.

The top of this plant has two new growths; one is 8" and the other 6". In the lower left of this photo is another at 4".

I am happy for you. Growth and fruit is always nice.

The pomello has been fine in it's very sunny window and is doing great. This last week of constant grey skies and rainy weather has me adding some extra light.

How are you all doing this grey winter?

Spring is upon us!

(small sliver of what lurks below)

Just gave away a Fukushu kumquat tree. It now live 5 miles east of me.

I hope you haven't named that squirrel, Steve!

Not yet. Tom.

Tom, watch what you think. I have Tulip and Bradford Pear trees blooming right now, and this week will see freezing temperatures as lows and the day highs only in the 50s.

I should have been planting out my garden in February! This has been one strange year.

The lemon, lime and kumquate are in the ground and too big to cover. I'll probably lose the top 1/3rd, but I hope that's the only damage. I still have some hanging fruit and I should go collect that before it freezes. (I don't have the hot pots and massive turbines the growers do.)

It's always so awesome to see new growth on a tree, especially indoors with nasty weather outside. Makes you think of springtime. It's why my window is my favorite spot in the house. We had snow recently and it was so much fun sitting at the window, looking out at the snow, surrounded by my tropicals and looking at hanging passion fruits and new growth on the trees!

With the promise of warmer nights, Baby has been put in it's permanent spot between the two fig trees. It will be quite warm and I hope it loves it.

I have a question tho'. Our hottest sun is in the late afternoon and this tree is set right in direct line. I'm worried about it's pot getting too hot. Do I need to put something in front of the pot, or around it?

I have yet to find something that keeps my potted trees happy in direct afternoon sun in Phoenix. But a few local nurseries keep their trees in those conditions. They don't always look happy, but they survive. I've put a burlap "tree skirt" over some of mine and that helps keep the hot sun off the top of the pot. I've also put a few of mine in wooden planter boxes, pot-in-pot style, just to keep the direct sun off the pot. Seems to help some, but nothing as effective as shade.

Today I checked on Valentine and there are new green sprouts at the tips of all the branches. I guess it likes where it's living. WHEW!