Steven Rodenberg

Updates on outside citrus in Cincinnati

Her is a Meiwa kumquat that is on flying dragon that should do well in Atlanta Ga with limited protection.  The Flying dragon adds 5F colder tolerance to its normal 15F.

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In ground Fukushu kumquat has 2 flowers

My in ground seed grown Fukushu kumquat tree has completed its first growth spurt

Take a canoe trip down the little miami river.  There is tons of it along the river bank just upstream of Milford ohio.  You can also take a bike ride along the little miami river bike trail and fine it growing like weeds.  Start out at the milfore bike trail train station at US 50 parking area and go north.

updated cold hardy citrus choices

I had never thought of using a heat tape to heat the ground under a citrus tree.  I thought of using a heat tape to wrap a fig tree trunk so I could have a 10 foot trunk that branch growth could grow back each spring after all the side branches died over winter and were removed.  I would only keep the trunk alive.

Seed grown Meiwa kumquat tree to be planted outside in ground this spring when tree is acclimated from greenhouse to direct sunlight.

growing Meiwa kumquat seedling take a lot more light and warmth to get them through the first year.

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