If you enjoyed this video, please "Like" and share to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😊TIMESTAMPS for convenience: 0:00 Intro To Growing Cold Hardy Citrus 2:25 The Problem With Citrus Fruits 3:47 Why Satsumas Are Better For Most Growers 5:46 The Best Early Sweet Orange Variety 8:08 Browns Select Satsuma Taste Test 11:44 Where To Buy Citrus Trees 13:07 Adventures With Dale

@sarahbelcher9320

Жыл бұрын

Are there any cold hardy that aren’t hybrids?

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

@@sarahbelcher9320 satsumas like Brown’s Select and Owari aren’t hybrids.

@stacieadkins3671

9 ай бұрын

amazing you got fruit on brown satsuma so fast what size container did you buy

We bought clearance citrus trees this year! One in the late spring from tractor supply for about $3. A meyer lemon. Then this fall walmart had various citrus trees for $24.95. I waited and waited and finally after our first frost in mid October they marked them all down to $12.95, then $6.95. I got 6 😅. 2 lime trees, 2 calamondin orange trees, 1 navel orange, and 1 more meyer lemon. I'm in 7b foothills, so I've brought them all indoors to my south window with grow light to over winter. They are putting on new growth and I even see a blossom forming on one. Look forward to watching all of your citrus videos for grow tips 👍

@sethmoore5640

Жыл бұрын

Im so jealous of these prices

@spiritranger9202

Жыл бұрын

@@sethmoore5640 always check walmart for markdowns. I'm sure next year they'll do it again. Tractor supply will mark everything down too I got succulents for 25 cents each after mother's day markdowns. You just have to be willing to wait and check weekly 😅😉

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

That is a lot of trees! Will there be enough room as they get larger. That's going to be quite the indoor fruit wall 😎

@spiritranger9202

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener 😅 I'm hoping to build an outdoor greenhouse to keep them in over winter in 2023. I lived in North Dakota before this and was a crazy plant lady with 200 indoor plants, so I can figure it out in a zone 7 winter 😅🙃!

@lisawells4958

6 ай бұрын

I just bought three citrus, key lime, Meyer lemon, & calamondin from Walmart for $12.57. I should have waited buy was afraid they'd all be gone. There weren't but about ten altogether.

Sir you got me hooked on citrus trees. I had a Lemon tree for a few years and after seeing some of your videos I bought an Owari satsuma, Yosemite Gold and Gold Nugget. Last week called up Stan and ordered 2 brown selects from him. He was surprised that I called from Oregon but when The Millenial Gardener recommends a tree, I buy hahaha. Thanks for great content.

Those mandarins look great MG! I’d like to also say Stan is an awesome dude. If you’re a 2ish hour drive it’s worth it. He use to have a citrus grove behind his nursery for many years.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Stan is awesome! I've been buying from him periodically for 5 years, now. He's about 2.5 hrs from me, and it's worth every second of the drive to go to his farm. I'd drive up to 3 hrs, no problem. Maybe 4 if I have a major list!

What a wonderful treat, especially since it's in your own backyard!!! Thank for sharing all your garden experiments. 😊 It's what makes your channel fun to watch💞

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad the experiments are fun to watch.

I love your videos, and you present them in a very charismatic way. Thanks.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you like them!

I have got to thank you for recommending the owari satsuma. I got one several months ago and planted it. With this hideous cold front coming up, I decided it was going to be do or die, since Im really not able to baby trees thru cold weather. It got down to the low 20's several nights in a row here in Florida, and when I checked on this today, they were fine! I couldnt believe it! I am going to get another one next year. I cant tell you how excited I was to see how this tree survived. Im so hopeful now that Im going to be able to grow satsumas!

Thank you for sharing this great information! 😊...always helpful and interesting! 👍

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

Great video. I never heard of the Brown variety before and I want to start trying out some citrus on Long Island. Brown will definitely be on the list. Thanks!

Very useful info. Great job friend.

Love your channel! Beautiful garden.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Talked about you while ordering from Stan today. We both think you’re great 👍

Thank you for this video! Being in 8a I just assumed I was out of options. I’m definitely getting my hands on a Brown Select Satsuma now.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I've been growing citrus in-ground now for going on 5 years in 8a, and it's really easy with some easy, basic protection methods.

I love to see Dale run!!🐕🐕🐕🐕😊👍 Hope you guys had a good Thanksgiving Thanks for the video🌻🦋🍁🍀

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

He runs like a deer! He literally looks like one when he runs. Thanks for watching!

Love it man. My meyers are coming on strong and satsuma are very tasty this year. I even will have my first Oro Blanco grapefruit this year. My Miho satsuma is usually ready by thanksgiving here in Oklahoma so a good early one.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Same thing happening here. The Meyer lemons are looking great, and the satsumas are getting better and better every year. That cold spell in October and mid-November may have sweetened them up some.

Lovely. Many thanks.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

Thank you for sharing useful information about agriculture

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

OK I seriously have to buy this tree from Stan! thanks for the motivation!

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

You won't regret it! Stan's the man.

Great vid!. I have been waiting for your update. I saw your earlier vid and I bought a Brown and LA early from Stan. We planted them last spring. We are just south of Memphis in zone 7b. We just had some temps in the mid 20s. I have them along the southern brick wall of my house. I used you method to protect them with a small change. I use the jackets from your store and some chicken warming lights. The lights have a 250 watt heat bulb each, one per tree and so far no problems. I wish I knew how to post pics of them for you here. My wife ask who this Dale person and his buddy are that keeps showing me plant stuff. She thinks I need to go to plants anonymous and do the 12 steps. Grow on sir..Grow on!

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Out of all the addictions a person can have, an addiction that gets you fresh air, exercise, sunshine and some extra food security is a good habit if you ask me 😆 That setup sounds good as long as you're certain that is fire safe. I use the outdoor Christmas lights for fear of fire, so as long as it's safe for those bulbs to contact the foliage and fabric and can tolerate rain and snow, I imagine it's fine. Stan's collection is pretty incredible. He emailed me the other day saying he picked up a bunch more new satsuma varieties. I don't know how many more trees I can fit 😅

Just this week I contacted Stan and bought a brown's satsuma, 2 kinds of lemons , and a yuzu. Thanks for your advice.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Outstanding! Stan is a GREAT guy. You're going to love the trees.

Hello my friends! I from Brazil.

I’am in zone 8a . Thank you for this information

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you for all the useful information! I always learn something new from you. Love Dale! How about kumquats? Will they grow in the ground in your zone?

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! The tree right to the left of this tree is a Meiwa Kumquat. They're arguably as cold hardy as the Brown's Select.

This is so awesome. Im terrible at growing anything but roses for some reason. :(

Christmas lights, I like it.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

It works, and brilliantly!

What a splendid must grow 👍🏼☮️🇺🇸

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bebani199

Жыл бұрын

Where can I find these water barrels for decent prices please? They are pretty expensive on Amazon. Thanks in advance.

Thanks!

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your support and generosity! I really appreciate it ❤

So awesome and inspiring! Question: how do you store the harvest so you can eat them all year? I'm in east coastal Florida, zone 10a, have a Meyer lemon & a Persian lime, stayed in a container for a year & got a handful each. Just put them in the ground last week. Hoping you have care videos too!

Thanks for this, especially important in my calculations is this date of harvest, how much cold the fruits themselves can handle and that the trees can put up with colder for short periods of time, as I'm in central Missouri (technically zone 6) where I've had zone 7a and occasionally zone 8 plants survive winters without protection, so I'm going to give this a try, as I love the taste of sweet mandarin oranges but not grocery store prices nor travel costs in getting them.

Beautiful citrus! Mine are in containers and they are in the house. Just start blooming.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Citrus really helps keep the winter blues away.

LOL, zone 7 and 8, NC, being considered a cold northern zone makes me chuckle.

Another great one! Thank you. I’m in zone 7B foothills of Western NC. I called Mckensie Farm an left a message. When do I plant the Brown’s Satsuma (and a lemon tree)? Is there a specific time if the year to plant? I will look to see if you made a video on how to properly plant them.

Brown select Satsuma sounds like something I can grow heart thanks.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

That's excellent! The fruit quality was incredible.

Wow! That is a beautiful fruit!😋 Hey Dale! 👋 Maybe all that turkey was slowing him down.😄

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Dale had *very* limited turkey this year. We learned that the hard way on our first Thanksgiving together. Too much love resulted in pancreatitis. Never again!! Now, he eats like a king every day.

@valoriegriego5212

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener Oh my! That must have been scary for y'all! It hurts when our fur babies are sick. 😔 We always gave our fur babies the turkey dinner dog food on Thanksgiving. You can tell y'all are good fur baby parents...Dale always looks amazing!🐕

I so wish we were not in the zone 5-6. We have lemon trees in pots that have to be moved in and out of doors for wintering.

Satsumas are the best. I got an Artic Frost Satsuma last spring. It was developed by Texas A and M. It on its own roots so if it dies back to the roots the new suckers are still good and it survived 9 degrees supposedly. I haven't eaten one yet but I've never had a satsuma I didn't like.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Be careful with the tree on its own roots. It will grow much larger. Satsumas aren't as tall as some orange trees, but it can still reach 15-20 feet in time. The benefit of growing a tree on its own roots is that you can actually prune it into a bush. That's what I'm doing with my Meyer lemon to keep it small and cover it easily.

Hi Antonio, I watch all of your videos and I go back and refer to them over and over. You are a very smart gardener. I realize you are about gardener, but the raising a garden just does not stop at raising and harvesting vegetables. Here are some ways you could branch out and help those out there whom are able to raise things, but once they get their harvest they have no idea of how to prep them for cooking and preserving them for future meals. You live in or close to areas where people have tons of great recipes. Why don't you begin to make videos sharing how to cook and preserve all of these fresh garden vegies. Another Idea is: A lot of these present younger adults and even young kids have been eating all of the wrong things for healthy diets of Burgers and fries and loads of fried foods, that is why 80% of the people in the USA is obese (fat, overweight). We (people like you and myself) need to help change this problem. You are someone from the younger generations, younger people are more apt to hear you rather than to someone 74 year old such as myself. I also have another Idea for you: You don't have much space in your back yard, you do great utilizing what space you have. Have you ever thought about buying a couple Acres just for a much larger garden in order to make videos on all of these vegetables. Developing what I would call a community garden to teach others who are willing to learn. In a community garden those who participate working and donating their time to work in it would be able to take their share of the produce that was ready to harvest at the present time. It would be a way to encourage people to eat a much healthier diet. Just a few ideas for your future videos. Jessie from Arkansas

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

I don't really have the ability to store much food. I don't have the room for it, because where we live, houses are built on slab foundations due to the high water table. We don't have basements, so significant food storage isn't possible. Garages don't really work, either, because they're 100 degrees in the warm season. It's just too hot to do anything other than store sweet potatoes during winter. You're limited to indoor pantry space, which is already overflowing. I've experimented with recipe videos in the past, and nobody watches them, so I've mostly stuck strictly to gardening. Usually, when you mix too many different types of content, it upsets a lot of regular viewers. I would have to start more of a homesteading channel to get that going, but I don't really have the time, ability or land to do so, unfortunately.

Hello! Great video! My dream is to grow citrus fruits. When I get back to work I will use your suggestions. Good luck to you👌🌻🐦

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

They're so fun to grow. It's so great seeing trees full of fruit during winter.

I'm about an hour North of you and have Frost Satsumas, Grapefruits, and Hamlin Juicing oranges that have done very well. The Frost Satsumas have been completely ripe by October for the past two years. The Hamlin just now finished ripening after a couple of frosts. The grapefruit seems to take the longest.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Where are you located? That's great.

I have my first ever orange tree in my kitchen with my lemon trees and a date plant all from scratch.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Great! Are they seed grown? If so, they may take a long time to fruit, usually around 7-10 years. If you grafted your own from mature scion wood, they often fruit within 1 year. All my grafted citrus fruited the following season after planting.

How did you get your Brown Select Satsuma to produce so nice ? I have a 3 year old tree planted outside and its nice and round and about 8ft tall, this past summer it made hundreds of flowers but they all eventually fell off the Tree. I fertilized it with Citrus Tree Food and i put organic stuff on the ground near by. It did not produce any Fruit --- Any thing i can try out for this coming summer? I am in the New Zone 9a now. We had a couple nights where it got down to 18 Degrees F, i got christmas lights wrapped around it and 5 - 500 Watt Quartz Halogen Lights pointing up at it around the Main Trunk all thru the night for those cold nights. The Leaves further from the tree curled up some so i am waiting to see how it turns out.

do you have a video of how and when to plant our citrus trees? I live in Raleigh. thank you

Nice bro, what would you recommend for greensboro nc area?

I love Oranges! Can I grow different varieties all year around. Can you recommend the varieties for year around harvest. I live in Central California. Thank you.

Thank you so much for the great video and info! I'm in Western WA, zone 7b. 3 hours from the Canadian border, 3 hours from the coast. Been growing citrus in 25 gallon pots for 25 years, minimal protection in winter. We just fully closed in our 30x48' hoop house and am excited about actually planting in ground. I'll be giving Stan a call. Lauri Miller Miller Compound Honeybees & Agriculture

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Best of luck on your endeavor. Stan is a great guy.

Have you tried Okitsu Wase Satsuma. It seems to be better performing at least in some taste tests and it ripens earlier that Owari Satsuma.

Stan is the real deal!

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

He's awesome! His farm is great and worth the trip to visit.

Thank you. Great video. And I love your channel. What are the other cold Hardy citrus that you grow. I think you mention in passing Blood Orange and a lemon?

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have two recent videos that will answer your questions: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oW2Zs6t_pqTUg9I.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/g4uo1dJ9kqnadrg.html

@vicknairfirm

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener thank you!

I’m in zone 7b NC and where can I find the Brown Select Orange tree? Great video!

Do you know if you can grow Brown Select (or any other citrus) in containers in zone 5? I'm assuming I would need it to either set fruit or ripen fruit indoors? The growing season would be mostly 60-90F days, 40-70F nights, lasting 5 months from mid-May to mid-October. Early May and late October might get only 1-2 light frosts, but at that point it'll only be 50-60F in the day, 35-45F at night, so I'd expect growth to be minimal/stalled.

Thank you for this information. I have wanted to try citrus fruit and I am in 7b. I do not have a place to bring them inside as I have only one window facing south and the rest just do not get enough daylight.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Depending on your 7b, it may be possible. If you're in 7b NYC or 7b Philadelphia, it would really be a challenge. But a 7b like Charlotte, Atlanta, Raleigh, Huntsville, etc., I think it's definitely doable with some of my cold protection methods outlined here: kzread.info/head/PL1gY7BoYBGIG1w1u_K6CDIhfsqG8dMnPj

@nancyseery2213

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener I'm south of Nashville in Tennessee.

I just got a Brown Select Satsuma seedling. It's about 14" tall. It already has about 4 or 5 tiny green oranges budding on it. Should I prune them off before I plant it? I feel like I should.

How do you over winter the Cara Cara

Thanks so much for sharing! Did you also get your kumquat from Stan?

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's a Meiwa from Stan. Delicious! I can't wait until it's bigger. You can sit there and eat them all day.

@TheHomemadeHaven

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener 😍 yum! We love those things.. I'll give him a call! We're about an hour north of you in Jacksonville, so looks like our zoning is a great match for them.

Thank you, I look forward to growing citrus when I get on our property in Oregon, you've inspired me. I'm a little confused about big breebas, do they appear in the fall or the spring? I'm wondering because I don't know if I should pull off all the little figs on my plants that are going dormant. Thanks

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Breba's are figs that form on the previous year's wood on fig trees. I do not grow figs for breba's. Breba figs do not hold here. Despite all my trees and growing them for 5 years, I have never once had a breba fig. They drop 100% of the time. Breba figs are inferior to main crop figs, so I would not grow them unless necessary. In the PNW, the warm season is not long enough for many crops to ripen main crop figs, and breba figs tend to hold much better in the PNW, so growing varieties for breba's is common. That wouldn't be worth it in the Southeast where I live. Growing figs for breba's require an entirely different pruning strategy, because you must preserve the previous year's wood.

@Sara-od2li

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener Thanks for responding , that was interesting .

Best time in 8a to plant a potted plant in the south carolina soil?

Have you tried ‘Arctic Frost’ and ‘Orange Frost’ satsuma cultivars? They’re supposedly the most cold-hardy satsuma, and I planted one of each in the ground this year, already have fruit ripening this year!

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

I have not. From my research, neither are hardier than Owari and Brown Select, and Arctic Frost is thorny. I would not want a thorned satsuma. Owari and Brown Select are some of the highest quality cultivars, and they’re so hardy that I couldn’t justify growing other cold hardy types. That’s my personal opinion only.

Also in my other harbor freight greenhouse have a meyer lemon in ground with incondecent lights. Will see how it fairs. Did survive 19F thus far.

@pollywalters3787

Жыл бұрын

What zone are you in?

@gardenofseeden

Жыл бұрын

@@pollywalters3787 zone 7a south jersey

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

19F isn't too bad for a Meyer. Mine went through 14F last winter without so much as a burnt tip the way it's protected. Even the flowers were unharmed. 19F would start to reach the danger zone for some light damage and damaged fruits/blooms if the tree is not protected, though. If you have enough lights to add an advantage to your greenhouse, you may be able to do this! Water barrels are a good supplement, too.

Hi! Fairly new watcher here and have been appreciating all your citrus videos. We're in 7b in SW Oklahoma and I planted a Meyer Lemon in a large pot this year. After watching your videos, hoping to add Cara Cara oranges and Satsumas next. Question: I followed your Amazon link and am trying to figure out exactly what you are calling the "plant jacket"? I see the Planket--would that be it? I have (and use) frost blankets for other things, but would be interested in seeing more in-depth how you put them on your citrus trees. Also, do you tend to leave them on for a long time, or take them back off after a cold snap? The past two years, we've had a pretty intense cold snap in early February, so I'm trying to think ahead to how we would handle that.

@catherineemerson99

Жыл бұрын

Just to clarify, after watching your videos, I plan to plant the Meyer Lemon in-ground next year, as well as any future citrus trees.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

The Planket is a frost blanket. It is used to cover plants, but it must be removed every day, because it blocks the light. Plant jackets are the white fabric covers with drawstrings. They let light in. Plant Jackets are listed under PLANT FREEZE PROTECTION and are mostly made by the company Agfabric, which makes very high quality plant covers. Those are what you want. Just make sure you have a way to warm your plants under the plant jackets, like incandescent Christmas lights or water barrels. Simply covering the plant won't do anything, because they'll freeze through. You need a heat source underneath the jacket.

@catherineemerson99

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your response. And yes, I would be using lights, at a minimum underneath. Excited to take on a new garden project with the citrus!

Can you do an update on all your citrus trees -current please 🙏🏼

@TheMillennialGardener

9 ай бұрын

I eventually will, but citrus are winter ripeners, so there isn't much to show yet.

In zone 7a south jersey. I am building a 12x40x10 greenhouse unheated in hopes of growing citrus. Already have flying dragon outside. I ordered yuzu and another for the greenhouse.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

What material you use with depend on your success. Plastic film has a really low r value, so heat escapes very quickly during night. Placing pickle barrels full of water inside the greenhouse up against the trees may help you retain warmth like I do with my trees: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aZ120cqqqJzJmJs.html

I think I’m going to try Satsuma this upcoming season. I’m in the Dallas area. Do you need multiple trees like a tangelo that needs to cross pollinate?

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Satsumas are self-fertile. You only need one tree. I recommend either Owari or Brown Select for your area, because they're the most cold hardy.

Love your channel. Great content as always.😁 Dale can't outrun you with the head halter on. If you remove it and he is still pulling, there are better training techniques that work without equipment in my opinion.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

I guess I didn’t think of that. Walking on his harness is brutal. He is like a bull in a china shop. He goes where that nose takes him with 200 lbs of force.

@annakramar5088

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener Here's my 2 cents worth..LOL! WOW that's allot of force. I know your a great owner & Dales a great dog. I've been there myself dragged in all directions by 60 Lbs of force & nearly had my shoulder pulled out. I found some is links on LEAD Training which may help you. But there are so many trainers with different styles, find one that works for you. Eg: Cesar Millan kzread.info/dash/bejne/eneA0regj9XFc7A.html or www.youtube.com/@McCannDogs😁

Curious how much being above the 45th parallel has on zone B NW Oregon regarding ripening.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

The problem with your location is the overall lack of growing degree days. The summers aren't warm enough to ripen the citrus by the winter. You have enough heat to grow lemons and limes problem-free, but sweet citrus need to be left on the tree until the following season. Basically, instead of the citrus ripening in 6 months, it takes 12-18 months. This gentlemen is growing citrus in-ground in British Columbia and explains how to ripen sweet citrus in the PNW: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oo6Tt6yeacvIobA.html

Hi, can you do a citrus compilation in your garden - all of them ? Best wishes from India 🇮🇳

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

I have a recent video on them all here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oW2Zs6t_pqTUg9I.html

Wonder if Sugar Belle is on par with Brown Select ?

@TheMillennialGardener

9 ай бұрын

I will find out in a few months. My tree has 4 fruits on it. Although, I will say that citrus improves each year for the first few years, so it's not fair to compare a new tree to an established tree.

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@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I have a 25 foot south facing space. How far away from the foundation should the trees be planted?

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

It depends what they’re grafted onto. Mine are all grafted onto trifoliate, so the trees only get about 6-8 feet tall, and I keep them pruned to my height. My trees are planted about 36 inches away, but I’m on a concrete slab. You could never plant full size citrus that close. It would be a big risk.

Whats your plan when that avocado tree is 40' tall?

I was wondering how we could go about exchange seeds or seedlings as I really enjoy germinating and end up with more than I can handle

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Citrus isn't something you want to grow from seed. Many citrus varieties do not grow to type, much of the seed will be cross-pollinated and you'll wind up with a random cross, and seed-grown citrus takes 7-10 years or longer to bear fruit. It's always best to buy grafted citrus, because you'll know what variety you're getting and you'll get fruit next season. Seed grown citrus is an inefficient use of time and money. I only advocate growing fruit trees from seed if you're interested in breeding new varieties and you have 1-2 decades of time on your hands to see the experiment through.

@mikemike-rm1se

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener thanx for the info, and I understand, I am growing for as a hobby, am hoping to turn some of my lemon trees into bonsai, and if I get any good fruit from all the seed variations I've planted I can always graft, I'm in no rush, just learning as I go and learning a lot by choosing this method and looking forward to learning more

I looked on Amazon to buy a citrus blanket for Meyer lemon tree. The tree is 3 years old about 6 or 7 feet tall and very wide. This has been the first year I've had lemons and they are delicious! The tree has bloomed twice and I have a lot more lemons on the tree so I want to protect them it's starting to get cold. I have no idea what size tree blanket to get can you help me ? Thank you

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

If you look click on my Amazon Storefront link in the video description, I have plant jackets listed under the list Plant Freeze Protection. I have comments on them organizing them by size and what I use them for. I’ve isolated the largest ones I can find, because Amazon is hard to navigate for sizes.

I live in Southern California but my elevation is 5000 feet Some years we don’t get freezes we probably could have orange trees out but most years we do

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

If you're in Zone 8 or warmer, it's definitely doable. I get 30-40 freezes a year where I live, and it's no problem here.

I'm enamoured with your Owari Satsuma! But I'm in a far more Northern zone than yourself. Is it realistic to grow this tree forever indoors, pruned under 6ft high, in a pot?

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

A tree like this will not grow well indoors permanently unless you give it lots of supplemental light with grow lights. However, they will overwinter fine once they've been harvested. What makes satsumas special is they ripen their fruit in fall, whereas most varieties of citrus don't ripen their fruit until the dead of winter. Usually, in most areas of the US, the cold in November is not severe unless you live very far north. If you can maintain this tree mostly outdoors until Thanksgiving aside from carting or carrying it in on nights

@JM.TheComposer

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener Thanks a lot! The snow is deep right now and I have another citrus bush in the basement, with grow lights. Do you have any suggestions on how to eliminate the insects that inevitably come indoors when you bring the pots inside in the Fall?

The mexicola avocado is fairly cold hearty for an Avocado. But maybe not below 20f, some people have said 18degrees f. The fruit has a nutty flavor and is slightly smaller than store bought avocados. Young avocado trees need to be covered in colder weather. You might want to container grow it for a few years, to move it indoors for the winter. Mexicola Grande is not as cold hearty as the Mexicola.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

I grow Lila. It is hardier and smaller than Mexicola.

Ya know how the lessons the folks teach you when you're young stick with you? One of those lessons for me was to never plant a tree near the foundation of the house..roots.. cracks..etc It always freaks me out when I see how you and a lot of youtube gardeners have trees so close to the house.

@southbridgeforestHOA

Жыл бұрын

have you ever poured a home's foundation walls? they are typically 16x12" deep or larger and have rebar through them. No dwarf fruit tree will damage a concrete footer that big. Only large trees like oaks over 30+ years have roots big enough. stop worrying about nothing. If you could actually see the footer you'd be laughing about how silly your fear is.

@HealthyDisrespectforAuthority

Жыл бұрын

@@southbridgeforestHOA I didn't say it was rational.. just ingrained in my brain. I'm guessing someone in my family had a problem way back when and neglected to include what kind of tree in the family lore.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

It depends on the tree. I specifically choose very small, dwarf grafted trees. My satsuma is grafted on trifoliate rootstock, which is a wiry little bush with shallow, small roots. My avocado is a semi-dwarf with small, soft, non-invasive surface roots. My Meyer lemon is a natural dwarf. It's not like planting a live oak next to your home. You have to plan the trees you choose and choose the rootstocks appropriately.

@HealthyDisrespectforAuthority

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener I wish I knew what kind of avocado my little tree is.. I planted 9 whole avocados..that when I opened them to eat, they looked fibrous so as I found them.. I planted them. 3 came up, only one survived the summer. I know it probably won't produce but I'm happy I got one to live.

Hi. Where did you buy your Brown Delect Satsuma tree

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

This is discussed in the video and timestamped in the video description: 11:44 Where To Buy Citrus Trees

I'm battling citrus mites on a Ponkan satsuma. Have you ever had issues with them? Horticultural oil doesn't seem to be helping.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

You'll want to use a real insecticide. You have two options I'm aware of if you want to stay natural: pyrethrin or wettable sulfur. Wettable sulfur is your best bet, but you need to make sure all oily residue is gone, because oil+sulfur = LEAF BURN. If you haven't applied the oil for a couple weeks, you should be able to get a handle on the problem with 2-3 sulfur treatments applied every 7 days. If you've recently applied oil, you can use pyrethrin every 7 days for 3 treatments.

@terra448

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener Will do! I really appreciate your help. Thank you!

Where I live the cold removes something from the roots that makes the oranges not editable taste wise.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what you mean. Frost usually sweetens the fruit for some reason. If it isn't cold enough to kill the tree or damage the fruit, something else is going on. Perhaps bad soil, lack of nutrients, or they aren't ripening properly due to not enough light and time.

What's the diameter of the self-watering pot you have your Moro Blood Orange in? I've only been able to find smallish ones at Walmart. Have you ever tried to grow a Washington Navel Orange? I got a ripe one off a potted tree once in zone 8b southern Oregon, and it was the best I've ever tasted.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure off the top of my head. They were carrying them at Walmart 5 or 6 years ago, and I haven't seen them since. It's either a #5 or #7 pot. I have a Cara Cara planted in the rear property next to the Brown's Select. A Cara Cara is a mutated Washington Navel Orange with a redder interior. It's essentially the same fruit.

@tomknack

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener I found 11.5-inch pots just like yours at Walmart recently, but yours appear to be much larger, more like 16 to 19 inches. The brand is HowPlumb, I believe. That's surprising about the Cara Cara. I don't really like the store-bought ones. Maybe the Washington navel orange was so much better because it was home grown. I'll be interested to see what you think of your Cara Cara when you pick some.

mandarine X red navel since both are essentially seedless. Have you tried eating satsuma skin peeling? It is good like kumquat skin and essentially acid free.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Satsuma skin is edible. It's fairly sweet - much sweeter than a navel orange skin, which is mostly unpleasant. It's still pretty oily, so I imagine if you eat too much, it may not be great for your stomach.

How would you compare your Owari and Brown select? I got enough space for just one of them. Which would you purchase if you had only space for one of them also?

@MrEunderwood

6 ай бұрын

Brown's Select has been a staple in Louisiana for a very long time. I'd go with brown's due to the earlier ripening like MG noted. You don't want to harvest until they've been hit with a good frost. Citrus taste fluctuates a lot due to the weather, more-so than other fruit IMO; however, if it was a perfect year for satsumas, I'd have a hard time telling the difference between owari and brown's.

@horaciogarza6360

6 ай бұрын

@@MrEunderwood thanks for the advise. I ended up buying both from Saxon Becnel & Sons Citrus Nursery.

Is that a kumquat beside your brown select satsuma?

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Yes. It is a Meiwa. I love it!

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@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I have some kind of citrus tree in Maryland that is in the ground. Had it over 10 years and it’s fully grown. The only problem is the fruit can’t survive the bitter cold. I have no idea what it is, someone gave it to. I planted it in ground just as an experiment. This tree was covered in 2 feet of snow for 2 weeks.

@TheMillennialGardener

6 ай бұрын

Is it covered in enormous thorns and does the fruit taste a little like gasoline? If so, that’s the Trifoliate Orange. The thorns are absolutely deadly. Trifoliate orange can survive down to Zone 5/6. I would guess it is that. That is my rootstock of choice.

@donovananderson396

6 ай бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener Yes the thorns are like swords. Thanks for the info, had no idea what type of orange it is.

Were do you get your fruit from to start off with

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Where I get them is chaptered in the table of contents in the video description and the pinned comment.

@jwynn007

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener thank you sir

How often and when do you prune you citrus?

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

You prune citrus after you harvest the fruits off during winter. I have a guide on how to do that here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/naKNkpJyddbRZrw.html

@ayatti26

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener I was asking in regards to scion. Do you trade cuttings? I wasn't to try my hand at grafting.

I'm in zone 5b and I'm nervous about growing oranges here.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

In-ground wouldn't be possible without a greenhouse, but in containers is doable if you have a place to overwinter them. They'll likely need supplemental grow lights, but it's doable.

Where can you buy these fruit trees?

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

This is discussed at length in the video and timestamped in the video description and the pinned comment at 11:44 Where To Buy Citrus Trees

Have you ever ventured into tangerines or tangelos?

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

I have a Sugarbelle in-ground, but it hasn't fruited yet. It's only been in ground since April. That is a tangerine, I believe.

I lived in zone 6B and I have an owari satsuma, and afraid to leave it outside.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

6B is going to be too cold to grow a satsuma in-ground without a climate-controlled enclosure. You'd want to keep that in a container and move it indoors in the winter.

@jenniferfernandez5733

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener thanks you for answer, soon I will have a greenhouse and heat for my citrus, I love citrus 😍

We're do you buy tree's

@hardstylzz5024

Жыл бұрын

I bought mine from Georgia grown citrus 🍊 only 20 minutes from me they had a sale in June for Satsumas for $8 for a foot tall they grow fast here in 8b, got brown select, silver hill, cara cara red navel, frost owari, LA early, and 2 Hamlin oranges.

@patrickmurphy7485

Жыл бұрын

@@hardstylzz5024 😊 thanks

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

This is discussed in the video and timestamped in the video description: 11:44 Where To Buy Citrus Trees

Saying north carolina is "far north" is a bit odd to me since its basically at the same height as south spain.

@TheMillennialGardener

5 ай бұрын

Spain is far north. The entire northern Mediterranean region is firmly in the temperate zone. Half of North Carolina is in the temperate zone. If you situate the Earth properly on its equator, you'll see even South Florida is very far north. The US/Canada border is subarctic. Most people fail to realize how far north even the most southern parts of the Continental US are, because they're used to maps that center the US. Not the case in reality.

@frstchan

5 ай бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener I guess its all about perspective. If you think a tropical place like south Florida is "north" then I dont know what my place (northern Sweden) is. I live just below the artic circle, so its most definitely "far north" yet not "artic".

Can orange grow in hot country.?

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Citrus naturally grow in the understory of forests in Asia where they are native. If you live in a place where it is very hot and sunny, you can try growing citrus trees underneath other trees to give them some shade protection. It cannot be complete shade. They still need to be able to get a good amount of light, but the dappled, partial shade can protect them. Here in the US in Florida, they plant orange trees underneath tall oak trees to provide sun protection. You'll want to mulch around them to keep the roots cool with something, and they might need irrigation, especially when young. I'm not sure if it will be a success if you're in a very hot, dry place, but It's worth trying.

@wrongtiming8837

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener thnks doc.😃 I love orange fruit cause it's delicious.

Oranges NEED some frost to really sweeten

I kind of want to build a Huge dome greenhouse cuz I want to go oranges sooooooo bad but I live in indiana so all I can do is cherries bahahahahaha