Citrus Tree Collection in self watering pots

[ghexton]

Hello all,

Need some advice here recently bought the 9cm Citrus Tree Collection from Morgan and Thompson.
https://www.thompson-morgan.com/p/ci...ction/t10993TM

They have arrived all okay maybe looking a little sorry. So i was planning on re potting tonight I was looking to repot them in self watering containers- medium size Medium: D28 x H26cm

https://www.thompson-morgan.com/p/ga...t-pots/G2157TM

Will be looking to mix 50/50 ericaceous compost/ normal compost with healthy dose incredicrop also mixed in composts.

Will the self watering pots be okay?
Any other tips? ideas?


Will also be re potting the two free Blueberry duke plants in the large self watering pots with ericaceous compost.

[burnie]

I've never used them but would be interested to see how it goes, though when I grew some citrus plants a long time ago, I don't remember them being thirsty, do you need to use them?

[SarrissUK]

I've never grown citrus trees outside, only on the window sill until I forgot to water them and they perished. (shame on me).

I've never used self watering pots either (maybe I should, shame on me haha)

I have, however, had bad experiences with that company. Take pictures of them, now and every so often, if you suspect they're not happy trees.

[ghexton]

Hello all,
Heres was last nights efforts, nowt like being in dark shed at 9pm on Thursday.
https://ibb.co/2PzNLVd
https://ibb.co/dJ8wf2N

https://ibb.co/2PzNLVd

Fingers crossed they all get going well.
The one circles in red is the orange that looked the saddest.

Ended up filling all the pots with ericaceous compost and sprinkling of incredicrop.
Will keep you updated.

Thanks.

[greenishfing]

I hope they do well for you. I have had a lemon tree for a few years now. I keep it in the greenhouse in Winter and outdoors in Summer. They do not like a lot of water in Winter.
In the past I had problems with small plants from that company too. I hope they have improved.

[ghexton]

Fingers crossed, i will put them in the greenhouse if get the time to assemble it thus weekend.
its wont be to cold now will it?

[greenishfing]

If the weather gets down close to freezing I wrap mine in fleece. My stepdaughter, who lives up in the mountains in Cyprus, has lemons in her garden and says the temperature there often drops to freezing and in bad Winters hers does lose it's leaves but recovers in Spring.

[ameno]

Fingers crossed, i will put them in the greenhouse if get the time to assemble it thus weekend.
its wont be to cold now will it?

When more mature, they can survive brief periods of a couple degrees below freezing, but they don't like prolonged cold, even above zero cold.
That's when mature, though. Small plants in 9cm pots should be kept above 5c at all times, and probably ideally a little warmer.

[Kirk]

Looking at the T&M page one is a lemon, one a lime and one something else.
The lemon will be reasonably happy outside in the not cold times of the year.
The lime is really indoor.
The other no idea.

I plant in fairly ordinary compost, not lightweight stuff as they are trees and need something to achor into. I have 40cm dia and 30cm high pots. The lime needs bigger soon.

In winter the lot really need to be inside. The lemon will be OK in an unheated conservatory, the lime maybe but don't count on it. 50/50 it will not make it through. My lime lives in a bedroom in front of the window. And has basically claimed the place as it's own. Limes come from the part of the world that is 25C in the evening and close to 100% humidity.

Minor problem with the lime is I am fed up of limes. Took 5 off a week ago and used 3 and I have counted another 5 just about ready for picking and never bothered to count the number of small developing ones. Lime cheese cake is good, as is papaya and lime. You can only eat so much lime cheese cake.

Indoors limes start green, and will often go yellow - temperature. This year most of mine have turned yellow last year they stayed green.

I keep mine watered then they dry until just moist/damp compost, or dry on the surface. There is a difference between free drainage and dry.

Potential problems are mainly spider mite and vine weevals. And too many limes.

None are outdoor all year items, even the lemon will suffer and that is the hardiest - well usually, as I suppose varieties differ.

[Babru]

"Minor problem with the lime is I am fed up of limes."

That's a nice problem to have Kirk! Better than dead lime tree