Interest in planting citrus fruits
By LK2018
@Letranknight2015 (51536)
Philippines
March 16, 2018 12:21am CST
My last about what I learned about stem planing, @rakski shared her Lemon plant. That got me hooked somehow because I have lemon here that I often add to my tea. The green tea that I take every night was suggested by @toniganzon for my gout.
I've taken some of the seeds out and germinate them. In the future I will try to grow some Calamansi as well because my sister in law grows these too. If it works I won't have to buy in the market that were often overpriced.
I'm also thinking of planting a mango. I've missed our old huge mango but it was tearing our house apart with already cracked wall. I've watch youtube and seen people grown mangoes trees with fruits in containers, but some say that might take decades.
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15 responses
@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
16 Mar 18
Hello @JudyEv I don't know about the lemon because it's the first time I'm trying it. But with the mango I'd be too old to harvest if it starts to fruit.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
17 Mar 18
@JudyEv Lemons take three to 5 years to bear fruit if planted from seed. Cuttings grow fruits less than a year.
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@JudyEv (326100)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Mar 18
@Letranknight2015 Maybe it would bear fruit more quickly than that.
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
16 Mar 18
Hello @jstory07 Yeah I hope so I would have to have my own lemon fruit.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
16 Mar 18
Yes, in India they are growing mangoes in pots, they are actually done by grafting methods and may take few years to fruit! they require a good support after the flowering stage as they come up with many fruits at a time and it becomes too difficult for the tree to bear the weight! All the best @Letranknight2015! Thanks!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
16 Mar 18
@Letranknight2015 , In India there is a tree where the owner has grafted the tree with about fifty or more varieties of mangoes and people visit that tree out of curiosity! Thanks!
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
16 Mar 18
Hello @AKRao24 Yes, thats what I have seen over there. I remember my brother trying to draft that with another mango tree, but it didn't work.
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
17 Mar 18
@AKRao24 Lucky guy, if only I could learn his movement.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
16 Mar 18
You need to learn how to prune trees so they will never get super tall. Also branches can be turned into trees. Aside from Calamondin, Try Lime or Dayap. they easily grow in the Phillippines. Pomeloes are great too.
Geez I miss my tropical Garden, now I am stuck with winter veggies.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
16 Mar 18
@Letranknight2015 About mangoes, Plant a cutting instead of seeds so you wont wait for half a decade. Cuttings can give you fruits in a year or even months while a seed will take away a lot of your Youth.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
16 Mar 18
this video is also helpful. You can also do drafting. You will get a mango cutting and attach it to the root of a mango seedling. Youtube is filled of tutorials.
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
16 Mar 18
Hello @CaptAlbertWhisker that's what I hate over there besides the snow. I have also stored some calamondin as well. But right now I'm in the process of germination.
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
16 Mar 18
Hello @magallon I should have done it a long time ago. My grand parents got some land in the province, I would like to farm there in the future.
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
16 Mar 18
@magallon I don't mind being a farmer in the near future, it seems fun to plant.
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@magallon (19280)
• Philippines
16 Mar 18
@Letranknight2015 that is a good hobby too.
fruit bearing trees like mangoes, will give you not only fruits but money for sure....
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
16 Mar 18
You guys should try planting dragon fruit. It is cactus that grows fruits. Some seed vendors sell them and they grew well in the Philippines.
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
16 Mar 18
Hello @JustBhem I have already tried sansaveria / snake plant and welcome plant before. But I've been more successful with the snake plant.
I don't think i have any plans of turning it into a bonsai, not expert on that kind of field.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
16 Mar 18
@Letranknight2015
And I don't think that kind of plant will do too. You can make bonsai out of a mango, citrus or lemon.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
17 Mar 18
Good luck to you in this new plating endeavor.
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
17 Mar 18
Hello @allen0187 yeah, you never know i hope they grow.
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@allknowing (130063)
• India
17 Mar 18
I have a lemon plant which is meant for pickles and not for the juice. It surprised us the other day as hidden were lemons which we had not seen.
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@allknowing (130063)
• India
17 Mar 18
@Letranknight2015 This plant is at an odd place.
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
17 Mar 18
Hello @allknowing they were hidden lemons? maybe you thought it was pickles.
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
20 Mar 18
@Letranknight2015 With patience and time they will grow big for you. It just takes time.
@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
19 Mar 18
Hello @velvet53 I doubt I could grow them into trees, just curious to see if I can grow them enough to be a plant.
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@crossbones27 (48446)
• Mojave, California
17 Mar 18
Best way to do it is grow your own food even if it is just a little bit. A penny saved is a penny earned they say.
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
18 Mar 18
Hello @crossbones27 You're right, it's never too late.
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
16 Mar 18
Hello @mydanods I should have done it decades ago, if only I knew back then.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
17 Mar 18
that is nice. you have the green thumb
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
17 Mar 18
Hello @ridingbet I've realized I have a green thumb when I successfully planted snake plant and moringa.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
18 Mar 18
@Letranknight2015 that is great. for me, i don't think i will ever have that
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@Daelii (5619)
• United States
16 Mar 18
Some trees really are gifts for the next generation!
Ive tried to start a few fruit trees from seeds to no avail. I currently have two apple and two pears that occasionally bear fruit. Last year I added two pawpaw and two persimmon s . they likely won't bear for 5 to 7 years.
I hope to add lemon starters this year and try an orange tree!
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
16 Mar 18
Hello @Daelii I don't really like the part were I have to wait five to ten years for it to grow. You mean you have two apple or pear trees? you're lucky that's for sure.
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
16 Mar 18
Hello @Icydoll so what happened to your lemon and mango trees? yeah it's just a start.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
18 Mar 18
I am happy to inspire you planting lemons. SAme with your idea, since I am always using calamansi and lemon, I tried to plant them. Now, I have more than five plants of the two. I also planted peppers of different variety for my hubby since he likes spicy. The tomato did not work out well.
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@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
19 Mar 18
Hello @rakski I'm currently germinating them but not when they're going to grow some small stems or something. I guess from now it could possibly take a decade or more for them to grow.
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