[NAFEX] indoor citrus

Brungardt, Sam Sam.Brungardt at state.mn.us
Wed Dec 1 11:41:37 EST 2004


I've never ordered from them, but Four Winds Growers has a lot of info
about potted citrus on its Web site, http://www.fourwindsgrowers.com/.
The citrus it recommends for growing in pots are Meyer lemon, Bearss
seedless lime, Calamondin orange (kalamansi), Trovita orange, and Oro
Blanco grapefruit.  I believe many of these are grafted on a special
dwarfing rootstock.
 
Personally, I grow kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix) in a pot so I have the
extremely aromatic leaves to use in Thai, Cambodian and Indonesian
dishes.  The grated rind of the kaffir lime fruit is also used in some
dishes, but I don't know whether my plant (which is only about 1 ft.
tall and 1 ft. in diameter) will ever fruit.  Incidentally, the local
grower who sold me the plant said he'd found that few kaffir lime seeds
germinate and in his experience, the plants seem to decline and die when
they're several years old.  So far, my plant looks very healthy, but I'm
keeping my fingers crossed. -- Sam Brungardt, St. Paul, Minn. (USDA
Hardiness Zone 4b)
 
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[mailto:nafex-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Deb Schneider
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Subject: [NAFEX] indoor citrus



I am interested in possibly growing a small citrus.  We are  in zone 5b,
so it would have to be something that I can cart indoors in the colder
weather.  I'd love to have a lemon or tangerine.  Are there any very
small varieties that would thrive in a pot and that produce fruit worth
eating?

deb



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