Fruit trees

[Dom]

What or why can we not grow citrus trees in NY.Maybe someone knows how to grow them if a warm climate is what is neede then I should be able to grow them on/in the sun room.I ask this because I cannot see paying nearly 4$a pound for fresh lemon's

[dbHunterNY]

heard they're really sensitive to pH.  can't get anything close to freezing or they shutdown.  heard if you pot them you should fill top 2/3 with sandy or well draining soil.  not sure the yield you'd get from a smaller root system/tree in a green house. 

[BigGuyNY]

I have a meyer lemon tree that I keep indoors during the winter.  I get a bunch of lemons from it ever year.

[Dom]

I have a meyer lemon tree that I keep indoors during the winter.  I get a bunch of lemons from it ever year.

What size pot do you have planted in also what is your soil?I am going to order 3 trees and see how well they will do 

[growalot]

Stark's has them on sale right now

[BigGuyNY]

Miracle grow has a citrus tree potting mix which is fast draining.  I keep it in a pot that is about 16 inches wide.  

[growalot]

I picked up 2 replacement apples at T/C Farms yesterday...12.00 a piece....the last ones grew great until I had a grub of some kind come up under the soil and burrow a whole 2 ft up the center of the trunk...Big fat nasty looking things I pulled out ....apparently my seven granular I scratched in around the base did not work...ticked me off, healthy 3 year olds I had branching just nicely. ..Golden Delicious...and a Fuji replacements

Edited March 27, 2015 by growalot

[Carbonelement]

i have a lime tree, it stays outside untill its gets cols and then i toss it in my garage.  When I take it out I am going to prune it to promote growth and it will flower again.  Keep an eye out for aphids and spray with a few drops of dish soap in a windex bottle or the insecticide Sevin (food safe). Just make sure not to do it within 2 or 3 weeks of flowering or when the flowers are blooming or you will kill bees if it is outside.