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I love six year olds! (5.00 / 3) (#56)
by Militarytracy on Wed May 21, 2008 at 07:06:15 PM EST
I made my own topsy turvy planters this past weekend and put tomatoes and zucchini in them.  I wonder if the hanging upside down planting thing is really going to work and be superior.

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Re: topsy-turvy planters (5.00 / 1) (#99)
by Anne on Wed May 21, 2008 at 07:16:48 PM EST
Tried one last year without much success - but that could have been the tomato plants - who knows?

Have grape tomatoes in it this year, but have put the "big" tomato plants (and herbs) in Earth Boxes.  If you haven't tried Earth Boxes, check out their website: www.earthbox.com

Am determined to have real tomatoes to eat in abundance (tomato sandwiches, caprese salad, fresh tomato sauce, maybe even dry some)!

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I love earth boxes and for me they are a must have (none / 0) (#118)
by Militarytracy on Wed May 21, 2008 at 07:21:59 PM EST
because our property is loaded with black walnut trees and they have made the soil not too plant friendly for most plants.  Add to it that most pests don't find earth boxes that attractive and I find I have a earth box garden.

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Do you know anything about growing fruit trees? (none / 0) (#139)
by FLVoter on Wed May 21, 2008 at 07:31:38 PM EST
I recently planted some seeds from some very delicious honey tangerine trees and they are now sprouting.  The instructions on the pods said to keep them in the pods until they reach the top of the container.  But now they are just about there and not sure what to do with them? Do they go to small pots, then to the ground?

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I'm not an expert, (none / 0) (#149)
by magisterludi on Wed May 21, 2008 at 07:39:44 PM EST
but I think you could just put them in the ground, if you don't have many plant-curious pets about. The young plants just (in my experience) need to be more protected than a more mature plant.

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Thank you so much. (none / 0) (#160)
by FLVoter on Wed May 21, 2008 at 07:46:59 PM EST


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Growing down here is a very new experience for me (none / 0) (#161)
by Militarytracy on Wed May 21, 2008 at 07:47:06 PM EST
I killed most everything the first year.  I have started a few trees in pots, so I would say that is a good idea this year and keep them outdoors as weather permits.  Move them indoors if frost is suspected or extreme weather. Next year/spring I would plant them inground as trees down here grow three times as fast as I'm used to living in the West.  Trees that I kept potted here for longer than a year did not fair as well as the ones I only kept potted for a year.  mmmmmmmmmmmmm honey tangerine......I have had good luck so far with a dwarf keylime.  It sometimes frosts here so I had to plant it in an area of our property that gets extreme sun and it has done really well in spite of a little cold.

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I have a key lime tree that I was given as a (none / 0) (#178)
by FLVoter on Wed May 21, 2008 at 08:01:29 PM EST
seedling.  I kept it in a pot for a while (it was an illegal key lime tree, we had citrus cancre and the state cut alot of trees down in infected areas.  I would hide the tree in the garage whenever an inspector was in the neighborhood. It never did get cancre) After I planted it in the ground, it stopped bearing fruit. I will these newbies in a pot this year, and move them next year to the ground. Thank you too for the advice.

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Problem when planting from seed is (none / 0) (#190)
by Florida Resident on Wed May 21, 2008 at 08:09:41 PM EST
that most fruits we get in this country are produced from grafted trees and seeds usually do not bear true to form.  You may end up with a non-bearing tree or with a fruit that is not what you expected.

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You may have broken my heart. Those honey (none / 0) (#193)
by FLVoter on Wed May 21, 2008 at 08:12:23 PM EST
tangerines were so good.

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Sorry :-( just that it may happen (none / 0) (#204)
by Florida Resident on Wed May 21, 2008 at 08:20:50 PM EST
who knows you might get lucky.  BTW citrus seedlings may take 5-8 yrs to bear fruit.

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Let us know (none / 0) (#144)
by suisser on Wed May 21, 2008 at 07:36:57 PM EST
if that works - I'm curious.  

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I will (none / 0) (#165)
by Militarytracy on Wed May 21, 2008 at 07:48:43 PM EST


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