Comments on: A Citrus Apology… :)

By: Gej

Gej — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:18:21 +0000

Roddy! Yes growing, but I always have this problem of caterpillars with citrus! But they’re still OK. Thanks again!

By: corrine

corrine — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 05:34:17 +0000

@Ted, what time of day do you water your citrus trees?

By: Nayna

Nayna — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 03:26:15 +0000

“horticultural miracle” I love it!

and yes. i wish dayap was more prominent in the palengkes here. the things I could do with it <3

By: Anonymous Paul

Anonymous Paul — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 17:12:39 +0000

Good for you! I have similarly brought in Manao or Thai limes a few years back, planted the seeds and managed to get 12 seedlings. I gave out most and have kept 3 for myself. It’s been 3 years and I have trees about 6 ft high. But till now have yet to bear fruit. So frustrating!

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 09:49:08 +0000

If you have a really good plant/ tree then I suggest you propagate them through cuttings if possible. Seeds are great but you are never guaranteed that the plant that grows from the seed will be even close to the mother plant’s goodness. Seeds are a product of sexual reproduction so its genes will be different from the parent plant. Even if it pollinates itself, recessive genes, undesirable traits, might take over or assert themselves. Share the offspring with family, friends, and neighbors, especially those who live out of state / province. You never know when a typhoon, storm, flood or drought may kill your beloved plant.

By: corrine

corrine — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 04:40:26 +0000

Congratulations, MM! Those are really nice dayaps you have. They look juicy. I am sure it will provide you with much fruits for years to come as my mom’s did. May I know if you put chemical fertilizer? I don’t but I’m tempted to because I’m afraid with our clayish soil, it is not getting much nutrient.

By: Roddy

Roddy — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:23:52 +0000

I brought some home from Cambodia last year and planted some seeds. Seedlings sprouted and I gave a few to Gejo. Hopefully he (or I) grow them to be happy healthy limey fruity plants.

By: Ted

Ted — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 19:05:23 +0000

I have an 15 yr old 8 foot tall calamansi, and a 7 yr old 3 foot tall dwarf meyer lemon and I have them on a drip irrigation and being watered for 15min, 3x a week all year except winter. I was told that if you want your citrus to be juicy, you need to water them religiously.

All of their fruits are juicy and the calamansi has been flowering and yieding fruits all year round.

By: Risa

Risa — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:15:11 +0000

Please save the seeds. And if you are giving them away, I will gladly fall in line. :)

By: kristin

kristin — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 09:49:41 +0000

you made me remember to ask hubby again to buy and plant kalamansi,lemon and lime :) , wanted to have the real thing when I return home, he tried once but he got problems with caterpillars tearing the leaves down and my, he does get frustrated…and one day the lemon,kalamansi and lime just gave up…i need to make ‘suyo’ with him again to try planting another set…there still might be hope this time around.