Although Notching a citrus trees hasn’t been proven in the expert world. That does not mean it can be tried and done. I have taken to this thought and took a few of my tree both citrus/fruit trees on a 3 month experiment. And yes, I was given the increase (A SUCCESS). #notchingacitrustree #containergrowncitrustrees
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No I don't KNOW gardening I am a serious beginner at the age of 70 but I have learned alot from you sharing your knowledge with us bless you soul.
I just discovered your channel… And I really like your wisdom and your knowledge.. thank you!! I just bought a meter lemon tree and will this technique also work on that tree?
I love learning your method of improving my citrus trees. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills you have put into practice and success. Many thanks … God bless and all the best
to you …
I am going to do this to my kumquat and avocado because my kumquat went from 30 ins last yr to about 7 ft with 4 of the 6 branches growing 5.5 ft themselves, but its skinny and leafy at the top and at the original height of the plant
Thank you so much for this! Can't wait to try it on my Meyer Lemon tree, where all the branches are growing on one side. One question: will this work at a node where a previous branch existed? Thanks again!
Pure charisma… you'd make a great salesman.. ( maybe you are/were one ) pure joy to watch your lectures.. thank you so much !
Thanks for the tip I can’t wait to tryGod bless
Great information. I am not new to gardening, but I'm not good at getting the best from my garden. I'm excited to learn and grow with you! Thank you 😊.
I got a Meyer's Lemon from a box store that over watered it and cause it to lose its leaves. Should I notch it to encourage new leaf growth?
I need to send a picture of my Satsuma tree. It’s very sick and I don’t know what to do!
I tried Notching and it worked thank you 😁👍☘️🍊
I came here to learn how to grow my lemon tree….I am leaving being motivated for my college! Thank you so much sir!
I wish i could come see your garden, you are amazingly talented! God is good!
Edit: i just went out and tried your technique but my citrus trees are small and don’t have many nodes but im excited to watch it grow.
Loved watching your video. May I add that my success comes from the Creator. My attitude of gratitude toward Him and the earth brings about success when others try the same techniques and fail. All credit goes to Him who provides for me♡
Oh, happy citrus…Very heartening for unbalanced trees…Thank you…
Thx. Going to give it a shot on my meyer lemon tree. Got it last year and it has some empty spots.
How much lemon l live lemon tree
I know that this video was a few years ago but I was hoping for some advice.
Back story:
I purchased an improved Meyer lemon from my local hardware store, it was in a 4 inch pot standing about a foot tall (really strange shaped pot) and looks like someone lopped off a branch and grafted it to root stock. Its really lanky and has a growth shoot coming right from the graft point.
I removed the plant and shook away the old soggy dirt which didn't smell healthy too me(moldy, musky,something off….not healthy dirt smell….i swear pitty for the plant made me buy it at all.)
I did not have any special potting mix available so I mixed two parts peat moss with one part steer manure and one part natural fine sized clay from the garden. then added sand until it felt ok like it wasnt going to fly away on me) and used it as back fill when i transplanted the plant into a 8 inch pot (spread the roots a little more horizontally, they looked healthy but I had to cut off the rotting tap root at the halfway mark.) I layered in chicken bedding (wood chips and chicken manure) along with the soil mix in sucessive layers around the roots untill the pot was filled.
It spent the summer out side in full sun for most of the day with a drip line from my sprinkler system and occasionally i would topdress with fresh bedding as my chickens would dig it out in search for bugs.
Currently it is now an indoor plant because it freezes regularly here and it will remain an indoor plant until spring.
My questions and problem:
All summer it showed no sign of growth and some of its sparce leaves are now a bit tattered (I can see tiny puncture holes in a few) should I be concerned?
Only this passed week it has been showing signs of putting out new leaves( two new ones on the tip of each new branch). Is there anything I can do or add to encourage this new growth without straining the plant?
Lastly, I have no available south facing windows in my basement living space and am resorting to the use of grow lights. I currently am using an 24inch led growth light which emits red and blue light and am curious as to what you would suggest. Is one enough? Is there a better option?
How soon until I should consider reporting?
As a side note, the plant never dropped any noticeable amount of leaves and I havent noticed a recurrence of the strange dirt smell so I hope that I got a handle on the root issue.
This is the best video I've seen ever on explaining notching. Great filming and amazing explanation!! 👏🏽 im going to try this in the spring !!
Amazing! I will employ this process with a bare Meyer Lemon with only two branches (3 feet tall) I just received. I will be utilizing the methods introduced in your video Restoring a Bare Meyer Lemon.
Will you please tell me when the best time to employ notching to my Meyer Lemon tree? I am in zone 8b (Oregon City, Oregon). Thanks for the video and input.
Excellent! So sometimes it doesn't take a lot for nature to take its course. You just have to Know what to do.👍🏻
What time of year do you Notch? I’m in zone 9b like you are.
Thank you for sharing this technique, and your knowledge. I just bought a Meyer lemon tree, and it was the last one the nursey had left for sale. It looked pretty bare, but I bought it anyhow, since I always wanted one. I will definitely give this technique a try!
Im so trying this !!! I have a bare lime that only flourishes at the top
Thank you! I enjoyed your video and am heading over to notch my lemon tree. Wish me luck.
Thank you so much!
Praise God he created all thing's. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me.
Another wealth of knowledge, thank you for sharing. So my new lemon tree has a few of these bare spots so I’m going to give it a week or two to get use to it’s new surroundings and then I’m going to do a few notches at the nodes. I have been gardening since a child and am now 62 and this is my first citrus tree so hope all goes well❤️
I would do anything for a ringtone of you saying: “as a master gardener and certified bōtanist”!! 😊 Thank you for the gift of these exceptional videos and for reminding us that God’s love is expressed in our gorgeous 🌱 plants…and especially the not-so-gorgeous ones! 😇
Thank you for this, Sir! I am going to try this on my Meyer lemon and my clementine trees. You and your wife are a wealth of information. Mississippi Girl Life mentioned your channel and I am so glad she did!
You… are… the man…
Nice. Thanks for posting.
As always, very informative. Thank you.
Is there a minimum age of tree before one should try this?
😊Thanks
Well, I tried it on my Eureka lemon tree just now, as well as a rose and hibiscus. Let's see if it works. I didn't cut out a notch like others suggest as I didn't want to damage my tree by mistake.
What time of year is best?
How soon will a new branch start to grow?
Thank you for the video enjoyed watching
Thank you 💞
One month ago I asked how long it takes to see results from notching. I now have three new branches from five attempts at notching! Pretty thrilled! Does the new growth mean it needs more frequent fertilizing?
New question – my tree is tall and spindly. Got a taller one than I ordered. Should I cut the top off?
Thank you Elder Yehudah
Well done and a good presentation. As a lifelong landscaper and horticulturist, I don't doubt you one bit and found your video very interesting and something I will definitely try. Thank you and good luck with your show!
Thank you for sharing Elder
Thanks so much for this amazing knowledge, I will definitely try it .
I found in some other videos people remove a small triangular wedge from the plant above node, but in your video just a small cut without removing the tissue.. Can you please give a comment regarding this.