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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2011 10:12:10 GMT -5
Anyone here grow Satsumas? Are yours starting to ripen already? It seems too early-usually they're just turning around Halloween. Wondering if the extreme heat caused this-or was it that early cool front last week? I'm in zone 9.
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Post by coppice on Sept 26, 2011 10:13:21 GMT -5
Cat, Satsuma is a citrus? You may have to be our authority, if yes. Please keep us posted.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2011 8:54:59 GMT -5
A satsuma is a type of mandarin orange. Grown all over south Louisiana. My grandfather grew tons of these when I was young-he sold to a local grocery store and to local residents. They are a small, juicy, easy to peel fruit. If I can EVER figure out how to get pictures on here, I'll post a picture of the one tree my BF has-it is loaded down this year.
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Post by coppice on Sept 28, 2011 10:25:15 GMT -5
The check has not gotten here yet from powerball, so I can't keep as many tender woody plants as I might wish.
Citrus in Ohio have to come indoors in the fall...
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Oct 2, 2011 11:47:49 GMT -5
It is a bit early for satsumas. I don't grow any......yet! But that is subject to change. I'm just east of Biloxi in zone 8B so we can grow them. We might lose a few to early freezes once in a blue moon but not often.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2011 8:41:05 GMT -5
Picked the first ones yesterday. They are juicy, but don't seem to have a lot of flavor. Maybe after the cold front comes through tomorrow, they'll be better. All are thick skinned this year, unusual. Maybe it was the dry summer?
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Post by organicbaby on Oct 27, 2011 19:07:27 GMT -5
Can't really say about the satsumas but my lemons are starting to turn and it's early for them yet...maybe a weird year for citrus all around with the wonky weather. Happily, the little limequat is still blooming and setting fruit
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 8:05:46 GMT -5
OOOOOO, Lemons!! I want a lemon tree so bad. I priced them at $30.00! About 20 years ago I had one in a 1/2 whiskey barrell, and boy it produced so good! Freeze got it one year. Shucks!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2012 15:35:33 GMT -5
Don't have citrus now, but lived in Tucson valley for about 30years and had one there that was usually earlier than my blood orange and grapefruit trees. We usually got good sugar right before Christmas here. I live North of town for about 4 years now in a much colder valley and 1000ft higher. I planted a blood orange and a Ruby Red Grapefruit when we moved here and had them going good till the 2011 spring and had a late cold snap that got both of them too the roots. It was so cold that most of the palm trees in Tucson have brown tops now and I've been here 35years and not seen such widespread damage from freezing. I've always understood that a thick rough skin on citrus was due to good fertilize, sun and water during the growing season. A smooth thin skinned citrus needs more nutrients. I'm no expert, just an old gezzer that loves fresh citrus for breakfast... LOL.
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Jan 23, 2012 18:59:44 GMT -5
I planted an Owari Satsuma tree about a week ago.
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Post by txdirtdog on Jan 23, 2012 22:53:30 GMT -5
Glad to hear you got your satsuma Gulf. Mine hasn't done squat yet, but I have high hopes for next year.
With the mention of lemons earlier in the thread, just wanted to say that the Improved Meyer lemon had the most amazing flavor this season. It's got lemon/orange parentage, so not quite as tart usually anyway. I don't know if it was the drought, the fact that it dropped most of the fruit before maturity, or a combo of things, but dang they are good! I'm just cutting them in 1/8ths and sprinkling a little salt and eating out of the skins. I have to stop myself from cutting a 2nd one in the same sitting. Only 3 left in the crisper tho.
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Post by redneckplanter on Jan 28, 2012 12:38:46 GMT -5
awesssssssssssssssssssssssssommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jul 26, 2012 10:35:17 GMT -5
My Owari Satsuma didn't bloom very much this spring - only some branches bloomed, and the bloom wasn't very heavy on them. I attribute this to the tip burn the tree suffered when a really warm January (shorts weather much of the month!) was followed by a couple of February frosts. My apples didn't do well, either. During my early count (April/May) I only counted about 50 fruit. This is on a big tree that gave me well over 300 fruit last year. As the oranges have gotten bigger, I've been finding more hiding in out of the way spots. The good news: this week I counted 102!
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Post by stratcat on Jul 26, 2012 23:49:37 GMT -5
Hey, LinFL. That is good news!
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Post by redneckplanter on Jul 28, 2012 10:11:47 GMT -5
nice crop lin.smiles i plaanted a few tree babies this early summer.orawri and brown select.
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