Wow, great resource Gavin, thanks! I’m shopping now for a couple of dwarf citrus to grow in containers, inspired I believe by one of your previous articles. I failed a couple of times in the past, but I’m much more confident now and won’t make the same mistakes. Like, trusting the weather. I know a lady who was able to keep her Myers lemon alive for 10 years, planted in the ground very close to a wall which she would cover during the frosts. Then we got a week of 2 inches of snow on the ground, in East TX! Obviously, the precious lemon tree died, nothing to do at that point. Lesson learned, never trust ‘the climate’. 😏
Thanks! I am glad you find the list useful my friend.
Ahh yes our Persian Lime Trees (which we grow in our living room in the winter and have to defend against nibbles and digging from our four legged friends). I got our first seedling wayyyy back (in this era: https://youtu.be/eLb5_WaTaF4?si=0fyp-aC_CWYhQ4hm ) before I knew anything about permaculture, so I bought the seedling from a tropical plant nursery locally but I doubt they were growing it organically.
Yes the manipulated weather events were pretty hard on a few of our crops here over the past few years as well. I am tryna focus on progenitor and wild species for every crop I can (along with growing my favorite heirloom varieties of a given species) so that I have perennial crops with maximum resilience and adaptability.
Thanks for the comment and please let me know how your citrus growing adventure goes!
St. Clare Heirloom Seeds
https://www.stclareseeds.com/garden-help/
I've had good luck with the seeds I bought from them sprouting and thriving.
Thank you! Added to the list :)
molto utile e inreressantissimo conoscere tutte queste possibili forniture , come sai anche il mio orto digitale ha bisogno di semi in continuazione
ciao Ermanno
Fantastic list. Thank you very much
wow :))
wow Great heirloom seed resource and good example for other growing regions to emulate.
Wow, great resource Gavin, thanks! I’m shopping now for a couple of dwarf citrus to grow in containers, inspired I believe by one of your previous articles. I failed a couple of times in the past, but I’m much more confident now and won’t make the same mistakes. Like, trusting the weather. I know a lady who was able to keep her Myers lemon alive for 10 years, planted in the ground very close to a wall which she would cover during the frosts. Then we got a week of 2 inches of snow on the ground, in East TX! Obviously, the precious lemon tree died, nothing to do at that point. Lesson learned, never trust ‘the climate’. 😏
Thanks! I am glad you find the list useful my friend.
Ahh yes our Persian Lime Trees (which we grow in our living room in the winter and have to defend against nibbles and digging from our four legged friends). I got our first seedling wayyyy back (in this era: https://youtu.be/eLb5_WaTaF4?si=0fyp-aC_CWYhQ4hm ) before I knew anything about permaculture, so I bought the seedling from a tropical plant nursery locally but I doubt they were growing it organically.
Have you tried any of these sources?
- https://www.fourwindsgrowers.com/collections/citrus-trees
- https://uscitrusnursery.com/collections/citrus-trees
- https://brazoscitrus.com
(I have not vetted them)
Yes the manipulated weather events were pretty hard on a few of our crops here over the past few years as well. I am tryna focus on progenitor and wild species for every crop I can (along with growing my favorite heirloom varieties of a given species) so that I have perennial crops with maximum resilience and adaptability.
Thanks for the comment and please let me know how your citrus growing adventure goes!