What are you plantin'??

[JoB]

How cold does it get where you are? Citrus is pretty tough and can handle some cold, but not extended freeze.

Rowdy -

I am in SC PA and am growing Meyer Lemons on miniature root stock with no problem in a 5 gallon planter. I just bring them inside before it gets really cold out. The lemon is hardy to approx. 20F, I think. I also have an orange that isn't quite as hard, but no problem down to approx. 30F last week. Harvesting your own lemons is pretty amazing.

You're not going to get lots of 'em of course and the selection is limited, but you can definitely do it. edible landscaping will send citrus to most states outside TX, FL, HI, and a few others. I did look into avocados but I don't think there's any ones grafted to miniature root stock - they also take a pretty long time to bear fruit.

[velocolour]

A few shitty phone pics here.
It is so cool to see these popping out of the soil. The beans are huge when they first appear and grow incredibly fast. I think this is two days difference between the first and second pics and it's exciting to come home and see how much they've grown everyday. We are ready to transplant some of these already. The tomatillos are super leggy and need bigger pots.
The zuccinis in the front are really beautiful and are a new variety to us. The grill is already hot.

Really what amazes me so much is how these small seeds carry all of the information to turn into huge plants and produce large quantities of food and more seeds.
I wouldn't try citrus here and am envious of you guys who can do it. Garro, pomegranates would be so great.
Noah

[rowdyhillrambler]

I hadn't thought of Meyer lemons. I live in an area that gets probably 75 days of pretty cold weather, avg. 20* down to single digits, so standard citrus is probably not a choice. But, i could do a Meyer lemon. I have a heated greenhouse that i could bring it into if the weather got to harsh.
I am going to check into some mini stock trees. I DO NOT like to plant or take care of anything that you can not eventually eat something off of, if i am going to do the work i want some reward.. Container gardening is a good way to to make the deck look good, but having dinner of a plant, is god in a bucket.

[rowdyhillrambler]

Gods work and good work.. I love to watch the little guys grow, get up every morning looking at the seedlings, whispering softly "you're gonna be a big boy".

A few shitty phone pics here.
It is so cool to see these popping out of the soil. The beans are huge when they first appear and grow incredibly fast. I think this is two days difference between the first and second pics and it's exciting to come home and see how much they've grown everyday. We are ready to transplant some of these already. The tomatillos are super leggy and need bigger pots.
The zuccinis in the front are really beautiful and are a new variety to us. The grill is already hot.

Really what amazes me so much is how these small seeds carry all of the information to turn into huge plants and produce large quantities of food and more seeds.
I wouldn't try citrus here and am envious of you guys who can do it. Garro, pomegranates would be so great.
Noah