Oranges for Growing at Home then Juicing and Garnishing - Tiki Drinks and Food

PP Prikli Pear Tiki Socialite New Braunfels, Texas Joined: Jan 04, 2017 Posts: 981	PP Prikli Pear Posted posted on Fri, Jul 7, 2017 2:08 PM Jumping in late on this thread, but it is NOT necessary to buy that grafting kit, tempting tho it may be. Grafting--cleft grafting in particular--is incredibly easy. I was intimidated by the concept until circumstances forced me to try my hand at it. If you've got a sharp utility knife and electrical tape, you're good to go. Here are a couple of blog posts I put up about my experiences: http://jlbgibberish.blogspot.com/2016/02/thrill-of-early-spring.html http://jlbgibberish.blogspot.com/2017/02/thrill-of-early-spring-redux.html What's more, you're in luck because pretty much ALL citrus is graft-compatible. This means you're not restricted to simply growing various types of oranges on a single bush. You can have oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes, grapefruit, kumquats... really, as many as you can fit. They hybridize easily as well. The downside is that citrus has a whole lot of diseases that can potentially wipe out the entire industry. That's why it's illegal to bring citrus into Texas, California and Florida from other areas. The entire Houston area is currently under quarantine because of citrus greening, which could destroy the citrus industry here if it's not contained. Florida's been battling this and other diseases for years. So only order citrus and budwood (for grafting) from reputable nurseries within your state. [ Edited by: Prikli Pear 2017-07-07 14:08 ]

Jumping in late on this thread, but it is NOT necessary to buy that grafting kit, tempting tho it may be. Grafting--cleft grafting in particular--is incredibly easy. I was intimidated by the concept until circumstances forced me to try my hand at it. If you've got a sharp utility knife and electrical tape, you're good to go. Here are a couple of blog posts I put up about my experiences:

http://jlbgibberish.blogspot.com/2016/02/thrill-of-early-spring.html
http://jlbgibberish.blogspot.com/2017/02/thrill-of-early-spring-redux.html

What's more, you're in luck because pretty much ALL citrus is graft-compatible. This means you're not restricted to simply growing various types of oranges on a single bush. You can have oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes, grapefruit, kumquats... really, as many as you can fit. They hybridize easily as well.

The downside is that citrus has a whole lot of diseases that can potentially wipe out the entire industry. That's why it's illegal to bring citrus into Texas, California and Florida from other areas. The entire Houston area is currently under quarantine because of citrus greening, which could destroy the citrus industry here if it's not contained. Florida's been battling this and other diseases for years. So only order citrus and budwood (for grafting) from reputable nurseries within your state.

[ Edited by: Prikli Pear 2017-07-07 14:08 ]

Post #777598 by Prikli Pear on Fri, Jul 7, 2017 2:08 PM