Citrus trees?

jacobbryant1983

I just inherited a "Baby" orange tree and a lemon tree. They are about 3-4 feet high... Someone mentioned that I could use large wine buckets, will they still grow fruit if I do?
I need a lot of info on how to take care of them... I am sure it is covered somewhere on here, but I just seem to be overlooking it. Thank you so much!

herbaceous

Hi there and welcome, not sure how much help I can be as I made a crazy covid purchase of citrus trees myself without any idea what I was doing!
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1044558/citrus-growers-i-need-some-help#latest

You will not have the same problems as I see you are in California so winter frosts may not be a problem.  This is a UK site so the majority of forum members garden in the UK but this site has some info
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/care-maintenance-orange-tree-60067.html

Try googling "citrus tree care california"  there is a wealth of help, good luck 

Obelixx

I have mine in pots and grow them on a sunny, south facing front step until the nights start to get cool and then I move them to our polytunnel for the winter to escape the frosts.    How you grow yours will depend very much on your local climate.

Have a read of the link below which will help with selecting the correct compost and feeding etc but bear in mind this is a UK based forum and the RHS is a UK gardening charity and fount of much knowledge for gardening in the UK weather system.   

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/fruit/citrus