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| Plant ID | 2 |
| Name |
Nordmann Kumquat |
| Species | japonica |
| Location | Deck/Greenhouse |
| Date Planted | Jan 1, 2022 |
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| Grow Method | Soil |
| Notes | https://citrusvariety.ucr.edu/crc4070 https://www.fourwindsgrowers.com/products/nordmann-seedless-nagami-kumquat-one-year-old-tree?variant=3758513651725 |
| build | Action Feb 27, 2023 |
Average outdoor weekly temperature is 33.6F. The greenhouse average weekly temperature is 51.5F and its thermostat was set around 45F. Today I've bumped the thermostat up to 55F to try and get some of the greenhouse trees to hopefully trigger flowering. |
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| build | Action Feb 27, 2023 |
4 new stainless steel 2-tier shelf sets have been put into the greenhouse to get plants a bit further up off the cold brick floor. |
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| upgrade | Potting Up Feb 27, 2023 |
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Upgraded from a small 8" nursury pot into a 5 gallon air pot, 5-1-1 mix, and mulched with rice hulls. Confirmed the root flare is not covered in much soil/mulch. |
| science | Nutrients Feb 27, 2023 |
Each plant is given 2-3 Jobe's container citrus spikes, a handful of G&B organic citrus & fruit tree fertilizer, a handful of miracle grow shake n feed citrus fertilizer, and deeply watered with Jack's 20-10-20 Citrus Feed. |
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| upgrade | Potting Up Feb 26, 2023 |
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Photo of root ball before up-potting. |
| build | Action Feb 24, 2023 |
NFC tags inside a sealed clear plastic luggage tag have been added to every plant with a public record pointing back here to seedio. |
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| visibility | Observation Feb 20, 2023 |
Tree was just purchased recently in late winter and has been placed in a greenhouse kept at 40-50F with my other overwintering citrus. I'll be up potting it into a 5 or 10 gallon air pot shortly. |
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| visibility | Observation Feb 20, 2023 |
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Front view. |
| visibility | Observation Feb 20, 2023 |
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Overhead view. |
| visibility | Observation Feb 20, 2023 |
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View of graft line. |
| visibility | Observation Feb 14, 2023 |
Four Winds Growers says established/mature Nordmann trees can be cold hardy to 28F. Flowers from May - September (Summer) at UC Riverside. |
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| upgrade | Potting Up Feb 13, 2023 |
Motivation to get this tree was because most kumquats have seeds which is a terrible thing for small fruits, but Nordmann is seedless. These fruit could be tossed into cocktails to make them colorful, and can be easily gnawed on without seeds which might |
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| build | Action Feb 13, 2023 |
Picked up from Sky Nursery in Shoreline. |
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