My Edible Fruit Trees: Grapefruit Trees VIC

Dwarf Grapefruit - Rio Red (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Just potted this dwarf rio red 2 days ago. 1 main branch and 5 side branches at the moment. Watering once to 2 times a week after mulching.

Planted: 2018

Height 0.6 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Grapefruit - Star Ruby ^3/10

Dwarf Grapefruit - Rio Red (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

Bunnings job. Looking pretty good, lots of new flower buds late August 2013.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seasol, Nutrog pellets, Manures and Lucerne mulch

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

Eco Oil seasonally

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Grapefruit - Marshs Seedless

Grapefruit - Star Ruby

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Fruit started to swell last summer then all dropped off.

Grapefruit - Marshs Seedless

Pollination: No

Grapefruit (Grafted)

Comments: -

Ruby Ray variety with pink flesh, suited to coolish climates.

Like most citrus trees, it suffers in the cold and wind in Victoria, but comes good again in the heat of summer and with the aid of fertilisers and tonics.

Seasol and Powerfeed in Spring through to Autumn are important to build up the cell walls so it can better cope with the cold.  A dose of Citrus food pellets in February and August, as well as some chelated iron and Epsom Salts (Magnesium sulphate) corrects the winter yellows.

Chook poo and human yellow fertiliser (!!) once the leaf colour is back to normal in late spring or early summer makes all the difference.

It has tried to fruit a couple of times at least but the foul stinking heat of the 2008/2009 summer, the water restrictions and the hot winds forced it to drop all but one of the fruit that formed.  That poor solitary grapefruit is developing nicely now.  I can't wait to eat my very own pink grapefruit!

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pruned By: 2% in Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Citrus food, chelated iron, chook poo

When I Fertilise: Winter

Pest Control:

No pests affecting it yet, touchwood!

Organic Status:Organic