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Calamansi plants hunkered down for winter

My calamansi plants are all set up for winter.

They have now undergone two applications of neem oil (sprayed thoroughly, top and bottom of leaves, for 7 days) and they’re not in their permanent spots, with the tallest and bushiest on the bottom spot, which makes it about the same height as the other plants.

I have also finally set up a grow light, to supplement the sunshine they’re missing out on in that spot. My kitchen actually gets quite a bit of light in the mornings, especially their old perch between the sink and the kitchen window. But the spot between the kitchen table and the sliding glass door doesn’t get as much light, plus there’s vertical blinds that blocks some of the window. So the grow light was needed to help them from completely dying during the winter.

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