Treating an Overwatered Citrus (I think?) - HELP!
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Comments (16)Remove the bottom few leaves of each cutting so that you can insert the stems without having any of the leaves touch the soil...or another plant. I've never waited for a succulent cutting to callus over...so get them into a coarse medium pronto. Water them well initially....See MoreNewbie here, and I think I made a rookie error and overwatered.
Comments (4)African violets are tough little plants. I've knocked a number out of their pots and to the ground with no significant damage to the plant other a broken leaf or two. The only time I lost one, even to a fall, was when the entire plant broke off right below the crown. Those little nicks and bumps essentially won't matter much, unless you plan to exhibit. Keep up the good work with the disciplined watering. Your plant looks fine and healthy....See MoreRepot with Patty's mix in Phoenix, AZ
Comments (10)Its been one week since the repot and new growth is starting to appear. You have to look closely but it is there! We hit it with some dyna gro foliage pro today... First time using this stuff and I have high hopes based on others posts. Just curious, what is the best practice for watering citrus in containers: flood (and let drain thru bottom) or only enough to get the soil evenly moist?? Interested in your thoughts....See MoreHelping a citrus tree recover after overwatering?
Comments (8)Sharif, why do you water so often? Is it because you enjoy doing it? Some of us do for therapy and have much time to water frequently. In fact, the more often you have to water, the healthier your trees and houseplants are. It take diligence but is fun to do when you use a mix that allows you to do so. The mix you just made will allow you to do so but not for long. Vladimir made many great points. The concept is to use a more bark material as you can, and only add a small fraction of finer material for water retention. YOU don't mention any perlite? If you want to water less often, use less fine material, if you want to water less, use more. In affect, our trees and containerized plants would love to watered every but many of us just don't have the time or remember to do so. Watering every day is as good as it get for all potted plants and doable with very porous mixes if one chooses to do so. You avoid root rot and deprived oxygenated roots if so. The original mix you you tree was in broken down within a short period of time as you found out the hard way. The one you made will do the same within months and hopefully not in the heart of winter if so. If it were my tree, I would repot now, again, into a better drawing mix that will hold up for at least a year or two, since repotting will not shock the tree as it would in winter. You have better chances of a good reaction from your tree now. Just pretend it got blown over by the wind today and fell out of its pot. It would survive. They are tough plants. I would use a ration like Vladimir said and of pine bark instead of wood chips since wood chips can burn roots and deprive your mix of much needed nitrogen as it decomposes... Stick your tree in full shade after its repot for quicker recovery and it should be fine. If your tree was healthy during the repot, then you could of stuck it right back into slight with o issues at all.. Mike...See Moremeyermike_1micha
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