New to citrus and would love some advice
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Comments (9)Hi - Junipers are certainly outdoor trees (well, everything is of course, but tropicals alone would need to be kept indoors in N. American winters - all others out for life. I have no idea what a wet-dry-wet cycle is - never heard of it in relation to bonsai (or anything else - nor Tango Uniform for that matter, tho' I could take a guess at that one), but what matters is that junipers need to be watered only when they need it, never to a schedule and most of the time that translates into allowing close to all of the mix getting dry between (decent) waterings from above, never by immersion. Water slowly so it sinks in and all roots get some, til it reaches the drain holes, but make sure you don't let the pot sit in drain water or roots will rot. Keep a chopstick in the mix (til you know better) between the pot and trunk, and use it like a dipstick to judge wetness. Your tree will need repotting into a mostly grit mix, never potting soil that's full of peat that never dries well. Go to www.bonsaisite.com's Soil forum for more information, but you'll have to depend on the chopstick til late fall or winter, because it's the wrong time of year to be changing the soil mix (or trimming roots). Once you have repotted though, watering will be easier as the mix will drain immediately, making it harder to overwater, because very little water will be left in the soil. You have to start thinking like a tree :-) rather than a house or garden plant!...See MoreWould appreciate advice on new Citrus, HLB?
Comments (8)Hmm, so this is the response that I received. While I've experienced leaf die off in the past from repotting/stress it didn't look like this, but I'm no expert. "Thank you for contacting us.... very much appreciated and thank you for the pictures. You do not have Citrus Greening. Everyone of our trees are inspected by the USDA and you should have a certificate with your order. If the yellowing is occuring on the bottom of the tree as shown this is normal. The lower leaves often will turn yellow and eventually drop. If there is extensive yellowing on the upper limbs then you would have an issue. Citrus trees will drop and replinish there leaves in about an 18 month cycle. The older leaves can also have a more leathery texture while the younger leaves/new growth will not. " I sent the a picture of one of the yellowing leaves at the top of the plant, but I'm not at home right now and only have pictures that are on my laptop. The lighter green leaves at the top of the plant does resemble a deficiency(iron maybe?), but the other leaves look like HLB to me. I looked at many different symptom picures and identification keys before posting here, but I'll admit I'm not expert....See MoreMessed up with my Ficus Lyrata, would love some advice
Comments (22)As someone who root prunes EVERYTHING (except mayyyybe edibles, but that depends) if it's been in a pot for more than a year or two, I think your plant will be fine. If you take off that much of the bottom and leave the whole top, some suffering is to be expected. :) When I first joined GW, it took me a couple of WEEKS to understand what Al was talking about lol. But then I did, and then I seriously repotted every single one of my plants into GM OR 5-1-1 over the course of a couple of days with no regard for weather or season, haha. A few plants did what yours is doing...."OMG WHAT HAPPENED TO ME," and others shined from minute one, but I didn't lose a single plant to the business. I had one croton that quite literally flopped over immediately that Al had me bag (since it was small), to increase the humidity to and even that came back. And don't be hard on yourself. I had been gardening for years when I first came on board with GM so it wasn't like I didn't have "experience," and had no idea I was doing anything wrong; just thought a 50% survival rate was normal, lol. I expected and hoped for slightly better but it's basically 100% success at this point with anything I put into a gritty mix of some sort. I can't quite say the same for things I still use regular mix for, like veggies, but it is really up there in that case, too(say, 85% lol), just because I understand more about a plant and the root system, though water movement is still not checked off solely because there is too much to read, haha. Here was my first foray into gritty mix. Hope it helps! http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/1378652/taking-on-gritty-mix...See MoreWould love some advice! Entering a new World.
Comments (1)Sorry but your post is a bit over-whelming. ;-) Everything needed to know to grow tomatoes all in one place at one time isn't really possible without writing a book so please bear with me, ok? First, doing this indoors is a challenge all on its own with very unique needs and a low rate of success even under ideal circumstances. So knowing that upfront I'd suggest you first focus on getting only 1 or 2 plants started and see how that goes before jumping in the deep end. First: south facing windows are better than any other direction but will still only provide low levels of sufficient sunlight, low number of hours and low level intensity, and low spectrum during Fall and Winter hours. If double panned, even less. If energy efficient coated, even less. Second: so yes lots of supplemental lighting will be required 16-18 hours per day. Even greenhouses have to use supplemental lighting during winter. Fluorescents are the least expensive to buy and run but aren't the ideal spectrum for blooming and fruiting whether T5 or T8. And plants will grow toward the light so vertical hanging doesn't work unless you want sideways growing plants. Soil medium: any high quality soil-less potting mix can work. Many brands. My personal preference is ProMix BX. Pot: as big as possible given the varieties you want to grow (which is another issue). 10 gallons minimum, bigger is better. Switch to some of the dwarf varieties and you can get by with 5-7 gallons. Once you get all that going then you can worry about all the feeding and trellis etc. Okay? Dave...See MoreRelated Professionals
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