Overrun with lemons, any non sweet ideas?
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Comments (27)Please help me. I received my Meyers lemon tree in February two years ago. The first year I had 30 lemons and because there were so many lemons, most of my branches broke (I did try to support them). After that my tree never seemed to come back to its beauty. Several times all the leaves dropped off. Finally I cut it back to try and start fresh. Now I have new growth, some beautiful and some (on the old branches) very small; those are not growing and the leaves are curled. I love one bloom and no evidence of future blooms. I have truly enjoyed my tree but now find myself very frustrated. Do I need perlite in my soil? Should I cut down on the water (I have two of the "bulb" watering glasses? I leave in Tidewater Virginia. Help. (MeyersMike feel free to call me 757-289-8899 with any and all advice. Thank you everyone for sharing advice....See MoreRepotting non-producing Meyer Lemon
Comments (14)Shell. How often do you spray Chelated Iron? Of what I read, and use for plants that require additional iron, three times a year is adequate. BTW, your Canna? is so nice and red. Beautiful. I woudn't use sand from your yard. It might be too fine/heavy for your potted tree. Besides, mediums from the garden can be loaded w/insects/bacteria, etc. Some people who use garden soils bake before using. Believe me, you're talking to someone who, in the past, baked soil. The house stinks during and after baking..It's been years since I've baked soil, and unless all mediums become extinct, they'll be purchased from a store. lol. You say you're pretty lazy watering. During winter months, my energy level drops, so I tend to do the same. Often leaves yellow and drop. Over-watering is worse, but under-watering is second runner up to leaf loss and other problems. I agree well-draining soil is best, but since you're in Fl, more often than not depend on rain in place of hand-watering, a heavier soil shouldn't cause much of a problem. Before you repotted in a new pot, did the old container have drainage holes? Hey Mike, how you doing? About black pots. Not sure I understand. Are you saying, black pots keep roots warmer/hotter in a sunny area? If this is the case, does the same apply when days are sunny but cold? Do roots stayer warmer? My little gh can get awfully cold during winter. All my citrus are in black tree pots. So, my question to you is, since my citrus are in black pots, when days are sunny, and temps drop at night is it possible roots stay a little warmer? Or does it not make a difference? You also suggested leaching soil once a month or so. Although a good soaking perks up plants, despite soils, wouldn't leaching be more important if a plant is fertilized a lot/too much? Toni...See MoreHelp with scale!! I'm being overrun!
Comments (6)Hi Elaine, I don't know anything about the Volck, like how often it's supposed to be applied, etc. The only thing that rids/kills scale, burn roots, and non-chemical is Fish Emulsion. Elaine, I tried the old-fashioned way, using Rubbing Alcohol by rubbing the alcohol over leaves w/cotton balls and Q-Tips..I believe if a plant has few scale, RA helps, but when a plant is infested, something stronger needs to be used. I learned about Fish Emulsion from a woman who owns a citrus nursery in Fl. They've been using it for yrs. An Olive tree I ordered online was infested, minus the ants, but infested nonetheless. I didn't see the scale until it was too late. After the RA didn't work, I used 1 capful of FE per 16oz container of water. Shook sprayer. Then spray entire plant..Since FE is organic it will not burn roots, harm children or pets. I use FE on plants before bringing them indoors for winter, too...it works as a preventative to scale, kills them, and a last foliar feeding. BTW, it'll be 3 yrs this winter since my olive had the scale..I have to say, this summer I spotted a few on the olive again, gave it a spray, they're now history. Hopefully it'll be another 3 yrs before/if they return, but I think Olives are scale magnets. You can find FE at nurseries, hardware stores, online nurseries or Ebay. Good luck, Toni BTW, hosing helps to a degree, but those suckers tend to hand on for dear life. LOL...See MoreNon-dairy/non-dairy substitute breakfast/brunch ideas
Comments (16)Lars here is my quiche recipe. It has a whole grain crust, which I must admit I have never made, but I make the filling all the time. You can sub any vegetable for the broccoli if you don't like it. I got the recipe from "Vegetarian Times" magazine years ago. Low-Calorie Quiche Crust: 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1/2 cup unbleached white flour 1/4 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. baking powder 1/4-1/3 cup canola oil 2 TBLSP lemon juice 1 1/2 tsp. honey 2-3 TBLSP COLD water 1-2 tsp. toasted ground sesame seeds Preheat oven to 375. Grind oats to coarse flour in blender or food processor. Mix dry ingredients. Drizzle in oil until mixture looks like coarse sand. Add lemon, honey and 2 TBLSP water til dough forms ball. Add more water if necessary. Roll between wax paper. Sprinkle sesame in pie pan first (optional). After shaping dough into pie pan, prick crust on sides and bottom. Bake 10 min. then remove from oven and reduce heat to 350 degrees. Filling: 1 tsp. water or olive oil 1 cup minced diced onion 1 tsp. minced garlic 3 cups small broccoli florets or other veggies chopped small 1-2 TBLSP water 2 large egg whites 10 oz package soft silken tofu 1 TBLSP prepared mustard (dijon) 1 tsp. dried basil or rosemary 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper (I use white) 1-2 TBLSP grated parmesean (I have to admit I use about double that!) Heat 1 tsp. water or oil in a nonstick skillet over med. heat. Add onion and saute 3-5 min. Add garlic and broccoli and 1-2 TBLSP water. Steam until broccoli is bright green ~2 min. (Note: this is a lowfat recipe, so you could saute the veggies in more olive oil if you weren't worrying too much about calories. I often just use frozen broccoli and no water.) Drain veggies if necessary. Place veggies in the pre-baked crust. Whip egg whites until frothy. Add tofu, spices and parmesean cheese. Blend until smooth. Pour into pie crist. Garnish with red pepper if desired. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Note: can sub brewer's yeast or fake parmesean for the parmesean cheese. I've had it that way, it is good too. Not a traditional quiche, more like a "tofu vegetable pie" but still good if you like veggies. Seems like it would be good with artichoke hearts too, I like the combo of artichoke and red pepper. I have also made it with zuchinni and yellow squash....See MoreUser
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