Dying yellow leaves mandarin and kumquat
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Comments (4)Nice pics and nice tree. I agree with Kevin as usual. It looks like it's just shedding the older leaves. I just spent a bit of time this morning plucking the same off of my very tiny grapefruit tree, and raking up the same from my pretty large lemon tree. All looks good to me. And you've reminded me, I don't have a single lime in this garden. I've always grown them in the past. Hmmmmm..... I do have lots of other citrus, plus a fun limequat (lime x kumquat), but no limes. Must shop this spring, oink oink. Take care, Grant...See MoreMeiwa Kumquat, all buds dying, but tree doing well, what's going
Comments (4)Kumquats can alternate bear, so when it was in the ground, probably nothing was wrong. Doubtful you had "bad soil", just needing to be fertilized, and watering needed to be adjusted properly (not too much, not too little). The potting medium you're using is most likely much too dense, retaining too much water, and, if allowed to dry out, becoming hydrophobic (won't absorb water, just runs through the container). So, watch for that. And, it may take a year or so for your poor tree to recover from all the transplant shock, so give it some time if you plan to keep it in a container. Water appropriately, fertilize frequently, but be sure to, on occasion, flush out the container to remove built up salts (to prevent burning). Patty S....See MoreHelp me with citrus trees kumquat, lemon, bitter orange, mandarin
Comments (9)Thank you for your input Johnmerr. So I will go ahead with Epsom salts (they were fine and it happened pretty quickly and I was worried it's some kind of a disease). In regards to cow manure and fish pellets, how much is a lot? The guys at the nursery always say to use little and not in the summer. I still use more than suggested and I guess that's still not enough (I am now convinced they don't know what they are talking about). Considering we are practically in the desert how often should I fertilize? In regards to lemon I will probably protect it for next summer. We have extreme heat here in summers, and many plants stress out. Things are cooling down now. And it actually does receive water everyday, the soil is moist all the time, I check it occasionally and never let it dry out (except on a couple of occasions when I couldn't water for a few days)....See MoreHow to combat transplant shock on Tango Mandarin??
Comments (28)Well Tango care and planting is pretty much the same for all citrus, so if I were you I'd spend a lot of time using the search button of this site and read a lot. But what do you mean by "transport"? Transport of citrus fruit or plants is strictly regulated by state laws as many states have full or partial quarantine of citrus fruit, plants, cutting, etc. You must tread very carefully there to not break laws put into place to protect the very important citrus crops in many states. People not following proper quarantine laws have put billions of dollars in citrus commerce in jeopardy. Don't be one of them; follow the laws please....See Moresummerlx
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