Calamondin - massive leaf drop & curling
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Comments (5)Yikes, root rot? I thought that would cause a more gradual decline in health? This tree was beautiful until a couple of weeks ago. If it *is* root rot, will transplanting it to a well-drained location in the ground save it? FWIW it appears the leaves have stopped dropping. The remaining leaves (mostly new growth but some old ones) look normal and healthy....See MoreCalamondin Having Problems
Comments (14)The soil should be kept moist and consistently watered. If it's in a larger container that means more soil and root space, so the plant does not require being watered as frequently, and in general will be more robust/resilient. Does the plant have enough light, and are the temperatures it's subjected to too cold (even inside, temperatures can often get too cold for citrus during the Winter). If the plant is being heated inside, humidity is a concern, it can be easy for the leaves to dry out. Pretty much all those are the basics. Then you can move into issues like fertilizer. I will also point out that starting off with the right type of soil is important, specifically how that soil is going to deal with water. Will it retain moisture well? Cheap garden soil may just be finely ground lightweight mulch and not hold water well. But you may also want the soil to be able to drain....See MoreHelp with leaf drop.
Comments (21)oki. Now that I'm done with my history paper on 1930s socio/political Puerto Rico and religion, I can show you the pics. Here are the babies the day I brought them in. They looked so full. I think they dropped the leaves b/c I didn't transition them. I just moved them in 1 day. Well, you live and you learn, right? Lime lemon Here they are after they dropped the leaves.... They look so ghastly! Lime Lemon Here is the new growth... The lime has tons of it. She put out at ton of growth. Here is the lemon. She is just starting to catch up to the lime. She has lots of tiny new branchse forming. Hopefully she will fill in too. The web you see is from a spider that I have not been able to catch yet. It is not due to mites, I'm on top of pest issues... ^_^ And here is my little seedlings... I started them back in Aug.; and for a while, I thought that they wouldn't come up. I'm going to pot them into diffrent containers soon. The soil they have is regular garden soil, so I need to do that ASAP! So this is how they have fared so far. I think I'm doing ok... i just wish they would have held more leaves. Again, thanks for all of your help Toni. AriesF5...See MoreKale leaf death curl! Need a spot of help..
Comments (9)Thanks for the reply, ok so they are too wet, eh? I will shake out what water I can and let them dry up. I think I'll then top feed for a bit, but I can lower the flood level later - I'll just flood to the bottom as noted. This all makes sense. Hopefully they are not too far gone with rot etc. i actually had those pvc covers on the blocks but took them off because I wanted my fan to help Evap the water. My root structure is so small, it's going to be a while before the roots are sucking up water quickly! The leds are very high end setups from the saltwater coral reef world ($800 each-full spectrum Radion pros!). As far as reefing led fixtures go, they are pretty much top of the line. I made a mistake up there, it's about 400w total not 200, and I don't know what the conversion factor is from led to say, mh or cf, but I don't think it's apples to apples. I actually have experience building led lights for my coral tanks, so I really don't think the led are insufficient - I had them about 4' off of the plants to start, but just lowered them to about 1.5' away. They are so bright that when I turn the t5 on, I can't tell if they turned on or not. :) it's blinding to stand near. Anyway, if it can grow plants under water, I think it should be good out of water without the losses incurred by the water itself. Fwiw, here is the led fixture I built from scratch for my reef tank. It uses aluminum heats inks, laser cut acrylic, water jet aluminum chassis... Happy corals! The led lighting ive seen in the Hydroponics world is mostly older tech, which is why the panels are so huge. Reef led lighting hangs on the cutting edge of led design, using the new cree/Osram/etc stuff, but they are also a lot more expensive! Its interesting to note how much overlap there is between the reefing and hydro worlds!...See MoreNav D
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