What's this deficiency in my kumquat leaves?
Travis in PHX (9b)
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do gst cats eat kumquat leaves & lime tree leaves?
Comments (10)Oh thank you all so much!! Miss sherry, I only have one citrus tree actually planted in yard so far, it was here already and it's a Washington navel dwarf, and thought it was dead after all the freezes last winter and all the cats eating leaves,but recently a few shoots of new leaves started growing out from root, original tree (it's tiny) is all dead wood so idk what's going on with the new stems popping up, they are kind of on side right next to the "dead" stems. I need to plant something and get it established before I get bombarded with eggs next summer! Thanks for the coffee suggestions!! I always have coffee around so will try tomorrow!! Thanks again everyone!! So far looks like all of the cats are okay with the lime, had a few that wandered around for a few hours, I guess looking for lemon leaves. Lol, I had one 5th instar a while back, moved him indoors to feed him older satsuma leaves and leave new growth on lemon for the little cats, he had just molted into last instar, and anyway, moved him in, he didn't eat satsuma leaves or the orange leaves I tried and then he made his sling and pupated, never even purged, never ate one bite after molting last time, but he eclosed just fine and flew right off after a couple hours!! Guess he just didn't like change! �;-) I swear there must kit be a ctrr...See MoreWhat is eating the leaves of my kumquat plant?
Comments (10)Thanks for all the tips. I live in Pleasanton, CA. Deer is unlikely since the plant is in the patio and the door is mostly locked! It could be one of the caterpillars or slugs but I don't see any activity during daytime. I have inspected the plant over and over.. Whatever it is, seems very hard to detect. For my tomato plants, I did see hornworms last time but with hornworms I would see half eaten leaves and lots of black spots on the ground. Not this time. Also, this time the leaves seem to have been eaten completely! Not a single half eaten leaf.. It is almost as if someone has plucked the leaves.....See MoreYellow leaves on kumquat tree. What to do
Comments (14)Esmeralda, I would not worry too much about that. It did not happen under your care. I have received trees from nurseries that were under fertilized and had issues. Your trees are in a great mix, you will fertilize them regularly...what you need to look at in terms of health is new growth. How does that look? Once you see new growth, if it is nice and green, then you are good. Old damage like that will not go away, but as I said, the new growth should be healthy....See MoreWhite discoloration on kumquat leaves. What is it?
Comments (7)Just make sure they have enough water during the hottest part of the day. A hydrated plant will not burn as easily as a dehydrated plant. If it is water stressed it will burn faster. But it is a thin line between not enough and over watering. Another option is to make sure they have some shade in the hottest part of the day. Then, when these super hot heat waves are, over put them back in full sun....See MoreTravis in PHX (9b)
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