Hey,

This weekend I'm gonna by some new citrusses. As always these are potted in the soil of origin which is clay...bad e.a. .
Is it recommended to repot it immediately in a new soil or wait until the peak of summer?

greetz

All the nurseries grow them in some soil that is low cost and suitable for greenhouses , once you take them out in full sun they will have problem with water.

In this forum you can find some recipes with soil with good aeration and as it is the last month of spring you can change the soil without problems

Thanks!
I will look for a good recipe !

I have some citrus soil that I used for my sinensis. See link:

http://be.dcm-info.com/nl/hobby/product/319/dcm-potgrond-mediterra

translation of the 4 bullets:

° ideal for citrus, olives, figs and other mediteranian plants.
° maintains its structure and waterkeepingcapacity thanks to high quality white peat and extra coconut fibre.
° contains (een grove lavafractie ==> is the same as ==>) pretty rough fractions of lava for a good waterdivision and as an extra waterbuffer during droughtperiods.
° Organically fertilized for 100 days

It appeared on the forum already with people stating that the ground would start compacting.
http://citrus.forumup.org/about5613-citrus.html

I was wondering if perlite could be the answer to a nice, airy soil. I guess that the lava fractions they're talking about are in fact perlite beads. I've got a massive bag of this stuff because I use it for other plants that need an airy soil.
I don't know if this is something used in other parts of the world since I read a lot about the usage of bark?

Well, it can't be good, because it says "good for citrus and olives". Citrus and olives, being Mediterranean plants, grow in different soils. Olives like heavy clay, basic pH soils, on the other hand citruses, like light, fast draining, a bit acidic pH soil.

Well, it may not be perfect, but it can't be bad either as ALL my citrus plants are growing in it and they're doing extremely well!

I agree with evaldas , working for 7 years in Greece , I must say that citrus tree soil is not so good for olive trees. Figs and other maybe...

So would you guys put some extra perlite in it?

I do throw a handfull of perlite to one gallon pot (4L) and I have no problem, but it is something interesting , I have peat and bark and perlite soil and the regular CHC mix , but I was surprised to see that those in bark are doing a little better.