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David. Citruholic
Joined: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 400 Location: San Benito , Texas
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Posted: Sun 24 Jan, 2010 7:49 pm |
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_________________ South Texas gardener |
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Millet Citruholic
Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 6656 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Sun 24 Jan, 2010 9:40 pm |
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Looks like a magnesium deficiency. The symptoms of a magnesium deficiency first shows up on the older leaves. The lower center of the leaf blade remains green, while leaf tips and sides turn yellow. Many times the green portion is in a delta shape. Dissolve one tablespoon of Epsom salts in a gallon of HOT water, and pour the cooled solution over the soil. Repeat weekly until symptoms disappear. - Millet (1,086-) |
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David. Citruholic
Joined: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 400 Location: San Benito , Texas
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Posted: Sun 24 Jan, 2010 10:13 pm |
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Since I will fertilize tomorrow can I mix it in withe the fertz _________________ South Texas gardener |
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Malcolm_Manners Citrus Guru
Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 676 Location: Lakeland Florida
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Posted: Sun 24 Jan, 2010 10:24 pm |
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Maybe Mg, but it does occur on some younger leaves. I'm more inclined to think biuret toxicity from impure urea in the fertilizer. Is that a possibility? |
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citrusgalore Citruholic
Joined: 21 Dec 2008 Posts: 131 Location: Columbia, SC zone 8b
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Posted: Sun 24 Jan, 2010 11:23 pm |
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I don't think this is a nutritional problem. It's winter, and the seedlings appear to be housed, therefore they are in a delayed dormancy. Some of my FD's look like that also. The leaves are yellowing up before dropping. My FD's did this also and they appear perfectly healthy. I don't think you have a problem at all. The trees appear to be trying to enter dormancy but the warmer environment is delaying the process. _________________ A small piece of land with fruit trees and a garden allows one to live as kings and queens in times of trouble. |
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Millet Citruholic
Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 6656 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Mon 25 Jan, 2010 1:42 am |
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Has it been a long time since you have applied any magnesium? Dr. Manners thinks it might be a magnesium deficiency, but is more inclined toward a biuret toxicity. Is the nitrogen source in your fertilizer mainly from Urea? Citrusgalore could certainly also be correct. Anyway, what ever, you can certainly apply Epsom salts with your fertilizer in the morning, especially if you have not applied any magnesium in a while. - Millet (1.086-) |
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David. Citruholic
Joined: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 400 Location: San Benito , Texas
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Posted: Mon 25 Jan, 2010 1:56 am |
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These were in containers in a greenhouse at our local citrus center millet. So , the background on the fertilizer I don't have. We did have that cold weather pass thru and now it's in the 80's.
I don't know if that helps any. _________________ South Texas gardener |
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ivica Moderator
Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 658 Location: Sisak, Croatia, zone 7b
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Posted: Mon 25 Jan, 2010 5:54 am |
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I'm sharing view of citrusgalore on it, seedlings looks dormant to me.
Leave them alone, don't force anything. _________________
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Wirtual24 Citruholic
Joined: 29 Jul 2008 Posts: 41 Location: Poland, zone 6a
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Posted: Mon 25 Jan, 2010 10:44 am |
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Hey, I've got the same problem with my lemon seedling. It started when I forgot to preserve the plant from sunlight (summer) when I went on holidays, so after a week it was completely dry and burnt. It experienced a shock, but stayed alive. Unfortunately, older leaves started to turn yellow just like in David's photos and they're still doing it. Turning yellow on the borders, then whole leaf turns yellow, almost white and then it falls off. New leaves are growing, older falling down. 6 months passed and nothing changed.
So, David, maybe your seedlings experienced a shock like heat, frost or lack of water? Just a thought, sorry - I don't know how to cure it. |
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Skeeter Moderator
Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 2218 Location: Pensacola, FL zone 9
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Posted: Tue 26 Jan, 2010 12:00 pm |
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I have several FD outdoors inground unprotected--they have all dropped their leaves, but they all turned yellow before droppping. _________________ Skeet
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