Okay I haven't mulched or composted anything due to advice from everyone but when do I mulch and compost and fertlizer. Is there a time frame on hoe long to wait to do these things

I don't use any mulch under my citrus trees. I do buy a couple bags of composted cow manure that I keep in the bag near each tree as a quick way to bank the tree in case of a hard freese. In the spring after danger of freeze is over, I dump the bags around the tree.

If you do use mulch, keep it a foot away from the tree since it can cause root rot.

Thx skeet I'll go ahead and neglect the mulch. I will compost in the spring then, should I also fertilize at that time? I use the vigoro fertilizer how much should I use if I do.

I use plenty of pine bark mulch with no problem even around the trunk. Rootstock is sour orange or trifoliate. I fertilize in the spring.

That's weird almost over half the people here say no mulch at all and yes here in deep south Texas we use alot of sour orange and trieing to use a new tri hybrid Also with alot if succes. So thx mr Texas on advise I'll use pine then based on your success and will fertilize in spring