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Citrus_canuck
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Joined: 23 Feb 2006
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Posted: Sat 15 Apr, 2006 12:49 pm

I've done so much research that its kind of all messed up in my head. I want to be sure whats wrong with my trees before I try to correct anything

The green house I bought mine from doesn't use a proper fertilizer. He usused a hydroponic stuff for blooming and for growing. I've looked at the lables so I'm pretty sure its nutrients causing my problems

#1 Dry feeling leaves
#2 some leaves have brown spots (on top of leave and below... doesn't scratch off)
#3 leaves are light green, veins are dark
#4 tips of leaves yellowing
#5 even old leaves are more light green than they should be

Not all these problems are on the same trees

I have meyers, key lime, limequat, tiny tom tangerine and one... just dont know what it is. Will get pics p of it in the container section when I can

Any help on the above problems would be great.

- oh, I did repot them last night, the soil wasn't well draining really... and they needed to be repotted. I used 2 parts fine pine mulch, 2 parts med grind pine mulch 1 part of the white stuff... to help with air. It is quite light and airy, its what I used on my lime seedlings and they are doing great. I also had a bit of fertlizer in the mix. really hoping I didn't do something wrong with that. It was late when I got home and really didn't notice all I did with the trees. its the brown spots and yellowing worrying me the most.


Betty
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Citrus_canuck
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Posted: Sat 15 Apr, 2006 5:47 pm

I should also add that even though he doesn't use a typical fertilizer,(the NPK and micros) he does have AMAZING trees and fruits. I just re-read my post and thought I had said that before. I would never say anything bad against him. He was amazing to deal with. Amazing prices and even threw in a few seedlings of items free. Cant beat that.!!!!!!
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Patty_in_wisc
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Joined: 15 Nov 2005
Posts: 1842
Location: zone 5 Milwaukee, Wi

Posted: Sun 16 Apr, 2006 2:02 am

If veins are greener than leaf looks like iron deficiency. Here's a couple links for you on deficiencys. I printed these out & made little booklets out of them & refer to them often.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_CH142

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_HS141

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justjoan
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Joined: 18 Apr 2006
Posts: 332
Location: Brooklyn Park Mn Zone 4A

Posted: Wed 10 May, 2006 3:18 pm

Thanks for sharing this Patty, I printed some for my use also, just got my first, a Limequat, so I am as nervous as a new Mom! Confused

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