Citrus Growers Forum

Sven_limoen · Posted: Sun 07 Jul, 2013 10:14 am

Started about 3 weeks ago with seeds from storecitrus:

The night propagator:
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A very nice leaf already:
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Triplets:
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Most of my seedlings have 2 or 3 stems from 1 seed. What is the best choice: keep them the way they are or cut away the extra stems ?

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Hershell · Posted: Sun 07 Jul, 2013 12:57 pm

As they get a little older you can easily separate each seedling from the others and transplant each to a separate pot.

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Sven_limoen · Posted: Mon 08 Jul, 2013 5:17 am

Hershell wrote:

As they get a little older you can easily separate each seedling from the others and transplant each to a separate pot.

Ah that would be super! Does it concern age or height?

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Hershell · Posted: Mon 08 Jul, 2013 10:02 pm

Allow them to be tough enough that they won't be easily damaged and have adequet roots.

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Sven_limoen · Posted: Wed 10 Jul, 2013 9:32 am

I noticed the leaves are starting to 'bend' to the inside. Any ideas on this? Perhaps to much heat or something? It's clearly visible on all the seedlings.

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Sven_limoen · Posted: Fri 12 Jul, 2013 5:21 am

Anyone? Just had a slightly cooler day, today as well but it's supposed to get hotter again starting tomorrow so should come in handy if I knew wether or not I should shelter them during the hottest part of the day.

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Sven_limoen · Posted: Fri 12 Jul, 2013 9:02 am

Did a bug check just to be sure but can't find anything on the leaves or in the soil. All that seems clean.
A picture from today:

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Hershell · Posted: Fri 12 Jul, 2013 10:42 pm

Looks like cyclamen mite damage. Do you have any other plants that could be infested near by. I wouldn't be really worried at the moment. Keep them WET but not in standing water and let they'd slightly dry out between watering and well fertilized. If the problem continues I would spray them with Dawn dish detergent diluted with water.

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Sven_limoen · Posted: Mon 15 Jul, 2013 4:34 am

Hershell wrote:

Looks like cyclamen mite damage. Do you have any other plants that could be infested near by.

They're not really in any close contact with other plants so that'll probably not form a problem.
Does one need a microscope to check for these bugs ?

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Hershell · Posted: Tue 16 Jul, 2013 12:39 am

Yes they are extremely small but I have never had them on. Citrus but on confederate rose. They cause the leaves to be thick and cup shaped and difficult to treat. I am not totally convened that they are your problem. As they grow if is mites it will get worse.

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skinn30a · Posted: Tue 16 Jul, 2013 12:50 am

My navel orange tree has cupped leafs with wrinkled edges like your seedlings do. It gets the most shade of all my trees and I think the lack of light may have something to do with the deformed leaves.

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Sven_limoen · Posted: Tue 16 Jul, 2013 4:53 am

skinn30a wrote:

My navel orange tree has cupped leafs with wrinkled edges like your seedlings do. It gets the most shade of all my trees and I think the lack of light may have something to do with the deformed leaves.

Best,

Skinn30a

Could be a possibility. I grew them inside the first few weeks because it was still to cold outside and after 3 weeks I've put them outside. Perhapps the damage was already done the.
At this moment no more leaves are curling.

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Sven_limoen · Posted: Tue 16 Jul, 2013 8:40 am

Just did a search on the mites and they grow to about 0.25mm which should be visible on pictures.

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Sven_limoen · Posted: Tue 23 Jul, 2013 3:23 pm

I'm actually getting a bit scared at this point. It does seem the growth on my seedlings has almost stopped the last 2 weeks (might be because of to much heat) but I cannot see anything strange living on the leaves and I've used a magnifying glass to check. Should I just sweat it out and hope for the best?

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Laaz · Posted: Tue 23 Jul, 2013 3:48 pm

Citrus grow in flushes, that is normal.

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