Citrus Growers Forum Index Citrus Growers Forum

This is the read-only version of the Citrus Growers Forum.

Breaking news: the Citrus Growers Forum is reborn from its ashes!

Citrus Growers v2.0

Potting mix ingredient identification
Goto Previous  1, 2
 
Citrus Growers Forum Index du Forum -> Container citrus
Author Message
gdbanks
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 08 May 2008
Posts: 251
Location: Jersey Village, TX

Posted: Sun 20 Jun, 2010 4:26 am

things seem to take for ever if one watches it to closely. watching a clock or watching something grow. it is best not to watch to closely.

_________________
looking for cold hardy citrus

http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6122668-glenn-banks-dds
Back to top
Evaldas
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 30 Jan 2010
Posts: 303
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania, Zone 5

Posted: Fri 25 Jun, 2010 10:38 am

Looking good
Back to top
Evaldas
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 30 Jan 2010
Posts: 303
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania, Zone 5

Posted: Mon 28 Jun, 2010 11:17 am

Hm, today I found about 4 groups of new leaves fallen from the tree. They were very small. Is this bad or is this normal? Can this be linked to underwattering?

I would like to repot the other Calamondin, but it just started growing new branches, is it OK to repot now? Here's what I've read "Potting should take place in the Spring or early summer when the plant begins to show signs that it is growing." I guess that is a sign that the plant is growing right? And it should be OK to repot?
Back to top
Evaldas
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 30 Jan 2010
Posts: 303
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania, Zone 5

Posted: Mon 28 Jun, 2010 12:18 pm

Also: how long it takes a new leaf to turn dark green in color? (after it stops growing in size)
Back to top
mgk65
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 08 Feb 2010
Posts: 84
Location: WV (Zone 6)

Posted: Mon 28 Jun, 2010 12:28 pm

Stressful situations will cause leaves to drop. Over and under watering.

New leaves will also drop when a tree is transplanted.

For watering, I would suggest you get a wooden dowel and sharpen one end. When you think a plant needs water poke the dowel into the pot, let it remain for a minute. If the dowel is damp when you pull it out, wait another day to water.

New leaves can take several weeks to fully green up.
Back to top
Evaldas
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 30 Jan 2010
Posts: 303
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania, Zone 5

Posted: Mon 28 Jun, 2010 12:30 pm

So I shouldn't repot tomorrow?
Back to top
Evaldas
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 30 Jan 2010
Posts: 303
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania, Zone 5

Posted: Mon 28 Jun, 2010 12:50 pm

By the way, here's the tree that I'm talking about.

Does it look like it could last in the same pot untill Spring?
Back to top
mgk65
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 08 Feb 2010
Posts: 84
Location: WV (Zone 6)

Posted: Mon 28 Jun, 2010 1:34 pm

Put the pot on it's side and pull the soil out a bit and see if there are roots wrapping around the pot. If so, I would repot.
Back to top
Evaldas
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 30 Jan 2010
Posts: 303
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania, Zone 5

Posted: Mon 28 Jun, 2010 2:44 pm

mgk65 wrote:
Put the pot on it's side and pull the soil out a bit and see if there are roots wrapping around the pot. If so, I would repot.

Despite the new growth?
Back to top
mgk65
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 08 Feb 2010
Posts: 84
Location: WV (Zone 6)

Posted: Mon 28 Jun, 2010 3:59 pm

In the end the tree will be better off if you repot.
Back to top
Millet
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 13 Nov 2005
Posts: 6656
Location: Colorado

Posted: Mon 28 Jun, 2010 4:54 pm

I've repotted citrus just about ever month of the year, if not every week, of the year without any difficulty. It is not when you transplant that makes the difference, it how how well you transplant that makes the difference. . - Millet (931-)
Back to top
Evaldas
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 30 Jan 2010
Posts: 303
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania, Zone 5

Posted: Tue 29 Jun, 2010 12:39 pm

Millet wrote:
I've repotted citrus just about ever month of the year, if not every week, of the year without any difficulty. It is not when to transplant, show well you transplant that makes all the difference. - Millet (931-)

Millet, but the question was whether to repot a tree with new growth flush that had just started Wink

By the way, I repoted the tree, because there were lots of roots by the edge of the pot.
Back to top
Evaldas
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 30 Jan 2010
Posts: 303
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania, Zone 5

Posted: Mon 05 Jul, 2010 2:09 pm

How how are we?
Before:

And now:
Back to top
anglichanka



Joined: 02 Apr 2010
Posts: 10
Location: Ukraine

Posted: Sun 11 Jul, 2010 12:42 pm

If I were you I would remove fruit.
Back to top
Evaldas
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 30 Jan 2010
Posts: 303
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania, Zone 5

Posted: Sun 11 Jul, 2010 1:13 pm

anglichanka wrote:
If I were you I would remove fruit.

Right now there's only one left. And I'm not touching it untill it falls by itself.
Back to top
Citrus Growers Forum Index du Forum -> Container citrus
Goto Previous  1, 2
Page 2 of 2
Informations
Qui est en ligne ? Our users have posted a total of 66068 messages
We have 3235 registered members on this websites
Most users ever online was 70 on Tue 30 Oct, 2012 10:12 am

Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group