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Sven_limoen Citruholic
Joined: 08 Apr 2011 Posts: 305 Location: Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, Zone 8
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Posted: Tue 03 May, 2011 6:56 pm |
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I use an 11-3-6 fertilizer and use it every 2 weeks. |
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TimM NE Bama Citruholic
Joined: 19 Jan 2011 Posts: 29 Location: Centre, Alabama
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Sven_limoen Citruholic
Joined: 08 Apr 2011 Posts: 305 Location: Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, Zone 8
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Posted: Sat 07 May, 2011 10:14 am |
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By now, the flowerleaves are allready slowly diying, making room for the fruits. Still got my fingers crossed :d |
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Sven_limoen Citruholic
Joined: 08 Apr 2011 Posts: 305 Location: Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, Zone 8
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Posted: Sun 08 May, 2011 4:05 pm |
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The 3rd flower started turning brown even before it was opened fully. Is that normal? :s |
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Sven_limoen Citruholic
Joined: 08 Apr 2011 Posts: 305 Location: Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, Zone 8
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Posted: Tue 10 May, 2011 4:40 pm |
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I think I gave it to little water because now the new opening flower is as white as snow.
Last year I was reckless with water, now to carefull.
edit: The new flower blew off with a a little blow of my breath...
What the hell is going wrong? I had 4 flowers open and only one remains. I've got a lot of fresh leaves but just this morning I saw 3 of them (about 1 cm in length) just laying on the potsoil. Nothing seems to be really stuck on the plant. And the flowers a swell as the buds fall off even when they look fresh. Those new leaves are perfect graan.
I just can't figure this out!
The plant is inside a tunnelgreenhouse but this remains open during the night. This functions more as a wind/rain shelter. |
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Sven_limoen Citruholic
Joined: 08 Apr 2011 Posts: 305 Location: Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, Zone 8
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Posted: Sun 15 May, 2011 8:18 am |
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Has any of you ever had leaves and buds that start do 'die' from where they are attached to the branch? I've got some that look very nice but other that are dying. :s
Took some pictures just 5 minutes ago. The last 2 show the damage starting from the branch.
_________________ growing (at least trying): C. sinensis, C. latifolia, C. limon, C. mitis |
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Karoly Citruholic
Joined: 27 Dec 2010 Posts: 231 Location: Hungary, Europe, Zone 6
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Posted: Sun 15 May, 2011 10:24 am |
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I suspect there are no mature leaves on your tree or in small number. The citrus trees store the food in the leaves and very small amount in twigs and branches, in the root almost no extra food, different then deciduous fruit trees.
Where the twigs die back it's mean that your tree is using the food from there to can grow the new ones.
The flowers request extra food, I would remove the buds and give more care to the new twigs and leaves.
All the best to you and your trees. |
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Sven_limoen Citruholic
Joined: 08 Apr 2011 Posts: 305 Location: Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, Zone 8
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Posted: Sun 15 May, 2011 11:33 am |
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Karoly wrote: | I suspect there are no mature leaves on your tree or in small number.
Where the twigs die back it's mean that your tree is using the food from there to can grow the new ones. |
Indeed there are no adult leaves on the tree.
But the twigs aren't dying but the buds and leaves are (some of them e.a.). Or will I only see a dead twig later?
Would the rest of you also recommend cutting the buds off? Including the ones that look good? _________________ growing (at least trying): C. sinensis, C. latifolia, C. limon, C. mitis |
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Karoly Citruholic
Joined: 27 Dec 2010 Posts: 231 Location: Hungary, Europe, Zone 6
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Posted: Sun 15 May, 2011 3:38 pm |
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But the twigs aren't dying but the buds and leaves are (some of them e.a.). |
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Karoly Citruholic
Joined: 27 Dec 2010 Posts: 231 Location: Hungary, Europe, Zone 6
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Posted: Sun 15 May, 2011 4:03 pm |
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In one of your picture are some died twigs already.
With no foliage the flowers are not perfect healthy, usually will not set fruit or if they will, then will be dropped later.
You should concentrate to have dense foliage, the flowers will slowly down the new grow.
Im not recommended anything I just share with you my opinion, it's your tree and your choice. |
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Sven_limoen Citruholic
Joined: 08 Apr 2011 Posts: 305 Location: Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, Zone 8
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Posted: Sun 15 May, 2011 5:08 pm |
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I've already cut all the buds and flowers of. Thanks for the help .
Since 2 weeks I've been cutting of the buds of my chili peppers too. They lacked growth.
So considering that I see the logic in cutting of the buds as you said. _________________ growing (at least trying): C. sinensis, C. latifolia, C. limon, C. mitis |
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Sven_limoen Citruholic
Joined: 08 Apr 2011 Posts: 305 Location: Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, Zone 8
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Posted: Mon 16 May, 2011 4:37 pm |
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Karoly wrote: | In one of your picture are some died twigs already.
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Forgot to ask. Do the dying branches use the plants energy? In that case I would cut off those too. _________________ growing (at least trying): C. sinensis, C. latifolia, C. limon, C. mitis |
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David. Citruholic
Joined: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 400 Location: San Benito , Texas
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Posted: Tue 17 May, 2011 5:07 pm |
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I wanna say it's a root problem as I can see slot of die back. What's your soil mixture? _________________ South Texas gardener |
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Sven_limoen Citruholic
Joined: 08 Apr 2011 Posts: 305 Location: Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, Zone 8
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Posted: Tue 17 May, 2011 6:50 pm |
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The mixture was dcm mediterra soil but has changed this weekend to dcm mediterra+perlite+sand. The roots looked very good. _________________ growing (at least trying): C. sinensis, C. latifolia, C. limon, C. mitis |
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Sven_limoen Citruholic
Joined: 08 Apr 2011 Posts: 305 Location: Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, Zone 8
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Posted: Wed 18 May, 2011 6:58 pm |
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Just in case it would be some sort of disease I searched google.
This site gives some nice information about citrus diseases.
For some reason my citrus could relate very much to the first disease.
Also citrus greening (a little further down below) looks interesting in my case.
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/C107/m107bpleaftwigdis.html#CLOSE _________________ growing (at least trying): C. sinensis, C. latifolia, C. limon, C. mitis |
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