hi,
Due to vacations and family emergencies, I moved my container citrus into a shadier part of my yard than before and I put them on a drip system. Because the citrus shared the same timer as my veggie garden, I watered the citrus everyday, twice a day for 15 minutes - very little (1/2 GPH emitters). Interestingly, my plants seem much happier. I've had a lot of new growth on all of my trees. I think I may have some water sprouts on my Robertson, but my 6 other trees look very healthy.

I'm a newbie so I'm not sure if these are bad signs or good. Like I said, the trees appear to be healthy. I'm trying to understand what conditions might have helped/hurt. My problem is that multiple variables have changed.

1. The new location. Less light AND Less wind. I've suspected that the previous spot, while not very windy could have been a problem (but, I'm not sure).

2. Drip system. I used to use a hose or watering can to supply the water.

3. Watering schedule. I used to water only when "needed." Now the plants are getting a little bit of water everyday during the heat.

Any thoughts? Thanks.

I think that millet or joe or someone said that citrus grow the fastest with 1/3 the normal sun or something. don't take my word for it, it's just what I remember.

That's pretty close-- citrus reach their maximum rate of photosynthesis at 1/3 of the typical maximum for the intensity of sunlight. At sunlight intensities above that, the light just results in heat, but more or less the same rate of photosynthesis, although there can be some inhibition at the highest levels.