Vitax Citrus Feed for Winter Soluble Plant Feeds,

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If your chosen fertilizer is in spike form, put these in the ground during the dormant season, shortly before spring. Find the drip line of your tree (or the area 2 to 3 feet outside the circumference of the canopy), and water the area thoroughly. Place the protective cap on the spike, and hammer it in so it’s flush with the ground. You can use multiple spikes for one tree, and up to 4 at one time. Younger trees should have spikes closer to the 2-foot range outside the trunk diameter, and older trees should have fertilizer spikes in the 3-foot range. In containers, place one as far from the trunk as possible. Sprays Container-grown trees like this mandarin may need more regular fertilization. Source: crouz1 Finally, the citrus leaf miner leaves a calling card of distorted leaves with silvery trails. Because citrus leaf miners live inside the leaf, it is best to treat them by cutting away the affected areas. Citrus plants aren’t generally hardy in the UK, even though some may be marketed as suitable to grow outdoors in a warm location. A few can tolerate temperatures down to 5°C/41°F (such as some lemons), but others need at least 13°C/55°F (such as calamondins). So they are best kept in greenhouse, conservatory, glazed porch or similarly bright frost-free location over winter, if not all year round. Make sure you have the right conditions for them before you buy. These are calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and sulfur (S). Without all 6 nutrients, plants have a hard time completing their life cycle.Most residential soil usually contains the latter three but often fluctuates in N, P, and K depending on what else has been grown in it and other factors. Leaves that are yellowing in the centre, with a green tip and a green V-shaped base are indicative of a magnesium deficiency. If the deficiency is acute, the leaves will drop from the plant. Use a plant food rich in magnesium to fix this issue.

If you find that despite a regular feeding regime the leaves are still coming through light in colour or mottled then you may have hard water and/or need an extra boost of nutrients – give us a call and we’ll be happy to advise. Advice on Pests If your lemon tree is currently being kept directly inside the house, then stop! Despite citrus trees being classed as 'indoor trees', they don’t like direct heat and central heating can dry out the air where humidity is needed. Citrus trees flourish in places with good air circulation and where they can receive plenty of light, so a porch area for example would be perfect.

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Citrus trees love their sunlight and as the sun is now setting earlier and rising later it’s important to get your tree in a bright location where it can still get a good few hours of direct light a day. We always err on the side of caution when exposing plants to cold temperatures but we have had many reports from the South West and London of Lemon trees doing well outside when trained up walls or kept in pots on sheltered patios. Your tree will need a good amount of sunlight a day, put your tree in a location that gets at least 6 hours of good filtered sunlight a day. Especially when it starts to produce fruits. The more sun your lemon tree gets the larger the fruits will be. Location is everything when it comes to taking care of your tree. Lemon trees thrive in bright, well-ventilated spaces away from any central heating and cold drafts. Unheated conservatories and hallways are all perfect locations.

T o reduce postage weight and cost, the feed is sent concentrated, just top up the bottle with plain water and shake, when it arrives. Streptocarpus: Feed with a general-purpose houseplant feed in spring, then change to a high potash feed in summer to promote flowering. Use a specialist Streptocarpus food, or use tomato feed diluted to at least half-strength.High nitrogen feeds are good for foliage plants, helping them produce lots of big, healthy leaves. On the other hand, flowering houseplants need a high potash (potassium) feed which boosts the production of flowers. Specialist feeds are available for many plants, including cacti and succulents, citrus plants and orchids. How to feed houseplants

Fruit fall: Fruits should ripen in a period of warm sunny weather, taking almost a year to develop to full size. Most cultivars set too much fruit for the size of the plant. Some of these will be shed, or clusters should be thinned to one fruit each on young plants. If your plant is outside it will adapt to the moister conditions and higher light levels and will cope surprisingly well with wet conditions as long as the roots are able to drain properly.Citrus trees do not tolerate being left sitting in water; if left too long then the roots will begin to rot. Use fertilizer every other time you water your plants in the growing period (when the new shoots appear). Watering is equally important. Citrus trees love an abundance of sunshine and the more sun they get, the faster the soil will dry out. You should be watering on average once per week, possibly 2-3 times per week when the weather is particularly warm.