"Tiger303" wrote in message ..
Bob Hobden wrote:

i'm afraid i've no idea whether its tropical or tahiti,
thou i remember when i bought it, it said 'american bartenders lime
tree' for description. its still in plastic pot that i bought it so i
hope it was originally potted in E C

haven't got garden big enough to store any rainwater properly though
manchester is a sofwater area and as i said my lemon is very healthy

do u think a temperature of 70F is too high?

will check roots @ weekend when i have time to repot
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I do think you are keeping it at too high a Temp. considering the low light
levels during the winter, and you keep it indoors which also reduces the
light it gets compared to when it's outside in a sunny spot in the summer.
I also doubt it was originally potted in E C. or with enough built in
drainage if the ones we have obtained over the years are anything to go by.
You have soft water, you lucky person you, now citrus do need some calcium
so perhaps you should phone the water co to check on the analysis. If it's
very soft you might need to forget the 100% E C. and use a mixture of E C
with normal peat based compost also with the added drainage grit.

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Regards
Bob

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