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Old 08-04-2004, 06:03 PM
David Ross
 
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Debi wrote:

I planted a lemon tree about 4 years ago and it just doesn't seem to
get any bigger... It is in full sun, is their any special Fruit tree
fertilizer some one could recommend? How often? Thanks!

Cocoa Beach, Florida


There are specific citrus fertilizers. Actually the only
plant-specific fertilizers that are worthwhile are citrus food and
azalea-camellia food. For all other plants, I use general-purpose
fertilizers, usually the cheapest lawn food I can find ("cheap" in
terms of dollars per pound of nitrogen).

However, citrus also needs zinc, which is often missing in the
current formulations of citrus food. Get some zinc sulfate
(citrus likes the acid, too) and scatter about 1/4 cup in the root
zone.

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