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Old 08-03-2008, 07:50 PM
danny22 danny22 is offline
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Default citrus fertilizing

hi all

i just bought a small lemon plant and a small orange plant (am loathe to say tree at the moment because theyre not even a foot tall yet!) i have planted them in john inns number 2 compost, as advised - hope this is ok. i know that they are greedy as anything when it comes to water and fertilizer. i bought from a garden centre something called 'citrus drop by drop' basically, twist the cap off this little vial, turn upside down into the soil and for 15 days it slowly drips out a fertilizer into the soil.

i have just potted them in much larger pots - they were in 3x3inch ones previously. should i give them time to get used to their new environment before giving fertilizer? i dont expect fruit in the next year or anything, but i would like to give them a fighting chance!

thanks all

danny