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Old 01-05-2008, 02:35 AM posted to rec.gardens
David Hare-Scott David Hare-Scott is offline
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"bluesardine" wrote in message
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We have a lemon tree in a pot on our terrace in Spain.
The leaves are turning yellow, it gets enough water, has stones in
bottom so not water logged, situated in bright sun all day.

Any ideas, Pete



Yellow leaves in citrus are a sign of several things but this is probably a
mineral deficiency. Feed during the growing season (spring and summer) with
high nitrogen fertiliser (eg chicken manure) or "citrus food". Don't overdose
especially if using the granulated synthetic chemicals which is very strong or
all the leaves will fall off. Several small feeds are better than one big one
and water it in well. If this is the problem you will see results in a few
months. If this doesn't work give them some trace element supplement.

David