On 12/12/2009 1:24 AM, Higgs Boson wrote:
Yo, amigas y amigos - I have had terrible luck with dwarf citrus
over the years (decades?). Finally got one that may make it, I hope I
hope. As soon as I put it in the ground (I am skilled transplanter)
it bloomed profusely. I was happy. All the blooms fell off. I was
UNhappy. I fed it and cared for it, and now -- about a year later
-- it is blooming again.
But in So. Calif coastal, that seems like a weird time to bloom.
Usually, AFAIK, the oranges are ready for harvest in "winter".
Anybody fill me in on what's happening - what I should be doing, or
not doing?

TIA

Is it actually an orange? If your plant is instead a lemon, they bloom
on and off all year round. Mine is blooming right now.

If it is indeed an orange, it is blooming out of season. Avoid feeding
from early October until early March. Although oranges are evergreen,
they do have a form of dormancy in the winter.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
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