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"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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"Sandra Bodycoat" wrote in message
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Hi to all

What would you recommend as a high potash fertiliser for citrus
trees? Thanks
Sandra

Jonno wrote:
Chicken manure, and not the factory pelletised stuff.
Its makes citrus sit up and take notice.





Chook poo is good for citrus but it is not high in potassium. If
you are sure that potassium is required then the quickest and
cheapest source is potassium sulphate. You can buy a 500g packet
for $8 or 20kg sack for $40 (IIRC). The sack will last a very long
time. It must be applied sparingly and well watered in. I wouldn't
be applying it until spring. Despite being synthetic potassium sulphate
is an acceptable input
according to organic standards. If you picture "organic" meaning
synthetic fertiliser is bad then there is no logic to this at all. The
reason is most likely that there are very few non-synthetic
fertilisers that are high in potassium and most of those are ash
which tends to be very alkaline.


David

Jonno wrote:
Here we go again...

Here we go where again? Do you mean jumping to conclusions with too little
real information and too little understanding of the matter? Now that you
mention it that does sound sort of familiar.

First of all expenerience tells me its chook poo the tree needs.

And your ESP. You know nothing about the specific situation other than a
request was made for potash for citrus. Sandra may or may not know what is
wrong but you assume that she doesn't and sight unseen you also assume that
it is something that chook poo will fix. Chook is not a panacea for citrus
trees.

Solve the potassium stuff after the tree fails to respond. That
hardly ever the case. If the tree is not producing flowers, then is
MAY be a problem. But its usually not the case. Its in need of a
tonic. Chook poo has enough. While I cant analyse it from where I'm
sitting it pays to start with the essentials.

But analysing sight unseen is what you are in fact doing. Why guess?

People are always being told that if you want something to flower you
should add Potash.

Except that we don't know that in this case. It MAY be so that the tree is
not flowering. It might be better to ask for clarification rather than jump
to conclusions.


No one say how much. The result is the nutrients can get unbalanced.
Better to do it safely...Add the other stuf later perhaps, and as
David says, preferable spring time, though if the weather is still
warm, a light application can help as a tonic till spring...

Except that this is quite the wrong time to be promoting growth or for
making citrus sit up and take notice. A "tonic" now is probably a waste of
time and may well do harm.

Its
usually in the process of shutting down for winter at this point so
doesnt require much.

You cannot quite make up your mind can you.

David