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immature citrus fruit dropping off
I have patiently and excitedly waited for my lime tree (in a terracotta pot)
and my lemon tree (young and planted in the ground) to bud and produce fruit. All was going well, lots of flowers, lots of tiny little limes and lemons only to see them drop off and disappear! I am very disheartened. Any tips on why this is happening? I notice the kaffir lime I have nearby is thriving and producing lots of useless kaffir limes!! :-( I have noticed some cobwebs on my lime..... any ideas? |
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immature citrus fruit dropping off
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"Claude" wrote: I have patiently and excitedly waited for my lime tree (in a terracotta pot) and my lemon tree (young and planted in the ground) to bud and produce fruit. All was going well, lots of flowers, lots of tiny little limes and lemons only to see them drop off and disappear! I am very disheartened. Any tips on why this is happening? I notice the kaffir lime I have nearby is thriving and producing lots of useless kaffir limes!! :-( I have noticed some cobwebs on my lime..... any ideas? I'm afraid it's a natural process -- they set a lot of fruit, then most of them drop off. They are practicing for next year, when I trust you will get some fruit, though not a huge number. Remember that young plants are still establishing themselves and getting the hang of reproduction. They're actually a pair of sullen, spotty teenagers slouching in your back yard, not yet responsible members of society. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) http://chookiesbackyard.blogspot.com/ |
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immature citrus fruit dropping off
"Chookie" wrote in message news:ehrebeniuk-C0B843.23413428122007@news... In article , "Claude" wrote: I have patiently and excitedly waited for my lime tree (in a terracotta pot) and my lemon tree (young and planted in the ground) to bud and produce fruit. All was going well, lots of flowers, lots of tiny little limes and lemons only to see them drop off and disappear! I am very disheartened. Any tips on why this is happening? I notice the kaffir lime I have nearby is thriving and producing lots of useless kaffir limes!! :-( I have noticed some cobwebs on my lime..... any ideas? I'm afraid it's a natural process -- they set a lot of fruit, then most of them drop off. They are practicing for next year, when I trust you will get some fruit, though not a huge number. Remember that young plants are still establishing themselves and getting the hang of reproduction. They're actually a pair of sullen, spotty teenagers slouching in your back yard, not yet responsible members of society. Depends on the age of the trees The same thing will happen with a lack of water ... or perhaps Too much water Or even with a lack of bees for fertilisation The latter is a problem I am facing at the moment Not only with fruit trees, but also melons, pumpkins and marrows Forced to artificially cross fertilise manually using male flowers for the pumpkins |
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immature citrus fruit dropping off
"giovani" wrote in message ... "Chookie" wrote in message Thanks Chooke and Giovani for the advice (and thanks Chookie for a good laugh! Spotty teenagers indeed!) |
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immature citrus fruit dropping off
Claude wrote:
"giovani" wrote in message ... "Chookie" wrote in message Thanks Chooke and Giovani for the advice (and thanks Chookie for a good laugh! Spotty teenagers indeed!) While the root system is developing, they do act like spotty teenagers, but if the tree is kept well fertilised, the acne disappears in some, letting the fruit hand around to develop properly... It all spends on the jeans. |
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immature citrus fruit dropping off
Claude wrote:
"giovani" wrote in message ... "Chookie" wrote in message Thanks Chooke and Giovani for the advice (and thanks Chookie for a good laugh! Spotty teenagers indeed!) Claude wrote: "giovani" wrote in message ... "Chookie" wrote in message Thanks Chooke and Giovani for the advice (and thanks Chookie for a good laugh! Spotty teenagers indeed!) While the root system is developing, they do act like spotty teenagers, but if the tree is kept well fertilised, the acne disappears in some, letting the fruit hang around to develop properly... It all depends on the jeans. |
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