Tongue firmly in cheek. Ask the government for funds to go to Tahiti and
study the lime situation first hand. After all there may not have been a
study undertaken.

"Kate" wrote in message
...
We have a Tahitian lime, about 4 years old.
It has been dropping leaves over the last month or so, and is about 50%
bare
now.
Has some small fruit and a little new growth appearing.
Is it normal to drop so many leaves?

Thanks
Kate

Tahitian lime problem
 

We have a Tahitian lime, about 4 years old.
It has been dropping leaves over the last month or so, and is about 50% bare
now.
Has some small fruit and a little new growth appearing.
Is it normal to drop so many leaves?

Thanks
Kate

Hi Kate

I am in Perth and have a mature Tahitian Lime, about 12 years old by now.
They can be temperamental buggers and drop leaves and/or fruit crop on a
whim. Mine is currrently covered in leaf and fruit.

They are voracious feeders and like water - could yours be suffering from
lack of water - if it is in a pot it will be stressed - they need dirt and
lots of it.

Hope that helps,

Joanne

"Kate" wrote in message
...
We have a Tahitian lime, about 4 years old.
It has been dropping leaves over the last month or so, and is about 50% bare
now.
Has some small fruit and a little new growth appearing.
Is it normal to drop so many leaves?

Thanks
Kate

Hi Joanne,

thanks for your post.
At the moment the lime is not dropping any more leaves. It has about 50%
cover.
It gets enough water and is growing on the back lawn. We did have a lot of
rain in the past month so maybe it got too wet???
I have a few strawberries and irises growing under it. Could they cause the
problem as I heard somewhere that there should be nothing growing under a
citrus?
What should I feed it with?

Thanks
Kate





"The Lady Gardener" wrote in message
...

Hi Kate

I am in Perth and have a mature Tahitian Lime, about 12 years old by now.
They can be temperamental buggers and drop leaves and/or fruit crop on a
whim. Mine is currrently covered in leaf and fruit.

They are voracious feeders and like water - could yours be suffering from
lack of water - if it is in a pot it will be stressed - they need dirt and
lots of it.

Hope that helps,

Joanne

"Kate" wrote in message
...
We have a Tahitian lime, about 4 years old.
It has been dropping leaves over the last month or so, and is about 50%
bare
now.
Has some small fruit and a little new growth appearing.
Is it normal to drop so many leaves?

Thanks
Kate

Hi Kate

My tree competes with a big-ish Azalea under it, and rampant ivy, so a few
strawberries and iris should not cause it a problem, though if it is in the
lawn, and the lawn is not allowing water to penetrate to the roots of the
lime that may be depriving it of water. I feed mine with sheep manure,
though with a poorly one I'd give it a little (and I mean very little)
complete citrus food as well as the manure. When it gets less poorly a
little more citrus food. I can't stress enough that they are quite
prolific feeders, and mine is treated to a big bag of poo at least twice a
year. In return I am treated to 2 crops of limes a year.

Joanne


"Kate" wrote in message
...
Hi Joanne,

thanks for your post.
At the moment the lime is not dropping any more leaves. It has about 50%
cover.
It gets enough water and is growing on the back lawn. We did have a lot of
rain in the past month so maybe it got too wet???
I have a few strawberries and irises growing under it. Could they cause the
problem as I heard somewhere that there should be nothing growing under a
citrus?
What should I feed it with?

Thanks
Kate

index)
Whole fresh pre-mie; eviscerated, head, hands and feet removed
Onions, bell pepper, celery
½ cup wine
Root vegetables of choice (turnips, carrots, potatoes, etc) cubed

Make a crust from scratch - or go shamefully to the frozen food section
of your favorite grocery and select 2 high quality pie crusts (you
will need one for the top also).
Boil the prepared delicacy until the meat starts to come off the bones.
Remove, de-bone and cube; continue to reduce the broth.
Brown the onions, peppers and celery.
Add the meat then season, continue browning.
De-glaze with sherry, add the reduced broth.
Finally, put in the root vegetables and simmer for 15 minutes.
Allow to cool slightly.
Place the pie pan in 375 degree oven for a few minutes so bottom crust is not soggy,
reduce oven to 325.
Fill the pie with stew, place top crust and with a fork, seal the crusts together
then poke holes in top.
Return to oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until pie crust is golden brown.



Sudden Infant Death Soup

SIDS: delicious in winter, comparable to old fashioned Beef and Vegetable Soup.
Its free, you can sell the crib, baby clothes, toys, stroller... and

Thanks Joanne.
Much appreciated.

Kate.


"The Lady Gardener" wrote in message
...
Hi Kate

My tree competes with a big-ish Azalea under it, and rampant ivy, so a few
strawberries and iris should not cause it a problem, though if it is in
the
lawn, and the lawn is not allowing water to penetrate to the roots of the
lime that may be depriving it of water. I feed mine with sheep manure,
though with a poorly one I'd give it a little (and I mean very little)
complete citrus food as well as the manure. When it gets less poorly a
little more citrus food. I can't stress enough that they are quite
prolific feeders, and mine is treated to a big bag of poo at least twice a
year. In return I am treated to 2 crops of limes a year.

Joanne


"Kate" wrote in message
...
Hi Joanne,

thanks for your post.
At the moment the lime is not dropping any more leaves. It has about 50%
cover.
It gets enough water and is growing on the back lawn. We did have a lot of
rain in the past month so maybe it got too wet???
I have a few strawberries and irises growing under it. Could they cause
the
problem as I heard somewhere that there should be nothing growing under a
citrus?
What should I feed it with?

Thanks
Kate

In article , "Kate"
wrote:

We have a Tahitian lime, about 4 years old.
It has been dropping leaves over the last month or so, and is about 50% bare
now.
Has some small fruit and a little new growth appearing.
Is it normal to drop so many leaves?

My kaffir lime dropped leaves whenever it felt a cold breeze or went short of
water. It's a lot happier since I took it out of the pot and planted it with
a NE aspect -- now it's sheltered from the cold southerlies by my house and
from westerly sun by the shed. Have a look at how it's going wrt cold breezes
and overly-hot sun.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Life is like a cigarette -- smoke it to the butt." -- Harvie Krumpet

BTW.... I have one Tahitian in a large container. It dosn't do anything at
all; any ideas how to fertilize a citrus in a pot without burninng its
roots?
Andr0

"Kate" wrote in message
...
We have a Tahitian lime, about 4 years old.
It has been dropping leaves over the last month or so, and is about 50%
bare
now.
Has some small fruit and a little new growth appearing.
Is it normal to drop so many leaves?

Thanks
Kate

I have fed and regularly watered the lime tree, and it has started to send
out much new growth.
Thanks everyone.
Kate


"Kate" wrote in message
...
We have a Tahitian lime, about 4 years old.
It has been dropping leaves over the last month or so, and is about 50%
bare
now.
Has some small fruit and a little new growth appearing.
Is it normal to drop so many leaves?

Thanks
Kate