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Citrus Leaf Yellowing
Hi there.
Could anyone please give me some advice on the yellowing between veins on the leaves of my Lemon tree. The tree is about two years old and has flowered well again this year with medium sized Lemons which are still green. It is fed with a citrus liquid fertilizer on a fortnightly basis but still exhibits this yellowing in the leaves, mostly between the veins. Any ideas anybody what this apparent deficiency could be? Many thanks. Len. |
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Citrus Leaf Yellowing
I think that fruit drop is a natural event if it is in moderation, and
from your description I think that is the case. The leaf yellowing is a symptom, This is as you have said a mineral deficiency which I would treat as another symptom. The deficiency is K and N, sounds like the P is okay. N deficiency occurs as it is easily washed out of the soil and therefore at beginning of year is does need a significant top up. The RHS rule of thumb is to assume all Nitrogen is washed out over the winter. But then if you over water the N will also get washed out. The lack of P is a symptom of incorrect watering because it is taken in through the roots, either no water so P cannot get into a solution and so cannot get into roots or too much watering as in waterlogged and the fine root hairs are damaged. In view of the fact that watering is the likely problem change your watering habit. Completely dunk the pot ( I assume a 2 year old is not that large and not so heavy) or submerge the pot until bubbles stop rising. First time this may take a while - 5/10 mins. Now there will be no dry spots within the pot, the soil will be 100% watered. Let it free drain and not stand in water. Feed it, and consider a new dressing on top. If you submerge water in this way you are far less likely to have problems and whilst I would say you do this once a week that entirely depends on the location of your pot. Beaware if you have a deficiency then you may also have a trace element deficiency, check that your feed has the necessary trace elements or use a liquid seaweed feed. Good Luck Tony Fox Oxfordshire GKN wrote: Hi there. Could anyone please give me some advice on the yellowing between veins on the leaves of my Lemon tree. The tree is about two years old and has flowered well again this year with medium sized Lemons which are still green. It is fed with a citrus liquid fertilizer on a fortnightly basis but still exhibits this yellowing in the leaves, mostly between the veins. Any ideas anybody what this apparent deficiency could be? Many thanks. Len. |
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