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Citrus -Acid lovers /feed & water
On 06/08/2010 10:12, Jeff Layman wrote:
"Martin Brown" wrote in message ... It is a bad idea to use tapwater on any lime hating plant (although I do sometimes for my blueberries when I run out of rainwater). Depends where your water supply comes from. Easiest way to tell in a new area is to wash with your usual amount of soap. If there is no scum, and it takes umpteen gallons of water to wash the soap off, then you are in a soft water area... ;-) Anyway, the basic rule to remember is that a lime-hater takes a much shorter time to die from drought than it does from chlorosis! I live in North Yorkshire. We used to have fabulous local borehole water that was a bit hard, barely treated but tasted fantastic. These days we are on Northumbrian water that seems to have an insane amount of chlorine added to it along the way (especially at weekends). It is hard enough that I get caught out with soap whenever I visit a soft water region. On the plus side we never get drought orders. Regards, Martin Brown |
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Citrus -Acid lovers /feed & water
Martin Brown wrote:
amount of chlorine added to it along the way (especially at weekends). ! |
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Citrus -Acid lovers /feed & water
wrote in message ... Martin Brown wrote: amount of chlorine added to it along the way (especially at weekends). ! I am not over watering, but may be over doing it with the feed maybe . I feed once every week or two and give them sequestered iron , are citrus light feeders ? Regards |
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Citrus -Acid lovers /feed & water
"keith kent" wrote ... wrote in message Martin Brown wrote: amount of chlorine added to it along the way (especially at weekends). ! I am not over watering, but may be over doing it with the feed maybe . I feed once every week or two and give them sequestered iron , are citrus light feeders ? No, heavy feeders. But are you flushing the compost through with plain water between feeds? Otherwise you get a build up of unused salts in the compost. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
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Citrus -Acid lovers /feed & water
On 06/08/2010 17:35, keith kent wrote:
wrote in message ... Martin Brown wrote: amount of chlorine added to it along the way (especially at weekends). ! I am not over watering, but may be over doing it with the feed maybe . I feed once every week or two and give them sequestered iron , are citrus light feeders ? I suspect you might be giving them a bit too much of both. I water when I think they look too dry. In winter that is a lot less frequent than weekly. At this time of year they are having their outdoor summer holiday along with the orchids and take their chances in the rain. If they get too dry then I water and feed them. Citrus seem to prefer being allowed to get quite dry before being watered again and drenched. Like cacti they don't like wet feet and will sulk if left in standing water. Regards, Martin Brown |
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Citrus -Acid lovers /feed & water
keith kent wrote:
wrote in message ... Martin Brown wrote: amount of chlorine added to it along the way (especially at weekends). ! I am not over watering, but may be over doing it with the feed maybe . I feed once every week or two and give them sequestered iron , are citrus light feeders ? Water heavily when dry, don't stand in a tray, but allow the soil in the pot to dry out, then water it again, and so-on. Citrus trees don't like having their feet in water. -- Rusty |
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