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Citrus General Discussion / Re: White stringy substance on my limequat
« on: September 16, 2017, 11:14:26 PM »
I have a couple leaves with yellow between the veins (kinda a rectangular matrix pattern).  Does that show it's got the disease?  It's too dark right not take a photo.  I don't have the tags from Lowes which might show the treatment date :(  I have it in my pool cage, but the tiny flies could make it through the screen and at Lowe's, it was just open patio.

I can't believe there's not some kind of antibiotic to feed the trees to kill a bacteria, especially when it's so industry-wide (CA and FL).

I guess I'll hope to get a harvest out of this, and then use the Lowe's "one year guarantee" the tree came with if it doesn't improve...  What a bummer - I was so excited to grown my own lime type fruits for iced tea and other drinks.  This is making me think it's not worth the time or expense -- too bad I bought the citrus fertilizer, citrus insecticide, etc. already - money down the hole.


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Citrus General Discussion / Re: White stringy substance on my limequat
« on: September 16, 2017, 08:28:00 PM »
Great....  Figures my very first attempt at growing fruit would have some massive issue right after buying it and re-planting...

What is a 'fruit safe' foliar spray I can use for those?  I see the article you linked mentions pyrethroid beta-cyfluthrin, which I think I have in my Bayer Total Insect Control I use in the yard, but I'm hesitant to put that on something we'll be eating unless it's OK for that.  Or, do you think if I keep-up with a neem oil spray every few days, that'd do the trick (and I'll hit the soil drench Bayer Citrus nicotenoid again in a couple weeks).

Thanks,
Mike

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Citrus General Discussion / White stringy substance on my limequat
« on: September 16, 2017, 05:32:45 PM »
Hi all,

My recently purchased and pot-planted limequat has some strange stringing from the flowers.  I'm guessing it might be where some insect poked a hole to feed and the sap drizzled-out?

I also just noticed some very small (1/8 or so) flies so I hosed it down with Natura neem oil.  About 12 days ago, I also applied Bayer Fruit Citrus and Vegetable insect control as directed (mixed with water and poured into the soil).  I'm concerned that the systemic insecticide wasn't preventing the flies I just hosed with neem oil.

I'd appreciate any input on whether or not to worry about this, or other tips.  As you can see, there are plenty of flowers getting ready to open on one of the branches (I'm guessing I'll need to pinch some off to not have too many fruits on such a small tree?)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gi3rjwdir56cxqn/AADVfx0PTIp3NXsIrUHwlOl8a?dl=0

Please note that you can use the +/- buttons below the photos to really zoom-in.

Thanks!
Mike

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Citrus General Discussion / Oddly shaped leaves on new Lakeland Limequat
« on: September 04, 2017, 06:17:17 PM »
Hi all!

I bought my first citrus tree from Lowes yesterday to try my hand at growing some nice fruit - limes in particular!  I selected a Lakeland Limequat after reading about the various options (hoping to add more types if this goes well) and am growing it in a large pot on my screened-in pool deck in the Orlando area.

Anyway, today, I just transplanted it into the large pot you can see in the photo collection below.  There are about 10 tiny little limes throughout the plant.

However, some of the leaves are malformed and not really curling, but growing in odd shapes.  Some look totally normal.  I've got neem oil and the Bayer nicotinoid fruit tree systemic insecticide in the mail, but I don't really see any type of insect infestation that I'd attribute to this deformation. 

Is this deformation just something from not being watered regularly at Lowe's or something else I need to get in-front of before it becomes a problem?

Here's the photo gallery - I figured this would be easier to view than uploading all to the forum individually:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gi3rjwdir56cxqn/AADVfx0PTIp3NXsIrUHwlOl8a?dl=0

Thanks!
Mike

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