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Citrus General Discussion / Re: URGENT: Barbie Guava tree wilting leaves only 2 days after purchasing
« on: June 17, 2015, 08:59:44 PM »
I will definitely have a look at the epsom salt, thank you! And it looks like it's taking a liking to the fish-based fertilizer. I see that it actually created new green "branch ends" (small for now). I guess it's getting better. :)










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Citrus General Discussion / Re: URGENT: Barbie Guava tree wilting leaves only 2 days after purchasing
« on: June 05, 2015, 04:55:36 PM »
What does epsom salt do?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: URGENT: Barbie Guava tree wilting leaves only 2 days after purchasing
« on: June 04, 2015, 09:44:23 AM »
I took another photo as an update today (now that I'm back from Madagascar). The current growth looks like it's fairly lush, but a couple of the leaves have brown around the edges and whatever new growth there is looks tiny:



Also, in terms of an N fertilizer, I cannot use bloodmeal or a red meat/poultry-based fertilizer...and it should be organic. What do you recommend?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: URGENT: Barbie Guava tree wilting leaves only 2 days after purchasing
« on: May 19, 2015, 07:28:28 PM »
Done. The highest nitrogen number I was able to find from organic options was 6%. This seems low to me - any organic high N suggestions?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: URGENT: Barbie Guava tree wilting leaves only 2 days after purchasing
« on: May 18, 2015, 09:45:40 PM »
Sorry to get details, but when you say new growth, do you mean the leaves starting to sprout (as per my photos) or the branch ends turning green again?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: URGENT: Barbie Guava tree wilting leaves only 2 days after purchasing
« on: May 18, 2015, 06:28:52 PM »
@Viking Guy: The plumerias directly behind the guava tree are actually doing very well and flowering. The fig tree to the left my husband took care of (or didn't) and have just been trying to revive it - not sure it's possible. I didn't have a chance to replant the gardenia bush so unfortunately it didn't take a liking to that. Otherwise, everything on the outdoor balcony would be hunky-dory.

Should I use a little fertilizer?

Could the brown ends be revived back to green, growing branches?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: URGENT: Barbie Guava tree wilting leaves only 2 days after purchasing
« on: May 17, 2015, 06:14:36 PM »
Here's a visual of my guava tree. It's getting a good 6 hours in - I confirmed that today with a check-up every hour. My plumeria a wouldn't be thriving on less than 6 hours so this makes sense now that I think about it (they're behind the guava for reference.

I water it about once a week just to keep it moist - no soaking the roots. No fertilizer yet though - should I be using it?

Why did the ends turn brown? What about the growth lower on the branches?








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Citrus General Discussion / Re: URGENT: Barbie Guava tree wilting leaves only 2 days after purchasing
« on: May 14, 2015, 08:21:21 PM »
Quote from: Doglips on April 28, 2015, 06:13:52 AM
Not quite out of the woods yet.  I've had one push and then die back further down the trunk before stabilizing.

You're totally right. I noticed that even though some branches have new growth lower on the tree's branches, the ends have mostly browned as well (they used to be green). Just keep watering when the soil is dry? I'm quite nervous!

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / What's wrong with my fig tree?
« on: April 27, 2015, 12:59:48 PM »
My fig tree lost its leaves and hasn't grown them back yet. The ends of the branches (the buds) are brown and not green. However, the branches are not brittle and are a tad flexible.

It was replanted after this browning/de-leafing occurred into it's current container (has drainage), with organic potting mix and a tiny bit of organic fertilizer. When I replanted it, I don't know what nematodes on the roots would look like, but the root ball looked okay and the roots themselves normal.

It receives direct west exposure on our balcony for a few hours.

Why won't it come back? Suggestions?



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Citrus General Discussion / Re: URGENT: Barbie Guava tree wilting leaves only 2 days after purchasing
« on: April 27, 2015, 10:04:04 AM »
Looks like my guava tree survived. There is new growth and the ends stayed green. :) So just keep the soil a bit moist (like watering 1x/week) and it should be good to go?






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Citrus General Discussion / Re: URGENT: Barbie Guava tree wilting leaves only 2 days after purchasing
« on: April 24, 2015, 12:42:28 PM »
Yes, the planter has a plug that I unplugged before planting as well as manually hammered a bunch of holes throughout the bottom of the pot.

I rather my balcony floors stay in trouble than my tree. :)

No new growth yet, lost almost all of its leaves, but branch ends are still green. We had some rain recently so the soil is still moist. I'm letting it be for now and just monitoring.


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Citrus General Discussion / Re: URGENT: Barbie Guava tree wilting leaves only 2 days after purchasing
« on: April 22, 2015, 08:24:53 PM »



It's been almost a week since I repotted it. It lost basically all of its leaves, many of them were still green when they fell off (but dryish). The fruit is black and the fruit that was about to grow seems like a no-go now as well.

However, the branch ends are still green, though the leaves on those ends are brown/black.

What's going on here???

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: URGENT: Barbie Guava tree wilting leaves only 2 days after purchasing
« on: April 17, 2015, 12:18:01 PM »
Thank you everyone! My poor guava tree leaves are still wilting, but I am giving it a ton of water (just enough to keep it in moist soil, not drown it). Should I be watering it every morning until it recovers to keep it moist or just 1-2x/week like my plumerias?

The potting mix does contain any add-in fertilizer, and before I got to this post, I did add in my own organic fertilizer (only a little bit - i used 1.5 huge bags of the potting mix).

Our balcony is pure west exposure and it's probably not getting a long period of direct sun. The balcony floor is tile, not concrete, and is generally quite cool. We have three plumerias and at least they are loving it.




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Citrus General Discussion / URGENT: Barbie Guava tree wilting leaves only 2 days after purchasing
« on: April 16, 2015, 03:56:05 PM »
Hi Everyone,

I just purchased this beautiful fruiting barbie guava tree a couple of days ago. Within 24 hours of me transporting it to our balcony in Miami, the leaves started wilting and have this "becoming dry" feel.

I just repotted it into our new planter (48 hours after purchasing the tree) with organic soil and organic citrus fertilizer, but it still looks like it's wilting. Here are the ingredients:

-Nature's care potting mix

-Espoma Organic Citrus fertilizer (the ziplock bag one)

-White steel 14" square planter

We tried to grow a guava tree once before and it was totally brown within a week of purchasing it from an agricultural show in Ft. Lauderdale.

Is there something special I need to know about growing guava trees?

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