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Citrus General Discussion / Re: The looks of my trees after winter
« on: June 17, 2014, 01:12:11 PM »
I also used this text to try to at least limit the WLD. It seemed to work pretty well on my calamondin but not on the latifolia, limon nor sinensis.

I had the containers heated at about 20°C on the edge of the pots so I guess the temperature in the core would be around 16 to 17°C.
They were stored in an upstairs room with only a small roofwindow but no direct sunlight on the trees.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: The looks of my trees after winter
« on: June 16, 2014, 03:02:02 PM »
Ow yes...what do you mean with exhausted?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: The looks of my trees after winter
« on: June 16, 2014, 01:28:32 PM »
Quote from: Radoslav on June 16, 2014, 01:09:10 AM
Your trees look exhausted. I did not catch the idea of heating cable indoor?


I wanted to keep the soil temperzture up to lower the risk of WLD.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: The looks of my trees after winter
« on: June 15, 2014, 10:56:01 AM »
Quote from: Pancrazio on June 15, 2014, 10:06:32 AM
I would leave like this until they show an increased vigor. Then i would top them. I think that they issue can be the lack of light, so give them all the sunlight you can.

Increased vigor being new shoots? The branches are already topped from long ago. The only thing I could do is cut them even more down.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Page Mandarin Test (Standard Citrus Medium vs Cedar Wood Chip Medium
« on: June 14, 2014, 01:12:32 PM »
I use citrus soil with added perlite. Peat I woud've never guessed because I used this for my carnivorous plants because of the ability to be that waterlogging as it is.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Page Mandarin Test (Standard Citrus Medium vs Cedar Wood Chip Medium
« on: June 14, 2014, 12:50:05 PM »
Quote from: Millet on June 14, 2014, 12:43:55 PM
Sven,  world wide the most common container medium used by commercial nurseries is 3 parts ground pine bark, one part peat, and one part sand by volume.  This is a good mix for commercial nurseries because all three ingredients are generally inexpensive, easy to blend,  readily available, and can last for one year or more.  - Millet

What amazes me the most is that there is actually no soil in that mixture. Perhaps I should try this out. Seems very 'airing'.
Could it be any kind off bark? Bark here is mainly 'ornamental bark' or something like that. Mostly not from a specified type of tree.

And the sand I presume could also be any type of sand?

Thanks for the information Millet!

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Page Mandarin Test (Standard Citrus Medium vs Cedar Wood Chip Medium
« on: June 14, 2014, 08:24:17 AM »
Millet, is there any replacement for the ceder chips you use (in case that is not available here) ?
At the moment I use regular citrus soil mixed with perlite but I could use some extra aeration during winter and I don't feel like adding extra perlite.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: The looks of my trees after winter
« on: June 14, 2014, 08:12:52 AM »
Mine are on a heat cable during winter inside. Next year I'll raise the temperature and hope I'll get a better result.

No deadwood for now on the trees. Just bold branches :)

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Citrus General Discussion / The looks of my trees after winter
« on: June 14, 2014, 06:10:33 AM »
Hey everyone,

My lemon and orange tree look like this after winter:





Always the lower leaves dropped and the upper ones remain. Well at least some or in the case of the lemon tree: 3.
What should I do with these trees? Cut them down to give way to new shoots or just leave them like this?

Kind regards ;)

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Citrus General Discussion / Closed flower bud drop
« on: April 19, 2014, 05:29:58 AM »
Hey,

I've noticed on 2 of my container trees that they grew a few flower buds but both plants dropped them after a while (before opening, in a juvenile stage). Room temperature varies between 17 and 20°C (62°F - 68°F) and pots are heated with cables at a temperature of about 21°C at the edge of the pot. Only small containers so core temperature I estimate would be about 17°C at minimum.

Only had a couple of lieaves dropping and that was a couple of weeks before fruitbud dropped.

Any ideas on this?

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