Dwarf fruit tree potting mix (forum)

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I will (hopefully) be buying a yacht next year to cruise Australia (multiple weather conditions) and want to have a lemon, orange, kaffir lime and backhousia citriodora in dwarf/bonsai form as space will be very limited. I don't want to use soil if possible so could I use perlite or similar and use off the shelf nutrients mixed in water?
I assume I'd need to wash the leaves daily to minimise salt poisoning.
I intend using your bonsai bags so would I need to prune roots every season?
Would it be possible to get a single tree with lemon, kaffir lime and orange ?? Thanks.
Fran

Time: 14th May 2008 9:47am

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aNON says...
WA will saeize the plants when you enter.

Time: 14th May 2008 10:32am

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Correy says...
That is very keen growing fruit trees on a yacht. I would love some pictures when you make your dream a reality you will have to upload them here.

I guess that for each fruit tree they require certain minerals and then you have drainage to worry about that is why potting mix is usually so good.

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Time: 16th May 2008 8:38pm

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Anonymous says...
Drat, and I wanted to cruise WA coast.
I guess NSW may also be the same AND S.A. I may contact relevant state quarantine/fruit fly people to find out. Must admit I hadn't thought about seizure.

Time: 23rd May 2008 12:47pm

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Anonymous says...
Yep, If we ever sell the house and get the yacht I'llmost certainly send piccies.
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Time: 23rd May 2008 12:48pm

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Kath says...
Fran, citrus are allowed into WA so as long as you inform quarantine and they can inspect the tree they could be OK, check with quarantine about their regulations before you leave. Use a good quality potting mix. The idea of the bonsai bag is great, you could pierce it and thread a securing string though the bag tied to something solid to stop if from falling over which may be necessary on a boat. I think that the salt will be your biggest issue.

Time: 23rd May 2008 4:15pm

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Fran says...
Dear Kath,
I hadn't thought about fruit fly, so I'll check on that, and quarantine regs.
I have my own compost bins at the moment so will use that for potting mix. Wish I'd known about Daleys a couple of months ago as I was staying only a bit over an hours drive away in
Qld a couple of months ago.

Time: 4th June 2008 1:06pm

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