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Ahron Page starts with ... My native lime has started to drop all of its leaves. We only got the lime around 6 months ago and it was looking pretty sad then. We put it in a bigger pot and it started to look much healthier. We then moved around 2 months ago and I have tried to put it in a spot where it would get the same amount of sun. It started flowering about 3 weeks ago and had heaps of flowers, but the leaves started falling off. Now it has hardly any leaves left. Any help???????
| About the Author Ahron Perth WA 29th September 2009 7:12pm #UserID: 2851 Posts: 2 View All Ahron's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Maybe too much phosphate fert? I have only recently planted my first one of these and am wondering about phosphate fertilisers as it's a native? (but then again - not all natives have the same low threshold) Maybe too cold at present where u guys are? Sept in Perth must have been freezing as it was pretty cold up here even? | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 2nd October 2009 10:29am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Ahron Perth 25th October 2009 8:51pm #UserID: 2851 Posts: 2 View All Ahron's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hi Ahron - it's great you put the feedback in - now we all know for next winter!? I have noticed that some of my trees seem more susceptible to the cold too - maybe they are semi-deciduous too - my guavas have perked up lately and pushing lovely healthy growth. I thought they were sick :) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 26th October 2009 9:48am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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SarahUK says... I've just been given a lovely Finger Lime plant a few weeks ago - I have it indoors on my desk at work where is gets the full morning sun. It started to lose all it's leaves so I repotted it with compost from my wormery. It's starting to lose even more leaves now! My desk is next to the radiator - is it possible that it's too warm? Our windows are single glazed, so it could be that it gets cold at night. Any ideas how I can save my lovely Spike. | About the Author SarahUK England 30th November 2017 8:49pm #UserID: 17432 Posts: 1 View All SarahUK's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Sarah It's possible that the radiator is drying out your citrus. Redirect the emission away from your plant or reposition spiky. Another issue is lighting. It's winter now in UK and citrus needs at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight to thrive. I'm pretty sure your spiky is not getting the required minimum sun exposure. To ameliorate the light deficiency install a grow light bulb not just an ordinary light bulb. Led grow light bulb is better because they cost less to operate. Turn it on when your plant is no longer expose to the sun from noon until it gets its maximum sun exposure requirement. Another thing is don't overwater your plant. Citrus hate wet feet. Just give it a drink when the soil is about to dry but not totally dry. You can do the finger soil test. Happy indoor gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 2nd December 2017 6:46am #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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bruada1 says... Finger Limes require small amounts of fertiliser every 2 – 3 months. NPK (15:4:11) fertiliser low in phosphorous Use only about 25–30% of the total annual amount of NPK fertiliser applied to other commercial citrus varieties. It is best to also give small quantities of soil conditioners like seaweed emulsion or worm castings regularly e.g. every 2 weeks. No fertiliser should be applied from flowering up until fruit are 1 cm long, otherwise fruit have a tendency to abort. Be careful not to over-fertilise trees as dieback has been reported to occur. http://anfab.org.au/edit/research_publications/growing-australian-native-finger-limes.pdf https://www.sgaonline.org.au/finger-limes/ | About the Author bruada1 BUNGALOW,4870,QLD 6th April 2019 10:53am #UserID: 18892 Posts: 1 View All bruada1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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