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Christine starts with ... Hi everyone, I have several young fruit trees now and they are all growing well, i.e. fig, mulberry, blackcurrent, blueberries and citrus. However, I realize that I should have potted the citrus into larger pots. I plan to buy some half barrels for them but am not sure of the following.... As long as I fertilize them correctly, does it matter if I use a good soil mix or a good potting mix ? | About the Author Christine Lake Macquarie 6th March 2010 11:52am #UserID: 2392 Posts: 6 View All Christine's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mish says... Hi Christine I am growing my Key lime and Lisbon lemon in a large pot. I used a soil mixture of 1/2 good quality potting mix and 1/2 good compost from my local soil supplier (this is what he recommended). At the time of potting (early Dec 2009) I added some dynamic lifter - fruit and citrus. A month later I added some Seamungus (plant tonic) and today (6 weeks later) just added some Blood and Bone. Pic 2 is when I just potted my lemon, Pic 1 is what it looks like now. Pic 4 is my lime when I just bought it and Pic 3 is what it looks like now. Both my trees are thriving and appear to be very happy (and so am I because they have lots of new growth).
| About the Author Mish Singleton 6th March 2010 2:13pm #UserID: 3045 Posts: 42 View All Mish's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author magsgaz1 Wooloowin 5th April 2010 9:15pm #UserID: 3494 Posts: 5 View All magsgaz1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 6th April 2010 7:06pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author magsgaz1 Wooloowin 6th April 2010 7:29pm #UserID: 3494 Posts: 5 View All magsgaz1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brad2 Como, Perth 8th April 2010 5:01pm #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Christine says... Hi Mish, Thanks for your helpful info. I've bought two humungus half wine-barrels for my citrus (got to go away on a camping trip first) ...will probably follow your advice although they are growing like mad just with good quality potting mix at the moment (with added blood and bone and citrus food etc). Christine | About the Author Christine Lake Macquarie 11th April 2010 4:10pm #UserID: 2392 Posts: 6 View All Christine's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author MaryT Sydney 25th September 2013 1:10pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Boris Spasky says... You can Mary, but the majority cark it early. Those that do are in cooler climates (Tasmania, UK), where they are protected from frost and the potting media dries out a lot slower. Compounding the difficulty is that dwarfing rootstocks are the least drought tolerant which makes getting quality fruit out of reach for most busy people. | About the Author Boris Spasky 25th September 2013 2:07pm #UserID: 7085 Posts: 184 View All Boris Spasky's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author MaryT Sydney 25th September 2013 2:44pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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