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| About the Author Narelle Narre Warren South 9th August 2007 10:37pm #UserID: 213 Posts: 2 View All Narelle's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author mal1 tbar 11th August 2007 5:05pm #UserID: 228 Posts: 3 View All mal1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jim says... Narelle may not need a guy to dig and lift for her.. Success is sweetened. by the effort thats required to avhieve it. Preparing the new sight is also important .Minimising stress is the key to happy relocation of tree and its keeper.Prune only what you must and soak where you intend to dig; along the dripline if possible,keep rootball moist but avoid waterlogging it or the new site.Good luck Narelle. | About the Author jim4 mornington 11th August 2007 10:58pm #UserID: 229 Posts: 6 View All jim4's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Narelle Narre Warren South 13th August 2007 10:34pm #UserID: 213 Posts: 2 View All Narelle's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author jim4 mornington 15th August 2007 9:03pm #UserID: 229 Posts: 6 View All jim4's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author kilsyth South 11th January 2009 7:26pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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paula says... How is it for drainage Justin? If the water dosen't drain away quite quickly, the hole may act as a pond and the roots will become waterlogged, and most trees will not survive in these conditions. If it has poor drainage, the better way to go would be to plant it into a mound on top of the soil. | About the Author se queensland 11th January 2009 7:46pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Slicko 11th January 2009 8:57pm #UserID: 1775 Posts: 227 View All Slicko's Edible Fruit Trees |
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SlickMick says... Justin, I think that all you will have is a big hole in the clay (doesn't matter if you have rocks and soil in it) it is still going to be a big hole that will not drain and your tree is doomed. You need to take it up and build the soil up into a mound of good friable soil and plant into the mound about a metre diameter and 300-400mm high. That way the water will not hang around and drown your tree. Citrus do not like wet feet. | About the Author Slicko 12th January 2009 8:26pm #UserID: 1775 Posts: 227 View All Slicko's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Slicko 12th January 2009 8:27pm #UserID: 1775 Posts: 227 View All Slicko's Edible Fruit Trees |
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mel tal says... my year and a half old lemon tree, growing in a plastic pot a meter wide and deep, has been overfilling with water after rain or watering. the earth is sogged from this waterlogging. i do not know what is causing this and what to do about it. it hurts me to see this lovely tree choking. does anyone out there have some advice. thanks, mel | About the Author mel3 israel 23rd February 2009 4:18pm #UserID: 2011 Posts: 2 View All mel3's Edible Fruit Trees |
SlickMick says... Mel Bore a hole at least 2.5cm (1") in the bottom of the pot to let the water drain out or you will loose the tree for sure. Citrus do not like wet feet. The size of the pot sounds ideal but you need to drain it Let it drain for a few days before you think of watering it again, then give it a few more days before you do | About the Author Slicko 23rd February 2009 10:40pm #UserID: 1775 Posts: 227 View All Slicko's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Adelaide 17th March 2009 5:31pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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mel says... i added some good earth to the pot, drilled about ten holes down to the bottom of the pot and let the rain roll down these holes, then tipped the pot allowing the water to cascade out onto the balcony. but i have to wait for the change, if there will be a change. meanwhile the branches look healthy but the tree is bald of leaves, which have all fallen off. hoping for change. | About the Author jerusalem 20th March 2009 2:56pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
Jayne says... Hi, I have a 3 year old lemon tree and need to re-locate it, is this time of year good for this? It currently has blossom and it has recently been pruned after all the lemons were picked. It's about 5ft tall. I'm not particualy green fingered and have read all the advice on the site but am still worried, I dont want to kill it! | About the Author Jayne1 Spain 8th May 2009 5:53pm #UserID: 2300 Posts: 1 View All Jayne1's Edible Fruit Trees |
mel says... my bald lemon tree grew back its fine leaves and lovely small white and yellow small blosoms opened up with promise for a larger harvest of lemons. but sadly, the lush leaves remain but all the buds germinating the lemons dropped from their places for no apparent reason. a real disappointment! does anyone understand what made the budding fruit fall off, like hair falling from a man's scalp? thanks, mel | About the Author mel3 jerusalem, israel 14th May 2009 1:48pm #UserID: 2011 Posts: 2 View All mel3's Edible Fruit Trees |