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Feeding citrus trees

When all danger of frost is past, begin feeding citrus trees. (If your garden gets frost in February, wait until March.) Citrus are heavy feeders. A mature citrus tree in clay soil needs one pound of actual nitrogen a year. For example, if you choose a commercial fertilizer containing 16% nitrogen, such as 16-16-16, your […]

Citrus from Seed

Question from Tony: Pat, I found a few seeds in my Sumo Citrus which is usually seedless. The seeds have sprouted and have 2 sprouts from the one seed about 2″ tall and very healthy looking. Do i separate them or let them go for awhile. A Sumo (Dekopon) is rare so i am trying […]

Put citrus fruit into the composter

Q. Can downed critus fruit be thrown into the composter? Love your website! A. I’m delighted to hear you like my website, especially since it gives me a way to communicate with gardeners like you. It’s absolutely fine to add citrus fruit to the compost pile, but it’s best to pick up fallen fruit frequently. […]

Citrus and Coffee Trees as Houseplants

Question from Bob: My grapefruit tree never bore fruit (I think there was something about the way commercial grapefruits are produced), but it had tough, firm, deeply green lustrous leaves that gave off the scent of citrus when rubbed, and it grew to be 5′ high I kept it in a pot indoors. I also […]

Grapefruit Tree

Question from Debbie: I also have a large grapefruit tree. When should I prune this tree ? How often and when should I fertilize? Answer from Pat: Citrus need little pruning, other than keeping the foliage off the ground. Fertilize citrus trees in January. For details, see “Pat Welsh’s Southern California Gardening, Month by Month”, […]

Blood Meal and Citrus Trees

Question from Kevin: I would like to know how much blood meal I should put under my citrus trees, even the ones that are flowering? Answer from Pat: It sounds to me as if you have been killing your trees with kindness—I mean the ones that are not doing well. Mulch should not be deeper […]

Pests on Citrus trees

Question from Sandy: ANY IDEA why or WHO might be consuming the leaves now in March on the 2nd Meyer Lemon on our front deck? Breaks my heart, as the lemons will suffer, if the 2nd half of the tree gets consumed! Answer from Pat: I am sorry I cannot tell you for sure what […]

Acid Soil

Gardening Question From Joan: A friend told me berries need acid, recommended coffee grounds for our listless raspberries. Another friend told my daughter that citrus is too acidic for compost. Are either of these statements true? And if so, would burying our citrus rinds in the raspberry bed be beneficial? Answer from Pat: Raspberries prefer […]

Citrus Leafminers

Question from Sandy: A HUGE favor! It pains me to see the very newest leaves of our booming citrus trees, still curling w those leaf-miners, even after spraying. ANY suggestions you might send (or re-send!) would be so appreciated! Answer from Pat: It seems as if all the citrus trees I see these days have […]

Blood Orange Tree Polination

Question from Jess: Do Blood Oranges need another nearby to cross pollinate? My mentor and I have researched this all over and can’t find an answer. We figured I anyone knew, it would definitely be you!! Answer from Pat: Blood oranges do not require cross-pollination with another citrus tree in order to bear fruit. On […]