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Posted by David Gross La. (djagross@home.com) on Mon, May 7, 01 at 10:25
| Have had my Myer lemon tree for 2 years now. Every year the young lemons look good at first, get to the size of a small marble, turn a light green and drop off. I have fertilized with citrus product and have tried to do the right thing but to no avail. What could be the problem? |
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RE: Lemon Tree
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| hi there firstly you may have a water problem when they are fruiting the need deep watering and the other thing is you have a boron deficiency you need to apply trace element mixture and water in apply every 3 months for 1 year then stop. Damian |
RE: Lemon Tree
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| my mother just got a myer lemon tree and has no idea how to care for it. she is an good gardener and has lots and i mean lots of different plants, form all over the U.S. i was just wondering if you could share with me the basic things to take care of the dwarf myer lemon tree. thank you very much. samie |
RE: Lemon Tree
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| I have a Lisbon and a Myer. I didn't want two but a stressed relative gave me a stressed Myer ten years ago so I now have the two. What make good lemons - liquid fertiliser, the sort produced by men after drinking beer and standing infront of the tree :-)) |
RE: Lemon Tree
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| I need help for a Myer Lemon also. It has caterpillars that look like lizard poop.(obviously they are in disguise) It also has leaf miners. I have tried all kinds of things from home depot and lowes. Nothing is working. I put the insect killer directly on the caterpillars and it didn't even phase them. |
RE: Lemon Tree
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| Carbaryl (wetable powder at 30 grams per 4.5ltrs)is the poison for caterpillars and Dimethoate (Rogor) is the poison (with water as per label instructions)will fix the leafminer problem. HTH teddy,J |
RE: Lemon Tree
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if you have clay soil, the problem could be waterlogging.
Try dolomite lime around the base of the tree over winter. This will at first make the tree a little yellow and then as the lime works the leaves should green up. Dolomite creates good soil structure and reduces the acidity caused by the heavy feeding that lemons require. Plant lots of flowering plants in the bed to provide habitat for aphids and other pests so that your garden supports a healthy predator population Manually remove any leaf miner and put it in the bin. Check for the presence of lace bug, lady beetles and praying mantis before spraying (and dont spray if they are there). rogor can affect the leaves and reduce productivity in some plants. Try pestoil for scales or large infestations of leaf minor if you have no predators.
Feed the soil and the tree will produce. |
RE: Lemon Tree
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I have lost all my leafs on the tree,and the new leafs coming in have tiny little black bugs on them and I also found 2 catapillers on it.
Can you tell me what this may be and how to get rid of them.
Thanks for your help |
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