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Author Message   Abigailc1973  My Weather Posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 02:43 pm EST :    Hello, I was wondering if anyone would have any advice for me on my new lemon trees. I'm so excited but never had tried citrus before. I bought them in 1 gallon containers. One is the eureka variety and the other is the variegated pink eureka variety. I'd like to try to keep them in containers if I could. I have limited space here in Orlando and like to move things around. Thanks! Abigailc1973 - florida, Zone "9"   Stephie  Posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 05:03 pm EST :    All my citrus except "Flying Dragon" have to be in pots to move inside....or else they're doomed. My uncle grew a regular tall lemon tree in his greenhouse since 1950...had to upgrade the roof of the greenhouse every so often but he got alot of lemons over the years. Now days they have lots of dwarfs and hybrids that grow easily in pots and there should be no problem in Florida!!! And my uncle's wasn't anything fancy either! Stephie   Stephie  Posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 05:03 pm EST :    And we're in Zone 8, coastal B.C. Stephie   Abigailc1973  My Weather Posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 10:13 pm EST :    Thanks for the info. About how often do you fertilize your trees and are there any "home remedies" I should know about. For instance, my roses like chopped banana peels & egg shells. Is there anything I could sprinkle on the lemon trees? Abigailc1973 - florida, Zone "9"   Stephie  Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 09:08 am EST :    Citrus like nitrogen at a 2:1:1 ratio so I use fertilizer with this as a standard plus one with trace minerals. If the leaves are dark green all's ok but I apply more nitrogen (citrus are heavy feeders) in winter. Slow release fertilizers are the best. Citrus like soil at a 6 to 6.5 pH so adding pine bark on top helps. Salt accumulation (if you get a white crust after awhile) should be flushed out. Other than that, they are fairly easy to take care of (you have to either root prune or put in bigger pot after awhile) I have a randia formosa that requires the same type of care, a meyers lemon, a lime, a flying dragon (inside and out) and they're doing well considering I have a dead cactus in the livingroom!!!LOL By the way, flying dragon has really crooked twigs..great for bonsai but I don't do that. fruit is good for marmalades. Tough little tree that stays green in Zone 8 winters!!! Stephie   Stephie  Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 09:10 am EST :    Oh, anything natural that provides trace minerals is ok like your egg shells etc. but really not necessary. Stephie   Abigailc1973  My Weather Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 01:58 pm EST :    Thank you so much! A meyers lemon tree. I've heard of those but never have been able to try one. One day I'm sure. I hear they're wonderful. Thanks again. Abigailc1973 - florida, Zone "9"

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