tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post1827011710985089715..comments2024-03-27T00:25:28.696+11:00Comments on Garden amateur: BabysittingJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-26117153756314081112009-03-26T13:03:00.000+11:002009-03-26T13:03:00.000+11:00Your babysitting duties have obviously been benefi...Your babysitting duties have obviously been beneficial for some of your ‘charges’ – the Kaffir Lime, and its personal associated circumstances, must have been particularly satisfying for you.greengardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07816017974248364700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-25687076336031374192009-02-22T22:08:00.000+11:002009-02-22T22:08:00.000+11:00Hi JessicaYou'll need to use potting mix, not ...Hi Jessica<BR/>You'll need to use potting mix, not garden soil, for your potted citrus. I use Debco 'Terracotta & Tub', which is a bit expensive but it's well worth it. You'll need a good-size pot, about 50cm wide at the top, if possible. And as for the brown bits, cut them off until you see some green bits left on branches or twigs. It'll grow back.<BR/>Secondly, get rid of any dishes underneath the pot and replace them with pot feet. Water must drain away from the bottom of the pot. Water clogging up the bottom of the pot is bad for citrus.<BR/>As for fertiliser for potted plants, the ideal is to feed plants about every six weeks. You could use a slow-release food like Osmocote for pots, but you could also just scatter around a handful of Dynamic Lifter (chicken poo) every six weeks, too.<BR/>Don't worry about too little water for potted citrus in summer. At the moment, give the plants a water every second day, unless it rains. Then, when autumn comes, every third day. Then, when winter comes, at least once a week.<BR/>The main things with potted citrus are pot feet, potting mix, and feeds every six weeks.<BR/>If you have any other questions, Jessica, email me at: gardenamaterur@gmail.com and I'll try to help.<BR/>Good luck!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-51107115828756988212009-02-22T18:51:00.000+11:002009-02-22T18:51:00.000+11:00Hi there, I live in Newcastle and have a Kaffir li...Hi there, I live in Newcastle and have a Kaffir lime tree. I saw that you brought one back to life. Mine started dying after we moved suburbs. It's potted, and all its leaves fell off and now the ends of each branch have turned brown. I read some things on the internet which prompted me to replant it today in another pot with dry soil. As I was pulling it out of the pot to replant I saw just how muddy the bottom of the pot was. I thought it had good drainage.<BR/>Is this all I should do, and wait and see. I bought fertilizer but I'm afraid to use it. And usually when I replant I water but I'm afraid the roots have had too much water, especially with all the rain last weekend. Any more advice?? Thanks for the help!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com