tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post3963535720089781444..comments2024-03-27T00:25:28.696+11:00Comments on Garden amateur: Feeding citrus in potsJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-10222376673016926842015-02-21T18:07:53.787+11:002015-02-21T18:07:53.787+11:00Thanks for this post, I do remember your last post...Thanks for this post, I do remember your last post on citrus and have been showing off my knowledge based on that (washing away of nutrients etc), will be able to add to my boast basket.Shivangnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724368971699470594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-76668584517643399992015-02-21T10:56:28.572+11:002015-02-21T10:56:28.572+11:00Hi Jem
Yep, stink bugs are an annual problem here...Hi Jem<br /><br />Yep, stink bugs are an annual problem here, too. I use Pyrethrum spray, which is a naturally derived product (from a type of daisy) and is good that it only works on contact with the thing it zaps. I don't use it in the mornings or evenings, when the bees are busiest. <br /><br />It's not a nasty "systemic" spray which hangs around the plant for days or weeks and murders every little insecty guy who visits the plant.<br /><br />However, it does have a one-day withholding period, which means you shouldn't harvest from the tree for one day after using it. So you couldn't call it a truly organic spray, but is the lowest toxicity, most effective one I have tried. Several years ago I tried to remove the stink bugs by hand, but it was smelly, messy, a bit dangerous when doing it on step-ladders, and generally unsuccessful. So I have used pyrethrum since then, very cautiously.<br /><br />And I, too, have a packet of Epsom salts in the shed, but I don't use it much. I think it might be that manufacturers include a little bit of magnesium in the additives that they incorporate into their boosted "organic-based" plant foods. So if you fertilise with the boosted products, you're probably already adding some magnesium to the soil. Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-20121829753282115722015-02-21T10:28:26.228+11:002015-02-21T10:28:26.228+11:00Thanks for the tips Jamie. I have quite a few citr...Thanks for the tips Jamie. I have quite a few citrus trees growing in the ground and I have a bit of a love hate relationship going on. They also love chook poo and charlie carp every now and then. Occasionally I use epsom salts as my soil can lack magnesium and it works a treat. Stink bugs can sometimes be an issue, do you have problems with them? I usually just remove them (I'm an organic gardener) but would love any advice. One tree which always produces an amazing amount of produce is the cumquat. It's unbelievable!Jem @ Lost in Utensilshttp://www.lostinutensils.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-38028706042790215332015-02-21T07:38:12.624+11:002015-02-21T07:38:12.624+11:00Amy
Remembering is half the task with fertilising!...Amy<br />Remembering is half the task with fertilising!<br /><br />Anne<br />I'm glad the posting has helped. Charlie Carp is good stuff (my accountant Michael, a keen gardener who reads my blog sometimes, says "Plug Charlie Carp more often, it's good stuff").<br /><br />The Seasol is also good for plants, but remember that it isn't a fertiliser. It is more like a "general health tonic" that promotes root growth and beneficial soil organisms, but it contains no actual plant food. I use Seasol too (or its powdered equivalent, Eco Seaweed). It works best on baby plants, or on sick plants that are under stress.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-21611969003899710972015-02-21T07:24:17.260+11:002015-02-21T07:24:17.260+11:00Thank you Jamie, a whole post for my answer, I'...Thank you Jamie, a whole post for my answer, I'm chuffed! Based on your advice I think I'll do the monthly chook poo over the warmer months, then slow release citrus food over the cooler months. My lemon tree is a feature pot on my balcony off the kitchen, so it's eyeballing me everyday ensuring (theoretically) that I won't forget. I've also given it a (roughly) monthly watering can full of seasol or Charlie carp, depending on what I have. Thanks again, I'm a loner in the edible garden stakes around here, so value your advice! Have a lovely weekend, nice to get a sprinkling of rain in this heat! Regards, AnneAnne At Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625308384316178431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-58666763124290367212015-02-20T17:36:49.517+11:002015-02-20T17:36:49.517+11:00Thanks for the reminder to fertilise. I've def...Thanks for the reminder to fertilise. I've definitely neglected my citrus. Also thank you for explaining the washing away of nutrients - something that probably should've been obvious to me if I'd thought about it properly. Will certainly stick now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528403806024368437noreply@blogger.com