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Read this article, it should answer all your questions: Orange Tree Care
I see you're in CA. Remember this has been a long hot strenous summer for plants new and established ones. The first year is usually the toughest til it gets established. Citrus need a deep slow watering every 1-2 weeks depending on the temps. If in doubt pick up a moisture meter at any garden center. It will indicate when to water your plants. For about 6-7 dollars it could save a lot of headaches and plants.
Read this article, it should answer all your questions: Orange Tree Care
I see you're in CA. Remember this has been a long hot strenous summer for plants new and established ones. The first year is usually the toughest til it gets established. Citrus need a deep slow watering every 1-2 weeks depending on the temps. If in doubt pick up a moisture meter at any garden center. It will indicate when to water your plants. For about 6-7 dollars it could save a lot of headaches and plants.
I have a moisture meter but it is only about 8-10 inches long - it will only measure moisture maybe 8-10 inches deep. Would that be OK for a tree, OR is it really more suitable for flowers and shrubs with roots that aren't as deep?
Rule of thumb. You only need to read down 6-8 inches to see what's going on. If the meter shows any indication in the green area of the meter reading then you have plenty of water since the deeper you go the wetter it is. Any red or near red means time to water. Plants get used to a regular scheduled watering and that's what you need to learn about your plants care and needs. Citrus overwatering can develop various disease problems from gummosis to other fungal problems. With new plants their drinking roots are very small and very hairy like. Overwatering rots them off and causes growth problems. Improper watering, either over or under, is the #1 cause of plant failure.
Generally with fruit trees around here they sort of sit there for rather a long time after they are transplanted. They seem to grow roots before they put out new leaves.
If that were my tree, I'd put a lot of mulch around it. It looks dry, orange leaves sort of curl when they are dry and flatten out when they are happy. Perhaps the soil drains too much?
Generally with fruit trees around here they sort of sit there for rather a long time after they are transplanted. They seem to grow roots before they put out new leaves.
If that were my tree, I'd put a lot of mulch around it. It looks dry, orange leaves sort of curl when they are dry and flatten out when they are happy. Perhaps the soil drains too much?
I hope you are right. It isn't dying. It just isn't growing. I think I read something similiar online about it needs to establish before it takes off.
I water the heck out of it but it could be draining too much..
I have a little Washington Tree and have never grown oranges before, it has been in the ground for 18months and the first year it had thousands and I mean thousands of blooms, I picked them all off and now I have about 5 blooms, WILL I GET FRUIT????, it is very healthy, when I planted it I put organic mulch and mushroom compost and new soil and I water like crazy I also give it Seasol and Powerfeed every two weeks
Many thanks
Lorraine Whitford LARA VIC
I have a little Washington Tree and have never grown oranges before, it has been in the ground for 18months and the first year it had thousands and I mean thousands of blooms, I picked them all off and now I have about 5 blooms, WILL I GET FRUIT????, it is very healthy, when I planted it I put organic mulch and mushroom compost and new soil and I water like crazy I also give it Seasol and Powerfeed every two weeks
Many thanks
Lorraine Whitford LARA VIC
why on earth did you pick the blossom off? And NO, you won't get fruit if those five blooms were not pollinated. Tha's why you leave the bossoms on the tree. The butterlies,etc, just aren't going to pollinate all of them. The more blooms you have, the more insect attracting odors you have. Just a few blooms won't do it.
I mulched around some meyer improved lemon trees in New Orleans and termites attacked the base where the mulch touched the tree. I got to it before much happened, if you mulch pull the mulch away from the trunk and use Bayer System Insecticide. It also benefits from oil spray. Most citrus self polinate.
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