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["Richard O'Barr" <aatopgunaa@mindspring.com>]

The book 'hunger signs in crops' by sprague shows pictures of citrus with
thicker skin where the potassium was high and calcium was low, and possibly
high magnesium. Also, apicture where phosphorus was low shows thicker skins
in two books.
     My observation of citrus from TX where the humidity is low seem to run
with thicker skins than those from FL with a higher humidity. Just a thought
there.
                                                     TG
                                                     Zone 7; AL
----- Original Message -----
From: "miekal and" <dtv@mwt.net>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Potted citrus


> this is very interesting, the tree is pretty young (I think I got it
> from hidden springs last year as a youngun) & I did cut it back.  Im
> sure it wasnt over fertilized since I tend to be very conservative with
> fertilizing my container orchard...  thanks for this.
>
> also, is Meyer's a seedling or a grafted variety?  if its a seedling
> what's the chance of reproducing true to seed?
>
> mIEKAL
>
>
> On Friday, February 7, 2003, at 08:50 AM, Richard O'Barr wrote:
>
> > Note:
> >      This excerpt came from a list of disorders from a Master Gardeners
> > course in FL that was just forwarded to me.
> >                                                             Topgun
> >                                                              AL, zone 7
> > http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Master_Gardener
> >
> > P.S.   Go to this site for more details.
> >
> >
> > Symptom: Thick peel
> >
> > Physiological disorder
> >  At harvest
> >  Near harvest
> >  Follow good cultural practices.
> >
> > Comment: Worse on trees which are young or overfertilized, recently
> > pruned.
> >
>
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