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- From: Hector Black <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>
- To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] citrus seedlings need help
- Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 14:41:30 -0500
You might also want to check for slug damage. My citrus have extensive
damage from slugs and mealy bugs which seem to crawl in the drain holes and
devour the roots leaving sizeable holes, sometimes over 2 inches with not a
root left. Hector Black zone 6 middle TN
----- Original Message -----
From: <athagan@atlantic.net>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] citrus seedlings need help
> How large are the pots they're presently in?
>
> I'd take the sick ones out of their pots and check the conditions of
> their roots. The media in the bottom half of the pot may have turned
> into muck and not be draining properly because the symptoms you
> describe sound to me like an overwatering problem. I would stop
> feeding them until you see signs of new growth.
>
> .....Alan.
>
> Quoting Mark Lee <markl@nytec.com>:
>
> > The leaves are yellowing and dropping. I water them daily to keep
> > them from drying out and also to prevent them from getting water
> > logged. I foliar feed them weekly either with a general purpose
> > liquid plant food or with seaweed extract.
>
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[NAFEX] citrus seedlings need help,
Mark Lee, 05/31/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] citrus seedlings need help,
athagan, 05/31/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] citrus seedlings need help, Hector Black, 05/31/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] citrus seedlings need help, list, 05/31/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] citrus seedlings need help,
athagan, 05/31/2005
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