Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Lemon Tree help needed... 4Nov 08, 2009 7:33 am Fu Manchu Oh no, I forgot your lemon tree If that were mine your going to be horrified at what I would do it I'd chop it. To me that poor thing is near on knackered. You want to avoid having it staked. The plant becomes even weaker. That poor thing looks to be reaching for the light. Thanks Fu! I was a little horrified, but once I read the rest of your post - it sort of started to make sense. Fu Manchu ...Seasol and powerfeed every 2-4weeks. a smidge of molasses every month or two. worm wee is fantastic keep it mulched on the top of the pot. The chilli and garlic spray (probalbly beat-a-bug) is fine I guess, as in not doing any harm But I am curious as to why they said use it on your citrus? If the leaves were getting eaten, snails and slugs would be the culprits and an iron based snail pellet would smash them. safe for dogs and cats too Seasol... that's the seaweedy thing I've been using. Pretty much every 3 weeks as it says on the bottle. That's really great stuff! (even if it smells awful). In fact that's pretty much the only thing I use on any of my pot plants (all four of them). Not sure why the beat-a-bug was recommended to me. It doesn't seem to have done any harm, but I'm not sure if it's done any good either. Fu Manchu If it were mine, I'd be lopping it straight off! I'd cut it at about wear the base of the tag is. do it just above a node. That is the point on the stem where you can see a mark, that is where the shoots will appear from. It would take about 8 weeks for new growth to come through and it should become more robust than it is now. It would take a year or so to get a bit more "normal" looking. Fruit would be set right back but be a heap better than your chances right now. Maybe even ditch it and buy a new one, might be cheaper? Yikes! I'm not so much worried about the fruit, or even the flowers. I've developed a bit of a sentimental attachment to the tree though. (What can I say, it's a sad, girly thing!). Having said that, after reading what you wrote it's clear to me that this tree isn't going to last for very long as is. So I've done most of what you said... and I cut the big branch off, I think in the right place. It's just a small sad looking single branch in a pot of soil now. I guess I'll keep an eye on what's left and see what happens. Fu Manchu The pot size is great Is that court yard always that shaded? If it is what you may want to have a go at doing is espaliering it on the wall in more sun. That way, even if it doesn't fruit in the shade, it's going to look bloody good. The shade thing is going to be your challenge The courtyard is actually quite sunny from about midday onwards. I had to move the plant into the shade though in order to get far enough away from it to actually take a photograph (it's a really small courtyard). Thanks again Fu! P. Hi , I'm currently going through this now within the Whitehorse council which has a similar set of restrictions. We're having to make compromises with our floor plan due… 3 23726 Hello. I just bought a few acres in Habana, Mackay, and my horses seem to love hanging around under this tree. I would like to name the paddock after this tree. Can… 0 8909 |