The Garden Helper

Helping Gardeners Grow Their Dreams since 1997.

No-dash-here, you've found The Real Garden Helper! Gardening on the Web since 1997

kumquat

Gardening Reference » Gardening in 2006
« Prev thread: Kris Plant| Next thread: Kumquat Zones »
Back to Thread index
by flycats on November 01, 2006 12:04 AM
My mom and I both bought Nagami kumquats and planted them in a big pot last year. mine is thriving and hers has yellow leaves that are dropping. Any thoughts? too much water? not enough? There was a period last May/June where she was on vacation and it might have been underwatered for awhile. She also has not been feeding it as often as me. Is it salvagable?

* * * *
The cat's asleep, I whisper "kitten", until he stirs a little and begins to purr.
by njoynit on November 21, 2006 11:42 PM
can you tell me more?what size pot?what type soil.whats the area its setting in?is it on concrete?

Theree's a chance could be spider mites.you'd see trails on the leaves and the leaves may curl& might see ants(they heard about the bugs& came to eat)

This would be early sign of mites
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EDISImagePage?imageID=612698892&dlNumber=HS122&tag=FIGURE%2022&credits=

also you mention lack of fertilizeing.The oldest leaves would show the 1st signs of nutrient defiencys.Longy is good for this topic.I believe he told me 1st yr fertlize 4 times& the 2nd yr 5 times. A fertilized plant thats healthy will fight off stuff better than a poorly fertilized one.they make citris spikes also,but i'm good about fertilizeing and my kumquat proably gets more than it needs being its doubled in size at 2 years,but grown inground versis your container.I have a Meiwa. they have a tastier fruit. they do like alot of water.especially on hot days& windy days

* * * *
 -
 -
I will age ungracefully until I become an old woman in a small garden..doing whatever the Hell I want!

http://community.webshots.com/user/njoynit03
http://community.webshots.com/user/njoynit
http://photos.yahoo.com/njoynit03

Active Garden Forum

« Prev thread: Kris Plant| Next thread: Kumquat Zones »
Back to Thread index
Similar discussions:


Search The Garden Helper: