When all danger of frost is past, begin feeding citrus trees. (If your garden gets frost in February, wait until March.) Citrus are heavy feeders. A mature citrus tree in clay soil needs one pound of actual nitrogen a year. For example, if you choose a commercial fertilizer containing 16% nitrogen, such as 16-16-16, your […]
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Trees – Page 5
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Tags : Citrus & Fruit Trees
When to Spread Compost Under Fruit Trees
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Saturday,
September
27th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Mark: I have many young fruit trees , many types of citrus (orange, blood orange, lemon, lime) AND pomegranit, Avacado, fig, apple and stone fruits (nectarine and peach are both fruiting)… I received some very high quality compost yesterday as gift – , is it okay to put on the trees that are […]
Categories : Composting, Trees
Q. How can we prevent roots from shrubs from invading our sick looking fruit trees? A. Invasive roots are a serious problem in California, especially in old gardens. The best solution is to install a root barrier. The method is to dig a two or three-foot deep ditch and install a commercial root barrier vertically […]
How to Make a Pomegranate Tree Bear Fruit
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Tuesday,
August
26th,
2014
at 03:50 AM
Question from Karen: I live in a coastal town in California. My house is about five blocks from the ocean in a canyon that runs east west. Two years ago my then twelve-year-old daughter asked for a pomegranate tree for Christmas. That is all she wanted. We got one and planted it in our back […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Trees
Question from Dave: We live in Lafayette, CA which is about 25 miles east of San Francisco. We have 4 mature (nearly 40 years old) olive trees in our front yard close to the street. The city is considering constructing a public sidewalk which would come less than a foot from the base of these […]
Categories : Landscape Design, Trees
Lime, Peach, Nectarine, and Apricot Trees for Mild Climates
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Friday,
August
22nd,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Rachel: Pat, your book has been a lifesaver! But I have a specific question to ask, and I can’t find an answer anywhere. I live in zone 10, Long Beach, CA. I have a sunny backyard that has 2 citrus trees: a lemon tree that became wonderfully productive once I did a major […]
Question from Tim: Dear Pat, I live in central California, San Luis Obispo county. I have 4 trees about 20years old that dropped all their blossoms and developed sap all along the branches and of course no fruit at all? Did I prune wrong the year before? Grateful for any help. They were my father […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Trees
Question from Vicki: Can I plant this tree in a 30 inch concrete. Container? I do not want it to grow too fast. Answer from Pat: Agonis flexuosa ‘After Dark’ can be grown as a container plant and 30 inches is a good size, but the green species of peppermint willow tree is too large […]
Categories : Trees
Heavy pruning of olive trees while fruiting
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Sunday,
July
27th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Kathleen: The condo complex I stay in started heavy pruning of all the fruiting olive tree today, 9-1-10. Is it healthy for the tree to be lose 80% of its leaves while developing its fruit? I do energy analysis and I thik the poor trees are in shock. Upcoming will be some heat […]
Canary Island Date Palm – Organic fertilizers for
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Tuesday,
July
15th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Tod: Just bought the new edition of your book (I’ve had the 2nd edition for years now and refer to as my garden bible!). I am trying to go 100% organic in my garden and wanted to ask about fertilizing my Canary Island Date Palm. It’s about 20 ft. tall now and doing […]
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