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| aline russell from u.s.a. asks: |
i have a lemon tree , i kept it outside all summer, what i need to know is when i brought it in before it came a frost it was full of blooms now my leaves are all falling off& lemons also are all just about fell off, please tell me do i have it to hot for it in my house or what can i do . what temperture does it need to stay at . thank you
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| Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : |
You can bring the lemon tree indoors for over-wintering as long as you have a cool, sunny location in which to place it (no more than 6 feet from a sunny window and away from any heat source). Indoors, the tree likes a humidity level of around 50%. Periodic misting will help maintain this humidity level. Sounds like a shock. Check the container for drainage. Citrus do not like "wet" feet. Soil must allow oxygen to get to the roots. Unless temperatures are extremely high, don`t water more than once a week. Compacted soil will also smother roots. Use your finger to check for moisture. If the top three inches are moist, do NOT add water. Also lacking from nitrogen, and or probably other nutrients could cause falling leaves.
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| Sherry Hodges from United States - Texas asks: |
My elderly aunt has an African Pine tree and wants to know if she should leave the fallen pine needles under the tree or remove them. Thank you.
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| Tiffany from asks: |
when is the best time to transplant a magnolia tree that is small ? what is the way to grow ginger in the ground (the smell good white flower)?
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| Leroy says : |
In our area the best time to transplant anything is September/october
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| Sam Schwartz from USA asks: |
I would like to locate some clippings from a Muscat grape plant (edible grapes) in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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| Elke B. from USA asks: |
Is there any possible way to plant a Mango seed?
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| trudy says : |
yes lay the mango seed on its side ,in good potting soil,about 6inches in the pot cover with dirt put in the sun or warm place and in about 21 days it send up a shoot
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| laura nicholas from uk asks: |
could you please tell me how do you prune the tree,thank you laura.
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| Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : |
Look on de sites such as: www.bonsaitalk.com or www.bonsaigardener.org Good luck.
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| Debbie Mason from USA asks: |
For the last 3 years my little kiwis have fallen off their vines with no ripe production.
Do you have any idea what I`m doing wrong?
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| Cole Henry from United States asks: |
My Passion Vine`s leaves keep turning yellow. Is this due to too much/too little water or not enough sunlight? I keep the soil damp, but not too moist. I live in a condo, so it gets some (not alot of sunlight) but I recently added a growth spotlight to supplement this. Does anyone have any suggestions to help me keep this beautiful plant alive and happy?
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| Earlene McGuire from USA California asks: |
We planted the tree about 4 week ago her leaves started wilting right after we planted her.We sprayed water on the leaves and they perk right up. but now the leaves are still wilting and they dont perk up. We have gone without watering for several days, and watered her every day.. What makes the leaves wilt> We baught a Van Cherry tree and its doing fine..What do I do to help this little cherry tree. Thanks Earlene
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| Green Zeus says : |
I have had this happen,also. The first possibility is that the tree has a fungal disease from the nursery. Fungal diseases cause the leaves to wilt regardless of water. I would have the nursery replace this tree.
In my case, I found the problem to be extremely heavy clay. Trees just hate it. I planted an expensive amur cherry and lost it almost right away because I didn`t evaluate the soil in that area well enough. Since that experience I excavated a large and deep area and removed all the clay. I brought in topsoil and mixed it with manure and planted an ornamental peach. It is doing very well in the same area of the amur cherry. So maybe your problem is soil. Also be sure to remove the burlap from the root ball. Some people neglect to do this and that will kill a tree. Also, when you plant a tree or shrub, mix some Miracle Grow or other dilute fertilizer into the water. It seems that it helps the plant with transplant shock.
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| Martha from asks: |
WE just purchased and planted a dwaft pear fruit tree. I have been searching the internet on infromation on how to care for it and I have not found any thing yet; where would I got for the best information that I am looking for. And, if I need to purchase a book, what would a name of a good book be?
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| Green Zeus says : |
Many of the agricultural colleges (such as OSU) give very good info on fruit tree care and pruning. Try typing "dwarf pear" into the search engine and see where it takes you.
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| Patsy Izzo from USA asks: |
How to propigate mangoes from seed or pit
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| trudy says : |
lay the seed on it side in dirt ,cover and warch it grow
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| Yourgarden specialist Marian says : |
Propagate mango from seeds.
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| ron waller from USA,/ murrieta ca asks: |
i have a variety of citrus and fruit tree,s in 5 and 15 gallon pots i do not have alot of yard so i grow these in pots. the problem i have is that all the fruit tree,s especially the citrus is that growing them in pots they grow poorly and there fruit is small. what can i do to get max growth, good health and better or larger fruit. i am stumped in what to do for them and it bothers me to see my plants getting weaker. (please keep in mind i water and fertilize them but i think i am missing something)
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| Terry Terras from United States asks: |
what causes the root sestem to be loose in the ground?
the tree is 2years old and the fruit wont stick.
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| alan seagrave from usa asks: |
Can you successfully plant Dwarf Pear, Peach, Apricot, Plum, or Cherry Trees in an area surrounded by Cedar Trees. If so, what varieties and what steps must be taken to prevent Cedar Rust from affecting the fruit? Is there a spray on the market?
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| Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : |
Look for your answer in our Q&A index- fruit trees. There you can find the problem with Cedar trees and fruit trees. Ask by a good fruit tree nursery for resistant cultivars.
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| Alan Seagrave from USA asks: |
I recently purchased a home surrounded by Cedar trees. I would like to plant some dwarf fruit trees, but I have been told that the Cedar trees will have an adverse affect, either no fruit or deformed unedible fruit. Is this true? Is there any variety of dwarf fruit tree that is immune to the effects of the Cedar trees?
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| Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : |
The cedar trees are the alternate host of some diseases. Such as fungal disease/foliage rust diseases , cedar-apple rust and fruit rust diseases. They spread those diseases out so that those disease can attack fruit trees. The best prevention is to plant resistant cultivars such as `Red Delicious`, `Early McIntosh`, `Freedom`, `GrannySmith`, `Liberty`, `NorthwesternGreening`, `NovaEasygrow`, `Priscilla`, `Redfree`, `Sharon` and `Sir Prize`.
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| Penny from USA asks: |
My appricot tree has all of a sudden started to die and dry up. It was previously great it is 4 years old. Also my wheeping willow has started dying branch by branch. They are not in the same side of the yard. One is in the front and the willow is in the back yard. We have Sinske spray for bugs and such and they spray fertilizer also. Help! I don't want to lose these trees. Thanks
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| Dawn from USA asks: |
I have lemon, mango, and orange trees in my backyard at my new home. They have not been pruned although they are producing fruit. Should I prune and how and when? Thank You.
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