Comments on: Citrus Myths https://www.crowdfarming.com/blog/en/citrus-myths/ Alimentos ecológicos y de temporada directamente del agricultor Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:41:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.1 By: CrowdFarming https://www.crowdfarming.com/blog/en/citrus-myths/#comment-5722 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:41:37 +0000 http://blog.cf-tech.link/?p=5318#comment-5722 Keep an eye on the soil pH, especially in summer, and adjust if needed with a mild acidifier. Otherwise, it sounds like you’re on the right track with the rainwater and ericaceous compost!]]> In reply to Charles Street.

Your setup sounds great! Since your borehole water is quite alkaline, adding a bit of sequestered iron every few months can help keep your citrus happy and prevent any yellowing. Epsom salts are good too if you notice leaf yellowing between the veins—just a tablespoon in a gallon of water every 2-3 months should do the trick. 💧

Keep an eye on the soil pH, especially in summer, and adjust if needed with a mild acidifier. Otherwise, it sounds like you’re on the right track with the rainwater and ericaceous compost!

]]> By: Charles Street https://www.crowdfarming.com/blog/en/citrus-myths/#comment-5574 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:51:22 +0000 http://blog.cf-tech.link/?p=5318#comment-5574 Dear Sir/Madam,
I have been growing citrus (Lemon, Lime & Satsuma) for a few years now, but with a few problems, most of which I seem to have resolved.
There is one thing that is bugging me a little & that is watering.
I think I have the frequency of watering sorted but it is the type of water.
I am a farmer and get very busy during the summer and so have most of my pots, including the citrus, on automatic water timers for most of the summer, but not the winter.
We are on a private water supply & the water comes straight from a borehole out of the chalk & so is very hard. All the soil in this area is Ph 8 and so the water is also PH 8.
The citrus are in an ericaceous compost with added grit on the recommendation of my local garden centre manager.
In the winter months I water using rain water and in the summer when feeding I also use rainwater, they are fed using a citrus feed.
My question is this, do I need to include a little sequestered iron and/or Epsom salts into the surface of the compost to counter the water hardness or is the ericaceous compost and watering with rainwater on occasion good enough?
I Live in the UK.
I await your considered reply.
Kind regards
Charles Street

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