Posted by Sandra Bodycoat on May 28, 2007, 6:42 am
Hi
My lemon tree has plenty of fruit, I feed it, debug it but the fruit in some
lemons is brown & partially dried out, why?
Thanks
Sandra
Posted by Jonno on May 29, 2007, 1:39 am
More than likely a lack of water.
It was a hot season
Sandra Bodycoat wrote:
> Hi
>
> My lemon tree has plenty of fruit, I feed it, debug it but the fruit in some
> lemons is brown & partially dried out, why?
> Thanks
> Sandra
>
>
Posted by Jonno on May 30, 2007, 4:28 am
Re previous.
Due to surface roots these trees stress and dry out very quickly.
Sandra Bodycoat wrote:
> Hi
>
> My lemon tree has plenty of fruit, I feed it, debug it but the fruit in some
> lemons is brown & partially dried out, why?
> Thanks
> Sandra
>
>
Posted by Sandra Bodycoat on May 30, 2007, 7:25 am
Thanks, I thought I gave them plenty but obviously not.
cheers
Sandra
> Re previous.
> Due to surface roots these trees stress and dry out very quickly.
> Sandra Bodycoat wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> My lemon tree has plenty of fruit, I feed it, debug it but the fruit in
>> some lemons is brown & partially dried out, why?
>> Thanks
>> Sandra
Posted by John Savage on May 31, 2007, 10:13 am
>My lemon tree has plenty of fruit, I feed it, debug it but the fruit in some
>lemons is brown & partially dried out, why?
Is the dry brown flesh localised in the fruit? If so, that is exactly
how the damage from the Bronze Orange bug shows up. Usually the skin
has a surface bump over that area of damage, too.
The bronze orange bug starts out tiny and green, becomes orange, then
the final stage is a winged black adult. Spraying every fortnight for
all the year with PestOil is said to rid the tree of these pests (as
they emerge from the egg) along with many other pests and diseases.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
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> My lemon tree has plenty of fruit, I feed it, debug it but the fruit in some
> lemons is brown & partially dried out, why?
> Thanks
> Sandra
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