Q.
Hello there, my Meyer lemon tree has a good crop of fruit but every lemon has very thick skin and a lot of white pith. How can I remedy this please? Thanks, Jean.
A.
The main reason for this is nutrient imbalance. Even though citrus are easy care, if they don’t get the right nutrients it will affect how to fruit develop. Too much nitrogen is often the problem - this can come from heavy layers of animal manure, thick levels of compost or using the wrong fertiliser. Also they require deep watering in summer when the fruit is developing. To remedy, drench the plant with Seasol seaweed based plant tonic now, it will give the roots a boost, then apply Tui Citrus Food around the drip line. An extra application of potash would help as well.
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