Auckland
October
Q.
How often during spring & summer should I apply Tui Citrus Food fertiliser? Fortnightly, monthly, every 6 months?
Brian Stott
A.
- Apply Tui Citrus Food in spring and again in late summer early autumn, feed citrus in the growing season when plants are actively growing.
- Citrus are a sub-tropical fruit trees and so can be frost tender in some areas.
- Apply citrus food in spring when the risk of frost has passed (August, September).
- If applied too early in spring soft new growth will emerge that hasn't had time to harden off and so will be damaged by frost.
- Feed citrus again in late summer, early autumn (January, February).
- Avoid feeding too late into autumn in frost prone regions as new growth won't have had time to harden off and so can be damaged by frost.
- In frost free regions you can feed anytime in spring through to autumn.
- If your citrus does get frost damage, do not remove the damaged foliage until frosts have finished as pruning will push soft new growth.
- Throughout the growing season, spring, summer and autumn, supplementary feed weekly with Tui Citrus & Fruit Superfood liquid fertiliser to boost growth and correct any nutrient deficiencies that can cause yellowing of leaves.
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