Yellow Leaves on CITRUS: easy cure UNLOCKS nutrients!

[@sonder2164]

Straight to the point ❤ thank you

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Which garden/orchard topics do you want us to make a video about?

[@jeanettevorster9293]

Making worm compost helps a lot as well. But never add onion peels , potatoes peels and citrus peels their food. But can cut up cardboard egg holders , a bit of soil and horse dung.

[@jeanettevorster9293]

I add banna peels which I cut up fine put in a sealed container with water For one week. Then feed my 🍋 tree with it. I also give it each month some epsom salts. We have very sandy soil here in Stilbaai Western Cape.

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

That is great, bananas also have an enzyme to activate compost.

[@slvice14]

E.B. Stone makes a Sulfer, Potassium, Magnesium product. It's pre-mixed. Since my citrus (lemon, lime and orange) trees are small but in raised, open bottom beds. I use this stuff reggularly. Any time I see some yellowing of the leaves I spread this stuff in the top 1-2 inches of dirt. Seems to do the trick. Thanks for posting this. Maybe I'll start using my wood ashes instead.

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Thanks for your comment and the info.

[@NIGHTSTALKERsixsixsix]

Hi I re planted an 8 ft orange tree and it was very healthy looking a neighbor gave it to me so i dug it up and was able to get a massive rootball along with 8 or so very thick roots thati had to break in order to move it. The tree was moved 30 ft next door into my yard with all of its original soil. I dug a hole 3 ft deep by 4 ft wide square and put most of the loose soil back in as to set the tree up above the ground level approx 6 inches. 'raised bed' I also added a small bag of each regular cactus citrus all purpose soil , perlite , Cactus Citrus potting mix , fast draining mixed in with the original soil watered it very good. the ph is at 6.5 I also added a table spoon of vitamin b12 in a gallon of water to help with shock. after 2 months its starting to loose a couple of leaves a week. I'm sure its probably fine but the leaves are getting yellow veins then turn all yellow then dropping. its probably going through shock from the move. but my one mistake was listening to the neighbor telling me to cut of 75 % of its leaves as I dug it up. I'm learning the hard way here lol but doing my best. its been 2 months and all is well but will the leaves grow back in full this next season and will it grow the same amount of oranges as it did before? aprox 100 very sweet oranges , no seeds. Or should I let it settle in a year and get stronger roots and let it grow fruit the following year? its very hardy tree the root system is massive and strong and the trunk is 8 inches in diameter. its around 7 years old or so.. thank you for any help or information. just subbed. Johnny

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Thanks Johnny. Yeah I doubt it will produce as many fruits this year due to the shock of transplanting and losing so many leaves. Best to take care of it like normal and be patient. A tree that size should be fine eventually.

[@NIGHTSTALKERsixsixsix]

@@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII thank you very much

[@tavyfavorite1149]

Wow! , sweet orange with no seeds? What is the name of your orange tree?

[@Encourageable]

At Ace Hardware you can find Citrus Foliar Spray (at least in Florida) - works well. Spray every 3 weeks is what works for me. Also feed quite often with a higher nitrogen liquid fertilizer.

[@denisselepes]

Reading this one year later. Wondering has your tree established yet? How did the healing process look on the tree health/ behavior?

[@tavyfavorite1149]

I live in zone 9A with heavy clay soil, I feed all the organic fertilizer and try everything on my kaffir lime But the leaves still yellow in the last 6 months. Perhaps root bound?

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

That could be, like most trees citrus do not like heavy clay. Maybe try aerating the soil first.

[@TheWayofJay]

Very helpful indeed. Thank you.

[@pulajana3955]

My tree has same problem Yellow colour and drop off leaf I removed some branches It has not any leaf Please recommend treatment Should I put dolamite first and second put NPk ??

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Yes those are both good options. Spread dolomite every 6 months.

[@pulajana3955]

@@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII Thank you👍

[@Lotus-Subliminals-Shorts]

Hi! Can I add lime to clay soil - or will it turn it to concrete? Also .. is dolomite the same as lime? Thank you! 😃

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Dolomite is lime yes. Not sure about the clay soil.

[@Lotus-Subliminals-Shorts]

@@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII Thanks. 😊

[@canecorso8251]

Use gypsum.

[@lutomson3496]

i use epsom salts for magnesium to help the yellow issue also

[@underated17]

Do you just add the salt into the soil directly? Can I put the magnesium salts right into my potted citrus?

[@info781]

@@underated17 Put a tsp into your watering container and it will dissolve, they water the plant with it.

[@LittleRapGuy]

nice

[@AnnaRosaEverythingEnergy]

Thank you for the video. How can I tell the difference between greasy spot disease and the need for lime? I don't have dark spots under the leaf but I do have round yellow dots on the leaf.

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Thanks. Greasy spot is caused by fungus, not ph imbalance. Copper fungicides are the recommended treatment. Dark spots don't sound like a lime issue. Hope this helps!

[@AnnaRosaEverythingEnergy]

@@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII Thank you. I have no fungus dark spots under the leaves so I am guessing it is not a fungus. I am going to feed them though.

[@theOneThatWas]

I can buy lime from the store and just mulch it into the soil?

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Yes, can do.

[@specialized29er86]

Thanks and subscribed.

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Appreciate it!

[@hanaluong2672]

My citrus trees have yellow leaves. I have put so much coffee grounds there. I suspect that the soil is too high in alkaline. A week ago, I put some organic Citrus and Avocado fertilizer on them. I have not seen a dramatic difference yet. What do you think? Yes, I know I need to go to Home Depot to buy some pH testers. Lime is used when the soil is too acidic. But if my soil is too alkaline, what should I do?

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Try sulfur or iron sulfate for alkaline

[@ChristopherDillman]

1:39 - Lime? Link plz to a product I could find at my local gardening store. Also all the leaves on my lime tree are now neon yellow. 😞 Would lime still save the tree?

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Yes lime. Here is some agricultural lime: www.amazon.com/agricultural-lime/s?k=agricultural+lime

[@ChristopherDillman]

@@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII Thank you! Then I'm also reading that neon yellow leaves could be over-watering. This is a 5-year old planted lime tree, watered 8min on a drip, 2 days a week. Thoughts?

[@mikepetrosyan]

What if the tree is in a pot? Same cure?

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Yes, also may need to transplant into the ground or a bigger pot

[@chellama6132]

We can use epsom salt

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

yeah its high in magnesium

[@chellama6132]

@@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII yeah you are right

[@tintucquantrong1549]

Will "Garden Lime" work ? I had a Calamondine Tree in 14 in pot, How much and how often should I used it ? Thanks

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Yes that is the same stuff. Spread it al l around your tree once per year, otherwise ph may become too high.

[@sukhendu1974]

MAY IT BE DUE TO DEFICIENCY OF IRON?

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Yes, nitrogen iron nd zinc are the main nutrients of concern.

[@pgrubbs1073]

I think you should first advise viewers to find out what their baseline PH level is. Because you don't know which way to go if you don't know where your starting at. Ijs

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Yes, have to know baseline PH. Here in Hawaii its quite uniformly acidic due to rainfall, making wood ash valuable for use.

[@myrddinwyllt3383]

Any more tips for growing in Hawai'i?

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Citrus do really well here. It does take 2 years for them to really get going, but they grow well on rocky slopes or wherever.

[@myrddinwyllt3383]

@@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII How about if the land hasn't been ripped and the soil is like 4-6 inches deep? Would citrus grow well in that? Would anything grow well in that? Do I have to get it ripped? The soil isn't that well drained. It pools in spots after a lot of rain.

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

@@myrddinwyllt3383 Yeah best to churn it up a bit

[@zoteahmar7885]

Also my orange leaf is yellow colour.

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Same principle applies

[@zoteahmar7885]

@@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII Okk my thought less Nitrogen or Water Dehydration.

[@TheEmbrio]

I’m on calcite soils so lime can’t be the solution ! Thanks anyway !

[@EatAndBeEatenHAWAII]

Good luck

[@Encourageable]

In Florida we need a tad bit of acid - like sulfur.

[@robertjohnson4401]

Humans do not need carbs in their diet to be healthy. The opposite is true.

[@DanielAngelLuna]

Absolutely wrong.

[@robertjohnson4401]

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