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Repotting Satsuma tree advice
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Posted by marce0313 zone 10 (My Page) on Tue, Feb 2, 10 at 14:15
Hello, I am new here and although I have been reading some of the posts I need some advice on a tree I recently purchased.
I got a satsuma tree that is about 4 years old bare root in the mail. The roots had no soil and they were wrapped in plastic when I got it. I planted it in a 15 gal plastic pot with many draining holes using miracle gro cactus, citrus and palm soil. It has been about 2 weeks and although the tree looks good, I am not happy with the soil at all. It rained here all day yesterday and the soil is not draining that well, if I grab a handfull of it I can squeeze the water out of it like a sponge. I want to get a better potting soil that my local nursery sells here which is mostly perlite and wood shavings with very little soil in it.
My question is. Can I change the soil of the pot now since it's only been 2 weeks since I planted it for the first time or should I wait? If I wait will the tree make it in that soil that it's in and if so how long can it stay in it with no danger?
I really don't want my tree to die and I am very concerned.
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RE: Repotting Satsuma tree advice
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| If you are going to transplant anyway, why not do it now. You're in a very mild zone 10 so transplant shock should be minimal. Last summer I had the opposite problem--a soil that retained NO moisture and was always dry so I ended up transplanting every orange, lemon, lime, kumquat, etc...--Some soils are just plain BAD and should never be sold, purchased or used! Your plant will be fine if you transplant. |
RE: Repotting Satsuma tree advice
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| I agree. It'll be fine if you re-pot it carefully now after only being in the soil 2 weeks. After using so many different store bought soil, I absolutely love my gritty mix soil many people call "Al's Gritty mix" in the container forum. It can be a pain to find the 3 ingredients at first, then sift out the dust, but once you make it I bet you'll never go back to bagged soil -- it has a big following. If you're still interested, go to the Container forum and search for Gritty Mix. |
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