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| my 3 yr old fig tree is not doing well I need some help.
it is very hot here (very) i do water it daily and water do drain well. I do apply fertilizers every 2 -3 wk. I did change the soil a year ago . Advise is needed
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- Posted by budbackeast FLORIDA (My Page) on Thu, Jul 12, 12 at 21:15
| Move to a place with mid-day shade. |
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| i will move here hope it will solve here problem and to get better leaves. Khourshed |
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| Hello, What kind of fig tree is it? I hope moving the tree to a place where it can get some shade from the hottest sun of the day will help her. What kind of soil do you have in the pot? noss |
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| You also need a larger pot. |
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- Posted by hoosierbanana none (My Page) on Fri, Jul 13, 12 at 1:50
| Your tree looks like it is suffering from salt toxicity or fertilizer burn. the dead leaf tips are a symptom. What type of soil did you use? Are you following the directions on the fert? |
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| I am not sure what type of fig tree it is. I bought from near by nursery 3 yr ago. This is the first time to produce 2 figs :-( |
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- Posted by hoosierbanana none (My Page) on Fri, Jul 13, 12 at 8:57
| Next time you water, go back to the fig and water it again with lots of water, this will remove any extra salt/fertilizer. Your potting mix may also be suffocating your trees roots because peat moss can deteriorate quickly and compact, if water sits on top of the soil for more than a few seconds it is draining poorly. And if you have not amended with dolomitic limestone then you should dissolve 1 T. in its water to add back Ca and Mg. It could be some micronutrient deficiency caused by low ph (no calcium) as well. Good luck/ |
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| By Fertilizing so often you made the soil too acidic. Apply powder limestone to sweeten the soil,and make sure you have plenty of drainage holes not only a couple. |
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| Is that pot you have it in concrete? Does it have drain holes? If not then I would place it in a pot that has holes. |
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| i did flush the soil, i.e fill it with almost a bucket of water and it did drain. the pot is made of fiber and it got one big draining hole in the middle. I think it is difficult now to make more holes may be in the future when i change the soil or something I did move it to a semi shaded place since all sites advise that fig does not tolerate strong Sun BTW how frequent should i apply fertilizer for this type of plant ? |
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| good news / bad news good news :
bad news, i lost one fig so only one fig on board (very sad day for me ) Now I should wait for next year to have more figs !!!
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- Posted by hoosierbanana none (My Page) on Sun, Jul 15, 12 at 23:01
| What about lime? Very important when using peat moss. |
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