Posted: 3/14/2016 12:59:30 PM EDT
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Okay, let's see how deep our knowledge base is. I live in southern Texas, near Houston, somewhere on the border of Zone 8b/9a.
Last fall, I bought six trees from a nursery at their 70% off, get this stuff out of here before winter sets in sale. Two oranges, two limes, and two figs. This spring, I watched the limes go nuts, leafing out over the past two weeks, and doing really well. But between yesterday and today, it looks like one of my limes has taken a turn for the worse. A lot of the young leaves close to the base are turning darker and shriveling up. We just had a lot of rain last week, most of my yard is really marshy, so I don't think that it's a lack of water problem. I fertilized them about 3 weeks ago with a Citrus/Avocado Miracle Gro. The other lime close by it is exhibiting no symptoms, nor are the oranges, which are just on the other side. I don't think that it's citrus greening disease, as it's not been reported in my area (from what I can tell), but it may be citrus canker. Does citrus canker attack young leaves that aggressively? I'll see if I can get a picture later today. |
| Update: I'm pretty certain that it was the "cold" nights that we had, coupled with the mild weather and young, tender leaves. Both my limes, oranges, and figs exhibited this behavior, but they're all putting out new growth. I completely neglected the limes and the oranges this winter. Didn't do a thing other than some mulch. Of course, it was a very mild winter. While growing citrus is a different experience for me, if these kick the dust, I'm going with apples, pears, and peaches. On the plus side, the pomegranates just shrugged off the cold nights. |
