fertilising fruit trees (forum)

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hi all, what is the best fetiliser for fruit trees, we have tropical dwarf and medium sized tropical fruit trees in pots atthis stage (plum, apple , nectarine, orange, mango, fig , papaya, and young berry, raspberry, etc), what is the best fertiliser for these plants, at this stage and how much do you fertilise them???,
we also have a papya in a pot, some of the lower leaves are turning yelow and dying, what could be the cause of this??, thank you for all who answered these questions

Time: 20th June 2010 6:24pm

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Brendan says...
Hi little cat,
Liquid fertilizer seems to be the best for pots, Seasol, Powerfeed, Charlie Carp etc., just follow directions on pack.

Try giving your papaya some Dolomite, (& the liquid fert too), just one to two tablespoons, and water in.

Time: 21st June 2010 6:46am

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little cat says...
Hi! Thank you for replying? i will try! :) Have a nice day!

Time: 22nd June 2010 8:41pm

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Hi Brendan! What best insect repellent do you recommend for fruit trees? Thank you!

Time: 24th June 2010 8:57pm

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Brendan says...
Hi little cat,
Home made garlic spray is good.
Chop up 90g garlic & mix it with 2 t-spoons of liquid paraffin.(from chemist).
Let it soak for 48 hrs.
Add 1 litre of water.
Strain and store.
Use 1 part garlic mix to 4 parts water.
If it doesn't stick to the leaves, add a good wetting agent.
Can add some hot birds-eye chillies if you want :-)
BTW, have a look at the July/August issue of ABC Organic Gardener magazine, Jerry Coleby-Williams has heaps of pest control recipes :-)

Time: 25th June 2010 7:59am

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