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How can I get my tahitian lime to flower? It had 2 years of flowers and only one lime came from it. Any advice is much appreciated

Time: 13th January 2010 10:10am

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Wayne says...
How are you looking after it baldrick, fertilising etc. Does it look healthy.


It might be a fungus stopping it flowering. I would spray with a copper spray ie. copperoxichloride. Feed it some sulphate of potash or a good complete fertiliser and spread some dolomite around for good measure.

Once the tree sparkles up and looks good, give it a spray with condies crystals [just turn the water pink] with a wetting agent to encourage it to flower. Do that twice a week for a couple of weeks.

I would try that and see what happens



Time: 13th January 2010 1:27pm

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baldrick says...
The tree is very healthy. A mass of new shoots etc. I pruned it heavily this year and the new shoots are all over the tree. There does not appear to be any fungus/mould on the tree anywhere. The leaves are bright green. Am at a loss. It does get the recommended fertiliser and plus epsom salts.

Time: 15th January 2010 12:52pm

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Wayne says...
Did you prune it 'this year' baldrick or do you mean last year 2009.

If you have not long pruned it, it will take time. Start with the condies [Potassium permanganate] and give that a go. I got mine from a chemist

Time: 15th January 2010 1:16pm

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Brad says...
I'm not in the tropics, but my citrus like to flower when they get water and heat. Some people I've heard keep them dry a little and then water to initiate flowering. But you need to keep the water up right through till fruiting or they can drop off. Did you maybe have a dry spell? Are lots of polinators around? I'm not aware of missing nutrients that stop flowers from setting fruit

Time: 15th January 2010 1:20pm

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