Spring citrus care

Your citrus are starting to bud and grow. Now is the time to fertilize with Citrus food. We recommend Masters Citrus Food. It has Plenty of Nitrogen with Phosphorus and Potash together with trace amounts of Iron. In our area we often find more iron helpful so we use Iron Plus to increase the amount of iron and zinc.

Use 1 lb per 1 inch of trunk so well established plants may use 3-5 lbs or even more per application. Remember you don’t feed a teacup poodle the same amount you do your German Shepard.

Check for scale now. Often the first sign that homeowner’s notice is a black deposit on some of the foliage. This is sooty mold that is growing on the honeydew given off by scale as they feed. Oil sprays during the spring can control scale. A stronw wash with plain water can remov e the sooty mold after you get rid of the scale.

Pruning, to control size, shape the tree or to open them up, can be done now.