I'm growing a lemon tree indoors. Would this fertilizer work for it and other potted plants, or is it too strong for indoor use?
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I believe it's probably too strong for indoor & potted plants. I also grow a variety of citrus plants in pots & I have found that Lutz Super Citrus Tablets are WONDERFUL for potted citrus. You can find these on www.lutzcorp.com. I hope this helps. :)
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Jobe's has "Large Indoor Plant" spikes, #5402, but I like Jennifer's idea of the tablets specifically for citrus. I think an organic fertilizer would usually be safe, but would it have the nutrients that your plants need?
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I would check with your local nursery before using it a potted tree. They would give you the best answer to your question.
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I have only used it on orchids indoors, and it does a wonderful job. I don't know why it would work outside. You just stick it in the soil and when it registers the water content, you remove it. You don't leave it stuck in the dirt.
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I used this to help my plants that I brought indoors through the winter months and it worked just fine for them. This is in Southeast South Dakota. As a side note, my husband loved the lamp as well and now we have three of them sprinkled throughout the house.
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I'm going to have a pot in the garage filled with some potting soil/dirt combo and add it to that over the winter. Don't know if it will work, but worth a shot! I have been using the "tea" for the indoor plants. I guess it will be a lot of trial and error!
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I got mine to use indoors and it has worked out very well. I left out one of the shelves to make room for taller plants, but of course that depends on the plants you have. I recommend this product for indoor use, I hope you enjoy it!!
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From research that I have done, a combination of soil made for palm/cactus/citrus plants and standard Miracle Grow should be used. When I replanted my tree I used nearly an entire bag of the palm/cactus/citrus soil and about an equal amount of Miracle Grow. My tree is thriving and has multiple "baby" lemons on it. It is also recommended that you fertilize it a few times over Spring and Summer, but not over the winter. Recommended fertilizers are those high in nitrogen. I use a fish emulsion that is a 5-1-1- ratio of nitrogen, phosphate and soluble potash. I hope this helps. Good luck.
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I have used this on soil around delicate plants and it does not seem to effect them. This is a sollution meant to kill fungus gnat larvae and really serves no other purpose. I read through the information on the container and it says nothing with regard to dangers of using around fruits and vegetables. I do use this indoors.
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Yes, we bought ours as a Christmas gift in December and still have it in the same pot. Its doing well, and we'll need to transplant it into a larger pot soon. Currently we have 3 lemons growing on the tree. It's very happy being outside now that the temp is warmer.
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Absolutely. The plant comes with complete care instructions. I planted it in a 24" pot with plain potting soil; no extra fertilizer was added. Within 3 months I have blooms and fruit starting to grow. It did arrive damaged and I had to cut the top 3 branches back, but the bottom branches are doing well. What should have been a 4' plant is now a 3' plant. But, again, thriving indoors.
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Yes ! :) its a great product it helps your plants have that extra Growth help. Just make sure to use a small about every time or amount recommanded this way you allow your plants to adapt to it. Hope this helps :)
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Yes, I use it on my container citrus trees. The only thing I'm not sure of is bringing the plants inside. I don't think fruit trees would do well indoors. If you live in the area you may check with Wegman's nursery in Redwood City. They're very knowledgeable. Good luck!
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They like about a foot deep root system + 6" above, so if you have something 18" wide and 18" deep it will work. Plenty of fertilizer mixed with soil and pea gravel would work well. Drape roots over a volcano like mound to spread the roots out. The main thing would be to bring indoors during the cold months.
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From research that I have done, a combination of soil made for palm/cactus/citrus plants and standard Miracle Grow should be used. When I replanted my tree I used nearly an entire bag of the palm/cactus/citrus soil and about an equal amount of Miracle Grow. My tree is thriving and has multiple "baby" lemons on it. It is also recommended that you fertilize it a few times over Spring and Summer, but not over the winter. Recommended fertilizers are those high in nitrogen. I use a fish emulsion that is a 5-1-1- ratio of nitrogen, phosphate and soluble potash. I hope this helps. Good luck. From research that I have done, a combination of soil made for palm/cactus/citrus plants and standard Miracle Grow should be used. When I replanted my tree I used nearly an entire bag of the palm/cactus/citrus soil and about an equal amount of Miracle Grow. My tree is thriving and has multiple "baby" lemons on it. It is also recommended that you fertilize it a few times over Spring and Summer, but not over the winter. Recommended fertilizers are those high in nitrogen. I use a fish emulsion that is a 5-1-1- ratio of nitrogen, phosphate and soluble potash. I hope this helps. Good... » Read More From research that I have done, a combination of soil made for palm/cactus/citrus plants and standard Miracle Grow should be used. When I replanted my tree I used nearly an entire bag of the palm/cactus/citrus soil and about an equal amount of Miracle Grow. My tree is thriving and has multiple "baby" lemons on it. It is also recommended that you fertilize it a few times over Spring and Summer, but not over the winter. Recommended fertilizers are those high in nitrogen. I use a fish emulsion that is a 5-1-1- ratio of nitrogen, phosphate and soluble potash. I hope this helps. Good luck. « Show Less
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No, you still need to utilize a citrus-oriented fertilizer in the soil. The citrus fertilizer spikes supposedly work well for larger trees although I haven't used them personally (cannot be used for potted trees.)
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I bought it and never used it because it was for my orchid plants and I was afraid it would be to strong for them. I got something similar and am going to try it.
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Hi, I used about 3 large bags of high quality potting soil, FoxFarm "Ocean Forest" from a place called Indoor Garden and Lighting: www.indoorgarden.com. It has worked amazing! We put about 500 red wiggler worms in the middle tube and water about once a week. We catch about 4 gallons of the rich nutrients from the soil and organic plant food out of the bottom holes when we water and put that on the rest of our garden. You will be amazed! The soil we used costs a lot on Amazon, but we paid about $14 USD a bag on sale at Indoor Garden and Lighting. You do not want to use the cheap dense soil at the hardware chains, even the expensive ones are not clean like the Ocean Forest Potting Soil. Another one I like is Happy Frog Potting Soil, it is a very high quality soil as well. Good luck and hope that helps! Mike
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I used miracle grow for citrus plants. Well draining soil. They are doing great! Tripled in size. Have to keep inside over winter so hopefully in the spring they will take off!!