Vitax Citrus Feed for Winter Soluble Plant Feeds,

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This winter has been quite mild so far so we know many people have chosen to keep their trees outside. Vitax Winter Citrus Feed is superb for providing the following benefits and avoiding issues associated with a poor feeding regime. Balconies and windowsills are great spaces to keep plants; to find out what plants are suitable the Royal Horticultural Society has advice for a balcony or rooftop position. Applied weekly between October and March, it will fortify plants in the colder weather, helping to prevent premature leaf fall and discolouration.

Indoors you don't need a conservatory but just a nice big window to place your tree or trees beside. Citrus trees are very hungry plants and regular feeding is essential for good-looking and productive trees.You can use PayPayl to checkout as a guest by entering your credit or debit card details; or you can choose to you can set up a PayPal account which will give you the option to use this payment method with many other businesses and online purchases. Simply dilute the water-soluble powder and apply according to pack instructions, allowing compost to dry out between applications. Occasionally, mature plants may produce a number of fast-growing and unwanted shoots known as water shoots.

Pot on into progressively larger pots in late winter, as necessary, gradually changing to John Innes No 1 then John Innes No 2, unless multi-purpose composts are used. If short of essential minerals they may abort their fruits or concentrate on growing the fruits at the expense of the leaves.One or two leaves is not too much of a concern but more than this and it's a sign that your tree is unhappy. A series of soil-based seed and potting composts made to specific formulae developed by the John Innes Horticultural Institute in the 1930s. The best way to do this, is to stand plants on large saucers or trays filled with ‘Hortag’ or gravel and keep the water level just below the surface of the gravel. Designed to be used from September to February, this winter feed has balanced Nitrogen, Potassium and Phosphorous to aid flower and fruit development as well as trace elements to help healthy growth.

In our Nursery we have gone from daily watering in summer, to twice weekly watering in October and November and then we will drop down to once over 7-10 days in the dead of winter for the plants in 5L pots. Vitax Winter Citrus Feed is designed to ensure that Citrus plants get the nutrients they need during the autumn / winter period. It works as a specialist winter Citrus feed, providing all your Citrus plants a balanced nutritional feed over the colder months. Larger items, including deliveries to some areas of the Scottish Highlands are delivered on a 48hrs service.We will check this information with you when you are confirming the address details at the checkout stage. Seed or potting composts are used for growing seedlings or plants in containers - a wide range of commercially produced peat-free composts are available, made from a mix of various ingredients, such as loam, composted bark, coir and sand, although you can mix your own. Examples of large volume items are, but are not limited to, bags of media (clay balls, perlite, soil etc. Can refer to either home-made garden compost or seed/potting compost: • Garden compost is a soil improver made from decomposed plant waste, usually in a compost bin or heap. If for some reason your credit or debit card transaction fails or you are having difficulties (see the information in ‘Why has my payment been declined?

Plants make lovely gifts for all sorts of occasions and receiving it gift wrapped makes it even more special.Citrus plants flower all year round so ensuring they have the right nutrients during the colder months will help fruiting in the summer.