05-07-2014, 10:47 AM
Grasses really consume a lot of nitrogen & nitrogen is one of the greening nutrients...so weed the grass away (at this point, using any herbicide may effect the lemon, unless very carefully applied only to the grasses, not a drop should be on the ground or on the lemon tree - some will use a paint brush to gently paint the solution only onto the target plant...but it must be very carefully done with this poor lemon) so GENTLY pull the grass out, try to gently get the roots, as you may end up ripping up the root system of the poor tree if you aggressively rip the weed grasses... if you do GENTLY get the roots of the grasses back (try to leave an area about 2-3' in dia clear for this little tree) mulch around the tree (but not up to the trunk - leave a few inches-1/2 ft between the mulch & the tree trunk to prevent rotting the trunk bark)
The lady we bought our house from (with the most awesome tasting orange) stated to always fertilize with 10-10-10 every April & August.... since the orange fruit was sooo spectacular, we have followed her advice every April & August for all of our citrus
The lady we bought our house from (with the most awesome tasting orange) stated to always fertilize with 10-10-10 every April & August.... since the orange fruit was sooo spectacular, we have followed her advice every April & August for all of our citrus