Can i use grow lights for citrus ? Tips / Help

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  1. omallytheallycat

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    Hello! Last year I was at a local nursery and fell in love with citrus. I have since them aquired 3 different citrus trees. A myer lemon (bush form 1.5 feet tall), valencia orange ( bush form 1.5 feet tall), and a redblush Grapefruit Tree (4 feet tall). I have a warm mist humidifyer that i have set up for the plants. Anyways I'm looking for all the info/ tips from people that have grown citrus indoors. I have a couple of questions that I cant seem to find an answer to.

    1. Can I use grow lights for my cirtus? I would realy like to buy them some grow lights but I cant find anywere that tells me what kind of bulbs, and what strength of light to use and so on and so forth. I realy need to suplement there light.

    2. What is the very very BEST fertilizer on the market for citrus? And were can i buy it online.

    3. My orange and grapefruit have great root systems, but my lemon seems to have realy fine small delicate roots is that normal? what can i do to make them a little sterdyer.

    4. Were is the best place online to but citrus? I still have a couple more trees that I would like to get.

    I live in WA state in a zone 6 area that is more on the Deserty side. It can get up to 100 sometimes in the summer . I take the plants outside as soon as its nice outside and the temp is the same outside as it is inside. 70 . And there is apsolutly no chance of frost. I want to spoile my plants to the best of my ability. Any help is apreciated. But please, only offer advice if you know what you are talking about .

    Thank you for your time!

    Sincerely

    Kasey : )
     

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