Lime flowering now?

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  1. aesir22

    aesir22 Active Member

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    Hi all,

    Just a quick question. Have read on a couple of other posts that it isn't right for citrus to start flowering now, but my lime has. It went through a flush of foliage growth about a month ago. I haven't changed anything with its environment, water, or fertilizing. It is in a really well draining potting mix, I fertilize appropriately and only water when the top 2 or 3 inches of the mix are dry.

    They flower according to stress don't they? Should I be concerned that I am getting autumn bloom from my tahiti lime? I can't think what would have stressed it out lol. After worrying about WLD, I find that at the moment I don't have to - the soil temp doesn't go beneath 63F, and I only expose them to partial light for the first hour of sunlight just in case.

    Thanks for any help :)

    Dan
     
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    StarLoc Active Member

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    My bearrs lime is flowering as well, i think its caused by the very cold weather we had in the summer , then it went warm again last month, they think its the spring, my mandarin outside is just flowering again, most have a small bit of new growth as well, all have a few flowers, the lime has lots on it

    Strange year this, my victoria plum trees are flowering as well
     
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  3. aesir22

    aesir22 Active Member

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    Lol maybe they're just trying hard to impress us :) Mine haven't been outside as yet - not had them long and thought would introduce them to the outside world after this winter. It seems sunnier lately, I wonder if they are enjoying that!
     

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