I would like to transplant my Ponderosa Lemon as I'm seeing roots on top ....the last time I was at WalMart this is choices I have Perlite PeatMoss Orchide Mix (looked like small wood chips) Potting Soil 08-12-08 and of course "kitty litter" so what do you recommend?
Kitty litter. Definitely lol assuming it is the RIGHT ONE!!! 75% kitty litter to 25% compost is around what I am using. Your trees will love you for it.
there you are...your gonna have to be more specific with me as I'm really new at all this stuff...what should it say on the cat litter box as I see your from England so we probably don't carry the same brands ....as for the 25% compost can I use potting soil?
The kitty litter we have here is made from red fired clay, the same, I think, as turface over there. Go to the garden centre, and buy anything that looks small and won't break down - think of like little aquarium gravel pieces. If you can find turface, all the better. Perlite is a pretty common thing to use, but in my experience its a pain. If you mix it with compost, the perlite will float to the top and the soil will sink to the bottom when watered - not good! And it is very light, which means your tree isn't always well anchored in. Do a search for something called (I think) Oil-dry, which is the same as out kitty litter and available in a lot of different countries. Either way, small stones which don't break down. I will attach a pic of my Calamondin (which I'm struggling to bring back to health), which is in mostly the kitty litter with a bit of citrus compost. Try to find a product like it. Turface will be easiest to find I think. And yes, any compost ill be fine as long as it doesn't have a really high pH
