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Taxonomy
Citrus x sinensis 'Blood Orange'
Citrus
Rutaceae
Sapindales

How to care for Blood Orange
How often to water your Blood Orange

every 9
Blood Orange needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesnāt get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Blood Orange in your home

a window
Blood Orange love being close to bright, sunny windows š.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Blood Orange does not tolerate low-light š«.
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How to fertilize Blood Orange

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil itās likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Blood Orange after it doubles in size or once a yearāwhichever comes first.
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How many hours do I need to keep the grow light on my lemon tree daily? #MeyerLemonTree
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Leafs turned yellow after repotting it #MeyerLemonTree
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It's sad trying to figure out why So my lemon was quite sad when I had to bring it inside for the winter. I'm still working on tuning its water needs so ive got sensors monitoring it. And im trying to figure out the exact rate for the soil that I blended for this tree. As of lately I've been trying to let the tree dry out ive had some browning leaves accompanied by cupping and curling so I gave it more water that seemed to be alright for a bit but after the 2nd watering the plant declined and defoilated,( so I assume I watered again too quickly) and also accompanied by more browning leaves. At that point I let the plant dry out for about 2 weeks. It seemed to do better for a time during the drying out but then it started to have the same issues again. I've since given it a drink. (I should note: during the drying period and since the last watering there are several new branching shoots and leaves pushing out of the main trunk and the secondary branches. As well as a decent amount of flowers on nearly every branch, so new growth is a good sign.) But the browning leaves are bothering me I'm wondering if it's perhaps the feed water being a bit too strong, I mix a liquid complete fertilizer and add a little extra chelated iron and calcium to it. And adjust for the ph so that nutrient uptake is optimal. All of my other plants are loving it and they are growing very well. So currently I'm adjusting the humidity and temperature from 70Ā°f at 50-55% to 80-85Ā°f at 60-75% to see if it responds. I've pruned the dead or dying leaves to try to stimulate new leafy growth. The current lighting is a blend of sources (various grow lights) cranking out a combined 3000ppfd. 600 to 1200ppfd specifically on the lemon tree and the rest on various vegetables. The lux is about 30000 lumins of scattered full spectrum light that hits all the target wavelengths. So all that being said if anyone has insights id be happy to hear some success stories and any tips and tricks #lemonsarefussy
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I got this lime tree last year. In the winter it lost a lot of leaves. I thought I kill it. I have never raised one. I want this one to grow. I need help please? #MeyerLemonTree
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I recently got my finger lime last Friday I went to transplant it and noticed it was SEVERELY root bound. Any ideas on what I should do to help it?
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Hello, I'm having an issue with my meyer lemon. All of summer, I had it outside on my porch. Since it's been cold, I brought it in. A few leaves have fallen over the last couple of weeks but now have stopped. Now I have brown and yellow leaves curling up #MeyerLemonTree
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Meyer lemon tree brown spots and dropping leaves Hello, hoping someone can help me! Iāve had this tree for 10 years and as soon as I brought it inside for the cold season, it started dropping leaves and getting brown spots (see pics). Iāve tried neem oil and copper spray and it did have some kind of gnats but used sticky traps to get rid of those. I have it under a grow light. Nothing is helping. Does anyone know what this could be?
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I just planted lemon seeds, should I put it under a grow light or on a windowsill? #MeyerLemonTree
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So I planted 6 stems with hormone from my neighbor's orange tree. I followed the steps to a T and nothing. Yesterday, I showed my Godson all the plants since I'm using his room and hell have to help soon, lol. Yesterday a big Kaboob and/or Snow in 9b/9. No hormone just soaked and I'm really proud of my little growth. Phil is in Dax's new pot as I was going to try grafting im
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I received my tree for Christmas. I keep with the watering. The buds fall off and the leaves are falling off. #MeyerLemonTree
Care Summary for Blood Orange
Blood Orange
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 1ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4ā pot your plant is in, and that it doesnāt get direct sunlight.
