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What are the care requirements of a lemon tree? I have found only information on how to care for them in ground. Thanks

I was wondering if field growing ficus during the spring and summer would do much good seeing that I have to dig them up and bring them in for the winter. Is the growth rate seen in the ground enough that it would make a difference over growing in a large training box.

Currently I use a scale to weigh my trees. I weigh the pot, the soil mix and the tree. Then I pot the tree up, water and weigh again. With these two data points I know when the tree is dry. I weigh again after watering each time and update the watered weight as the tree grows. I then add the...

I have recently acquired a desert rose. I am having a hard time locating any real information about it. My questions are these What is the correct watering of this tree. I have found information saying it can survive neglect but how much water does it like. How often do you fertilize...

The Karaoke Bar posts are showing in my new posts area again. Is this a mistake or has that been restored? I prefer that it stay gone.

I am considering a hollow trunk on a ficus would that be ok for the tree health wise? I know the wood rots easily is there any harm in the trunk hollow continuing to rot out over time.

I am interested in using rain water for watering my trees. I currently have to buy water because of poor water quality here. Has anyone who uses rain water had any trouble with pollution in the water harming your trees? Do you use any sort of filtration or just use raw rain water?

Seems I have been starting threads with questions about soil mix lately.. Maybe because I am looking to get my trees from just "living" to thriving. Looking for just the right mix for my growing style. Well I have asked about Lava, pumice, and coconut husk. Well next is diatomite and LECA...

Has anyone here used pumice stone as a medium? It looks similar to lava rock but seems more porous. Is it equivalent better or worse.

I am a ficus grower. I have been growing for about 5 years now. I grow under florescent lights. I just can't get my soil trees to look as healthy as my hydroponic trees. When I move a tree from hydro to soil it seems to lose vigor. It seems to me that must mean my watering is incorrect. My soil...

I have recently acquired a ficus Burt Davy. It seems to fruit profusely and I am wondering if nipping the fruit off before it matures will save the tree energy that could be directed elsewhere or if it will just try to replace it. Thanks much..