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Reddit mentions of Espoma CT8 Citrus Tone Fertilizer, 8-Pound
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We found 1 Reddit mentions of Espoma CT8 Citrus Tone Fertilizer, 8-Pound. Here are the top ones.
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An all natural and organic plant food enhanced with thousands of living microbes and is approved for organic gardeningIt is perfect for all citrus, fruit, and nut trees and provides a safe, continuous, and complete balanced feedingIt helps in the development of the entire treeCitrus-tone is an all natural fertilizerFor all citrus, fruit and nut treesContains bio-tone, our patented blend of beneficial microbesBiologically enhances the natural plant food to ensure superior plant growthComes in 8-pound bag
Specs:
| Height | 2.99 Inches |
| Length | 15.98 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 8-Pound |
| Weight | 8 Pounds |
| Width | 5.98 Inches |
One thing for sure is that it has aggressive damage from citrus rust mites. You will need to treat it with a miticide. I would go with a commercial grade chemical, ebay sells small amounts instead of "oh farmer joe you need 50bajillion gallons and that'll be $2000". You will apply it once per season (4x a year) for 1 year and see how it recovers.
Those are supposed to be 5mL vials. The application rate is 12-20 floz/acre. Per acre is 'rule of thumb' converted to per 100 gallons. So it's saying you need 12-20floz of the medicine for every 100 gallons of water. When we scale it down to 2 gallons of water that's 0.4 floz medicine which is 11.894 mL (if the medicine is the same density as water. I also used the upper range of the 20floz to do the math since it's an easier number). That means that 1 single vial dissolved in 2 gallons of water, which is then sprayed all over the plant (like really get in there, you want every inch, upside down, hell even some of the soil around it) will treat your lemon tree for 1 season. So you will use 4 of those 5 vials in a single year. Not bad for like $21 on ebay.
You should also feed the tree, citrus plants are big eaters. Arizona's government even has a PDF telling folks how much to feed there's every year. Your tree is starving now so I would do a water soluble fertilizer first such as Miracle Gro All Purpose and feed him following their instructions. This one has a nice high nitrogen content (I think around 23%). Feed it all over the first two times and then only at the drip line after that. You will also need a slow release plant food. Osmocote is very popular and found at local hardware stores in a large bag or smaller bottle. This slow food lasts 6 months. If you have the extra cash I also recommend Citrus-Tone. It has several strains of beneficial root bacteria in it. We want the roots too beef up and grow so they can absorb more nutrients for when the tree starts to re-leaf out heavily. Also know that many fertilizer companies love branding their stuff so while something might be named 'for citrus' (coughcoughJobe'scoughcough) it's virtually useless and no different than other generic plant food products.