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Plants dropping leaves.. Why?

gears · 2011-04-15 10:28:10

I have an orange and grapefruit tree that were grown from seed and I have these a long, long time so long that the last time I had to re-pot them I couldnt find a pot with a tray big enough so now I cant see if theres water sitting in a tray when I water so I may be over or under watering but I don't know. Generally there…

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15-04-2011 11:28am

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gears

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I have an orange and grapefruit tree that were grown from seed and I have these a long, long time so long that the last time I had to re-pot them I couldnt find a pot with a tray big enough so now I cant see if theres water sitting in a tray when I water so I may be over or under watering but I don't know.
Generally there very healthy plants and have flowered a few times over the years but I'm not expecting any more the problem is they have started dropping a good few leaves lately so does any one know what the problem might be?

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#2 15-04-2011 6:37pm
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If the pot doesn't have drainage holes there is a good chance there is water in the bottom, waterlogging could cause leaf drop.

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