click a number  >  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8 1.    What if my lemon grows faster than the lime? We have endeavoured to select a combination in your Citrus Splitzer® that has similar vigour to each other. It still could happen that one may grow faster than the other. If this happens you have some options that may correct the situation.  Firstly, reduce the fruit load on the one that is slower growing. The more fruit on any citrus the less the growth. You can use this to adjust your Citrus Splitzer and keep the growth even.  At any time you can prune your Citrus Splitzer to even up the growth or just generally keep it to the size and shape you require. 2.   Will my Citrus Splitzer grow well in a large plant pot? Yes, we recommend a container of 40cm diameter or larger. Our modern Garden Centres have a fantastic range of decorator pots that will match with your garden décor. Your Citrus Splitzer® has been grown in a high quality Debco potting mix. We recommend that you choose a Debco mix as it has the features required for your Citrus Splitzer to grow well. 3. The flowers are dropping off my Citrus Splitzer, am I doing something wrong?  Citrus in general have many more flowers than they will have fruit. It is natural for flowers to drop and also for some of the fruit that sets to drop during the fruiting period. If the plant is under stress during the flowering and fruit setting period the amount off drop will be increased. During this time ensure your Citrus Splitzer® is kept moist without being over wet. This will help your plant to set its fruit. Remember young citrus will be more prone to this as they will not have a well developed root system. 4.    Will the bees get confused and cross pollinate my plants? Bees will move from plant to plant as normal. Tahiti Lime and Navel orange are seedless and will not cross pollinate. Meyer lemon will as normal cross pollinate with other Citrus. Cross pollination is a natural occurrence and will not be affected by a double grafted plant. 5.    If my tree is full of fruit will it become weak? If your Citrus Splitzer® has a heavy crop then it will be busy growing fruit and may not grow itself. This is fine with a well established plant but with younger plants you may be better off reducing the crop to get some increased size in your plant.  It can happen in citrus that if a tree has a very heavy crop then the next year it may have a rest and only set a light crop. If this is happening to your Citrus Splitzer then our advice is to hand thin the heavy crop to about two thirds. This should even out your cropping.                                                                             <back to top> 6.    I am worried about gall wasp attacking my Citrus Splitzer®, what can I do?  In areas where gall wasp is a problem the main control method is to remove all galls by the end of august before they hatch. The removed galls should be placed in a plastic bag and put in the rubbish. It is important to do the above or the problem will get worse.                                                                                     <back to top> 7.   How often will I need to fertilise my Citrus Splitzer®? Regular applications of fertiliser will be essential to keep your Citrus Splitzer® in prime condition. Control release fertilizers (CRF) come in varying lengths of release. If your CRF is a three month release then you will need to apply every three months. Our recommendation would be to use either a three month or six month release product. Using some of the seaweed extract products as a tonic at flowering times and after fruiting will also help keep your Citrus Splitzer healthy.                                                                                                                                      <back to top> 8.   Will I need to prune my Citrus Splitzer®? We have endeavoured to select varieties in your Citrus Splitzer® that grow with similar vigour. This is so that they will grow at a similar rate to each other. You may need from time to time to lightly prune your Citrus Splitzer to keep a well formed shape. Click here for more citrus care.                                                                                                 <back to top>