Dwarf Citrus

Hello all,
I'm new to the forum as i'm brand new to gardening, and with all the information available on the net i thought it would better to 'root' here (boom boom).

5-6 weeks ago I purchased a Calamondin plant which was bearing one fruit when i bought it, more fruits are growing bigger now but i'm worried about the lower leaves which are starting to curl.

I keep it on a west facing windowsill behind a net curtain, and watered it about once a week.
I've also noticed patches on the leaves, sometimes looking just dirty and sometimes looking almost like a milky stain.

Any growing tips for citrus would be greatly appreciated!

Mike

[ 21. September 2005, 12:14 PM: Message edited by: Knight ]

 

The milky stain could be mildew, but I've never had much luck with citrus myself, the leaves always seem to drop for me when grown in pots.
Should add I've not tried the calamondin which is supposed to be better as a house plant than other citrus, hope someone else can give you a bit more advice.

 

Couple of tips that may help. Sit the pot on clay pebbles and keep them moist - and mist with water daily.

 

just a quick update:
after dropping lots of leaves i noticed brown spots on the underside of the leaves which apparently indicates some destrcutive insect.
having sprayed it with some bug spray its looking better already!

 

Could be scale insect, they make the leaves sticky and encourage sooty mould.