Citrus Fertilizer

Every 1–2 weeks during spring and summer while the tree is actively growing and setting fruit, and every 4 weeks in fall and winter. Diluting into your regular watering (2 Tbs per gallon) keeps nutrition steady — citrus are heavy feeders and do better with consistent feeding than a few heavy applications a year.

At 1 tsp per quart, the 8 oz bottle makes about 48 watering cans of feed. For a typical shelf of 10–15 plants fed every 1–2 weeks in season, that's several months of feeding — and the 32 oz bottle four times that.

That pattern is the classic iron, magnesium, and zinc shortfall citrus hit, and all three are in the formula at meaningful levels. Existing yellowed leaves won't fully green up again, but new growth should come in dark and even within a few weeks of regular feeding.

Fruit set depends on nutrition, light, and pollination, but potassium is the nutrient most tied to fruit size and quality, and this formula leads with it at 5.1%. A well-fed tree with enough sun sets and holds more fruit — pair steady feeding with a full-sun spot for the best results.

Yes, at the same dilution. Container citrus actually benefit most, since potting mix runs out of nutrients faster than garden soil and these trees are often the hungriest. Use the watering can rate for pots and the hose end sprayer for in-ground trees.

No — at the directed dilution, the formula is designed for regular use. All-nitrate nitrogen and low salt concentration make burn very unlikely, even on young or newly planted trees. For recently planted citrus still establishing, start at half strength for the first two feedings.

New growth typically comes in greener within the first few weeks of regular feeding, and yellowing from micronutrient shortfall corrects on new leaves. Fruit improvements follow the tree's own cycle — consistently fed trees set and size fruit noticeably better over the season.