How to Induce Citrus Blooming

All fruit trees must flower before they are able to form fruit. In the case of citrus trees, the sweet smelling flowers often appear in spring, but you must wait several months before you pick and enjoy the fruit. Grafted fruit trees of all types bloom and produce fruit at a younger age than do trees you start from seed. If you started your citrus from seed and it has not bloomed after three or four years, be patient... it will. Healthy trees growing in sunny areas with fast draining soil will flower and produce when they are mature.

Fertilizer
Insecticidal soap

Instructions

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  Grow your citrus tree in a spot that receives full sun every day. If your tree is a houseplant, consider moving it outdoors for the summer. All citrus varieties also require their soil to drain quickly: they can die if their roots are constantly wet. Healthy trees are far more likely to bloom and produce fruit than trees growing under unfavorable conditions.
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  Fertilize citrus trees with plant food designed for citrus on a regular basis. These products often have an N-P-K ratio of 8-8-8. Follow label instructions: normally, feed citrus trees three times during their active summer growing season.
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  Encourage and increase the number of flowers by feeding your tree with a low nitrogen plant food in early spring, when it begins to show signs of new growth. Products having an N-P-K ratio of 0-10-10 or a similar ratio encourage plants to produce flowers.
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  Prune broken branches and any plant parts that appear unhealthy or infested with insects. The goal is to force the tree into putting its growing energy into healthy parts.
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  Control aphids, whiteflies, scale, spider mites, mealy bugs and other insect pests by periodically spraying your tree with insecticidal soap. Spray more often during severe infestations and after rain washes the soap from the leaves.

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