Citrus Mix, 6-3-3 is formulated with both primary and secondary plant nutrients along with specially selected micro-nutrients that promote lush new growth, abundant green foliage and bountiful blossoms and fruit.
DTE Citrus Mix provides all the nourishment your citrus trees need while you reap the rewards of the fruit.
The mix may also be used to feed other fruit trees, vines and ornamentals.
Ingredients: Feather Meal, Fish Bone Meal, Alfalfa Meal, Greensand, Langbeinite, Basalt, Potassium Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Kelp Meal. Also contains non-plant food ingredient: 2.5% Humic Acids derived from Leonardite.
Interested in reading more about organic soil amendments? We have additional information located on our Organic Soil Amendments page.
Suggested application rates:
Most varieties of citrus require fertilization 3-4 times per year with typical applications in late winter (Jan-Feb), late spring (May-June) and early fall (Sept-Oct). A liquid or foliar fertilizer may be applied to mature fruit bearing trees throughout the growing season to maximize fruit production.
Citrus Trees
¤ New (1-3 years old): prepare transplant hole, mixing 1/2 - 1 cup amendment with the back fill soil; using amended soil to fill in hole watering well.
¤ Established: apply 1 cup per 1" of trunk diameter around the base outwards to the drip line, mix into soil surface watering well.
Containers and Houseplants
¤ New: add 1/2 - 1 Tbsp per gallon of soil, mix thoroughly.
¤ Established: lightly mix 1 - 2 Tbsp per gallon into the soil surface 3 - 4 times throughout the year.
