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2PC Citrus Essentials

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Give a young or newly potted citrus tree the right start. The Citrus Essentials 2-Piece Starter Kit is the simple, affordable way to feed a small-container or just-established citrus. It pairs a controlled-release 18-6-12 fertilizer that feeds the roots for months with an essential trace element mix that keeps the leaves green and the tree vigorous through transplanting and early growth. It is what a young citrus needs to establish, and nothing it does not yet need.

Key features

Two-piece starter: a controlled-release 18-6-12 fertilizer plus an essential trace element mix.
Built for young and small-container citrus: newly planted or potted lemon, lime, orange, and other citrus.
Controlled-release feeding: the granule feeds the roots steadily for months.
Prevents yellowing: the trace elements supply the iron, manganese, zinc, copper, and molybdenum young citrus need for green, vigorous foliage.
Affordable and simple: an easy entry point to proper citrus nutrition.

Ingredients

The two-piece starter system:

  • Controlled-release NPK fertilizer (18-6-12): 1 oz, net wt 28.3 g, covers up to 1.88 sq ft. Feeds the roots steadily for months.
  • Essential trace elements: 4 mL, covers up to 39 sq ft. Iron, manganese, zinc, copper, and molybdenum for green foliage and vigor.

How to use

  1. Fertilizer: spread the granule evenly on the soil at the base of the tree, then water in. Do not apply it to the leaves. Reapply on the included schedule.
  2. Trace elements: apply as a foliar spray or a soil drench during active growth and any time to correct yellowing.

Why?

A young or newly transplanted citrus tree puts its energy into roots and new leaves, and that is exactly when steady nitrogen and the right micronutrients matter most. This kit covers both without the extras a young tree does not yet need, so you support establishment and green growth affordably. As the tree matures and begins to flower and fruit, step up to the 3-in-1 Container Citrus Kit, which adds a calcium spray for bloom and fruit set.

Makes how much?

Feeds a young or small-container citrus tree, up to about a 3-gallon pot, through its establishment. Feeding a mature, fruiting citrus, or want the calcium that supports bloom and fruit? The 3-in-1 Container Citrus Kit is the next step up.
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2PC Citrus Essentials

$8.99
$6.99

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best fertilizer for young citrus trees?

A young citrus tree needs steady nitrogen for roots and foliage plus the micronutrients that prevent yellowing, without heavy feeding it cannot use yet. This 2-piece starter kit provides exactly that, a controlled-release 18-6-12 fertilizer and an essential trace element mix, sized for a young or small-container tree.

Can I use Citrus Essentials on potted lemon, lime, and orange trees?

Yes. It works on young and potted lemon, lime, orange, mandarin, kumquat, and other citrus grown in small containers.

What comes in the Citrus Essentials Starter Kit?

Two products: a controlled-release 18-6-12 fertilizer for the roots and an essential trace element mix for green, vigorous foliage, along with a feeding schedule.

Why do citrus trees need micronutrients?

Citrus is prone to micronutrient shortages, especially iron, manganese, and zinc, which show up as yellowing leaves. The trace element mix supplies these so young trees stay green and grow vigorously.

Is this enough for a newly planted citrus tree?

Yes, for establishment. It covers the nitrogen and micronutrients a young tree needs to build roots and foliage. Once the tree matures and starts flowering and fruiting, the 3-in-1 Container Citrus Kit adds calcium for bloom and fruit set.

How is Citrus Essentials different from a complete citrus fertilizer?

This starter kit is two parts, fertilizer and trace elements, built to establish a young tree. The 3-in-1 Container Citrus Kit adds a third part, a calcium spray, for the bloom and fruit stage. Start here, step up as the tree fruits.

All about feeding young and newly planted citrus

Why young citrus needs feeding, but not overfeeding

A young or newly planted citrus tree is spending its energy building roots and putting out new leaves, so it needs steady nitrogen and micronutrients to do that well. What it does not need is heavy feeding, which a small root system cannot use and which can burn tender roots. A controlled-release fertilizer that meters nutrients out slowly, paired with a micronutrient mix, matches a young tree's pace, which is exactly what this starter kit is built to do.

Nitrogen and micronutrients for young citrus

Citrus leans on nitrogen for foliage and growth, and it is unusually prone to micronutrient shortages, particularly iron, manganese, and zinc, which show up as yellowing leaves with green veins. In a container, those micronutrients leach away quickly, so young potted citrus often yellows without them. The trace element part of this kit is there to keep that from happening while the tree establishes.

When to step up to the full kit

This starter kit intentionally leaves out calcium, because calcium mainly supports flowering and fruit set, which a young establishing tree is not doing yet. Once your citrus matures and begins to flower and fruit, that is the moment to move up to the 3-in-1 Container Citrus Kit, which adds the calcium spray for better bloom and fruit. Starting here and stepping up keeps you from paying for what the tree cannot yet use.

Pro tips for a young citrus tree

Water the granule in after applying, and keep it off the trunk.

Give young citrus bright light, at least six hours, for sturdy growth.

Watch the newest leaves for yellowing, and use the trace spray to correct it early.

Do not overfeed a small tree, since steady and light beats heavy.

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