Lemon Tree – Second Treatment for Scale
Earlier I described my plan for ridding my lemon tree of scale. I waited 16 days to apply the second treatment of white oil. Ideally I would have done this sooner but we were having a rainy patch.
Before I applied the second treatment I took a good look at the tree. The good news is that the scale and the ants are mostly gone.
The bad news is that it must have been to warm when I applied the white oil. White oil shouldn’t be applied when it’s too warm. It was about 70 degrees when I first applied the oil. Evidently falls in the “too warm” category. Some of the leaves are looking kind crinkly.
In another ten to fourteen days I’ll apply the third treatment.
do lemon tree leaves have a small thorn at the base of the leaf?
Karen – To be honest, we no longer have the lemon trees so I can’t check. I recall small thorns on the branches, but I’m just going from memory.