Citrus Alive!^® Citrus Fertilizer

Citrus plants are treasured for their foliage and fruits, so be sure to give them everything they need to thrive. Citrus Alive! Fertilizer is a specialized formula appropriate for all citrus and tropical fruit plants. The all-natural formula supports more fruitful trees and more flavorful fruits. It releases slowly for continuous feeding and conditions the soil. The NPK 6-2-6 formula contains no manures or fillers. For best results, use citrus fertilizer 2-3 times a year on your citrus trees. For plants in 4-inch pots, apply 1-2 Tablespoons of Citrus Alive!; and for plants in 12-16 inch pots, apply 1-2 cups. Lightly mix the plant food in the top 1-2 inches of soil and then water.

How do you apply fertilizer to citrus trees?

Sprinkle citrus fertilizer on top of the soil around the tree. Lightly mix the fertilizer into the top 1-2 inches of soil. Water well.

How much fertilizer do you give citrus trees?

Citrus trees in 4-inch pots should receive 1-2 Tablespoons of citrus fertilizer. Citrus trees in 12-16 inch pots should receive 1-2 cups of citrus fertilizer.

How often should you fertilize citrus trees?

Fertilize citrus trees 2-3 times per year.

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Orders for in-stock seeds and hardgoods are typically shipped within 5 business days.

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country during the shipping timeframes outlined below:

Spring 2023 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Sweet Potatoes	Potatoes	Tomatoes & Peppers
1A-4A	5/15/23 - 6/2/23	3/27/23 - 6/9/23	5/22/23 - 6/2/23
4B	5/15/23 - 6/2/23	3/27/23 - 6/9/23	5/22/23 - 6/2/23
5A	5/8/23 - 6/2/23	3/13/23 - 6/9/23	5/15/23 - 6/2/23
5B	4/24/23 - 6/2/23	3/13/23 - 6/9/23	5/15/23 - 6/2/23
6A	4/24/23 - 6/2/23	3/13/23 - 6/9/23	5/8/23 - 6/2/23
6B	4/24/23 - 6/2/23	2/27/23 - 6/9/23	5/8/23 - 6/2/23
7A	4/24/23 - 6/2/23	2/23/23 - 6/9/23	4/17/23 - 6/2/23
7B	4/24/23 - 6/2/23	2/20/23 - 6/9/23	4/17/23 - 6/2/23
8A	4/17/23 - 6/2/23	2/16/23 - 6/9/23	4/10/23 - 6/2/23
8B	4/17/23 - 6/2/23	2/13/23 - 6/9/23	4/10/23 - 6/2/23
9A & B	4/17/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 6/9/23	4/10/23 - 6/2/23
10A & B	4/10/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 6/9/23	4/10/23 - 6/2/23
Last Order Date	5/29/2023	6/5/2023	5/29/2023

Spring 2023 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Tender Annuals	Fruit Trees	Onion Plants
1A-4A	5/5/23 - 6/2/23	3/27/23 - 6/2/23	4/3/23 - 5/5/23
4B	5/5/23 - 6/2/23	3/27/23 - 6/2/23	3/27/23 - 5/5/23
5A	5/5/23 - 6/2/23	3/13/23 - 6/2/23	3/20/23 - 5/5/23
5B	5/1/23 - 6/2/23	2/27/23 - 6/2/23	3/20/23 - 5/5/23
6A	4/27/23 - 6/2/23	2/27/23 - 6/2/23	2/27/23 - 5/5/23
6B	4/24/23 - 6/2/23	2/27/23 - 6/2/23	2/20/23 - 5/5/23
7A	4/13/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 6/2/23	2/13/23 - 5/5/23
7B	4/10/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 5/5/23
8A & B	4/3/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 5/12/23	1/23/23 - 5/5/23
9A & B	3/27/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 5/12/23	1/2/23 - 5/5/23
10A & B	3/27/23 - 6/2/23	2/6/23 - 5/12/23	1/2/23 - 5/5/23
Last Order Date	5/29/2023	1A-6B: 5/29/2023 7A-7B: 5/19/2023 8A-10B: 5/8/2023	5/1/2023

Spring 2023 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Bareroot Roses	All other Perennials & Potted Plants	Dormant Trees & Hedges
1A-4A	4/10/23 - 5/26/23	5/1/23 - 6/2/23	5/1/23 - 5/19/23
4B	4/10/23 - 5/26/23	5/1/23 - 6/2/23	4/17/23 - 5/19/23
5A	3/27/23 - 5/26/23	4/10/23 - 6/2/23	3/27/23 - 5/19/23
5B	3/13/23 - 5/26/23	3/27/23 - 6/2/23	3/13/23 - 5/19/23
6A	2/27/23 - 5/26/23	3/13/23 - 6/2/23	3/6/23 - 5/19/23
6B	2/27/23 - 5/26/23	2/27/23 - 6/2/23	2/27/23 - 5/19/23
7A	2/20/23 - 5/26/23	2/23/23 - 6/2/23	2/20/23 - 5/19/23
7B	2/20/23 - 5/26/23	2/21/23 - 6/3/23	2/20/23 - 5/19/23
8A	2/13/23 - 5/26/23	2/16/23 - 5/12/23	2/13/23 - 4/28/23
8B	2/13/23 - 5/26/23	2/13/23 - 5/12/23	2/13/23 - 4/28/23
9A & B	1/16/23 - 5/26/23	2/6/23 - 5/12/23	2/6/23 - 4/28/23
10A & B	1/16/23 - 5/26/23	2/6/23 - 5/12/23	2/6/23 - 4/28/23
Last Order Date	5/22/2023	1A-7B: 5/29/2023 8A-10B: 5/8/2023	1A-7B: 5/15/2023 8A-10B: 4/24/2023

Spring 2023 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Large Bareroots, Trees & Shrubs	Select Citrus
1A-3B	5/1/23 - 6/2/23	4/17/23 - 10/27/23
4A & B	5/1/23 - 6/2/23	4/3/23 - 10/27/23
5A	4/10/23 - 6/2/23	3/27/23 - 10/27/23
5B	3/27/23 - 6/2/23	3/27/23 - 10/27/23
6A	3/13/23 - 6/2/23	3/13/23 - 10/27/23
6B	2/27/23 - 6/2/23	3/13/23 - 10/27/23
7A	2/23/23 - 6/2/23	3/13/23 - 10/27/23
7B	2/20/23 - 6/2/23	3/13/23 - 10/27/23
8A	2/16/23 - 5/12/23	2/27/23 - 10/27/23
8B	2/13/23 - 5/12/23	2/27/23 - 10/27/23
9A & B	2/6/23 - 5/12/23	2/27/23 - 10/27/23
10A & B	2/6/23 - 5/12/23	2/27/23 - 10/27/23
Last Order Date	1A-7B: 5/29/2023 8A-10B: 5/8/2023	10/23/2023

Spring 2023 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Nematodes	Encapsulated Compost Worms
1A - 2A	5/8/23 - 10/27/23	5/8/23 - 10/27/23
2B - 3B	4/24/23 - 10/27/23	4/24/23 - 10/27/23
4A - 6A	4/10/23 - 10/27/23	4/10/23 - 10/27/23
6B - 7A	4/3/23 -10/27/23	4/3/23 -10/27/23
7B - 8B	3/6/23 - 10/27/23	3/6/23 - 10/27/23
9A - 10B	2/20/23 - 10/27/23	2/20/23 - 10/27/23
Last Order Date	10/23/2023	10/23/2023

Fall 2022 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Blueberries	All Other Fruits	Perennials, Bulbs & Flowers
1A-4B	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	9/12/22 - 10/28/22
5A - 5B	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	9/12/22 - 10/28/22
6A - 6B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22
7A - 7B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22
8A - 8B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22
9A - 10B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22
Last Order Date	All Grow Zones: Oct 24, 2022	All Grow Zones: Oct 24, 2022	All Grow Zones: Oct 24, 2022

Fall 2022 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Vegetable Plants & Starts	Seeds	Hardgoods, Foods & Supplies
1A-4B	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22
5A - 5B	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22
6A - 6B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22
7A - 7B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22
8A - 8B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22
9A - 10B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22
Last Order Date	All Grow Zones: Oct 24, 2022	All Grow Zones: Oct 24, 2022	All Grow Zones: Oct 24, 2022

Fall 2022 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Select Perennials, Hibiscus & Iris	Trees & Shrubs	Select Strawberries
1A - 3B	10/10/22 - 11/11/22	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	9/6/22 - 10/7/22
4A - 4B	10/10/22 - 11/11/22	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	9/6/22 - 10/7/22
5A - 5B	10/10/22 - 11/11/22	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	9/6/22 - 10/7/22
6A - 6B	10/10/22 - 11/11/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/6/22 - 10/7/22
7A - 7B	10/10/22 - 11/25/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/6/22 - 10/7/22
8A - 8B	10/10/22 - 11/25/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/6/22 - 10/7/22
9A - 10B	10/10/22 - 11/25/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/6/22 - 10/7/22
Last Order Date	Zones 1A-6B: 11/7/22 Zones 7A-10B: 11/21/22	All Grow Zones: 10/24/2022	All Grow Zones: 10/03/2022

Fall 2022 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Houseplants
2A & B	4/11/22 - 10/21/22
3A & B	4/11/22 - 10/21/22
4A & B	4/11/22 - 10/21/22
5A & B	4/11/22 - 10/21/22
6A & B	4/11/22 - 10/21/22
7A & B	3/14/22 - 11/4/22
8A & B	3/14/22 - 11/4/22
9A & B	3/14/22 - 11/4/22
10A & B	3/14/22 - 11/4/22
11A & B	3/14/22 - 11/4/22
Last Order Date	Zones 2A-6B: 10/17/22 Zones 7A-11B: 10/31/22

Shipping Note:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area or yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until fully dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your order--via the U.S. Postal Service or United Parcel Service. Large orders may be shipped in more than one package.

Please note that we cannot ship outside of the continental United States.