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[paulz at ieee.org]

 I've seen the same thing a couple of times, but didn't stop to think much about it.
My guess is that the original potting mix had a lot of organic matter.  After a few years that broke down and well, evaporated.


    On Friday, May 1, 2020, 12:58:11 PM PDT, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:  
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I lost one small lemon tree in a big ceramic pot, over the past year, 
strictly through inattention:  There's a citrus 'dell' behind the hedge,
and I failed to look after the needs of some of the potted trees back
there.  I notice that, for reasons unclear to me, the soil in pots
appears to compress or wash out or something, such that in any event the
plant sinks in the pot as the apparent depth of soil between the surface
and the bottom of the pot decreases.  This lemon sank until it had only 
about 50 cm of soil height, and died.  I should have noticed the problem
earlier and repotted it.

Nearby, I'd seen a rangpur lime tree and a tangerine tree in similar
distress, repotted them, and they recovered -- but I failed to act in
time to save the lemon.


  
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