Garret, the mix you speak of using is not appropiate for your tree if it is the one that I think it is that holds water far too long and break down only after a few weeks.. I have used it and killed a many plants with it, especially citrus. Just a heads up. I would use a mix that contains very few fine particles and that is very porous. Even one part of that mix to 2- 5 parts of perlite would be better. You know your area more than any of us and you would be able to judge whether your mix is drying out in a timely manner and whether or not that same mix is allowing the roots to breathe by good gas exchange every time you water. One that allows you to water more frequently without fear of root rot and salt deposit build up which is likely the demise of your tree. The root rot caused from too much moisture for too long and the salt deposits that is. A mix that will not compact and suffocate your roots causing you to have to start all over again and possibly loose another tree. Right now, your tree is VERY weak. You take your chance in using a wick in the hopes of that your mix will drain better and dry out more rapidly. OR, you can always risk repotting it, sort of a 911 thing and hope it perks up right away and that it does not shock your tree after what it's going through. I mean a full bareroot into a much better mix. You live down south like that? You have the advantage of much nicer weather and warmer days than me. Your sun also works much harder than mine. Why would you need supplemental lighting? Your sunny days in that tent, which I assume is very bright should be sufficient enough. Mike:-) This post was edited by meyermike_1micha on Wed, Jan 16, 13 at 15:49

**Update at the end.** Good evening Mike, thanks for stopping by! I'll have no idea of what the PH of my water supply is. How do I go about finding that out, and in what way does it affect how I care for my trees? I won't fertilize if you think I shouldn't, but ... will it cost me my 5 lemons? I know it's silly, but we've been watching them grow since the beginning of the summer, and I would hate hate HATE for them to drop now. If I don't fertilize, won't my tree get rid of them? Yes, you are remembering correctly, when I repotted my trees they had HUGE root rot damage and there were really not a lot of roots left and almost no capillaries. Now, I know that they grew a big amount of the small ones during the summer, but it's pretty safe to say that these pots aren't full of roots, yet. Do you think it's one of the reasons it took so long to my pots to dry out? Or was it simply because the pots were not above the saucers like they are now? I haven't notices a big difference in my leaves since the watering, but to be honest I've been so busy today that I haven't had much time to watch my trees. I'll take a good look at them tomorrow morning, and I'll tell you if I notice a difference. Thanks for watching that small video! I'm glad you think that they drain well enough for 511 filled pots. It's not complicated to post a video, there is a "video" button right next to the link button when you make a post. The only thing I had to do is upload my video to Youtube first, because it asks you for an html link. Quote: "If I have just the couple of trees that you have, I would water them in the bathtub with the shower head every time they need water. A nice handheld shower head is so awesome for spraying the leaves down every time too..Just constant water on your leaves during the early a.m while watering can keeps mites away for sure.. " Now, Mike, DON'T YOU START! I am NOT carrying these trees up one floor and through my whole house all the way to a bathtub to water them! Absolutely NOT, and I don't care what they whisper in my ear when I'm close to them, LOL! i'll post pictures of the trees tomorrow morning :) Thank you for all your help, Mike, you are always so positive and uplifting, and your posts always make me smile :) . Atheen 10/8/2015 Update: Frankly, I didn't see my trees perk up like they used to when it rained outside. I was expecting a bigger response from that long awaited watering. I still have a few leaves that are slightly curved upwards on the smaller tree. They don't feel as supple as the other flat open leaves. I hope I didn't irrevocably screw up again by waiting to water to long... Fingers crossed that they don't turn yellow or fall down.

Thank you for your advice! I gave it a dose of liquid fertilizer (generic Miracle-Gro 24-8-16), yesterday, and I came in today and for the first time in ~2 weeks it hadn't dropped leaves, hopefully it keeps up. I'm ordering some additional citrus specific ferts as well as I know the miracle grow is not the right balance and I doubt it has micronutrients Citrus needs. The tree receives indirect light from the window, almost all of its light comes from the LED grow lamp and the office fluorescents. The heating vents are right above the windows, so I keep it 5-10 feet away from all the windows. I checked it with my light meter and it's ~500 (I think it's in lumens) where the yellowed leaves are, full sun in summer by the windows is ~1500, and in winter (right now in Michigan) it's around 350 by the windows. I'll move over another lamp and see if it helps.

@PDC720 here are the links to the bark I used.... https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GP8QXGQ?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title and https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07TLY5TVJ?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title I have a 3gal pot, used 2 quarts of jacks and 2 one gal. bags of the orchid one. I had some mix left over too which was good cause I used it to amend some pots of other stuff I just brought in. again, I’ll keep you posted on what my brother advises and what I end up getting for a light. @poncirusguy6b452xx you were involved in my post last year about my first disastrous Meyer lemon experience and I trust your opinion as well! could you include a link to the light you use? gathering all information before I decide and purchase! I think this needs to happen sooner than later because it’s been pretty gloomy here in Chicago. after the repot Tuesday night, so were about 44 hours in....the tree seems stable. I haven’t noticed any changes yet. Hasn’t gotten worse, hasn’t gotten better. The new buds seem to continue to grow so that may be a good sign. sorry @Meyermike(Zone 6a Ma.) i believe it was you who did advise to take them off but I just can’t get myself to do it, I figure if the tree needs to, it will drop them on it’s own.