First fall/winter with Meyer lemon
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Meyer Lemon Trees - yellow leaves, falling off
Comments (7)There is nothing wrong with your tree. Falling leaves from citrus is quite common at this time of year, and for the next month depending where you live. The leaves in question are just old leaves that have lived out their life span A citrus leaf has a life span of 20 - 24 months. If you look at the leaves you can even see where the tree has pulled back out most of the remaining nitrogen from the leaves so that the nitrogen can be reused before the old leaves are discarded. When an older citrus leaf can no longer accomplish it full required work task for the tree it is quickly discarded. There is no welfare program for an old leaf. Adding gravel, rocks, or other such material, does NOT help with the container's drainage. It actually hurts the drainage, because the layer of rock only raises the perched water table even higher into the container's growing area. There a all types of mediums that a container citrus will grow well in. Just be sure that it has good drainageand good aeration. The number one potting mix world wide for container trees is 5 parts conifer bark, 1 part coarse sand and 1 part peat moss. It is used by most every commercial nursery in the world. This forum has two favorite mixes that they seem to use. Personally, I have never use them, but for small trees in small containers they seem to work. Good luck to this tree. - Silica...See MoreUnripe fruit falling off dwarf Meyer lemon tree
Comments (28)Dear Sara, Though I have only had my fruit tree for a few months, I have experienced the joy and disappointment on care for .......a PLANT! Don't know why, but want this one to do well. I too had this sticky white stuff. Here in Seattle, I keep my plant 50% of the time indoors, and 50% out on my southern exposed deck. After reading and inspection, I have discovered that my plant has scale, a type of bug infestation that can present. These insects are very small (my the size of a small bead) and they feed off the plant. They look like small pill (potato) bugs and move very slowly. Subsequently, their poo is the white, sticky substance that is deposited on the stems and undersides of leaves. I read this material can attract other insects (ants) but is not toxic for pets. I was able to catch it early, and washed the plant well. Then, I sprayed it with a combination of Neem oil and diswashing liquid solution (you can buy various preparations) and after a couple of days, washed again. Upon further inspection, I only saw 1 bug that I happily squished!! Must periodically inspect and occasionally wash. I don't know if that is what you're experiencing, but if so, it is much easier to treat when infestation is new (vs established). Good Luck!!...See MoreMeyer Lemon Indoor during winter. Should I fertilize at all?
Comments (9)John hello..See if you can try to grab the concept of growing trees in a pot? Your goal is to keep your mix open and porous as much as you can for as long as you can until your next re pot. It also helps to aerate the mix often which allows oxygen to get to the roots more often. In turn you avoid root rot, fungal issues, gnats and a host of other surprises.. If you use 'Organics' in your mixes, not only is it not readily available to the tree, but it will eventually clog your air porous mix and catch you off guard. It will not provide all the important nutrients your tree needs at once but only certain kinds and in the end, you will be caught of guard and your tree will decline in vigor all of a sudden. My goal is to ALWAYS use water soluble fertilizer which provide nutrients right away without the fear of clogging up my mixes, and trust me, 'Organics' with clog up your mixes and will further speed up decomposition of an open mix which can cause compaction...Do you understand where I am coming from? Those 'Organics' seem to work for a while, and then like a firestorm, always catch people off guard with a host of nutrient problems for 'containerized' trees... Most here have found out that' Organics' do much better in the ground with reliable microbes to make them available to life in the dirt....See MoreMeyer Lemon Tree - Can it survive an Iowa Winter?
Comments (17)Meyer lemon will grow fine in Iowa - just not outdoors in winter :-) Meyer lemons (which are actually hardier/more cold tolerant than a 'true' lemon) are an extremely popular houseplant in areas of the country where they can't be grown outdoors. Most folks who grow them in this manner - obviously in a container - have them outside during the warm months of the year and bring them indoors during the colder, winter months. And they will routinely produce fruit!! Meyers will tolerate a light frost but I'd avoid exposing them to temps below around 40F, especially when container grown. They need a period of transition before the transfer from indoors to out and back again, typically a somewhat general acclimation to the change in environment of a few days. Indoors they need bright but indirect light. You will find many discussions about growing Meyers indoors on both the Container Gardening and the House Plants forums. Same for growing Ficus benjimina or patio fig trees - another extremely commonly grown houseplant that is a popular landscape plant in CA FWIW, many folks also grow avocados as house plants but unfortunately these are highly unlikely to produce fruit....See More- 8 years ago
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