Meyer Lemon - re pot now? prune the roots?
bmelz
7 years ago
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Re-pot or pot up meyer lemon?
Comments (4)Your roots are to the stage that potting up to a larger pot would be appropriate. The roots are not pot bound yet but I would cut through them vertically from top to bottom in several places about 2 inches deep when potting up. I would not consider bare rooting them. Orchid mixes are usually mostly fir bark and come in large size pieces or small. The smaller size I think would be OK for your tree. Most houses in the winter with the heat on become very dry and tend to draw the moisture out of the foliage. Do what you can to keep a reasonable humidity and rotate the containers to equalize the light. You will need to water about once a week with enough water that about 20% drains freely from the container. If your trees show signs of wilting between watering, shorten up the watering frequency slightly. If available locally look for citrus labeled fertilizer that lists the minors on the label. Watch for aphids or scale and if found take the containers outside, and spray thoroughly with Neem or horticultural oil. Al...See MoreShould I re-pot my meyer cuttings?
Comments (21)Yovan, one of the two cuttings did not make it, mostly my fault learning. The other cutting is doing very well. No where near the size it should be. I neglected it for 1.5-2 years due to countless life obligations that I could not get away from. June/2017 it was in such bad shape every leaf was curled and dried up to a crisp from not being watered for over a month in very hot temps. My family and I were forced to vacate our home due to an asbestos contamination and were unable to return. When i finally was able to retrieve my tree's and did my best to bring it back and have been taking overly good care of it since. It has completely come back to life, dropped all its old leaves and has grown all new and some. We are now in a new home and I am hoping this spring it will take off and make up for my lack of taking care of it for years! I will try and take a picture of it this evening when I return home....See MoreRe-planting Meyer Lemon tree container
Comments (2)Why are you wanting to prune the branches and roots? If you're planting in a larger container, you would not want to do that. Citrus are tip producers, so unless you have crossing branches, dead wood, or uneven or unruly growth, you would not want to prune your tree. And again, not sure why you want to prune the roots if you're going into a bigger container unless the roots are completely root bound and growing in a circle. I would skip trying to find a 25 gal. container with handles. There are dollies you can use to move your pots inside and out, that will spare your back. And, I would not recommend the potting mix you've selected. I don't even use that for my 100% outside container citrus. I use a modified version of the 511 mix on this forum. That mix is much too dense with way, way too much peat. I would suggest 511 or gritty mix. Search our forum for the recipe. Patty S....See MoreLooking for some advice on bare-root re-potting my Meyer lemon.
Comments (3)A large 5-gallon bucket with water like Mike said works best for me. Let it sit in there for a while, and then slowly swirl it around until soil falls away. You want to keep as many of the fragile roots as possible....See Morebmelz
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