Sorrento Lemon In Bad Shape?! Too much spraying?
Adrian Chircu
7 years ago
I`ve bought the 2 year old tree 3 days ago. The courier who delivered it to me had a 3 day drive, which means 3 days without sun and water.
Now the tree looks "tired" and like it`s about to collapse and die. Half of its leaves are curled and with some leaves you can see through them, because they are super thin.
I water it once every 2-3 days, and spray the leaves twice a day with normal tap water. Is the spraying too much? Is it damaging the plant? Should I spray rarely?
The tree is aprox 5 feet tall and it only has two branches. Yesterday I pruned the bigger one which now as you can see is the smaller one.
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