If you re-potted it into a similar size pot, or only a little bigger, you should begin to see growth in maybe 2 weeks; if you potted it up to a significantly larger pot, it might take 2 months; but be patient.

Hi Vladimir, I believe it was one of the miracle grow ones. I remember using the whole bag of perilite, orchid bark and some soil. I don't recall the exact measurements. :-(

Thank you for the links... will read them tonight from home.

Hi johnmerr, I shall be patient and stay hopeful!

Hi Patty...Yes, that mix looks like it may hold to much moisture for too long, especially in Florida where you get rains quite often and lot's of humidity....I was wondering..Where do you place that tree all day? In full sun? How many hours? Is it hot there, like over 90 degrees by day and how cool at night? How much fertilizer have you been giving them and how often?

Is there any way you could make that mix mostly all bark with just a bit of soil mix and perlite to help it hold just a little moisture so you can water as often as you would like and not worry about the rains there?

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Hi mikerno, yes... it's in a very sunny spot in my backyard. It should be getting around 7-8 full hours of sun. Our summer is very hot! Hitting 80s-90s each day with mid 70s at night. I went too heavy with the last fertilizer before the repotting... I gave it barely a tablespoon this time and only once snice the repotting. Since I repotted about a week ago, is it too soon to change up the mix? I can buy more orchid bark and add it, if needed!

Yes, that is what I figured...For you, you have go very light on fertilizing and even more important to use a very porous mix, one with mostly bark.

Here s why...With temps that hot, the roots shut down. They in fact will not take up moisture and then to make things worst, the salts in your water quickens the death rate of your finer roots which do all the work. Once your roots over heat, they drown in a mix like that even in the hot sun. It is a bad effect.

Stop fertilizing until you can find a way to cool the roots down. I would set your trees to get only morning or late afternoon sun or under a tree in dabbled light. once you do this the roots will cool. Once the roots cool, they will repair themselves and then grow again allowing the top growth to accelerate. Once they do this they will be hungry and then it will be safe to fertilize without burning them too.

Can you place your pot directly into the ground until your temps cool off?

In a nutshell, I'll bet if you find a way to keep the roots cooler by taking them out of direct HOT sun by day until your weather starts to cool down, your trees will give you amazing growth. It's all about the roots)

P.s...It's not too late to re pot, ever, not this time of the year as long as you do it right and keep your trees out of direct hot sun until the roots work properly again.

Many have no issues at all placing their tree right back into sunlight after a re pot like me, but I would suggest to be better safe than sorry just in case your re pot is one that your tree did not like)

I think you need to just let them be for a while. Citrus tend to grow in spurts, and your plants will need some time to adjust to new conditions. I find that they kinda resent change. If you can shade the containers that would be useful. Avoid feeding too.

Subtropix is certainly right about avoiding feeding. When you plant a tree in the ground or in a new larger pot, do not feed the tree. The absence of fertility in the soil encourages the roots to grow in search of food; and only after the roots grow will the new leave and shoots grow. When you see new growth starting, that is the time to being feeding.

Ooo... good to know about the feedings. Will pick up some more bark, repot and give it a fertilizer break. I really want it to be healthy again. Thank you for all the great advice everyone! ☺

I repotted my little tree with a lot of pine bark nuggets and a little soil, no fertilizer and took it out of the full sun. It'll still take some sun but it won't get overheated. I am not able to place the pot directly into the ground but I can move it into a less direct sun spot where it will get a good amount of afternoon sun. Again, I appreciate all the great help from everyone! If this goes well, I might get more citrus in the future. :-)

Patty, did you use pine bark nuggets or mulch?

Vladimir, I picked up the pine bark mini nuggets. I broke their sizes down some more too. I would say it's a lot less soil. I replaced most all of it.

...and I keep watching it and hoping since repotting it... nothing else is growing on it but it hasn't lost any leaves...

...and I stay hopeful! :-)

Be patient.