Dwarf meyer lemon losing leaves indoors
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Meyer Lemons Losing Leaves and Yellowed - Help Please!
Comments (8)Well, shortly after the post, I realized I needed to take action, so I repotted both lemons right away. They were originally put into 12 inch terracotta pots, but I reduced the size of one to a 10 inch terracotta pot (the second stayed in the 12 inch). When I trimmed in the original potting, it was less than an inch off the bottom. I repotted with 1/3 part of cedar shavings (as recommended by Four Winds Growers) and gave them a GOOD SOAKING of water. The roots were quite dry, no root rot had set in, and they were very healthy. The roots looked the same as when they shipped 6 days prior. The GOOD NEWS: the next day after repotting and heavy watering, a few of the buds opened up! They smell fantastic. I imagine the plant wouldn't open buds if it wasn't bouncing back? They've also bee in full sun since Sunday. There are still some yellow leaves, and I lost a few more (maybe 1 a day from each, rather than 6+ a day from each), but I take it they're recovering? After seeing the buds open up, I gave a light feeding and another watering today. We're having night lows in the 50's, so I'm leaving them outside at night now too. Are they on the mend?...See MoreRepotting Dwarf Meyer Lemon-Indoor and Outdoor
Comments (3)Well, it says will require less watering which worries me. It may be a great mix for annuals? Don't you have access to pine bark? You could make your own.....How about a Lowe's...Do you have one near by? You do have plenty of options. It just depends on how much work you want to put in this. If you understand the concepts of mixes in containers, it will drive you to look for the best, make your own, or make do with what you are stuck with. I am not particularly fond of most bagged mixes with too many fine particles since they collaspe fast, draw bugs, hold to much moisture too long, suffocate roots with in a short time, deprive roots of much needed oxygen, accumulate salts, limit your frequent waterings, and the structure of it may start out fine, but fall apart with a short time. Of course the roots of a plant is the heart of it. So making your roots as happy as can be is a good start, especially with citrus. Let me know what you come up with, please. If you are limited to a bagged mix, you could always amend it to meet your trees requirements to remain healthy and strong. Here is what helped me understand how mixes work in containers. I hope this helps you decide what to do, use, look for. Mike:-) Here is a link that might be useful: Container Soils-Water Movement...See MoreMeyer lemon tree losing leaves help !
Comments (4)Well, you have probably made some of the classic Meyer lemon errors. First, when you dramatically change the light conditions a Meyer will drop most, if not all its leaves, to replace them later with leaves better suited to the new light conditions. To move a Meyer from outside to inside without the leaf loss, you need to move it from full sun to partial sun for 2 weeks; then to full shade for 2 weeks; then indoors; reverse the process when putting it out in the Spring... and please DO put it out, if you can; you will be rewarded with a happy, healthy plant. Second, when you bring it indoors to a sunny window, the plant gets warm; but the roots generally stay cool; and citrus roots don't like to grow into cool soil... the solution is to put some sort of heater to warm the soil, or to put the plant a little further from the window. The thing to remember is first the roots grow; and then the leaves and branches. Now to your current situation... the plant is stressed and "thinks" it is going to die, so it will try to make seeds (fruit). If you take off the flowers, the tree will only make more; so wait until the flowers drop and then take off all the fruit; soon after that, if you treat it well, it will start to make new leaves... and then you should start to feed it. Have patience....See Morehelp with dwarf Meyer lemon tree - indoors
Comments (3)Your big new branch appears to be a water sprout; I would prune it back to the general canopy level; it is a sign you are being too kind to your tree. Maybe next year the new branch will produce. Do not cut any of the flowers; if they make fruit, you can cut most at the size of BB or pea to give the tree more energy to put into growth....See Morebuffalo999111
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