Meyers lemon leaves turning yellow & dropping
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Meyer Lemon tree leaves yellowing and dropping
Comments (5)Hi Jean, Thanks for the watering tips. When I bought the tree, the garden gave watering instructions: daily for a certain number of weeks, twice weekly for a certain number of weeks, then once a week after that. They said to have the hose on a very slow drip for about half an hour. Because of kids and dogs messing with the hose, I have instead stood there and held the hose while I water with a rapid stream of water, but still did it once a week. If you think it needs more water,I can definitely do that (the soil is very sandy so it doesn't hold much moisture) but the tree doesn't look the way I would it expect it to if underwatered. My other three citrus trees receive the same watering treatment and are doing okay. Just the last few days, I have seen black spots of the leaves- they're almost fuzzy like a fungus is growing on the leaf. I was guessing that it is greasy spot as that seems to be a problem in this area. However, I treated the tree with a neem-based product last weekend, and I think that ought to cover greasy spot, too, although I haven't seen any change yet. I'll try your watering suggestions today! Thanks!...See MoreMeyer Lemon Leaves turning yellow and new leaves curling
Comments (1)Looks like spider mites; you won't see them without a good magnifying glass. A good wash outside or in the shower will go a long way to getting rid of them. My advice... lose the fertilizer spikes and replace with a good soluble citrus fertilizer applied 3-4 times per year according to the label. Your tree looks to be a little underfed; and unhealthy trees are more susceptible to spider mites. I would also get a good foliar fert. and give your tree an application of that about every 15 days; I like Bayer Bayfolan Forte; lots of container growers here use Foliage Pro... there are others. Your tree looks a bit leggy; I am guessing it gets less light than it would like....See MoreContainerized Meyer lemon: mottled yellow leaves, leaf drop
Comments (1)Your tree is suffering from changing light conditions and also from transplant shock. I would ditch the Jobes in favor of perhaps Foliage Pro and Osmocote Plus, or Espoma Citrus Tone organic....See MoreMeyer Lemon Yellow Spots/Blotches on Leaves, Dropping
Comments (16)The good news is that my plant is still alive. I’ve had so much trouble with it over the years, I can’t remember the resolution to this issue here. But generally speaking, I have used fungicide a couple times when I thought there was fungal issues and I have used espoma 2-2-2 fertilizer every month or two to keep feeding it nutrients. However, almost all problems I have had are related to soil moisture. It’s so easy for the soil moisture to get too high and then suddenly thr plant starts looking like it’s dying and that’s when I realize the roots are too wet and have started to rot. It’s such a fine line. This is critical especially this time of year when the temperatures drop and evaporation decreases. Managing soil moisture has been the most important item for keeping the plant healthy. Also, don’t underestimate the importance of giving it full sun. there has been a huge difference in plant health between giving it “decent“ sun that I thought was sufficient versus finding a spot where it gets a full day’s worth....See Moresnooker79
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