Indoor Potted Variegated Pink Eureka Lemon Leaf Drop
I got a pink eureka lemon tree in mail about a month ago now, and its starting to have some issues like leaf drop and weird brown spots on some leaves (I'll attach photos below). At first I figured it was water stress because the leaves were dropping and then the petioles would drop a day or two later, but now some of the leaves have brown dry spots so I'm not too sure. Since I received the tree, it grew 4 branches that are about 3 inches each and have 3-4 leaves on each that are a bit larger than the rest on the tree (from what I've learned that means it isn't getting enough light, so I moved it to a brighter location since). Shortly after these branches grew, two new branches began to grow and suddenly fell off before the leaves could fully form. I was told by the website I purchased it from that I could leave it in the pot, but I'm beginning to think maybe I should repot it? It's a 1.5-2' tree in an 8" pot. I also haven't figured out a good watering schedule, I water the plant till water drips out of the bottom, then I wait till the first few inches of the soil are dry and water again, but I'm concerned the roots at the bottom of the pot will rot because the soil at the bottom seems to always be wet.
Sorry for such a long post but can anyone give me advice as to what I should do?
Leaf drop started about a week ago and I've lost about 15 leaves as of today
Thank you for your time!
~Steven
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Comments (4)Thanks greenman28 and houstontexas123 for your help. I used MG for citrus and palms, while adding one quart extra perlite for extra drainage to the 2 qt. bag of citurs mix. I threw in a one quart cactus mix bag for good measure. Yes the soil is retaiing moisture, as I can tell the top 3 inches dries out but when I stick the meter in 6 inches I go to 5 on the scale. However, nothing has changed in the last 90 days. This AM the leaves were perky after overnight lows of 45 (or 55 or 65...doesn't matter) with the day time highs in the upper 80's once again brought droopy leaves. My other citrus, El Moro and Key Lime are doing fine in the same soil mixture, along with my 8 foot avocado. When I do water, I can see drainage out the bottom of the pot but also see the pott absorbing water, so today I moved the Eureka lemon back in the sun. I am wondering if our persistent dry wind is the culprit? I have added more sand to the soil of the Eureka once but have read that a sandy clay is perfect for a Eureka, no clay in this soil, which would hold even more water.This organic citrus fertilizer is suppose to have soil microbes and I followed directions and only made a tea out of it. If I put it up on the deck railing in full on sunlight to dry it out, it will get full on wind most of the day (live on a hill in updraft area) so I am afraid to stress it that way. Guess I could add more perlite or sand and repot......?????...See Moreeureka lemon has lots of blooms & new lemons but dropping leaves
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