tobina, I had the exact same problem with leaf drop on my IML. I had left the tree in the 1 gallon pot in which I purchased it in late 2007. I was watering it once a week but it always seemed to be dry. I took it out of the pot and found that it was TOTALLY root bound to a degree which I have not seen before. I have my IML inside in a south window and I thought it was a light issue but after seeing the roots I repotted it. I did a drastic re-pot as I had to cut the root ball to untangle some of the roots. I lost about 50% of my leaves (or more) and 50% of the blossoms before the repot. The tree is now in a much larger pot and is very happy. No more of the flowers have dropped and after the repot I only lost about another 5% of the leaves. I do fertilize my IML with weak seaweed/fish emulsion solution (1 tsp in a gallon water). I saw so many different techniques on keeping citrus indoors in pots that my head was swimming. I decided to take matters into my own hands -and boy am I ever glad I did. Next time I buy a citrus plant I will surely knock it out of the pot at the store to check the root ball. Good Luck with your Meyer. DL

Yes the bloom will likely fall off which is just as well. When growing in containers, long term, you should plan on replacing the growing mix. How often will depend on the mix you are using. The organic material in the mix will begin breaking down as soon as you start using it. The longest lasting organic in the mix is usually fir bark, but this should be carefully sized to match the other ingredients. For this purpose I prefer to make the gritty mix which will last the longest. What ever mix you use read the list of ingredients and make a note of when the mix will need to be replaced. In California citrus labeled fertilizer is available everywhere and should be used monthly for container citrus. A three foot high tree would benefit from about a tablespoon of most brands of citrus fertilizer. Al

Thanks all! I did a search of my User Name last night and the original post didn't come up, so I though I had gotten distracted by my toddler and forgotten hit "submit." A common scenario in my house. I'll look for the original post. I got similar advice from the citrus forum folks. The fruit are falling off now, which bums me out. That tree was full of lemons. *sigh*

@bonsai_citrus_and_indoor_gardening See photos. Some other info: I accidentally over fed the tree mid-summer with citra-tone but it's my understanding that since citra-tone is all organic, it's harmless to "overfeed" and we didn't get any fruit or flowers until I did that. The grow bulbs are pretty weak so we have them kind of close. I had some leaves with eggs underneath in mid summer but i plucked them and some munchers (worms in the curl of leaves, idk what they're called) in the leaves but again, got rid of them. Haven't seen any of either pest since. before i took the tree in, it rained a lot so the soil was pretty soaked so I haven't watered it since and it still looks like there's moisture in it soil. I'm also pretty sure the fungus gnats are a consequence of bringing it in while it was so wet. Thank you so much for your help! Also included a picture of the one lemon that came from the single february bloom, it's huge and super healthy and we didn't harvest it until this week so I don't think the tree is totally failing. 1. Single lemon that started in March after a single Feb bloom 2. Current moisture situation. Meter is about 3-4 inches deep 3. current lemons and blooms. Lemons are about an inch long 4. Grow bulb positions, there is a large window adjacent to this corner but doesn't get a whole lot of direct light through it due to the neighbor's house being about 10 ft across from it.