The soil is very hard and I have to usually use a pick and a shovel to break through the layers when digging. When i was surface watering it would not seep through very well. The core of the root ball was about 1 foot below the surface when planted 3 years ago and I'm watering from 2-3 feet down until the water level rises back to the top because I was recommended the deep root stakes as it encourages root growth downwards where the water tends to remain longer during summer months and because the hard clay soil tends to spread water outwards rather than down like loose or sandy soil. I was told these trees need a lot of water but infrequently so I'm putting about 40 gallon worth per tree every month but I don't know how much is actually reaching the roots. I'll buy the chelated iron asap and dig to see soil mosture content 1-2ft deep. If it turns out to be over-watering can the trees survive and what can I do other than just wait before the next watering cycle?

defiantly citrus leaf miner damage ugly as it is it won't hurt a tree 2 years or more. but just to prevent any severe attack i spray ever week or two with a organic pesticide neem oil works good there are other name brand products that kill them too. just don't spray when its in bloom, so you don't kill the poor bees. Here is a link that might be useful: TheItalian Garden

I'm so bummed! And the closer I looked at it, I could see the webs and sap beads they leave behind. Grrr! It is on the main trunk and 2 of the 4 branches. I wonder if I can use our shower head to hose it off?? We have well water... It's 35 degrees out so it's not really ideal to hose it off outside... Thoughts? I have it in our living room where there are other plants, but the closest is 4 feet away (Poinsettia), the rest are about 12ft, and then on the other side of the room. I could always move it to the dining room where there are no plants, and it would get the same amount of light. I'll be cleaning it up in just a moment. Hopefully all ends well!

I’ve had that happen, just cut the brown parts off & put the plant outside for a while, out of direct sun. It will probably grow new shoots off the cut stems, mine did.