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Hi folks,
The in-laws bought me lemon tree for Christmas, but despite being in a frost free greenhouse and being covered in fleece and surrounded by a sort of bubble wrap tent, the leaves slowly died starting with the new soft leaves then the older ones turning dry and brown the dropping off. I tried to follow all the advice; not overwatering, covering when low temperatures were forecast, ventilating at least for a short while a day, letting as much light in as possible, etc. It did get a black sooty mould on it but following advice I labouriously wiped each leaf and fruit clean with milk and a tissue. Husband and I were in the greenhouse at the weekend clearing out ready for the onslaught of the summer crops when he noticed that the tree had put out shoots, indeed even some small leaves. We quickly cleared out all the dead leaves and checked for moisture. The soil was still damp. Not knowing what else to do, we have put it on the soil still in its pot in the middle of what is to be the tomato bed. The temperatures are getting low but we haven't had a frost. (2.2c last night) Should we repot, feed, prune, leave well alone! Help! When I got it it had fruit and blossom on and was in very good condition. As you can imagine I was really gutted when it appeared to die. Advice please.
The in-laws bought me lemon tree for Christmas, but despite being in a frost free greenhouse and being covered in fleece and surrounded by a sort of bubble wrap tent, the leaves slowly died starting with the new soft leaves then the older ones turning dry and brown the dropping off. I tried to follow all the advice; not overwatering, covering when low temperatures were forecast, ventilating at least for a short while a day, letting as much light in as possible, etc. It did get a black sooty mould on it but following advice I labouriously wiped each leaf and fruit clean with milk and a tissue. Husband and I were in the greenhouse at the weekend clearing out ready for the onslaught of the summer crops when he noticed that the tree had put out shoots, indeed even some small leaves. We quickly cleared out all the dead leaves and checked for moisture. The soil was still damp. Not knowing what else to do, we have put it on the soil still in its pot in the middle of what is to be the tomato bed. The temperatures are getting low but we haven't had a frost. (2.2c last night) Should we repot, feed, prune, leave well alone! Help! When I got it it had fruit and blossom on and was in very good condition. As you can imagine I was really gutted when it appeared to die. Advice please.
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