HELP - my Meyer Lemon suddenly started drooping!

[ourarka]

My stalwart citrus, the meyer lemon, has all of a sudeen started to droop its leaves and I'm worried they are only going one way!! I am used to citrus suddenly dropping leaves, in response to a change, but this points at something more suspicious but can't figure out why.

It spends most of it's winter in a covered, brick area meaning it stays dry but keeps the humidity. It has always been very happy and has even laughed off the odd light frost when I've forgotten to drag it in to the conservatory. The only thing that has changed is that, in those horrendous winds yesterday, the roof blew off and so the last 12 hours it has been subject to strong wind and some rain this morning. Weirdly though, the lime next to it (which is far more sensitive) looks absolutely fine.

Any thoughts very welcome. I have now put it in my unheated conservatory - I'd love to know what has caused that droop .... and how serious it is.

[starloc]

Difficult to tell without actually seeing it, but most common cause is just being too cold, not dangerous forr it cold , just its sulking, warm the pot up a bit....it cat hurt it and will only make it happer,

My lemon sulks like that in cold weather...

Have you been keeeping it dry...ish(letting top dry between waterings and not standing in a saucer of water? ) , if so it may just want watering? but only if its dry too many peeople kill them by automaticaly watering when they droop thinking they are thirsty

If its dry water it with some water that is about 25c to boost root activity. but make sure it drys out between waterings and it will be fine, it could just be freezing water onn the roots cooling it down and upsetting it

[ourarka]

Thanks Starloc - I was hoping you might see my post!

I will keep it in the conservatory ( I think in the house might be a bit of a shock for it) and see how it goes. I do keep on the dry side, but never bone dry and it's had all the (very cold) overnight rain so certainly isn't dry now!

[Lisasbolt]

Last year, my oranges, lemons and limes all got blown away in the horrible winds, some stripped completely bare, just give some TLC, take into the conservatory. Give it a good fed in spring and hopefully it will bounce back.

[ourarka]

Thanks, fingers crossed. It's just weird how the far wimpier like seems absolutely fine!

[Kirk]

If you can I would get, or mix up, some Vine Weevil stuff and give it a good soak through with that. Just thinking that they tend to be a plant that vine weevils go for and the first point of attack is in the pot as the grubs much the roots. If the roots get munched then the leaves suffer.

As to watering I generally allow mine to dry out somewhat and then give it a good watering - so far so good as they say.

[DannyK]

Provado Vine Weevil Killer according to Bayer should not be used on edibles. It's supposed to give up to four months control so it must be very persistent.

You tried tugging the trunk. Looseness is a sign of weevil attack. If you find weevils and want to use your lemons lemons it's a repotting with fresh compost after giving roots a good wash.