Meyer lemon tree protection

[Kirk]

Drier inside then out so I would expect you to lose some. Simply a change of environment. Mine had a habit of going outside, losing it's leaves then growing ones that were 3 or 4 times as big. Looked plain weird by the time it had finished.

Cannot help on the watering. I used to apply water until it came out the base, then leave it to dry out a fair amount. I recall that the best it (all my plants) grew was when I worked away. I used to water them on a Sunday when I left, they slurrped up everything, then they got a watering when I returned Friday. When Sunday came round it all started over again. Basically Friday, Sunday only.

[Snadger]

Maybe a tray on the bottom of your pot to catch excess water is the solution When the tray was empty it would also give you an indication of when it needed water?

[Alison]

Maybe a tray on the bottom of your pot to catch excess water is the solution When the tray was empty it would also give you an indication of when it needed water?

That's what I do with mine in winter. Works well.

[DaveJC]

Cheers guys!!!

As you can tell, im very new to this lol, started to worry when i saw a few little lemons on the floor..

Ive only had the plant about 1.5 years. At the start of last year when I bought it, it only had 2 lemons,, but they grew pretty big. At the moment it has hundreds of little ones,, I'll be disapointed if they where all to fall off lol.

Cheers again!
Dave

[veggiechicken]

If it helps, a small tree couldn't ripen hundreds of lemons and they would have to be thinned out.

[DaveJC]

If it helps, a small tree couldn't ripen hundreds of lemons and they would have to be thinned out.

I had always wondered about this.. Would the tree naturaly thin its self out or do you need to give it a help?

Also whats a good amount for a small tree this size?

I was hoping to keep an eye on it and see what lemons make the best progress before thining it out if needed.

Dave

[starloc]

Blocking holes in a pot with most plants is bad...with citrus is very very bad for them....., plant roots need air from the bottom of the pot ( adding more holes is better....) , stones and things at the bottom are bad and cause water to collect in the area between the compost and the stones making the area wetter than it would be without ( known as a perched water table ) the water in the bottom of thee pot will cause root rot and kill the plant, especially with the pot holes blocked

Number 1 cause of deth of citrus is root rot due to poor commpost , over watering , a perched water table in the pot , the pot sitting in water in a saucer....they are very susceptible to root rot, root rot is an anaerobic process that is prevented by oxygen

Raise the pot off the surface and put a tray underneath.

When watering never water a bit at a time, always soak it totally (preferably with slightly warmed water). Lower the pant it into a bucket of water and leave about 30 seconds to a minute until bubbles stop then put in another bucket on a brick to drain the water then when drained put back in its place never let the pot sit in contact with draining water in the tray at an time
Citrus need no thinning of fruit or flowers they will do it themselves only a very low percent of flowers form fruit and only a small percent of them will stay on the tree...i never thin citrus fruit at all unless i want 1 giant fruit on a tree for display purposes with something like Buddha`s hand plant as it will get a bit bigger if i only leave one with a small tree.