Indoor citrus trees losing leaves

[Plattplot]

Hi guys,

A few weeks ago I bought three baby citrus trees, a Eureka lemon (which is doing great), a Calamondin Orange and a lime tree, the lime tree type wasn't specified in the bundle but I've ruled out Kaffir as it's not the right leaf shape

When I got them I repotted them, only to find hundreds of tiny spiders and millipedes, I got rid of all of them I could find, teased the roots and repotted, and sprayed with insect repellent just to be sure (I don't think I would of been as bothered if it was an outside plant)

Since then, the lemon has grown new leaves and is looking great!
The orange has lost some fruit and lots of leaves, and the lime is almost just a stick :')

Any ideas what could of caused it/how to keep them alive?

Thanks

[bramble]

Plattpot, I dont know a lot about citrus plants but the fact that it is coming into the autumn will probably have a bearing on the plants loosing some leaves. I had a calamondin and found it to be extremly tempramental. I think the lemon is easier to grow in our climate.

[Alison]

I've found that they don't much like being inside so only bring mine in over winter to keep them frost free. That said, I suspect that it might be something that came with the plant if it's happening so quickly.

[Plattplot]

Great thanks, yes I have suspected something came with them too, I've placed them all seperately incase they infect each other!

I've started putting them outside in the daytime so will continue while it's sunny

Thanks for the advice!

[Snadger]

I reckon its the teasing out the roots and the insect repellant thats harmed plants? New roots would have to form as the others would probably die off. The small ammount of new roots that formed would probably not be able to sustain the leaf growth? Just guessing though.

[starloc]

speckled leaves look like spider mites...you wont see them on the plast as theey aare smaller than dust.... spray with neem oil solution 1 teaspoon to a litre of water, put them in a clear plastic bag to raise humidity in the air but takke it off eeveery now and then to leet the leaes dry and then put baag back on
check that you let the compst dry out at thee top in the pot between each watering

[Plattplot]

speckled leaves look like spider mites...you wont see them on the plast as theey aare smaller than dust.... spray with neem oil solution 1 teaspoon to a litre of water, put them in a clear plastic bag to raise humidity in the air but takke it off eeveery now and then to leet the leaes dry and then put baag back on
check that you let the compst dry out at thee top in the pot between each watering

Thank you, will try this

[Kirk]

My lime throws it's leaves for almost any reason it can think of. More light and they drop, less light and they drop.

Best I can suggest is to have a bigger pot (presume you did this), reasonable soil mix - slightly hit and miss. Then water it and feed it. I water mine well then leave it untl the surface is dry. Pot I use is big enough hat I need only really do it once a week.

Watch for vine weevel, citrus seem to attract them - I soak mine once a year in a specific VW solution. Then basically put it in a well lit window and leave it.

Would expect it to throw out a sort of quick growing twig/sapling like branch, or two then a couple of stronger ones that look more like branches.