Hello folks,

Yes, I am new to this forum and am learning some things. I am new to citrus trees in my garden life in Maryland area (Montgomery County - climate zone 6B/7A). Last year, I got a meyer lemon dwarf tree from Park Seed. Through summer, it was doing so well without any problems. I watered it every few days execept my vacation (more than one week without water). It survived drought effect. It produced small fruits and they became ripen durng Christmas time. Late October, I brought it inside.

During winter time, I continued to water it every few days until I recently have a problem with it. Some leaves turned yellow (spots) and most leaves finally fell off. A few leaves (stays green) are remaing on it. I repotted it with larger 10.5" pot with a soil mixes (2-3 parts of nugget barks and 1 part of peat moss). I inserted two Lutz citrus tablets into it. Its leaves finally stopped to turn yellow and it are trying recovering since daylight time is getting longer and longer each day. They now are forming new buds for another bloom and possibly new leaves growth. It did not get any new growth for a year until now. Today I moved it outside when temps are getting warmer (out of danger freezes during nights).

Any experience like that? Thanks!

Tim

You will have to move it to an area that it gets partial sun during the hottest temperature of the day at first few weeks then slowly expose it to full sun, otherwise you will suffer a lot of leaf loss.

Hi Tim & welcome to this great forum!
Meyer's has a reputation of dropping leaves & being finicky. Most citrus will drop old leaves & sprout new ones. Your tree sounds fine to me if it has new growth. Just don't overwater---that's the worst for citrus! If you read up on a lot of posts (container citrus etc) you will learn from other peoples mistakes - like MINE LOL.
If your tree perked up after those Lutz tabs, then it was hungry for nutrients. I don't like the tabs & those 'spikes' are the worst! Buy some water soluable fert. that is high nitrogen with micronutrients --that's important, and preferabley low in phosphate.
There are some good "citrus Doctors" here that can help. Can you post a pic of your plant...that would help too. Good luck
Patty

It could also have had trouble with the low humidity indoors all winter. I run a humidifier every few days, mist sometimes, some people do both all the time.... dry indoor air can make them cranky. My meyer was sad last month, I flushed it really good in the tub, and it sprouted new growth the next week!\

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How to flush my citrus tree?

Thanks!
Tim

The reason most people flush a container's \"soil\" is to rid the growing medium of a build up of unwanted soluble salts. To do this, flush the soil with clean clear water in the amount of 4 time the volume of the container. It is wise to flush the container three or four times a year. When you are just watering the tree, apply enough water so that 20 percent of the irrigation water that you pour on the soil surface, drains out the bottom of the container. Then don't water again untill the top 2 or three inches become dry. - Millet