With a 4:1 or 3:1 CHC/peat mix you cannot over water your tree. Therefore, do not worry about over watering. That's the beauty of CHC , a tree growing in the above medium cannot be over watered. Remember, it is not the amount of water that damages or kills a tree, it is the lack of oxygen that causes all the problems. A CHC/peat medium provides plenty, gobs, oodles, of root zone oxygen. You can soak your tree in a larger bucket of water, over the entire night, and your tree will not have any problems, in fact will probably be better off. The problems you are inquiring about could possibly be cause by a lack of enough water, or it could also be very normal. A citrus tree will only retain the amount of fruit that the tree is capable of bringing to maturity. Lastly, because of the water's fast pass through during watering a CHC medium, a good method of watering is by soaking the tree in a larger bucket for 3 or four minutes. Good luck to you and your trees. - Millet (1,161-)