I'm new to this forum so I'm not sure If I'm asking the question in the right place.
I have a meyer lemon with lots of flowers and I was wondering if I can help the pollination process with a small brush.

Carlos

You can, but Meyer doesn't need much help.

Welcome to the forum.

Well, if your lovely Meyer lemon is in a container, I'd say this is the right forum Citrus for the most part, do not need to be pollinated in order to produce fruit. They are parthenocarpic (with the exception of just a few cultivars), which literally means "virgin fruit". Citrus can produce fruit without pollination. In fact, the Meyer is a very, very prolific fruit setter, so if your tree is very young, and doesn't have an extensive canopy to support all the fruit set, you may want to do a little thinning when your fruit get to be BB sized, if the tree doesn't self-drop (which young trees may do a little, a lot, or completely, so don't worry if any of those 3 scenarios happen). So, just sit back and watch the magic happen. Let us know how your tree does.

Thanks Patty and Laaz, I got my answer. I'm new to citrus, I'm into making limoncello so I plant to get started with some lemons. I saw this line Meyer tree in Home Depot growing very strong and healthy so I got it. Transplanted it in a 7 gal pot and put it in my patio where it gets 4-5 hours of sun a day. Hope that's sufficient.

Well, congrats on the Meyer. We make limoncello from our Meyer lemons, and it is excellent. We are eagerly awaiting our St. Teresa Femminello lemons to make a batch from those as well, and compare the two products. As for sun, citrus like as much as you can provide. Optimally, 6 to 8 hours, but you should get decent fruit set and growth with 4 to 5. Your tree may not end up as big as it would with more sunshine, but it should do fine with what its getting.

You will absolutely love the smell of the blooms in spring and you will not believe how many there will be. A small percent turn to fruit. I agree the more sun the better. You will probably want to cut off as many thorns as possible because cutting them will not hurt the tree but the thorns will hurt you......Tom

Blooms in the spring? It has lots of blooms now. Looks like a rooting of a large branch, not a grafted tree. May be if blooms diferent here in So. Florida

Most citrus bloom in the spring of the year. However, lemons bloom year around, but have their major blooming period in the spring. If your tree does not show a graft, that is because Meyer Lemons are very commonly started from rooted cuttings, as they amoung the very easiest citrus varities to root.- Millet

Don't you love the smell ? You are in a great climate in Homestead Florida and you will probably be very successful . Be sure to water and fertilize but don't burn up your little tree . If actively growing and you hear about a cold snap remember to protect the tender growth. Either bring inside or cover up depending on how cold and how long.....All those blooms are not going to be lemons ! You will have plenty. Enjoy this forum. There is lots of great information. Meyer is a great lemon for you to start with and you might want to try something else soon !
Tom

In FL, I don't believe Femminello lemons are available. The closest thing in FL would probably be the Bearss lemon. Excellent quality Sicilian lemon.

I have never tried lemoncello with Meyers, guess I'll give it a try since I have hundreds of Meyers right now.