Growing Meyer Lemons in Containers | How to Grow a Lemon Tree
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Learn how to grow the popular Meyer Lemon from light requirements to temperature, to fertilizer and soil requirements. Learn what container is best for root care, a key ingredient in growing healthy citrus and how to control insects.
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Thanks for sharing my friend, A great variety of lemon.. We are doing lemons farming for 50 years.
Mine is flowering now in December in a southern window.
So glad you said Connecticut! I live in Massachusetts
Marvelous harvest
This video is most comprehesive and info is on point of what Iâve been searching for. Thank you for the video.
Hello from Oregon and thanks for the video. I have one meyer lemon that is 3 years old now. Last winter when I brought it inside it dropped all of it's leaves. This winter I set it in a mostly shady area for a few weeks outside before I brought it in. It hasn't dropped leaves this winter and is looking great. Just one idea that worked for me, happy gardening :)
Thank you for the information. I'm a newby and I thought you did a great job explaining everything very clear.
I wish all of the videos are like this: to the point and informative.
Wow! Thank you! I love lemons!
I have the citrus đ gradular so I will use it this week. I bought it last year protected it with screening material when it was cold and rainy here in northern California. It's got tons of buds now I'm so excited. I hope I get đ this year. The pot is on my balcony lots of light morning sun but soon will be sunny all dayđ thank u for the tips!!
I put Epsom Salts on my Meyer Lemon with amazing results!
How much you put
What do you mean by this?
Thanks for the vid. Started some lemons from seed 2.5 years ago. I live in Central VA. I have 12 plants that are all doing really well. I figure they'll flower and set fruit next year.
Great video, thanks. I just bought a Meyer lemon and plan on growing it indoors. Your advice is very helpful.
Thank you. So about 8 months from bloom to ripe fruit. can't wait!
well done. Now I will see if mine flowers this spring in Bend, Oregon,.
Very informative! Thank you so much for sharing....đ
thanks for this informative video!
It perfectly covers all aspects of growing lemons in containers đ
Very helpful! Iâm on year 2 with my Meyer lemon. Itâs large a healthy looking but only one lemon so far. Iâm clearly not fertilizing correctly. Thanks for the help!
Great informative video, this is a great reference for me cultivating my citrus trees.
Nice video and love that you answer all these questions! I live in southern CA, so light is not an issue. I don't have a lemon tree yet, but this makes me want one soon!! Thanks!
Great tips!!!đđđż
Growing up green. Green for life.
Awesome information, thank you
Nice video, thanks for sharing.
Thanks. I just bought a meyer lemon dwarfed tree. Very helpful tips.
I wish you shipped to Canada. Thank you for the video.
Great video!
This was helpful, thank you!
thanks for this very informative video, im a new lemon growers & i keep researching to learn more how to take good care my little lemon farm, one of my 3 variety is meyer lemon...
Thank you for the good information, I have the lemon tree.
Oh great my is flowering and the flower smells soooo good đ
Great video! Thank you. I am going to get a Meyer Lemon tree now. :)
Excellent show
Thanks! Was hoping to see the process from bloom to fruit though.
I recently germinated quite a few lemon seeds and this video was very helpful and informative
Try a website, Davesgarden.com. They may be able to recommend a vendor who currently carries the seeds for sale.
I love growing citrus trees
Great video!! I typically use fish emulsion every 2 weeks on my vegetables and herbs. Just got a dwarf Meyer lemon in a container, can I use this type of fertilizer on it? And as frequent as every 2 weeks. And is this enough or should I also add a citrus specific fertilizer?
Thank you!!
I'm growing Meyer lemons. Very nice variety
I like your videos.
Thank you!
Hi I grow my lemon tree from seed I have about 4 from 2-4â and this is my 3rd growing them Iâm from Michigan I take them inside in winter then in spring I take them out
How much long is going to flower and whatâs the best fertilizer to use on them
Thank you
I love this I need more answers tho!
Hi, very informative video. I'm in zone 8a with a last frost date about a month earlier than your nursery,so it is encouraging to see that many lemons on your tree! is it out in open air, greenhouse,greenhouse in winter only,etc?
I purchased two,one for myself and one for a 93 year old neighbor. several pea sized fruits on each.In good sun how long to mature into rip fruit?
Again thanks for the care tips
+1971mgb The plant in the video is in the greenhouse year round but thatâs not necessarily needed or the reason for so many fruit. The plants that are setting fruit right now or a month earlier will have fruit that ripens in December.
Excellent video, Byron, thanks. We have a Meyer about 4 years now in the original pot/soil. Do you recommend re-potting in a soilless mixture? If so, when might be the best time of year? FYI, we're in the Ozarks, zone 6b. Appreciate the advice.
We grow our citrus in soilless mixes and they do fine in. Once the growth starts in late winter itâs a good time to repot. Just donât over pot. They do need that dryer soil between waterings for healthy root growth.
Hello, Iâve been keeping my Meyer lemon indoors since I got it 6 months ago. I use a grow light on it for a few hours each day, and it seems to be doing well. I plan on keeping it indoors year round, would this be fine? Right now itâs got one ripen lemon on it and one green one, but no buds, even though spring is almost over. Is this normal? It does have new growth. Thank you for your time in advance!
thanks
I'm in zone 8 ( Oregon ) ... Last summer I potted up a meyers lemon and had it outside on the deck ..... it had LOTS of little green lemon starts ..... after I brought it in the house for winter, the little lemons turned black and fell off !! I am also seeing spider webs .... did the spider ? kill the buds or did bringing it inside ?? Leaves are starting to drop as well ....THANK YOU for an awesome video !!!!
We would be happy to assist you with this. If possible, could you share a photo of the plant with us to info@logees.com? Thank you!
Would you recommend a self- watering pot for the Meyer Lemon?
vckXD No, they can keep the soil to wet especially in the winter.
I have a Eureka lemon tree here which has grown and grown. I have no trouble making it bigger. However it hasn't flowered yet; end of June. It's outdoors since early spring in direct sun. I water it as needed with collected rain water. It is growing in a very large ceramic pot filled with well composted horse manure. What would you recommend to get it to flower? Granular fertilizer? if so, what ratio of N P K is recommended please?
My Myer lemon plant is just 2 months old. Should I put fertilizer or wait until next summer?
I have a meyer lemon tree in a large container which I brought indoors for winter here in NY zone 7. I upgraded the pot this year and it made a difference. The tree looks very healthy. It is now loaded with flowers but how can I make sure they won't drop off? I suppose I should touch the flowers to help pollinate? I've been using the fertilizer spikes for citrus trees. I have one small lemon so far but hundreds of flowers. I have a very bright fluorescent light. Is this good enough? Thanks for the great video.
Although citrus trees will put out an abundance of flowers like most plants only a few will set fruit. So most of the blooms will drop off. Perfectly natural. You can hand pollinate them but they will still set fruit if just left to their own. The most important thing other than watering properly is to make sure they get adequate light. Artificial light will help if natural light is limited. If your using common florescent bulbs Say 2 forty watt tubular bulbs as one would find in a grow light system then you need to keep it about a foot away. Best to put it in a sunny window if you have one.
I just purchased two 40W Fluorescent Phillips Grow Bulbs. Hopefully they will keep the tree thriving. I lost a lot of flowers under the plain fluorescent bulbs. I don't have a sunny window with enough room for the tree. Thanks for the reply.
Is it only dwarf meyer lemons you can grow in a pot or any? I have regular fruit trees ld like to put in pots.
What is the best way to acclimate a citrus plant from warm to cold, and vice versa?
There really isnât a problem with temperature changes as long as they are not in the extremes i.e. hard freezing.
Thanks. I just received my 5 3 n 1 citrus dwarf trees and they are healthy but small less than 1 foot. I purchased 32 gallon containers however after viewing many videos i see most pots are smaller than mine. Should I plant any way or get smaller pots?
Nantambu Satchldananda Get a smaller pot. Root rot or root disease is one of the main challenges in growing citrus in containers. And small plants swimming in large containers of wet soil will aggravate the problem, especially if they donât fill out the container by fall when growth slows down.
Iâm getting blooms but no fruit. Is that because Iâm not fertilizing it enough?
Love the videos. especially the Citrus⊠Can you recommend where I can get my hands on the larger, coarse perlite? Also, I have a 3 year old Owari Satsuma that has several leaves that have an almost varigated look to them? Veins appear to be darker green with surrounding area lighter green? I believe I have read this could be a Manganese deficiency? I have watered the plant twice now with a sea kelp solution, any other thoughts as to what it could be and a remedy?
Scott Graham Check a growerâs supply company online for perlite. The condition is a chlorosis. And the plant need a trace mineral mix like Keplex which is sprayed on the leaves. If it is appearing on the youngest growth could be manganese. Generally seaweed sprays are not high enough in the needed trace mineral to correct a problem.
Thank you very much !
What do you think about fertilizing with Epsom salt ? đ€
Won't harm it at all. Just don't do it too often.
Can anyone recommend an organic granular fertilizer to use?! I have a Meyer Lemon tree and Key Lime tree in the same pot (came that way). Iâve read a 5.5ph is preferred for water...
www.logees.com/dr-earth-exotic-blend-organic-fertilizer-1723.html
I got a semi-dwarf meyer lemon tree from 4Winds Growers. Since arrival about 6 of the lower leaves were tightly curled upward. Since transplanting from the starting pot into its container, those tightly curled leaves yellowed and 2 have dropped off. The top portion of the tree looks fine and is putting out new growth (leaves, buds, even branches), but those leaves near the graft line continue to yellow. I've tried to be very careful with watering. Any ideas for what's going on? Is the rest of the tree in danger?
Check for pests. Tightly curled leaves can signify spider mite. If it's putting new growth out, the roots are healthy. Doesn't sound like a watering issue.
Open up the curled leaves and check for tiny insects.
I'm growing one from seed for about 3yrs now. It's big and so pretty looking. How long until it can start bearing fruit?
wendybaby83 5 - 25 years depending on the culture.
I'm in Canada, I have a small potted lemon tree, maybe twice the size of yours, bring indoors in winter, getting stronger every year, lots of branches, leaves, and thorns, yielded some small lemons for the first time last year, but over this past winter the leaves all fell off, is that normal?
It sounds like there was an adjustment phase that took place. Tap the tree out of its pot and make sure the roots are still viable. They should be tan and fleshy and the tips will be white. Make sure they are not black and dry. If still good to go, then make sure it is in a clay pot and dry out between waterings. Citrus do not like to be kept in damp soil. In the active growing season you can give a balanced fertilizer once a week. If you fertilize too much then the plant goes into leafy growth and will not produce fruit. So in this case, it's better to under-feed than over-feed.
I live in South Cal and my Meyer lemon tree has a lot of flower buds but not a lot of leaves left on the tree. Will there flower buds bear fruits? Is the lacking of leaves caused by not fertilizing enough?
How long have you had the plant? If the plant has minimal leaves, try picking off the blooms to allow for leaf growth. Use a fertilizer that's higher in nitrogen to allow the plant to focus on leaf growth. Once the plant produces more leaves, then you can allow the blooms to form.
LogeesPlants I ordered it from Costco a year ago. It might have been 2-3 year old when it came to me. Thanks.
I have a Meyer Lemon, which I grew from seed. I live in Manitoba, Canada, so the plant has never been outside. Each winter, it drops its leaves. Any ideas why? Also, what can I do to encourage it to grow? I do intend to keep it pruned to a reasonable size. Thanks!!
This is completely normal. The plant goes into a semi-dormancy during the winter and will lose most, if not all, of its leaves. It's usually due to the lack of sunlight during the season. It will start sprouting back out come spring time. Do you fertilize it during the Spring and Summer months?
@@LogeesPlants Thank you! I do feritlize it, using the same fertilizer as I use for house plants. Is that sufficient for its requirements? And, I am ing it. I would apprecite suggestions on how to accomplish that. Right now, I am cutting it back to a joint.
Do you happen to know the NPK value on the fertilizer? And how often is it being applied?
So right, i fertilized my indoor lemon in the winter time and that was the end of it ,i still cannot forgive myself and it was 2 winters ago
How big of a container do I need?
I am in zone 9. I started a spout from the seeds. How big is the pot should be?
If it just started sprouting, start small in a 2.5" pot.
@@LogeesPlants How about when it's getting bigger?
Fully grown, about 10 -12 inches or so.
Could you please address root pruning? I have an old Meyer lemon that is in the largest pot I can reasonably carry in and outdoors each year. Can I keep it in this pot by root pruning or will it eventually die without a larger pot?
Donât need to root prune citrus. We have some that have been in the same pot for 30 years and still going strong. You do need to feed to replenish the nutrients.
LogeesPlants That is great news. Thank you so much for the response.
Do you need a grow light in winter. I am in toronto
If you don't have a southern window, we would suggest a grow light to supplement for the lack of lighting during the winter time.
I've heard coffee grounds are good fertilizer
My tree came in a 7" pot and is about 16" tall. Should / can I put it in a larger more permanent pot? At what point do you recommend transplanting to a larger pot?
***** Lemon plants need to be grown tight or crowded in their pots. So a 7â pot and 16â tall plant is probably adequate for the time being. Tap the plant out of the pot and when the root system has come to the edge of the pot and many roots are visible then itâs time to repot. Move up 2-3â at a time in pot size. Over potting can lead to root disease and the plant decline.
hi , I also live in NYC. I have few questions:
It is december and my tree is full of flowers. Shoud I fertilize Now?
Also, do I need to change the soil and trim the roots ? if yes, when?
PS, my tree is 3.5 ft high and 5 years old.
Thanks, Michael
Best not to feed at this time of year. Wait until new growth imitates in late winter. We generally donât change the soil or trim the roots. Our plants live for years in the same pot and soil. Just add fertilizer and manage the water and they do fine.
How long before the green lemons ripen to yellow
Once the flowers/blossoms run their course and yellow/wilt should I prune the cluster of old bloom or should I just leave them? I have a potted Meyer Lemon that is about 2 years old. Getting tons of blossom clusters but no fruit as of yet.
You can leave them. They will fall off on their own.
@@LogeesPlants Thank you!
What caused flowers and fruits to drop?
My trees planted in Potts are full have not turned yellow. Not sure what to do
I've had some pest problems and some blister do to overwatering. Now the lower leaves are gone and I'm left with a very unsightly Meter lemon! What do you recommend I do with it?
As the growing season expands you will see active growth along and on the tips of the stem. This is a good time to prune it back so the new leaves can fill out the plants shape. You can cut them quite hard and they will resprout. Be sure your root system is healthy.
i get lots of blooms but no fruit what do i do?
I have a potted dwarf Meyer lemon plant that I have placed in full sun (I live in CA). The tiny lemons have been prematurely going yellow and falling off the plant. How can I correct this? I still have some blooms and I would love to see them develop into healthy fruits. I use an organic fertilizer once a month and water the plant daily. I have noticed tiny bugs in the soil. Could these be causing the problem and do I need to get rid of them?
Citrus are susceptible to spider mites, look for webbing on the leaves. This can be treated with 2-3 applications of Neem Oil which can be purchased at more garden supply stored. 1 application usually will not do the trick so make sure you hit the plant with it 2-3 times.
Thanks.
I like growing these lemons but i dont care to eat them. I dont care for th taste at all. I do enjoy giving them to friends. I always keep regular lemons in my frig
My blossoms are turning to lemons but itâs dropping lots of leaves. Is my meyer lemon plant stressed?
It can be normal for the plant to drop leaves while it's focusing its energy into fruiting.
Hello. I have grown a lemon from a seed and i placed it near my kitchen window. It's growing healthy i guess but it keep growing tall and i am scared to cut to bonzai it because it might die. Can you pls teach me how to and when to cut or prune. Tnx. I live here in Hong Kong.
We generally suggest not pruning more than 1/3 of the plants growth and only after flowering has completed.
Thank you
Hi, what is a good medium mixture for lemons
+DOS UNO A peat lite potting mix with a ph of 5.8. This is the standard type of potting mix used in the industry and available in most garden centers.
Did anyone catch which organic fertilizer he mentioned?
My dwarf meyer lemon has many branches, but only 8 ins tall. How do I get it to grow taller. I first planted in the ground, but all the limbs laid on the ground. So I potted it in a large pot about 16 ins across. I used garden soil, but now I know to use soilless mix. It is 4 yrs old. Last year it gave me 20 lemons, this year there are 8. Any advice is appreciated.
+6996katmom Odd 8â and 20 lemons? If itâs growing sideways, take one of the leads and stake it up. That will create a central leader. If itâs a small plant donât let it fruit i.e. pick off the young fruit, also it can put its energy into growth for a while.
Will they grow in tropical areas as well?
Absolutely!
How do I stop lizards from eating my Meyers lemon leaves
How often does a lemon need to be re-potted?
I usually only repot when needed. I find with almost any plant itâs better for the them to become lightly rootbound so maybe once a year or so possibly longer
What does 'restricting it' mean?
***** Restricting fertilizer means to cut back in the winter, especially if the light level is low and that would be us in the north and temperatures are cool. If the temps are warm and the light is high you can still feed but as reduced rates.
***** Is it in a pot or the ground?
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Hello, I bought a meyer lemon last year. I was told to remove all the blooms the first year so the roots could develop. It made a ton of blooms. This year it started to bloom, then dropped them all. The tree is very healthy and covered in green leaves. In sun and I have fed, but not a single bloom has returned. What am I doing wrong.đą Sad in SA
What is the NPK value on the feed? How often is it being applied?
@@LogeesPlants I used citrus tone and applied it in March when it began to put on flowers and again in June. There is not one single flower, but it does have beautiful foliage.
If you can, try swapping to a liquid blooming fertilizer (ie: 7-9-5, 3-12-6, etc). Apply 1/4 tsp per gallon of water once every 2 weeks Spring-Fall. How many hours of sunlight per day is the plant receiving?
@@LogeesPlants will try the liquid and it gets sun all day till after 6 pm
Why doesnÂŽt the fruit of my Lemon ripen? I bought my lemon in the spring with 2 very large green lemons on it. The whole summer it has been outside in full sun. Plant got larger, produced beautiful flagrant pink flowers (Loved the sent.) and got a bunch of little lemons. But the 2 large lemons did not ripen. I picked off the new little lemons because I thought that would encourage the large lemons to finally ripen off but with no result. Now I took the plant inside in a bedroom. It does great but still, the fruit won't ripen. Otherwise, the plant is in great shape.
Hello! It can take quite some time for the fruit to ripen. Usually, they don't start ripening until late winter. Just make sure to keep it in a full southern exposure for 8 or more hours per day and they will eventually ripen for you.
@@LogeesPlants Hello from the Netherlands. Thank you for answering. I will do that.
I brought my lemon tree inside live in CT and the leaves started to fall what can I do
This often happens when citrus and many plants are moved in side for winter. It is the stress of the indoor enviroment in particular lower light that does it. The most important thing to do is keep the root system healthy as the plant with reduced foliage does not dry the soil out as quickly and if kept to wet at this time of year root diseases can set in. The leaf drop usually stops and then it is just about waiting for new growth to start in late winter. At that point you can trim the plant back is need.
Can this grow in the caribbean?
They would have to be grown in a partially shaded location.
I have a 5 year old lemon tree and it is not flowering
I have had one for 3 months still nothing.
Are you fertilizing currently? If so, what is the NPK value on the fertilizer and how often is it being applied?
@@LogeesPlants no. I bought it from Walmart. Transplant it into a bigger pot. But nothing. The orange tree I bought same time has about 20 oranges growing.
It can sometimes take awhile. How tall is the plant?
@@LogeesPlants about a 1ft tall. I could email you a pic
I have no hearing problem, but the audio is way toooo looooow.
No info about growing in the Southwest like California. A huge part of the population. Also no trouble shooting info. What to do if leaves turn yellow. Very superficial info.
Generally when the leaves turn yellow, there could be many reasons for this. It could be a cultural issue (water, light, etcetera) or it could be root issue. There are very distinct differences between the discoloration of the leaves and the diagnosis as to why it's happening. Generally, with a photo, we are able to determine the cause and the resolution. We will send your feedback to Byron for a request for more information. Thank you!
We also provide more care information on this plant here: www.logees.com/meyer-lemon-citrus-limon-3602.html click on the plant care tab for more information. Thanks again!
Pruning people when do you prune!!!!
Anytime it get out of control or needs shaping. That said spring and summer are best.