How to Grow Meyer Lemons in Containers Pt. 1
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DON'T WORRY everyone I'll be drilling holes...take a deep breath :)
Do you feel the size is reasonable? Several places sell lemon trees but they are scrawny little things that don't survive...
What I like is you can buy various sizes, even up to 4-5' there if you want a more established tree
@@epicgardening Thanks for your valuable time and efforts making interesting videos!!!
Epic Gardening I bought a size 5ft tree in November......I almost killed it until last month when I hung up a supplemental light on my ceiling, I lost over 100 leaves now I see little new growths appearing at various nodes that I believe will be flowers in the next few weeks
Thank goodness! Thought you were crazy to put a tree in a pot without drainage.
Great video brother. If you do not mind, here's some advice. As a master gardener and specialized in citrus, especially grown in containers. You at some point need to have drainage holes. This is imperative to the health and life of the tree. Just as citrus do not like to sit in a pool of water. That container not having drainage holes will allow the water to be stagnant and stinking. This will only attract gnats and make life for the roots a living hell. Be sure that the feeder roots on top of the root ball sit just above the soil line. This is very important brother. Those feeder roots catches any moisture from above and allows the root system to breath. Another note, do not prune your citrus for the first 2-3 years. Trust me on that. The citrus trees does not like to be pruned like fruit trees. So please allow the branches to form for those required years as they also protect the bottom trunk of the tree from the scorching summer heat. Yes, thin your tree of excess fruit to allow the root system to develop. Allow the soil to slightly dry out between watering also. Take care and Hope this helps.
I'll likely drill some into this pot later on brother! Very much appreciate that advice my friend.
I made my own soil, it seems to be liking it so far. I used a 75/25 mix give or take of bark mulch chips and Turface MVP (calcinized clay that is used in baseball fields). It drains super fast and both clay and bark hold on to nutrients and water.
Whats your opinion?
thank you both for your precious advices. I bought my Meyer Lemon tree from costco last year. it came with fruits last year and lots of flowers , but unfortunately did come up with any new fruits. I pick the old fruists and made lemonade with it, really good. This spring I brought it out to the sund deck and doing well, lots of new leaves and few flowers came out. but too bad i didn't read your advice soon enough. I just prune my lemon tree yesterday.
great day! just planning my citrus orchard as i love anything citrus. id appreciate it if you can refer me to whatever reading i should do regarding citrus in general. mygreathaks
How do i know when the soil is slightly dried out
I got my lemon tree when I was 12 years old 1996. I pot it in a 25 gal clay pot. it still with me dropping lemons in 2020....
What do you fertilize with abd how much fertilizer?
Wow! I wish to be like that. Have my plants live with me my whole life.
I use organic citrus fertilizer and avocado trees . In the spring to wake the plant up I add Alaskan fish fertilizer. I applied down to earth citrus every 3 months, just less in fall and winter..
Sweet!
My inground Meyer Lemon is 10 years old. It was 2 ft tall. Now it is 15 ft tall and produces lemons in October. Over 200 of them. I live in the central florida area. Fantastic tree !!!
I wish I could have citrus outside year round!!! Unfortunately we get freezing temps for a short time where I am and I have to wheel them inside for a good few months. I also have to be careful about our classic “fake spring” that we have like five times in March thru may lol
How often do you feed it?
My house in Orange Co. close to Winter Park and U.C.F. had been on an orange grove. They tried to tear out all the trees, but we had two in the side yard. I miss those beautiful juicy oranges.
I’ve had my Meyer lemon in a pot for 24 years.
How big is it? How big is the pot.
Holy moly
Vicky Arvanitis i keep it pruned to be a small Bush. Maybe 2 1/2 feet tall by 3 feet wide.
how wide is the trunk of your lemon tree greg?
carmine petracca not very wide. Maybe 3-4 inches. It’s a dwarf Meyer lemon.
I am in SW France and have had my Meyer Lemon in a pot for 16 years now. Currently it is laden down with fruit. I repotted it every 5 years for the first 10, then just change the top soil every year. I use a Bokashi system and use the liquid to fertilise it. I bring it in from November to April as the temp drops and it sits happily by floor to ceiling South facing windows. Very interesting thanks for the Vid. Hope you're going to put drainage holes in that pot
My family had an orange grove in Monrovia in the 1930’s, and thankfully I still have the crate label. My childhood home was built on an old citrus orchard and when they dug to put in a 2nd sewer line- they hit large clay “pipes”. Apparently these pipes were used to water at root level for the orchards. We also had smudge pots everywhere. We had the original Meyer lemon tree on our property which was way sweeter than the improved version, but unfortunately it died last year. I’ve also learned that you can easily, on accident, bonsai a citrus tree using a felt pot. They’re very tough trees, and I would encourage anyone in SoCal to grow them instead of ornamental parkway trees. ]
I wonder why your Meyer lemon died? Since they are hardy trees I thought.
I've been growing my meyers lemon in a 10gal fabric pot for 2 years now and we just got our first harvest. They're HUGE fruits and so delicious. But I wanted to leave a tip here to thin out your fruit early in the season to avoid weighing down your branches enough to break. We barely avoided disaster this year by leaving too many lemons to ripen and though we got a huge harvest, I really felt the stress of worrying about the branches snapping.
What soil and fertilizer did you use?
@@magelin great question! I'd like to know as well.
Can we get your potted lemon update?! I so want to start one this year.
I just received my tree on Saturday, I'm new at this so I will need all the help I can get.
8:04 I have a meyer lemon about this size, from nature hills, purchased in 2019. So its about 3 years old at this point. I am amazed just how much its blooming and fruiting, and have dozens of clusters of 5, 6 7 fruits tat I am trimming back to 2 per cluster as you mention here. I wait until the fruit sets, and keep the strongest looking. Very happy that 2 years of caring for my container meyer lemon tree is paying off this year :)
Very happy you are doing a series on meyer lemon trees. I just received my meyer lemon tree and key lime tree this week!
Thank you ! I’ve been growing mine in a container this summer and it looks amazing 😍 can’t wait to plant in spring !
I just found your channel as a suggestion in my feed and I love the way you are very clear and concise with the information giving the good and bad. I have been binge watching several and realized I needed to subscribe! Thank you for sharing all your lessons and information, it's much appreciated and educational!
I love your videos. They are informative, easy and great tutorials for someone just learning. I also really love how you have different videos for different growing conditions. Thank you.
I recieved this as a gift last season and it has been quite the challenge. I scoured the internet for videos and I have pruned it in the worst way. I could have used this last season but I’m glad I have someone to badger with questions now!!
I got a raspberry Bush from there, but instead they accidentally sent me a Meyer lemon. They said I can keep it. That’s why I’m watching this video.
lol what a happy little accident. meyer for a raspberry bush anyday !
Luuuuuuckkkyyyyyy
Haha, I ended up getting my raspberries and they are blooming for the first time. Today was the first bloom on them. I am really mad because the Meyer lemon was doing fine until we got flooded :( It’s dead now
The raspberries are blackberries 😳 they taste great by the way! I love both fruits
I have been wanting to plant a lemon tree for the past couple yrs but fear has been stopping me. Thank you for being the source (time and time again) of info to help build my confidence
I love lemons so this is perfect!
Loved your video, very intuitive, just got my first improved Meyers tree and your video gave me all I needed to grow in a pot, Thank you!!
I just bought a pink lemonade lemon and will be putting it in a container. It’s a beautiful lemon tree.
I planted a few pink lemon seeds a few months ago! Theyre growing their second set of leaves as we speak! How are yours coming along?
@@shanleyshoupe7873 so far it’s been doing well. It faced some shock from coming into the house for the winter. No fruits because it is young tree.
Love this channel, learning so much. Thank you brother.
One Love/God bless!
Bought mine last fall. Kept it indoors all winter and is now full of flowers. I'm hopeful.
Thank you for your help, Kevin.
I literally just bought a Meyers lemon AND a container to grow it in two days ago. But I haven’t put it together because I want to make sure I’m using the right soil. I bought a beautiful glazed pottery container that is deep and not wide since the tree is only in a one gallon pot to begin with and I figured something bigger really isn’t that necessary. I’ll go get some of that cactus soil as an addition to the compost I plan to grow it in, I’m mainly concerned with the ph of the soil for this little tree. Thanks so much for this video. Have an awesome day!
Thanks for this video! I've been wanting to get a meyer lemon tree for the backyard and this was the push I needed!
Good luck!
I learned some basic things to do in pruning. Thanks!
Thank you Epic Gardening! Enjoyed your video.
Extremely informative thank you!
you are one of my favorite youtubers on plants
Just bought an “Improved” Meyer Lemon tree, had about 30 citrus several years ago but only one remains due to citrus greening (Florida). Excited to try a citrus resistant to the virus. Appreciate the video!
Thanks, Kevin, for the great tips!
Hello, Thank you so much for all of your growing tips and your calm nature - I live in Las Cruces NM in zone 8 but a or b I don’t know, I had a lemon tree in a pot and I grew it mostly indoors and it produced 6 lemons this summer I put it outside & at one point it didn’t do well all the leaves dried and fell off but the lemons didn’t drop they were still ripening -I decided to plant it on the side where the sun rises against our brick house to avoid the hot weather of the desert - and what do you know it’s sprouting more leaves than it’s ever had and the fruit is still ripening - before planting I amended the soil w cactus soil and potting soil, its doing well, we had 3 days of monsoon rain and I think it loves its new home - winter will be an issue, most of our winter days are in the 50 & 60´s & last year we had 15 nights where it dropped to 15 but only for a few hrs at night - I know I’ll have to protect the tree - any suggestions ????
Thanks for sharing Kevin!! I love cactus mix for lemon trees!! About to sow some lemon seeds now that Spring's around the corner!!🍋🌱🌳🍋💖🥰
I just received 2 key lime trees. I am excited to grow them in my home. I am in NY, so I have to keep them small and portable. Love your videos. :)
Perfectly timed for me. I’ve got a Meyer lemon tree here in Nova Scotia that has just successfully weathered it’s second winter indoors. A few questions I hope are addressed in Part 2. Why do some indoor, container-grown lemon plants have brown tips at the end of the leaf? How does one know it’s time to transplant into a bigger container? Thanks.
Good question!
That’s such a pretty pot to plant things in!
My favorite citrus, easy little tree🍋🌱💛💛💛
From pittsburgh, just picked 5 a few months ago! Should be getting a lot more next year
Amazing
do you take it indoors in winter ?
Finally a decent video by epic gardening🥰
Great video, thanks. I just bought a Meyer lemon and I'm going to try and grow it indoors.
Perfect. I got my tree from them too and now I know how to plant it.
They do taste great!
I had finally gotten 6 lemons from mine and made lemon ginger marmalade! So delicious! But then I nearly lost mine to scale. I’m hoping you will address how to, not only treat, but fully overcome those hideous little suckers!😁
My cousin has a Meyer Lemon and send me a lemon. So I sprouted a Meter lemon from a seed. It’s about 1.5” high. Hope it works. Neat to see your tips!
EXCELLENT INFO AS ALWAYS!!
Great tips. We just bought a Meyer Lemon Tree and have lots to learn. We're up North in WA state so not the greatest temps.
I just got my first one - growing in my apartment (east facing patio doors) under light and in front of the doors. Thanks for all the tips.
Good luck and welcome to the citrus family
Thanks for sharing the video!
Thank you for such amazing video. You are a great source of inspiration for me. I cannot wait to start growing some lemons as well. I already have some pineapple and watermelon that are readyt to be planted. Great job buddy.
Great tips. Thank you.
Man you got everything! Thank you!
Just got into gardening 👨🌾 n love it
Love Meyer lemons....yum
Nobody mentioned that container-grown citrus is very prone to scale, mealies, and even spider mites. Every citrus tree that I have lost have been because of one of those three insects, not because of over/under watering or lack of light.
We have been using "Monterey LG 6299 Horticultural Oil Concentrate" to prevent scale, aphids, spider mites, mealybugs. If your tree is already infested you just need to remove the dead branches and use "Monterey LG6240 Take Down Garden Spray" . We also apply "Monterey Liqui-cop" as a dormant spray for all edibles and fruit trees.
I got my Meyer last year winter. Had a few buds but they dropped off. Ugh. I made sure it had blood meal lite fertilizer peat perlite cactus and garden soil mix. Now it's budding like crazy and I'm so excited!😊🌈 Thanks for the great tips. I'm here northern California.
Don't recommend planting in a container with a lip. It will make it a nightmare when repoting or root trimming. Also must have drainage holes.
I'll be drilling holes in this container :)
Mine was outside and the wind made it bold! Now is inside fully and it has sooo many flowers 💐 i have a ligth in the winter
Nothing better than the smell of citrus blossom👍 dwarf variety maybe better suited to pots.
Thank you for that information
So informative!!❤️
Love gardening, nice video ✌
Just received my 1st Meyer from Fast Growing trees. Anxious to grow it well.
Thanks for the info. Huge help. I'm just planting mine now,,,,in a pot
Oh great, now you made me want to plant a lemon tree. I enjoyed the video...too much! LOL
That's a good thing!
Awesome video perfect timing thanks for the info. Love you book.
Thank you so much!
I’d love to get updates on how to prune the branches! I live in Canada and have a ponderosa lemon tree that I bring in to overwinter.
I grow orchids, so messing with the roots makes me sweat bullets 😆
Excellent video my dearest friend
Fully watched and stay blessed
Will be trying a meyer lemon in Las Vegas. I bought a line tree at costco, first to try out, in a container, southern outside wall of the house, and semi covered.
Thank you. I am a new to San Diego. My order for a lemon tree from FastcGrowing Trees was cancelled stating they don't deliver to California. You were lucky. I moved to San Diego in 2020 from Florida waited till now for COVID 19 to slow.
A lemon tree is my gardening holy grail.
Thankyou so much for the tips 👌
it smells cool
Thank you for sharing your idea
Have many baby lemons...cant wait
Meyer lemons are really good for juicing. I love them. I was able to buy a bag of them from our local Fred Meyer; but, I don't see them very often.
They're super tough to find!
Beautiful tree
Just bought a 1-2 foot tree. Fingers crossed!
Just FYI that pot is a Chinese famille rose fish bowl from Canton (Guangzhou), that's why there are fish decorations inside. Normally I would be against drilling holes on these since so many of them are pretty old. . . in this case drill away since it looks pretty new.
I have 2 Meyer lemons and a lime tree, all in containers. I thought the lemons needed repotting but when I removed the plant I realized the roots were NOT healthy, and it didn’t really need a new pot so I just gave it new (cactus) soil and right back into the nursery pot. Now the leaves are yellowing .... the soil feels damp to me so I’m waiting to water again. Both plants produced lemons for me, but they always seem near death until they go outside in the summer MOF one plant lost every single leaf and then it came back to life!!!! My citrus enjoy the NE humidity and my southern exposure. I’m looking forward to the rest of this series and was excited when I saw the topic. Good luck with your new lemon it’s beautiful and those roots 👍👍I wouldn’t have used the pot without drainage because I need all the help I can get. My lime is starting to fruit now; I know you’re right about fruit pruning but when is the time to decide? I think I’ll wait until they get a bit larger. I actually learned about fruit pruning when my tomatoe plants collapsed from some very large Roma plum tomatoes. Thanks for this series.
I hear you on the struggles! Glad to hear it's recovering for you
A lovely lemon tree - in a goldfish bowl!
Great video! I went out looking for a lemon tree yesterday and came home with a tangelo lol. I'll be checking out fast-growing trees today....Thanks
Tangelos are soooooooo good
Former San Diego girl here :) I now live in Ponte Vedra, FL (NE FL), and bought a mini Meyer lemon tree today, hoping to keep it in a pot, since for some odd reason, whenever I try to transplant, my plants die :( Will be starting some seedlings in a few weeks, need to wait for the hottest part of this lovely Florida summer to pass, so as not to anger my plants.
need that part 2 kev
Would love to see a follow up of this, I just started growing a lemon and a lime tree this season. I’m keeping them in the greenhouse because I’m in Washington state, and our weather is a little unpredictable in spring.
@Ms Lou22 Put your citrus tree in a greenhouse or someplace where it's very moist and the greenhouse temp. is kept around 45-50 degrees during the winter months. (By the way, Citrus prefers strong sunlight, not house light or grow lights.) This is a tropical plant and it wants sun light and humidity. With the temp above 45+ degrees, this will stimulate your plant to start blooming in the winter months, and this is what you want. Your citrus will start flowing like crazy; Flowers produce fruit. Also, citrus trees ARE VERY HEAVY FEEDERS!....they love compost, worms, manure(not cat or dog), coffee grounds, and kitchen scraps. Feed it a lot through out the year! Lastly, citrus love real ground soil amended with sand and compost.....not potting mix. Potting mix is like junk food for the citrus tree. In fact, most citrus prefer growing in ground soil around your house rather in the pot, and your fruit will taste so much better. It'll grow in the pot, but it just doesn't do as well and the plant will start showing yellow leaves now in then. It's cannibalizing itself trying to get minerals and nutrients and thus yellow leaves. Good luck! P.S. watch leadfarmer73 for more advice.
@@SladeMacGregor Thank you for these tips, this year was I struggle. However I’ll putting taking out of there pot and feeding them more. Thanks
so helpful, thank you♡♡♡
Cheers mate, some good info here
My lemon tree produced lemons... they are so good.
Happy for you!
@@epicgardening Thanks it is in a pot as well. so all is good..
Will you do a lime tree next? Both regular and key lime would be great!
I read something that said putting fertilier in the hole discourages the roots from reaching out for nutrients. So for planting to establish in the ground it might not be recomender, but it might actually help in this case.
Thank you so much
i jsut bought a 2' tree from these guys and it came already with 2 baby lemons starting and tons of flowers.
Can you please tell me what gallon pot that is? Thanks! I bought a Meyer Lemon tree and have been growing in a container for 3 months. Great video!
As a succulent grower I was relieved you drilled holes in the container 😂👌
thanks for sharing
Awesome! I've got one in the ground - we're sort of at the northern range here of growing citrus and it did get a bit damaged from an early freeze we had here in November, but it's almost through its second winter so I'm hopeful. I've also got a kumquat in a pot, which is great, but I plan on putting another in the ground as the one in the pot doesn't produce as much fruit as I'd like (you can never have enough kumquats :P).
Glad to hear it's going well for you so far!
Thank You!
Great video 😊
👍🏻👌🏼 Super. Explains very clearly....
Thank You Kevin!
I live in the high desert mountains zone 7...my little Meyer I bought last year (1 ft tall) didn't do well after transplanting even though I used cactus/suculent mix with a bit of fertilizer and did not over-water...it had flowers when I got it and tiny baby lemons but the leaves just started curling and dropping and finally it died. When I took it out of the pot I noticed the roots were kind of stuck in the original starter plug and had white fungus looking stuff...I likely didn't pay enough attention to roots! Also was wondering if I need to humidify better since it is dry here in high desert?
I'm now attempting to sprout some organic lemon seeds right from fresh Meyers (in a wet paper towel in a jar in dark , warm place)...hope it works because I HAVE to have a Lemon tree! =D
Thank you❤
My meyer lemon just grown in black plastic bag or we call it polybag. Just harvest 2 times, Lemon very healthy and big lemon. My fertilizer is chicken mannure and organic liquid fertilizer (home made) The soil i use the garden soil around my garden only. I should put in big pot but don't have much time. Maybe next time waiting until no more lemon and put it in better pot. Thank you for sharing🙏❤😀
Add rice hulls to the soil. Improves drainage and releases minerals. BTW. You'll have to break that pot in order to replant if it gets root bound.