Growing Meyer Lemons in Containers

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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. Learn more at http://www.logees.com/ See all of our Meyer Lemon's http://www.logees.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=2004

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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

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.

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?

Very informative! Thank you so much for sharing....😃

Pruning people when do you prune!!!!

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?

Thank you. So about 8 months from bloom to ripe fruit. can't wait!

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

Nice video, thanks for sharing.

Hi, what is a good medium mixture for lemons

I put Epsom Salts on my Meyer Lemon with amazing results!

thanks

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.

I recently purchased a Dwarf Meyer which is finally growing a few new green leaves. I recently notice that the older leavers are spotted with yellow and dropping off the plant along with the bud stems. Base on your information. Can I re-pot my plant again to fix the soil mixture? I don't think it is draining properly. But I don't want to shock the plant any further. Also, I've notice gnats.

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?

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?

Would you recommend a self- watering pot for the Meyer Lemon?

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?

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?

What does 'restricting it' mean?