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Lemon tree from seeds advice

I have 3 lemon trees I've grown from seeds. One I just planted this year in march and it sprouted a few weeks later. The other two I planted 6 years ago but they stopped growing after 4 year. They don't look that healthy either. Green veins yellow leaves and one of them looks less healthy than the other. My dad tried feeding them some all purpose miracle gro. The weaker of the two immediately showed signs. The following day, all its new green branch growth turned yellow and anything on them died. It's still okay but I'm not letting them get fed all purpose miracle gro again lol. Something is feasting on my tint lemon as well. Idk what. I saw a green worm with a white stripe on its side hanging around near the seedling a few weeks back and killed it. But since then I haven't spotted anything and the tree seems to be taking more damage. It was growing a new leaf too but it seems to have died and I'm not sure how. I live in south texas and it usually gets pretty hot around here but they seem okay with it. I haven't fertilized the small one but before my dad shoved miracle gro in the big ones, I put mixture of jobes organic fruit and citrus with some lawn granules(since it said npk was nitrogen only) around the top of the pot and watered it. I thought I saw it grow more healthier leaves but I wasn't sure. I did this around early march. This is also the first time I've ever fertilized it.



I am not sure what kind of lemon trees these are. The older ones I got from a 4in diameter lemon from our neighbors bush like lemon tree.(The first image is looking more like the mother plant, just way smaller) Hers was about 4 or 5 ft tall. The seedling I planted this year I got from a lemon from a friend, who's lemons were massive! I'd say 5-6in diameter. I'm not sure what the tree looks like. Any advice to get whatever to stop nibbling on my seedling? How do I help get my old lemon trees to grow bigger and be healthier? Any watering, lighting, and fertilizing advice for the old and new one? Anyone know what kind of lemons they are? Thanks!


Comments (7)

  • 10 years ago

    They need fertilizer!

  • 10 years ago

    How much, and what kind? It didn't like all purpose miracle gro

  • 10 years ago

    It was probably a mix of potting soil and garden veggie/flower soil. But I haven't changed it in 5 years since I wasn't sure if I should.

    I water whenever it looks dried up. Usually takes about 3-4 days and someone just goes around watering everything. We did have some freak rains and winds all of april. It was literally raining every other day, with hail sometimes. But it's back to being humid and hot sun. They are hidden from a lot of direct sunlight tho

  • 10 years ago

    You may be watering too much.

    Also, that potting soil probably has settled and holds a lot of water not allowing the roots to get enough oxygen. You must replace it. People on this forum use gritty mix or 5-1-1 mix. Gritty mix components may be hard to come by. Some growers recommend garden soil and + 1/3-1/2 volume redwood shavings, perlite or coco fiber. Buy the garden soil. Do not use soil from your garden.

    Aerilaya (8b-9a SouthTX) thanked User
  • 10 years ago

    Thanks for the advice! I think I have some cacti citrus mix somewhere that I can mix with fresh bags of gardening soil. I also have a bag of perlite I can add in as well. How often would you recommend that I replace the soil?

  • 10 years ago

    Replace when you pot up to the next size pot. It may be every year or less often depending on the tree and growth conditions or when you notice that the plant does not need to n=be watered as often. Check to see if it needs watering by pushing a thin dowel down to the bottom of the pot, withdraw it and see if there are soil particles sticking to it. If there are, then tree does not need water. Often the top few inches may be dry but the soil below may be moist.

    Aerilaya (8b-9a SouthTX) thanked User