Hi Nancy,

Welcome to the forums. I see you are from Ontario? I am from the GTA. We have had some very dull days recently where the sun's strength has been almost negligible. At York University I maintain the campus weather station and the lack of sun has caused the solar powered battery to die. So I suspect if you're in my area the yellowing may be from lack of light. It may be best to supplement with CFL or T5 lights. If you search the threads a bit there is a lot of information about selecting the correct lights. Eventually when I have some more time, I will post a literature review regarding this topic.

For fertilizer, we mostly use Dyna Gro Foliage Pro. I have had excellent sucess with this brand for all of my plants (not just citrus).

Also, with lower light levels you need to water less. Citrus is prone to root rot. What is your Meyer potted in? We use the 5-1-1 mix here, (bark to peat moss to perlite) or something with similar drainage.

Stefan

Hi Stefan - I am near Ottawa. I got the tree at a Terra nursery, though. I used some enriched potting soil - no bark, but it does have perlite . This is the brightest window in the house, so I'll have to get something I can rig for a light.

Wow, that is a is a lack of light!! I hope it is not a dark snowy winter. Do y ou know how long ripening should take?

Thanks, Nancy.

Listen to Stefan! He knows what he's talking about. I think your lemons are just ripening. This is often the time of year that Meyers ripen. Your plant looks great by the way and welcome!

Just wanted to stop back in and thank you for your advice and help. The little tree is doing well, and actually had another flower on it 2 weeks ago, though only one. The leaves have remained glossy and green, and 4 of the fruit are slowly yellowing up, while one remains solidly green. So, it seems it is happy and healthy. I think I will wait until Spring to feed it.

Nancy. :)

Stefan, I must say...GREAT advice and thanks for helping along with Laura a pro!

Midnightsmum......Yes.listen to Stefan and Laura, they are very helpful here and know what they are talking about. I am proud of both of them and welcome here..Stick around. You will learn quite a bit and meet some great people.

If you are giving it a very sunny window, I mean at least 8 or more hours consistently, like more days than clouds and warmth, you could fertilize lightly to maintain good growth, that is if it is actively growing...Even if it should loose it's vivid coloring it will come back once springs comes along and you resume fertilizing as usual..