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Help With Lemon Trees

9 years ago


I have a question. I brought my Meyer Lemon tree and
Lemonade Blue Berry Bush in for the winter. They are in a south facing window.
When the sun is out they receive a lot of sun light. But with winter time in
Central Ohio, that isn't to many days.

I want to supplement the light with some CFL bulbs. I have a
lamp with both a 6400K 100 watt equivalent (23 watts) bulb and a 2700K 100 watt equivalent (23 watt)
bulb.

My question is do I really need the 2700K bulb? The plant
isn't blooming / flowering but it still has lemons on it.

On cloudy days I use the bulbs anywhere from 7 to 10 hours a
night in addition to being in front of the window.

Also, I have some small Lemon and Lime trees that I started
from seeds. Should I just use the 6400K bulb for them too? They set in the
windows also. They are about 4 to 5 inches tall.

This is my 1st season trying this.

I saw on youtube that both the 6400K and 2700K bulbs
together are more representative to natural light. But I don't want to waste
energy if using both bulbs together really don't help.


My Meyer Lemon Tree named Le'Mon!!!!!!!!

It is actually a Meyer Lemon Tree and a Lime Tree. Limequat. Two trees in one pot.

Loosing leaves. When I brought them inside I changed the watering schedule. Now I am watering it every 2 weeks and the leaves are still yellowing. Not as much as before. I read in another forum that the roots might not be warm enough for the amount of light that the plant is receiving?

This spring I will be re-potting it into a 5-1-1 mix. It is currently in a miracle grow citrus soil.


Still has a few Lemons. Wondering if I should pull all the fruit off? To help get nutrients to the tree. The fruit has been on it since about July/ August. When do they ripen?



My light set up with one 6400K bulb and one 2700K bulb. Or should I go with 1 or 2 of the 6400K bulbs?



My smaller Meyer Lemon tress that I started from seeds about 4 months ago. They are doing great. Some I re-potted into the 5-1-1 mix


My Lime trees that I planted from seeds last week. They came up in 4 days. The lemon tree seeds to about a month to germinate.


My Lemonade Blueberry bush. Named Ber'rey........ It is dropping a lot of leaves. I assume its going into dormancy. But it is still growing new shoots and leaves at the top. It actually bloomed two flowers last week.



Comments (14)

  • 9 years ago

    Nice trees!! I also name my trees. I'll await to hear what others have to say, but I have all 23 watt 6500 cfls and they are working well. I think Steve said that he's read that providing light at the upper end of the spectrum is good enough. Plus, since they are near a window, they get natural light also.

  • 9 years ago

    Thank You. Is there a such thing as to much light?

  • 9 years ago

    I don't think you could overdo artificial lights unless they were too close and burned the leaves...definitely not with two 23 watt cfls.

  • 9 years ago

    The blueberry should probably be outdoors to get the chilling it needs.

    Also, do you have a 2nd kind? It would increase the number & quality of berries.

  • 9 years ago

    It would be ok outside in a pot if it freezes? I am in Central Ohio.

    I only bought 1 plant. I wanted to see if it would make it before I bought another one.

  • 9 years ago

    I'm new to the indoor gardening thing. I don't know what can be grown indoors and what has to go dormant. Is there a rule of thumb?

    Eventually I want to grow fruits and veggies indoors year round. Hydroponics...

  • 9 years ago

    If you have normal indoor temperatures that are comfortable for humans, the roots of your citrus are fine. The yellow in the leaves might be an indication of an iron deficiency -- but this is not the time of year to mess with it. My lemons growing outdoors have fruit on them now that is beginning to turn yellow, finally. Citrus are a fall into winter ripening fruit.

    Most people don't grow citrus from seed. You won't get plants like the fruit. Most citrus is grafted onto a hardy rootstock, and the seed might produce the fast-growing and hugely thorny rootstock rather than the fine and delicate plant you are hoping for. The fruit may not taste the same. Can't say for sure, but it's good to be informed of the possibilities.

    What is the white stuff on top the soil?

  • 9 years ago

    The white stuff in Gnat Nix. When I brought the plants inside this fall they had company. The gnats really loved the Lemonade Blueberry plant the most. Probably because of all of the peat moss.

    I was just growing the lemon trees from seed as a project with my granddaughter. We also did some self watering containers with Basil and Cilantro in them. Im trying to get her interested in gardening. She is 5 and becoming inpatient and wants to pic the lemons.

    I heard about the iron deficiency possibility. I did a watering with Epson Salt. The yellowing actually became worst for about a week. But the two yellow leaves (actually 1 fell off) are the only yellow ones left.

    My indoor temp is set at 74 degrees. I might move it on the other side if the room where the vent is.


  • 9 years ago

    OK. So why do I have a few leaves turn yellow a few days after I water?

    I water the Meyer lemon tree every two weeks now. I give it about 40 ozs of water and it drains out the bottom fine. I started watering it every 7 days when I first brought it in the house. Then 10 days and now every 14 days. The soil is pretty dry in the 1st 2 or 3 inches after 7 days.

    I use tap water but I let it sit for about 5 days before I water my plants.

    This leaf was green before I watered it 3 days ago..

  • 9 years ago

    Thx Kiminpl

  • 9 years ago

    Yea its she vicious cycle for me. It says to water every 5 - 7 days. When I did I had a lot of yellowing leaves. Then I tried 10 days and still had them. I let the soil dry out for 3 weeks and now I've been at every 14 days for the last 3 or 4 waterings.

    I last fertilized it in November. That was my last fertilizing till March.

    It sits directly in a south facing window and gets plenty of direct light. And on cloudy days I have it under 2 - 23 watt (2 - 100 watt equivalent) CFL bulbs.

    I'm thinking I need to repot it in a 5-1-1 mix. Hopefully it will make it to March so I can repot it.


  • 9 years ago

    Will do. Thx