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What's going wrong with my Meyer?

9 years ago

Hi there, these are the leaves of my Meyer lemon tree. Not sure why the leaves are yellowing.


I'm in zone 9.

Comments (10)

  • 9 years ago

    Do you fertilize? if so with what product and how much/often?

  • 9 years ago

    Not enough information.... potted, in ground, age, type of pot, fertilizer and water regimens, type of rootstock, photo of the whole tree.... etc.

  • 9 years ago

    From looking at the leaf symptoms, I think your Meyer has more than one deficiency, iron and perhaps magnesium. How often do you fertilize the tree, and does the fertilizer you use contain trace minerals? Do you know the pH of the water you use?

  • 9 years ago

    I agree with johnmerr, not enough information. Where in the world are you located? Tree outside? What's weather like? Temperatures? What are your watering habits? Is this in full sun?

  • 9 years ago
    Hi all. Here's some more info.... I'm in Sacramento, CA. This Meyer sits in a large container planter and the location gets full sun. We've been having crazy storms and rain here, so it has gotten a lot of water the last couple months. I fertilized with Vigorous Citrus food in late November. This is my first time growing citrus so thank you in advance!
  • 9 years ago

    I feed my citrus once a week, I use Foliage Pro 9-3-6 so I am not sure about the Vigoro but you should be able feed it similarly

  • 9 years ago
    I will be definitely giving it some more fertilizer. How often should I fertilize?
  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    'How often should I fertilize" there is really not an easy definitive answer to that question. That is like saying how often should I eat. How often depends on the time of year, and how fast each watering drains through the root zone. Fast draining mediums flush out nutrients at a higher and faster rate, thus need to be replenished more often. I know this does not supply the answer you wished to hear. To help you out, a very general free flowing answer for most CONTAINER grown trees PROBABLY would be not less than once a month and closer to every two weeks-----DEPENDING and DEPENDING. Water soluble fertilizers generally provide peak and valley nutrition, a fast high peak, and as time passes the levels fall down into the valley before the next application. A program that utilizes both water soluble fertilizers, plus a slow release fertilizer levels out the nutrition rollercoaster and puts the tree on a firmer level. As it stands now your tree is quite underfed. The very best to you, and may your tree have a long and healthy life.

  • 9 years ago
    Thank you all for the education!
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