Under Fertilized Meyer Lemon?

9 years ago

I noticed some of the leaves on my Meyer lemon are starting to show some yellowish splotches. I've read that this is a sign that there aren't enough nutrients in the soil. Does it look to you like I haven't been fertilizing enough? I fertilized first with Espoma citrus tone and I've been giving it foliage pro weekly.

There are some new flowers coming in and some new growth. Do you think this is due to stress?

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johnmerr
9 years ago
Your tree looks good; I wouldn't stress about it. Very few leaves are perfect.
angesradieux
Original Author
9 years ago
Thanks! It's my first attempt at growing citrus, so I may be a bit on the paranoid side.
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johnmerr
9 years ago
If your tree is bearing, it will need more food. Most of the folks I know who use Espoma Citrus Tone, use 1.5 X the label recommendation for Meyers, which are particularly heavy feeders when producing.
angesradieux
Original Author
9 years ago
Okay. It does have two medium fruits on it and it's set a couple more, though I'm not convinced those won't get dropped. I'll probably give it a bit more citrus tone to keep it happy.
Meo(Southern Cali, z10)
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
I use Espoma for my in ground ML too at about 1.5x the standard rate. SO far it's pretty good, except for some sign of manganese deficiency. May be i should start using foliage pro too.