Calamondin tree needs help!!!

8 years ago

i have my calamondin tree for about two years now during period during summer it was outdoors and it is fine. However this winter, when I transferred it indoors the leaves started to curl the fruit has stopped growing and I'm afraid that it is dying. I will attach the picture, I need your help/advice. I appreciate it.

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Vladimir (Zone 5b Massachusetts)

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

Do not water on a set schedule, especially some else's schedule who may have different ambient conditions, a different soil mixture, size pot and size and type of tree.

Instead, check to see if your tree needs watering by digging an inch or two into the soil with your fingers. If the soil feels damp, then don’t water. If dry, then water. Or, you can insert a sharpened 1/8” or ¼ “wooden dowel or shish kabob skewer half way between the trunk and sidewall of the container and all the way down to the bottom. Pull it out and see if there are particles adhering to it. If there are, then do not water. I prefer the fingers method.

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sunshine (zone 6a, Ontario,Canada)
8 years ago
Oh no, did you forget to water it?
Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
8 years ago
Did you let it freeze outdoors?
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krista N.
Original Author
8 years ago
hi guys! i was tild to water it when i see the soil drying up... which is about once a week... i was afraid of root rot...

and no... no freeze time for my plant. i took it inside late November this year.. before it started snowing..

how often do you guys water your plant?
TheyCallMeDave
8 years ago
Once every 2 weeks for me.
krista N.
Original Author
8 years ago
gotcha. thanks!! and what kind of fertilizer do you give for the winter months? miracle gro enough?
sunshine (zone 6a, Ontario,Canada)
8 years ago
Very good point, Vladimir!
sunshine (zone 6a, Ontario,Canada)
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
When it needs water, you have to water it deep until it comes out of the pot, let it drain well and don't let it sit in water, wait for the next watering. When you give plants sips of water here and there, the salts accumulate in soil faster.
Cristina Massachusetts Zone 6a
8 years ago
I also have a humidier working a little bit in the morning and in the afternoon to give some humidity to my meyer lemon tree. I can really tell it has made a difference