Yes that will work except for the self watering pot, which will almost certainly result in root rot. Also, you should probably tepot it into the 511 or gritty mix.

There are far more insect problems inside than outside.

You can keep it in a container for sure. You can use the 511 mix as suggested or use something a little easier like the "tree & shrub" premade mix from Lowe's + 10% perlite (which you can also get at Lowe's). Water when the top few inches of potting mix is dry, make sure the mix does not stay too wet. In the summer it will be happier if you put it outside. You may run into indoor insect troubles - there are several safe products you can use such as neem oil or insecticidal soap to take care of them. Fertilize periodically with a product with an NPK ratio of approximately 5-1-3. Some have great success with osmocote plus and/or Foliage Pro. All in all it's not that labor intensive if you can keep insects at bay, give the plant enough light/food, and manage the watering correctly.

I bought Dr. Earth Fruit Tree Fertilizer and the Miracle-Gro Organic Fertilizer (not opened yet). Is that a good choice? Also, should I set it outside after the frost period like other potted plants?

Kay, Foliage Pro is what most of us use here. Others can explain this better, but the nutrients in those organic fertilizers do not become very available to a potted plant. Foliage pro has worked very well for me. There is another good one by Peters, but you can only buy it in a 25lb bag. And yes, definitely set it out after the danger of frost has passed.

Oh and we’d all love to see a pic of your tree when you receive it :)

I sent a reminder to post a picture next week. Thanks!

Hi Kay, congratulations on your new tree! I almost purchased that tree from WS, but ended up buying mine from Fast Growing Trees. I’m looking forward to seeing yours :)

Kay Ann, Dr. Earth Fruit Tree Fertilizer and the Miracle-Gro Organic Fertilizer both are poor choices for a container grown tree. Organic fertilizers require microbes to break down the fertilizer, before the fertilizer is in a form available to the plants. Containers do not have the microbes needed to break down the organic fertilizers. The two fertilizers would be Ok if your tree was growing in the outdoor soil, due to the millions of microbes in that soil. Your container tree will not receive much nutrition from organic type fertilizers.

I assume the nonorganic fertilizer is safe to eat lemon from the tree?

99.9 percent of all citrus fruit are grown using conventional fertilizers (non organic fertilizers) . Why would you think non organic type fertilizers are in any way harmful?

Are you sure your not confusing fertilizers with Weed & Feed?

The grower is 4 Winds Growers in case anyone is interested. I order through WS but it seems that the grower has a good selection of citrus.

https://www.fourwindsgrowers.com/store/principal-lemon-trees.html

A lot of folks order from them, including myself and have been for over 30 years.

looks like you will be picking fruit soon.

Steve

Looks great. I am very curious. Does the tag say dwarf or semi dwarf?

My NZL from Four Winds was marked dwarf and it is on C35. I am curious as to your label to.

Steve

I repotted to a 12 inch with new soil. Since it's still chilly and we have a few days coming with mix freezing rain, I"ll try the LED light 8-10 hours a day.

It seems different varieties come in different sizes. My 2 Valencias, which I ordered last September from Four Winds, said semi-dwarf. I guess the Italian lemon is seriously dwarfed if it still attains 10-12' when mature.

I have a New Zealand Lemonade and a Minneola coming at the end of the week. I wonder what my tags will say.

My lemon tree blooms fell off by the middle of April. I don't see any new blooms. What time of year should I see blooms?

April is the normal time for the big show of blossoms, but it is always possible it may bloom here or there. I am noticing that with many of my citrus trees. Your tree is young still so it may be another year or two before you get fruit to harvest.