Meyer lemons are very hard to grow but do bounce back readily.

It looks just fine for being indoors . Once some of the blooms are done it should push out new leaves.

Thank you so much guys. It is an organic fertilizer. I will get on researching what it means to have a higher analysis. I appreciate the lead :)

A higher analysis would be like 12--6-6; but with 6-3-3 it is the same; you only have to put more. A Meyer would do better with a 3-1-2 (or 6-2-4 etc); but for container trees the weaker is easier to use... just put it more often. Your crinkled leaves would indicate too much fertilizer, not too little. By any chance are you watering with water from a water softener? Meyers tend to be a bit "finicky" in containers and worse indoors; but they are puppy dogs in the ground.

The Master Gardener's manual for Fresno County that I have says to fertilize citrus starting in Late February and then 2 more times 6 weekws apart. This works for the ones in the ground, but the Meyer... in a pot.... needs fertilizing on a regular basis. I usually use liquid fertilizer about once every two months.

>>Your crinkled leaves would indicate too much fertilizer, not too little<<

I don't think the above statement is correct. Does the writer have any research, or studies to back up this claim?

What I do for my trees, Peters 25/5/15 hp, during spring/summer and part of fall, with Osmocote Plus, latter part of spring to next late winter. Why? Citrus are heavy feeders, they need stuff continueally. You can’t do that with liquid fertilizer alone. I might add some micro,s. All my trees are responding well, including Meyers. When you flush salts on several occasions, liquid fertilizer goes with it, what then? Here is where Osmocote plus comes in.

THis is What I Do, year in year out!

Ummmm.... My original statement told where I got my in-ground info which I think is highly creditable; the results that I get on the potted Meyer are my own.

Bob: I do both: Osmocote first feeding in late February + a liquid feed to get it all started; the rest are all liquid... because I hope the slo-release Osmocote is continuing to fertilize. ? How often do you do the Osmocote?

I learned that, with liquid fertizers, you should water first, let drain, then add the liquid fertilizer which then slowly perculates down pushing down the water you first gave.

Somewhere in April than again in the of August, I use the 6 months one. Don’t forget, the 6

months with citrus don’t last 6, maybe 4.

Kate, you doing the right thing. The above post is for container growing. Inground you don’t need this. Btw, if you use a lot of rainwater, I mix in wellwater or lime to get my p/h up to 6 or 61/2. Rainwater is very acidic, around 5, 51/2 to acidic for citrus.

I have a little experience with Meyer lemons... about 50 years in about half the world. I currently have a bit over 35,000 trees in ground in Guatemala.... come for a look see

John one can get killed in Guatemala. My sister and her husband was in Guatemala two summers ago, and were held up twice. When they told the police all they did was to advise her to carry only just enough money for the day.

norwoodn,

Thanks for your defense; but I did not survive mortal combat and reach the age of 75 by being defenseless. I agree you can be killed anywhere and any time; I would choose at the age of 105 being killed by a jealous husband. I have lived in Guatemala this time for 15 years and still working every day. I do not carry more money than I can afford to lose; and there are not many in this little country who could take it away from me.

Guatemala is on my bucket list. Just came from a 5 day vacation in Dominican Republic. Heard all the usual stories of how bad it is there but we had a blast. A little bit of common sense goes a long way visiting other countries. Heck I have to be equally aware of my surroundings in India which is my home country. Did not see much citrus there in DR but there is lot of sugarcane. We even visited a small village surrounded by sugarcane farms.

I strongly recommend Guatemala as well! Such a beautiful place and in two weeks I only had a gun pointed at me once :P

thanks for all the great advice, everyone!

I had no idea what I was getting myself into but now I’m hooked! So much to learn

Maddy, you were theire for two weeks and had gun pointed at you, Sounds like Guatemala alright. My sister was also there for a two week "vacation" and had a gun pointed at her twice while being robed of her money.