Lemon Plant spilt feed concentrate

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• Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

  March 2020

  Hi and welcome to the forum
  I don't grow citrus, but the usual process for flushing compost is to use at least 3x the pot volume of water to rinse it all out, then you should be ok.
  The only other suggestions I can offer-
  Maybe the compost is too wet or dry
  Use rainwater if at all possible
  Has it been in a draught
  
  Certainly worth trying to repot with fresh compost, but don't feed until it has recovered.
  
  A picture speaks a thousand words and may help those that do grow them to offer some advice.
  
  Best of luck - and keep an eye on that dripper in future

  
  Billericay - Essex
  
  Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
  Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

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• purplerallim Posts: 5,287

  March 2020

  I have a lime but these things may help.
  Is the plant by a radiator or in a room that goes down to 5° both will cause leaf drop. Also lemons are seasonal ( thats the main difference limes are year round producers) so are likely to drop leaves in the winter.
  Do you mist the leaves? Dry leaves fall.
  In future try a crystal plant food added to the water, that way it's easier to regulate the amount given ( plus for lemons it's the winter feed now and change to summer feed next month)
  
  This is what I use.
  
  I have found citrus to be quite hardy plants, and will come back from most things, just feed once weekly and wait to see new growth before deciding whether to cut any more back.
  Hope this helps.😁

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• cocktailmatt Posts: 3

  March 2020

  Thanks for the advice, 
  
  Pete: Watering wise was generally pressing finger into the soil about a cm if dry give it a good water. So no prolonged drought. Think I’ll refresh the soil over the weekend.👍
  
  Purple: Wasn’t aware that lemons were seasonal, think I just assumed they were evergreens if kept warm enough in the uk. Positioning wise was by back patio doors double glazed and away from radiators so temp shouldn’t get down below 5. But may have been dry leaves as never misted the leaves. Will look into the crystal feed. 👍
  
  Cheers.
  

  
  

  
  

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• purplerallim Posts: 5,287

  March 2020

  This is my lime. It has not liked the 5 to 10° temperature in my conservatory as usual ( it is four years old) so has lost the large leaves from last year, but as you can see it's got lots of new growth and the flowers have started the next round of fruit. So keep going @cocktailmatt
  
  

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• BobTheGardener Posts: 11,385

  March 2020 edited March 2020

  All citrus are a bit finicky about location in my experience.  Mine (lemon & 2 limes) did OK for several years when kept in an unheated conservatory over winter and put outside between the end and start of frosts.  Then I thought I'd be clever and leave them in there all year and they died.  Pretty sure it got too hot, too early - I later put a max-min thermometer in there and it regularly got close to 50C even at this time of year and down to about 5C on frosty nights.  I fitted a temperature controlled extraction fan after that which helps a lot.

  @purpleallim Yes, many of the leaves did fall off mine in late winter even when they werte growing well.
  

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• purplerallim Posts: 5,287

  March 2020 edited March 2020

  It didn't help when I put it out for the summer for the first time @BobTheGardener ( back inside in September) and in January it started with Apple Moth caterpillars, took two months to clear it.🙄 Now not sure I will put it out again.🤔

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• cocktailmatt Posts: 3

  May 2020

  Thanks for all the advice sadly have to report the demise of the Lemon. All the green wood has now browned and dried. May look for a Lime when lockdown finally ends. Cheers all RIP little lemon. 

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