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Lemon Tree

BenTheBeginnerBenTheBeginner Posts: 66
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Hello, so for the past 2 days my beautiful Lemon Tree, has been drooping. Tonight it's perking up, it had a lot of light today which could be why, or the soil is drying out. Any ideas (what am I doing right!?!)

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Where is it?  How big is the pot?  What compost is it in?  How cold/warm is it?  Have you fed it its winter feed?  How often do you water it?
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  • BenTheBeginnerBenTheBeginner Posts: 66
    Obelixx said:
    Where is it?  How big is the pot?  What compost is it in?  How cold/warm is it?  Have you fed it its winter feed?  How often do you water it?
    It is on a south facing windowsill, a small pot, cirtrus compost, not fed it since November, mist daily, water once a weekish, temperature drops to 16 degrees at night, sometimes a bit drafty. 

    Hope this helps.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    The air around the glass of windows can be very cold indeed during chilly spells like the one we’re having just now. 
    While it’s so cold I would move your plant into the centre of the room after dark ... but it must go back into brighter light during the daytime. 

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  • TeTe Posts: 193
    edited February 2021
    BenTheBeginner said:
    Hello, so for the past 2 days my beautiful Lemon Tree, has been drooping. Tonight it's perking up, it had a lot of light today which could be why, or the soil is drying out. Any ideas (what am I doing right!?!)
    @BenTheBeginner drafts will kill most indoor plants, keep the plants soil just on the moist side but certainly not wet, the more bright light in the daytime the better, start a citrus feed, Vitax brand is recommended, but definitely remove out of any drafts  
    "There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true"
  • BenTheBeginnerBenTheBeginner Posts: 66
    Dovefromabove said:
    The air around the glass of windows can be very cold indeed during chilly spells like the one we’re having just now. 
    While it’s so cold I would move your plant into the centre of the room after dark ... but it must go back into brighter light during the daytime. 
    This morning when I awoke, the tree had perked up, but after a morning of 25c heat and sun, it has drooped once more, does this narrow down the issue? 
  • BenTheBeginnerBenTheBeginner Posts: 66
    Te said:
    BenTheBeginner said:
    Hello, so for the past 2 days my beautiful Lemon Tree, has been drooping. Tonight it's perking up, it had a lot of light today which could be why, or the soil is drying out. Any ideas (what am I doing right!?!)
    @BenTheBeginner drafts will kill most indoor plants, keep the plants soil just on the moist side but certainly not wet, the more bright light in the daytime the better, start a citrus feed, Vitax brand is recommended, but definitely remove out of any drafts  
    Thankyou
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