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Should I repot my lemon tree or not

smartyn184smartyn184 Posts: 10
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Hi,

I've just received my first lemon tree. And I've found myself in a quandary about whether or not to repot it.
I've noticed it sames to be planted up in to just specifically  John Innes no3 . And sames to be boundary line when it comes to  being a candidate for repotting. It has a few fruit on it which I'm apprehensive will fall if I repot the tree in to a fluffy medium.

I would be really grateful if any one has a good compost mix for the tree to.



 

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    My friend had citrus trees when she lived in Western Australia. They were growing in very sandy soil, free draining(and loved it)  I would not use  a humus rich compost. If you have sandy garden soil use that. If you have to buy something in there are bags of specific citrus soil.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    JI no 3 is a good medium for citrus plants as they need good drainage.  A fluffy planting medium will hold too much moisture.  If you can see roots peeping out of the bottom of the pot it needs potting on.

    There are specialist feeds for citrus plants so use them to supplement the short term nutrients in the compost and use rain water, if possible, for watering.  They need a high nitrogen (N) feed in summer to promote healthy leaves and then a higher potassium and phosphate ration over autumn and winter to promote healthy flowers and fruit.  Perversely, lemon plants need more nitrogen than other citrus so a balanced 8-8-8 NPK ratiio will be fine all year.
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  • smartyn184smartyn184 Posts: 10
    Thank you to one and all
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