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InTheMoorlands · July 2023

We got one from Lidl earlier this year and it's been in our conservatory ever since. It was doing well until the hot spell last month which burned the leaves off. It now looks a bit sorry for itself:

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Anyone any ideas of how to revive the plant? All we can think of is to leave it outside but would that do more harm than good?

fidgetbones · July 2023

Citrus are fine outdoors during the summer unless you live in Aberdeen. My lemon goes out Late May up against the house wall for the microclimate and will stay there until late September. Citrus prefer rainwater than tap water. Give it a feed and don't let it get too wet or too dry and it will regrow leaves.

Obelixx · July 2023

I bring my citrus plants outside once night time temps are reliably around 10C so youor sill be fine outside in a sheltered spot in full sun.

Give it a good drink by duning the pot in a bucket of rainwater, if possible, until no further air bubbles appear then let it drain. Feed it with a high nitrogen feed for foliar plants up until late September. If you only have tap water, use a feed for ericaceous plants that contians chelated iron.

For autumn through to mid spring, switch to a feed one specially formulated for citrus plants and containing higher P and K ratios plus some essential minerals such as magnesium.

InTheMoorlands · July 2023

Thanks for the advice. I'll feed it and put it in a sheltered sunny spot.

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