
Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Citrus Fruits in the Home Garden
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SQUEEZE THE LEMON, AND USE THE JUICE TO MAKE ICE CUBES, STORE IN A BAG IN FREEZER, AND ENJOY LEMON CHILLED DRINK.
I live in the southern portion of Alabama (Mobile County) and planted a Myer Lemon tree earlier this spring (added citrus spikes). At one point the tree had blooms and showed evidence of producing lemons (flowers/small green lemons). It's outside in plenty of sun, I have not watered the tree because I think it receives a generous amount due to rain. At some point all of the blooms fell off as well as the small green lemons that were trying to grow. What am I doing wrong? I love meyer lemons and would love for my tree to produce. It's planted next to a peach tree that produced wonderful sweet peaches.
An old adage says ânothing good comes easy.â This may be an example. Lemon trees thrive in sandy loam soil that is moist but not soggy, and fertilized with a 6-6-6-2 (6% nitrogen-6% phosphate-6% potash-2% magnesium) mixture after planting. (Sources vary on the fertilizer recommendations.)
Leaf drop can be a sign of too little water, too cool nights, or too much temperature variation. However, over watering can leach nutrients from the soil and cause root rot. If the roots are damaged they canât take up the nutrients the plant needs. But even if the roots are fine, the plant needs to be able to access certain nutrients. Do a soil test, find your cooperative extension here https://www.almanac.com/content/cooperative-extension-services , and try to save it.
I have a four year old pink lemonade tree that blossomed beautifully and then the tiny budding lemon fruits are turning black and falling off. The leaves no longer look healthy. Help!!
Hi Jane,
Lemon trees generally drop their fruit prematurely when the tree has either been watered too much or too little. I’m not sure which is the case with your tree, but if it is planted in a pot and the soil is wet, don’t water it more. If it’s planted in the ground, the tree won’t need hardly any watering at all and should thrive on just rainfall. We hope this helps!
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