Pruning your lemon tree promotes a strong and balanced tree structure, encourages new growth, and helps prevent diseases. Follow these simple guidelines.
Lemon Tree Blossoms, but Does Not Bear Fruit
When you are looking forward to a fruit basket brimming with juicy, yellow lemons and a refrigerator stocked with pitchers of home-squeezed lemonade, one of the most discouraging problems you can encounter while growing a lemon tree is a lack of fruit production. If your lemon tree is blossoming, but the blossoms never turn into fruit, it could be lacking …
Hand Pollinating an Indoor Lemon Tree: Should you, and how?
The tart, fragrant, bright, and juicy fruit of a lemon tree is certainly one of the most, if not the most, rewarding and pleasurable aspects of growing a lemon tree. However, many conditions must be right and many processes must happen correctly in order for your lemon tree to bear fruit. One of these processes sometimes overlooked by new indoor …
Fruit Flies or Fungus Gnats on a Lemon Tree: Why you have them and how to get rid of them
A couple months ago I went to water my lemon tree and upon doing so found several buzzing, annoying tiny creatures flying out of the soil. “Oh no, fruit flies…” I thought with a sigh. I ignored them for several more weeks hoping they would go away without me doing anything. They didn’t, of course. They got worse. So, I …
How cold is too cold for a Meyer lemon tree?
If you live in a subtropical climate, you might be considering planting a Meyer lemon tree in your garden. If you don’t live in the subtropics, you might still be considering growing a Meyer lemon in a pot as a house plant, and moving the lemon tree between indoors and outdoors with the seasons. In either instance, you are probably …
Leaf Droop on a Lemon Tree: What It Means & What to Do About It
You’re a new lemon tree owner and everything is going great- your tree is starting to grow new leaves, cute little buds are beginning to develop… but then suddenly you spot that a few of the leaves are starting to droop. If you’re an overly attentive lemon tree owner like me, you’re immediately concerned. You might be wondering “Is it …
How to Fertilize a Lemon Tree
As a first-time lemon tree grower with only modest experience growing a handful of other house plants and annual vegetables, the concept of fertilizing was initially a complete mystery to me. “Do I need to fertilize? When should I fertilize? How often should I fertilize? What type of fertilizer should I use?” Those were all questions running through my mind …
Is Epsom salt good for lemon trees?
It might seem like a novel idea- treating your lemon tree with the same salts you may use to treat yourself while soaking in the tub after a long day. However, you might not know that Epsom salt is actually a form of magnesium, which is a mineral attributed to helping relax achy and tired muscles when you soak in …
How often should I water my potted lemon tree?
If you are new to keeping a lemon tree, it can initially seem daunting to understand how often you should be watering your new friend. Both too much and too little water can kill a lemon tree. Fortunately, equipped with a few guidelines, it is easy to develop and maintain a watering schedule that will keep your potted lemon tree …
How to Keep an Indoor Lemon Tree Watered While on Vacation
At the end of this week I’ll be leaving my home in New Mexico to visit family in Ohio for an extended holiday. Naturally, keeping my potted lemon tree thriving while I’m away is a top priority. At the same time, I don’t feel particularly comfortable burdening a neighbor or friend with the task of coming by to water it. …
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