My lemon tree is about 6 months old and is getting a little big in its pot, so I was wondering when can it be transferred to the ground?
I'm not sure why you didn't plant your lemon tree 6 months ago when presumably you bought it. Now it's almost winter, which is not the best time to plant a lemon, which is especially sensitive to cold. If it had been planted in the spring, it would have had 6 months to grow roots and gather strength to face the winter. Zone 8 is at the northern limit of the lemon range. At this point, I would suggest you overwinter your tree in its pot - here's an article to help with that. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/growing-lemon-trees-containers.htm
Next spring as soon as chance of frost is passed, select your site and plant the tree. This article is rather extensive but will give you lots of good information: https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/citrus/lemons.htm
I have done a lot a research online and I just can't come to a conclusion. I have a 3 year old improved Meyer lemon tree. I live in South Carolina (Columbia). We had a week of cold weather and I brought my lemon tree indoors because the weather was below 55 at night. I have lots of little fruits on my tree so I really don't want this tree to go dormant. I want to try to keep it through the winter growing and, hopefully, have some lemons. I now have it indoors under the proper lighting, proper heat sources and proper humidity (I think). I may have been a little late though cause half of the leaves are starting to curl and seem like they're drying out but they're still kind of rubbery. I don't believe I have anything like leaf miners, mites or things of that nature. Is there any hope of saving the fruit that is on this tree?
Certainly there is. What you will notice is that it will take longer for the fruit to mature when it spends part of its time indoors, but it is a small price to pay. Also in order to keep the fruit on the tree, it is VERY important to make sure the tree stays watered. If it gets dry at all, it will abort the fruit first.
I have a lemon tree that has growth on two main stalks. They are about ten feet tall and have large thorns with large, shiny leaves. After reading some, are these the growth of rootstock? Do I need to remove these sprouts? Thank you.
On citrus trees, I would recommend removing any suckers that grow from the rootstock. Most rootstocks for citrus trees are inferior trees and their suckers will only sap energy from the tree without ever producing fruit.
I have a lemon tree in a pot (recently potted) and the leaves are curling backwards. Could this be due to our very close proximity to the beach or the amount of wind we get here?
Curling leaves on lemon can indeed be caused by stress. I don't know how close you are to the shore, but if you put your lemon tree so that the house is protecting it from salt wind, that is the most you can do. This article will give you some more ideas on leaf curl: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/citrus/curling-citrus-leaves.htm
Also some tips for potted lemon trees: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/growing-lemon-trees-containers.htm
We have a lemon bush that has a lot of really long limbs that go straight up. None of these limbs have lemons on them. The lemons all are on the lower part of the bush. Are these long limbs suckers and should they be pruned off? This is the first year that our bush is giving us lemons; the bush is about 3 yrs old.
To identify suckers, find out where they are coming from. If they arise from the roots, the base of the tree, or anywhere below the graft union, they would be suckers from the root stock, and should be cleanly cut as close to the tree as possible. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/tree-sucker-removal-and-tree-sucker-control.htm
If the branches are emerging from the tree above the graft union, or from any of the side branches, they are branches from the tree. A sign that your tree is healthy, growing roots, and sending out new branches. Your tree is still very young - meet it's cultural requirements, and it should soon start fruiting. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/lemon-tree-not-fruiting.htm
My lemon tree was bearing good fruit but for the last two years it was flowering, it has not given any fruit. This year it is not flowering.
If I understand correctly, your lemon has been fruiting well, until a couple of years ago when the fruit started to drop, and this year it's not even flowering. If you've been fertilizing all along, it seems most likely that either water or light has changed. One thing, have you been increasing the water as the tree grows? The other thing which I'm thinking is that other plants have been growing and shading the lemon more and more; this would make the lemon fruit less and less as years go by. So you can try providing more water, and trimming other plants that may be shading, and follow up with the information in this article: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/lemon-tree-not-fruiting.htm
Last year, about March, I planted a lovely healthy Lemon tree. It seemed happy and established when it began to lose its leaves. It was getting plenty of water and I used organic fertilizer - Bounce back. I dug a nice square hole and planted using soil and compost. In spring (August - September) it flowered profusely but the early fruit soon fell off. It is flowering again, here and there. The few leaves remaining look healthy and green. No pests have been seen and the soil pH is 7.5 (tested with a soil measuring device). I have noticed of late that two of my dogs wee there. Could that be the cause of the problem? I know that lawns develop brown patches where the dogs have urinated.
It sounds like the problem is uneven watering. Citrus trees are deceptive in that they will not lose their leaves due to being to dry until after they have been watered after being too dry. Early loss of fruit is also a sign of the tree not having enough water for a period of time while in fruit. I would make sure that the tree is getting enough water, all the time. Also, remember to increase water to the tree while it is in fruit, as its water needs increase. This article may help as well:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/citrus/leaves-falling-off-citrus-tree.htm