Having purchased a lemon and orange tree last year, I have found that in each summer very soon after the fruit has started to form they drop, leaving no maturing fruit. The trees look to be in good condition with no discolouration of the leaves, with very little leaf drop. They are planted in large pots approximately 16 radius by the same high. They are outside in the summer and brought indoors in Oct. and given a citrus feed about once a month. The garden is south facing.
This will answer some of your questions:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/citrus/citrus-blooming-season.htm
Leaves on various plants are turning white - on some daisies, lemon tree. . . .
Not knowing for sure the extent of your problem, I would venture to guess that your plants may be suffering from powdery mildew. The following article should be of some help to you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/problems/get-the-cure-for-powdery-mildew.htm
I have a lemon tree that I grew from seed 16 years ago. It gets lots of light and water. We live in Tokyo so cold is not a problem. Yet, it has NEVER bloomed. I fertilize it with a general fertilizer, but perhaps that isn't enough. We really want some lemons!
I found this answer while doing research.
I think the lemon thing may have to do with fact that the lemons we see today bear little resemblance to natural lemons, which are small hard fruits with tough skins and tons of seeds. Also extreeeemly bitter. In an attempt to make more and better lemonade, these nasty little fruits were improved to what we see today, a much better lemon. If you go to buy a lemon tree you'll notice they are all grafted clones. They can't be grown from seed, first of all because 99% of the seeds are inert, and secondly because any seed that does sprout will not produce true to form, but will revert to whatever parent stock the tree was engineered from.
We have a lemon tree that's about 8 or 9 ft. tall. Some of the leaves are starting to turn brown. In Phoenix, Az, how much and how often should we water?
I would water two times a week for at least 15-20 minutes (longer if it has been very hot and dry) so that at least 2-3" of water go in the soil every time you water. This will encourage deep root growth, which will help it survive in the higher temperatures.
I was told to prune off all the fruit in the first year and not let it set fruit so it will fruit better in the following years. Is this necessary, as I cannot get my husband to agree to remove the flowers and he counts the fruit, so I do not pick them off? I want a good fruiting tree not a poor one. Should the lemons remain or be picked off all the first year? Or is just the flowers it had on when planted enough?
I can't find anything that says to remove first year lemons or blossoms. My son has one (in a pot) that he has had for several years that produces heavily and no removal was done. I did find one citrus site that said "Never prune a citrus tree - it will prune itself by developing dead branches, etc." Just remove those.
How can I know for sure if I'm watering my young lemon/lime the proper amt? I have a water meter that always says wet; however, the young lemon has some curling leaf development and I'm not sure what that means. Thanks.
Sounds like it is too wet - it needs to dry out some between waterings. Here is a link on growing/watering.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/citrus/tip-on-water-requirements-for-citrus-trees.htm
We are first-time lemon tree owners, and our tree has produced three very large fruit. However, they seem to have reached full size two months ago and are still green. How long does it take a lemon to ripen? We don't want to harvest them before they are fully mature; or will they, like some other fruit, complete ripening indoors after being picked?
This link tells you when............
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/harvesting-lemons.htm