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- Q.Why Does My Lemon Tree Not Produce? - My lemon tree always produced lots of fruit until we placed concrete,and built a patio,my husband left a square on ...
- Q.Lemon Tree - My tree had many blossoms. After they dropped I watched as the little lemon buds appeared. I ...
- Q.Lemon Trees - I planted a lemon seed from a lemon that I got from a store. Not sure if it would bear ...
- Q.Lemon Tree Help - Help! My lemon tree is 5 years old and has a good bit of fruit on it, I usually get ...
- Q.My Lemon Tree Made Very Small Fruit, About 3 Square Millimeters, Why? - Tree is about 5ish years old. I'm not sure about what kind it is.
- Q.New Tiny Lemons Are Falling Off My Small Tree, Why? - Bought a 3 gal. tree. It’s planted in the ground.
- Q.My Lemon And Orange Trees Are Losing A Lot Of Their Leaves. I Sprayed With Malathion And Earlier An Oily Product–may Be - Hi-yield Spreader Sticker. What should I do next? I live at 70072 Marrero, LA ??
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Anonymous on
June 8, 2019Q.Why does my lemon tree not produce?
My lemon tree always produced lots of fruit until we placed concrete,and built a patio,my husband left a square on top for sun and placed plastic for sun,but it has not had one fruit or flowers in 2 years,did we kill it or is it because it’s not getting direct sun? We cut it quite a bit to fit the patio,so we thought it would come back,would it help to remove the plastic cover? I water the leaves every day to keep it moist,it rarely rains here and the temp.reaches 120* any suggestions?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
June 8, 2019A.You live in a very extreme climate and your lemon tree needs the best of conditions to survive and produce fruit. The radical changes that you have imposed on the growing conditions, plus the pruning and root pruning have undoubtedly had severe physiological stress effects.
Limiting the open soil surface for water and soil fertility management, plus covering the solar access except for a small opening, may be too much. Frankly I would be surprised if it can survive and thrive with the restricted conditions.
The only things I can advise are to water adequately in the available soil space, not just wetting the foliage. Fertilize with a citrus-specific fertilizer, let it grow out some foliage to enhance gathering of all the sunlight that it can for photosynthesis.
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- Asked by
Anonymous on
June 10, 2019Q.Lemon tree
My tree had many blossoms. After they dropped I watched as the little lemon buds appeared. I had many buds. They were about 1/4” in one night all but maybe a half dozen were gone. What could have eaten them. Thanks for any help Dani
Answered by
GKH_Susan on
June 10, 2019
Certified ExpertA.It may be that they dropped rather than were eaten. Some fruit drop is natural. It also can be caused by insects. Here is more information that may help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/lemon-tree-fruit-drop.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/pests-of-lemon-trees.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/lemon-tree-not-fruiting.htm
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Anonymous on
June 12, 2019Q.lemon trees
I planted a lemon seed from a lemon that I got from a store. Not sure if it would bear fruit, I planted it anyway. It is now an almost three foot tree. Two questions: How do I get it to branch out? It has one branch growing up. Last winter I cut it down an inch, but that didn't do anything... I have it in a pot. I give it lots of sun and rainwater plus house water. I have never given it fertilizer and the dirt probably came from my parent's farm. It has always had green, healthy leaves. Just last week, the bottom leaves were lightening to almost a yellow. I put some fertilizer sticks in....mostly nitrogen. I read that if they turn yellow it probably needs iron or something else. So, what nutrients/fertilizers should I be giving it? Is there one that does all the tricks or could it need a few like the sticks, better dirt, and a liquid fert?? Thanks!!
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
June 13, 2019A.These articles will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/propagating-lemon-seeds.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/growing-lemon-trees-containers.htm
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Anonymous on
June 14, 2019Q.Lemon tree help
Help! My lemon tree is 5 years old and has a good bit of fruit on it, I usually get about 30-35 lemons a season. It is in a container and comes inside in winter till outside temps are above 50 at night. We recently experienced about 2.5 weeks of rain and not much sun; since then I pruned a good many branches that had some brownish coloring and opened up the canopy a bit for sunlight. That was about 10 days ago and since we have had many hot sunny days, 85+. The water meter shows in the middle after a good soak and fertile with dynagrow 2 days ago. I have found a few pieces of scale but have removed them and misted tree with neem oil. I have diatomaceous earth around bottom since I did see a few ants. But, I haven't had these spots before on fruit and my leaves still look bad - what is it? and how can I fix it quickly?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
June 14, 2019A.Without seeing the issue I can't say for sure.
This article may help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/common-lemon-tree-diseases.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
Anonymous on
June 19, 2019Q.My lemon tree made very small fruit, about 3 square millimeters, why?
Tree is about 5ish years old. I'm not sure about what kind it is.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
June 20, 2019A.The reason for small lemon fruit is most commonly inadequate water and/or nutrition to support fruit development.
Look first to you soil fertility and water management program.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/fegen/reasons-for-small-hard-fruit.htm
Read more at Gardening Know How: Fruit Tree Thinning: Reasons For Small Hard Fruit & Immature Fruit Drop https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/fegen/reasons-for-small-hard-fruit.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
Anonymous on
July 4, 2019Q.New tiny lemons are falling off my small tree, why?
Bought a 3 gal. tree. It’s planted in the ground.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 4, 2019A.You can eliminate some of the blossoms or when the tiny lemons have formed, prune some of them away.
Make sure there is no number higher then 8 in your fertilizer that you are using.
Increasing light or adding some additional time with a grow light can help.
Here are some articles with more information.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/lemon-tree-fruit-drop.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/lemon-tree-not-fruiting.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lime/is-lime-fruit-and-lime-blossoms-falling-off-tree-normal.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/citrus/growing-citrus-trees-indoors.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/learn-about-fertilizer-for-a-lemon-tree.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
m.imseis on
July 4, 2019
Marreo,La 70072Q.my lemon and orange trees are losing a lot of their leaves. i sprayed with malathion and earlier an oily product–may be
Hi-yield Spreader Sticker. What should I do next? I live at 70072 Marrero, LA ??
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 5, 2019A.Leaf drop can be due to watering issues; check soil moisture levels.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/citrus/leaves-falling-off-citrus-tree.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/citrus/tip-on-water-requirements-for-citrus-trees.htm
Neem Oil is a good treatment for Scale or other pests.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm
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