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Zone Irvine, CA 92620 | Anonymous added on October 18, 2021 | Answered

I have a Meyer lemon tree that has yellow leaves. Online it says it might be due to overwatering, but I am only watering twice a week and never to oversoaking. The temperatures have been between 80s-90s am I overwatering it?

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GKH_Susan
Certified GKH Gardening Expert
Answered on October 23, 2021

It looks more like a nutritional problem. Do you fertilize? They are heavy feeders. Use a fertilizer for citrus trees that is high in nitrogen during the summer months. Here is more:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/growing-meyer-lemons.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/lemon-tree-leaves-turn-yellow.htm

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