The Giant Korean@lemmy.world to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoA meyer lemon from our container treelemmy.worldimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1122arrow-down1imageA meyer lemon from our container treelemmy.worldThe Giant Korean@lemmy.world to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCMDR_Horn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI really struggle with my Meyer. Its been in a pot for two years now. I got a tiny lemon only once.
minus-squareThe Giant Korean@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoGive it time! Also fertilizer. Citrus love fertilizer.
minus-squareCMDR_Horn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThat’s part of my difficulty. How much and how often?! I give like a table spoon 1x a month of citrus blend fert. And I wait to water it until its a little droopy
minus-squareThe Giant Korean@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt really depends on the fertilizer to be honest. I use those fertilizer spikes for citrus - they work pretty well for me.
minus-squaredontpanic@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoHonestly you don’t really want them to set much fruit when they’re little. Better to put all its energy into getting big and strong first.
I really struggle with my Meyer. Its been in a pot for two years now. I got a tiny lemon only once.
Give it time! Also fertilizer. Citrus love fertilizer.
That’s part of my difficulty. How much and how often?! I give like a table spoon 1x a month of citrus blend fert. And I wait to water it until its a little droopy
It really depends on the fertilizer to be honest. I use those fertilizer spikes for citrus - they work pretty well for me.
Honestly you don’t really want them to set much fruit when they’re little. Better to put all its energy into getting big and strong first.