I thought my lemon tree had completely died because of an unexpected cold snap while it was outside. It did died back but is now putting out green growth. I think I might name it Lazarus. 😉
Meyer lemons have always impressed me with their hardiness. I've had one that got left in a dark room and unwatered for three months in winter. It was putting out blossoms when I found it and watered it.
I live in va and I have 21 lemon trees. I built a greenhouse and installed infrared light for the winter. This is the second year i have collected lemon from one of my trees.
This is very helpful. I have a tree that I started from seed of which I got from my grandma's tree and now she is no longer and neither can we go back and get seeds from that tree because it was cut down but this is super helpful because this tree is very special and it's like a miracle because it's been growing very big and a pot for about 9 years and I'm just trying to maintain it till I can permanently plant it in a real yard of my own. My tree finally gave me fruit and flowers about 2 years ago. This video is so informative! 😀 Thank you for these tips because it's hanging on but it's lacking something
I've had my lemon tree for just eight months and it has a dozen blooms just sitting in my dining room window. I didn't know they have thorns! Thanks for the advice.
Hi did you grow it from seed. I took 5 seeds removed the outer layer.. place in wet paper towel then in zip lock bag. Put in the sun but I think when I put them. I the dark, they mite of reacted faster.. I have seedlings now but haven't planted them yet.. Any suggestions
It's really interesting. Here in the Southern UK, most people think you can't grow citrus because our winters are too cold. It's not that, your winters are on par with coastal Georgia. It's that our summers aren't hot enough for them to ripen. Our typical winters only get down to about 26f (once in 50 year winters = 15f). US climate zones just don't make any sense here. I'm technically in zone 9b (Northern Florida/Southern Georgia equivalent), but our summers don't even quite average 70f. A polytunnel makes it possible though. I've got satsumas, kumquats and Meyer lemons growing in my polytunnel. Never thought it was possible, but it works! It's a bit dicey, as they barely ripen before the frost kicks in, but it's so much fun to grow citrus in the UK.
😂😂I'm most def subscribing to you! I love the playfulness. Most videos about trees and plants are very straight to the point. I love a good sense of humor! 😂😂
This video is terrific and very timely. My Meyer's leaves have turned yellow, almost as yellow as the fruit. With the drought here this summer, I may have over compensated and over watered. I'm going to get some new soil per your recommendations and replant my girl. I just call her Beautiful 😊
Name it "Lemony-Snicket". Actually I came here to learn about your outdoor gardening tips and this video just came up next. NOW you've got me wanting to plant a citrus tree which I swore I would never do again because we live in the Panhandle of Florida and have to cover our trees during the winter----YES, even here in Florida!! But I'll try this just because I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE LEMONS !!!
I didn't use any special dirt when I transplanted mine and it grew twice the size in no time and it bloomed several times. I've had it a couple years now. Was very small when I got it.
Thanks for the video and your sense of humor! What size pot did that lemon tree come in and what size pot did you transplant it to. How do you determine the correct size to move up to? And how do you know when it's time to repot it?
I got a lemon tree for Christmas and I repotted it into a 20 gallon pot after about a month. (The garden center suggested to do it before April) It is in a sunny spot on our back pool deck. It had LOTS of flowering blooms, and lots of tiny lemons and one about the size of a ping pong ball. We have had an unusually chilly winter for Florida and a very gray January and February. We had a horrific windy and rainy couple of days and ALL of the leaves came off the tree. What IN the WORLD????? I have looked at it and it seems to have new blossoms but no sign of leaves. I followed your repotting video …. I have it in a terracotta pot. Please helllllllppppp. Thank you in advance.
Fantastic video. Thank you! I'll repot my first Meyer lemon tree here in Chicago. It's struggling with yellow spot but it's a fighter. I think I'll name it Christina Aguilera. 🙂
Super helpful! Going to repot my husband’s Meyer lemon tree this morning - thanks for your tips! He named his tree Meadowlark Lemon - after the famous Globetrotter! 🤣👍🏻🍋
This is extremely helpful. I want to use what's on my property to replant my Meyer but no one has really helped tell me what to use. Pine I have a lot of!!
I have a cumquat tree that's getting bigger by the day. No matter what I do, it never bloom and I'm afraid it never will. Your lemon tree is gorgeous and I'm jealous. 😂
We had a few pine trees cut down and the tree people put smaller limbs into the wood chipper, so is great stuff as bark dust....and I use it mixed in with the soil as I transplant it from the one gallon container into a larger container....I'd like to do that now/soon as its super hot here in Oregon....we have lots of windows w full sun so hopefully we'll have a few lemons....we have a small greenhouse we can keep heated via solar power system...but I'd like to enjoy having it inside my home.
Believe it or not, I have a tree in my conservatory in Ireland and after three years it is heaving with lemons. The room is south facing and it seems really happy.
Hilarious! I just got myself a little Meyer lemon tree and wanted to take the very best care of her- saw that this video had a southerner explaining stuff and knew I was in the right place! Thanks a bunch! Especially liked the alternative options for soil and fertilizer. One question: I watched a another person's video on UA-cam and she mentioned that you should look for the part of the trunk that all the roots are coming out of ( it kinda looks like a peanut in the shell) , she said when repotting you should keep that part above the soil. Any thoughts or other explanations? Thanks again!!!!
Hello from Schulenburg,Texas 😊 thanks for sharing this video. Last year we two avocado trees lemon tree and a lime tree and the baby orange tree I'm so sad over $250 and none of them made it 😔
Just found this today. So years ago my wife gave me Grapefruit/Lemon/lime seeds that would be growing roots in her fruit. Long story short, I'm not sure if it's lemon or Grapefruit, I live in CT so it's in the house all year round, it has 2 leaves and didn't grow at all for like 2yrs! I was growing at that time and put it under my grow lights, it blasted off! I guess I need help to identify it! I learned a lot from the video, I need help pruning! I'm gonna check thru the videos!
Call it Sour Owie. And Dude, what a Great video. You are so freakin funny!!! I remember the video with the Garden Hose. I really look forward to your videos. So much good info and so much fun. Makes me want to finish my Greenhouse and run buy a Sour Owie. Cheers my friend!!!
Great video ,thanks. How many times will it bloom , I got 1 small 1 a it had 1 bloom . My Key Lime has 40. I live in Tampa so it does get a good amount of sun . I just fertilized last week for all of them with a 10-2-8
Thanks! Got my first one this season and hoping some grow lights can supplement a little outside and inside. Curious, can you root the branches you trim?
Love the video, fun and helpful. Just purchased a Meyer lemon tree and waiting to repot. We live in zone 7 TN and have this is our 2nd attempt at lemon and olive trees. Both died last year because we tried to do it in house only. I ordered citrus tone and will repot. 2 questions please. 1.It came in a 9” pot, what size do you recommend for repot? I’d like to use a 17” unless that’s too much of a jump. 2. Sunlight - we’ve been leaving it outside in the TN heat but under a covered porch. Is direct sunlight better? Also, I like the knuckle test. I still feel like I don’t know how often to water. Have you done a container olive tree video? Thanks for the quality lessons and the laughs!
I went with a tall terracotta with cactus mix and I chose a harvey lemon since I didn’t want ponderosa I just heard it’s hardier and not as massive lemons
Beautiful tree and only wish you would have shown how to tease the roots properly, no worries thanks for reminding me about the gloves and I’m glad I am adding some pine mulch. Great looking plant brother
I received a Meyer tree as a gift this year I consider myself a pretty good Gardner this is why I was given this expensive plant, did everything from day one carefully and all the leaves have turned yellow and are falling but have alot of buds and today got my first bloom, I know It's not overwatering, or underwatering, I purchased the food the plant guy at Lowe's told me to use I've done everything don't know why all the leaves are falling. Help. However what's funny is I planted 6 regular lemon seeds last year from just my store bought lemons 3 plants came out of 6 seeds which are now beautiful dark green abt 24 inches tall, yes I heard I probably won't get any lemons and that's fine but it's smells better than the meyer lemon plant which has no smell at all, and I did nothing special to this plant except feed this year when I repotted it. Would really appreciate your response TY
I plan to keep my lemon tree indoors will only using cactus/succulent soil be enough for my plant? Or do I need the cactus/ succulent soil mixed with normal potting soil? If I need a mix of the 2 soils can I do a 50/50 mix of the 2?
You forgot to mention that when you bring it indoors during the cold weather, and it produces little flowers, that you should pollinate them with a little paintbrush if you want fruit.
I really like your videos! to the point and a sense of humor. How about how to do cutting on Pentas and full sun plants for pots in full sun . I live in south florida
What do you do when you tree out grows the pot it’s in but you don’t want a big tree. Do you have to kept repotting them or can it be potted once and for all?
I received a brand new Meyer lemon tree for my birthday and it came with no instructions 😮 it’s in a 5” x 5” pot and is about 14” tall. I want to keep it contained but am not sure if/when I should transplant it?…
getting ready to repot and bring inside for the winter here in NC too, BUT i have to address those little itty bitty ants that love the soil it's in (every year). going to have to soak in water & soap. any tips? i hate to disturb the rootball, but have no choice. :(
I’m growing my lemon tree indoors because I’m in northern VA and it’s still small in a pot. I was supposed to repot it but I saw a tiny lemon growing. Is it safe to repot it now ?
I thought my lemon tree had completely died because of an unexpected cold snap while it was outside. It did died back but is now putting out green growth. I think I might name it Lazarus. 😉
😁 Si Lázaro suena bien.
@@RomeliaGomez-Calmell7934
Alexander
Lazarus is a perfect name 👌
Meyer lemons have always impressed me with their hardiness. I've had one that got left in a dark room and unwatered for three months in winter. It was putting out blossoms when I found it and watered it.
I live in va and I have 21 lemon trees. I built a greenhouse and installed infrared light for the winter. This is the second year i have collected lemon from one of my trees.
Do citrus trees attract mice and rats? That’s my greatest fear
Name it “SUNNY” 🍋
Because they all look like lit Suns, Beautiful Tree-I’m obsessed!
By far, the best content on improved Meyer lemon care I've seen on UA-cam. Thank you!
My improved Meyer is Liz Lemon. Not particularly creative but it is spoken affectionately. Thanks for the info!
This is very helpful. I have a tree that I started from seed of which I got from my grandma's tree and now she is no longer and neither can we go back and get seeds from that tree because it was cut down but this is super helpful because this tree is very special and it's like a miracle because it's been growing very big and a pot for about 9 years and I'm just trying to maintain it till I can permanently plant it in a real yard of my own. My tree finally gave me fruit and flowers about 2 years ago. This video is so informative! 😀 Thank you for these tips because it's hanging on but it's lacking something
Thanks for watching! Good luck! Keep us updated!
I've had my lemon tree for just eight months and it has a dozen blooms just sitting in my dining room window. I didn't know they have thorns! Thanks for the advice.
Hi did you grow it from seed. I took 5 seeds removed the outer layer.. place in wet paper towel then in zip lock bag. Put in the sun but I think when I put them. I the dark, they mite of reacted faster.. I have seedlings now but haven't planted them yet.. Any suggestions
@@philipchang4453 No. I actually bought it at Wal-Mart. I never thought I'd have fruit.
It's really interesting. Here in the Southern UK, most people think you can't grow citrus because our winters are too cold. It's not that, your winters are on par with coastal Georgia. It's that our summers aren't hot enough for them to ripen. Our typical winters only get down to about 26f (once in 50 year winters = 15f). US climate zones just don't make any sense here. I'm technically in zone 9b (Northern Florida/Southern Georgia equivalent), but our summers don't even quite average 70f. A polytunnel makes it possible though. I've got satsumas, kumquats and Meyer lemons growing in my polytunnel. Never thought it was possible, but it works! It's a bit dicey, as they barely ripen before the frost kicks in, but it's so much fun to grow citrus in the UK.
😂😂I'm most def subscribing to you! I love the playfulness. Most videos about trees and plants are very straight to the point. I love a good sense of humor! 😂😂
Those lemons are a beauty to behold.
This video is terrific and very timely. My Meyer's leaves have turned yellow, almost as yellow as the fruit. With the drought here this summer, I may have over compensated and over watered. I'm going to get some new soil per your recommendations and replant my girl. I just call her Beautiful 😊
Where did you buy your tree from?
Mine is called cali girl...
It needs iron if it yellows.
Name it "Lemony-Snicket". Actually I came here to learn about your outdoor gardening tips and this video just came up next. NOW you've got me wanting to plant a citrus tree which I swore I would never do again because we live in the Panhandle of Florida and have to cover our trees during the winter----YES, even here in Florida!! But I'll try this just because I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE LEMONS !!!
I have one named Lemony Snicket. She's doing very well.
I didn't use any special dirt when I transplanted mine and it grew twice the size in no time and it bloomed several times. I've had it a couple years now. Was very small when I got it.
Thanks for the video and your sense of humor!
What size pot did that lemon tree come in and what size pot did you transplant it to. How do you determine the correct size to move up to? And how do you know when it's time to repot it?
I got a lemon tree for Christmas and I repotted it into a 20 gallon pot after about a month. (The garden center suggested to do it before April) It is in a sunny spot on our back pool deck. It had LOTS of flowering blooms, and lots of tiny lemons and one about the size of a ping pong ball. We have had an unusually chilly winter for Florida and a very gray January and February. We had a horrific windy and rainy couple of days and ALL of the leaves came off the tree. What IN the WORLD????? I have looked at it and it seems to have new blossoms but no sign of leaves. I followed your repotting video …. I have it in a terracotta pot. Please helllllllppppp. Thank you in advance.
I bought a lemon tree thanks to your video!! Thank you for all of your tips!!
You are amazing and helping us to grow our own lemon tree God bless and many tips
Excellent 🎉🎉🎉 I subscribed to your channel 😀 My Meyer Lemon Tree is Flowering like crazy 🍋 Thank you for sharing 🙏
I found your channel this morning and how timely! I just order and received ha Myer Lemon plant and need to repot today.
Meyer! I think a great name for that tree
Fantastic video. Thank you! I'll repot my first Meyer lemon tree here in Chicago. It's struggling with yellow spot but it's a fighter. I think I'll name it Christina Aguilera. 🙂
Super helpful! Going to repot my husband’s Meyer lemon tree this morning - thanks for your tips!
He named his tree Meadowlark Lemon - after the famous Globetrotter! 🤣👍🏻🍋
This is extremely helpful. I want to use what's on my property to replant my Meyer but no one has really helped tell me what to use. Pine I have a lot of!!
Bought 4 inch tall bare roots.Dying.So I watered and covered with baggie.Now it's thriving.phew.didnt like air condition temp.lol😊
I have a cumquat tree that's getting bigger by the day. No matter what I do, it never bloom and I'm afraid it never will. Your lemon tree is gorgeous and I'm jealous. 😂
We had a few pine trees cut down and the tree people put smaller limbs into the wood chipper, so is great stuff as bark dust....and I use it mixed in with the soil as I transplant it from the one gallon container into a larger container....I'd like to do that now/soon as its super hot here in Oregon....we have lots of windows w full sun so hopefully we'll have a few lemons....we have a small greenhouse we can keep heated via solar power system...but I'd like to enjoy having it inside my home.
Love video and was so funny at the end when you were touching the tree in touch the thorn😂
Believe it or not, I have a tree in my conservatory in Ireland and after three years it is heaving with lemons.
The room is south facing and it seems really happy.
Hilarious! I just got myself a little Meyer lemon tree and wanted to take the very best care of her- saw that this video had a southerner explaining stuff and knew I was in the right place! Thanks a bunch!
Especially liked the alternative options for soil and fertilizer.
One question: I watched a another person's video on UA-cam and she mentioned that you should look for the part of the trunk that all the roots are coming out of ( it kinda looks like a peanut in the shell) , she said when repotting you should keep that part above the soil. Any thoughts or other explanations?
Thanks again!!!!
Hello from Schulenburg,Texas 😊 thanks for sharing this video. Last year we two avocado trees lemon tree and a lime tree and the baby orange tree I'm so sad over $250 and none of them made it 😔
I really Like Your sense of humor, like your channel , i am really happy 2500 Lemons from Just One Lemon plant
Thank you for you lesson on re- planting lemon tree and I would name it lemon drop
Just found this today. So years ago my wife gave me Grapefruit/Lemon/lime seeds that would be growing roots in her fruit. Long story short, I'm not sure if it's lemon or Grapefruit, I live in CT so it's in the house all year round, it has 2 leaves and didn't grow at all for like 2yrs! I was growing at that time and put it under my grow lights, it blasted off! I guess I need help to identify it! I learned a lot from the video, I need help pruning! I'm gonna check thru the videos!
My daughters are suggesting Sunshine, Lacey, & Gum Drop as names for the lemon tree. I'm going with lemon drop
Those are good ones! Tell them thank you for the ideas!! 😃
I just love lemon & so I will call it ( blessed lemons ) lemon- ginger & tumeric are my favorites.
Like your humor as you teach!!!
Call it Sour Owie. And Dude, what a Great video. You are so freakin funny!!! I remember the video with the Garden Hose. I really look forward to your videos. So much good info and so much fun. Makes me want to finish my Greenhouse and run buy a Sour Owie. Cheers my friend!!!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the encouragement! I will do my best to keep the content rolling! 🙏
Thank you for the tip I can finally transfer my lemon tree was at first hesitant but now I feel confident to do it
This video was very helpful.
I shared it on Facebook page with my friends and family.
Great video ,thanks. How many times will it bloom , I got 1 small 1 a it had 1 bloom . My Key Lime has 40. I live in Tampa so it does get a good amount of sun . I just fertilized last week for all of them with a 10-2-8
Thanks! Got my first one this season and hoping some grow lights can supplement a little outside and inside. Curious, can you root the branches you trim?
Thanks for video!!! LOVE 🍋
Thank you for answering all my questions so perfectly. Now I know what to do. God bless you.
Love the video, fun and helpful. Just purchased a Meyer lemon tree and waiting to repot. We live in zone 7 TN and have this is our 2nd attempt at lemon and olive trees. Both died last year because we tried to do it in house only. I ordered citrus tone and will repot. 2 questions please. 1.It came in a 9” pot, what size do you recommend for repot? I’d like to use a 17” unless that’s too much of a jump.
2. Sunlight - we’ve been leaving it outside in the TN heat but under a covered porch. Is direct sunlight better?
Also, I like the knuckle test. I still feel like I don’t know how often to water.
Have you done a container olive tree video? Thanks for the quality lessons and the laughs!
Very beautiful lemon tree.
I named my lemon tree Cutie Pie 🥰
And we make lemon meringue PIE!
I went with a tall terracotta with cactus mix and I chose a harvey lemon since I didn’t want ponderosa I just heard it’s hardier and not as massive lemons
Good video! I just got a lemon tree and a lime tree. I hope I can keep them alive I didn’t realize there was so much to learn! 😩 I live in NC too
Amazing video
Hi great video.. Great info... My meyer lemon tree will sometimes get curling leaves.. Can you tell me what the means?
Beautiful tree and only wish you would have shown how to tease the roots properly, no worries thanks for reminding me about the gloves and I’m glad I am adding some pine mulch. Great looking plant brother
Great video! Can't believe with the name and thorns, noone has suggested Michael Meyers lol
Nice - Lemon Head!
I received a Meyer tree as a gift this year I consider myself a pretty good Gardner this is why I was given this expensive plant, did everything from day one carefully and all the leaves have turned yellow and are falling but have alot of buds and today got my first bloom, I know It's not overwatering, or underwatering, I purchased the food the plant guy at Lowe's told me to use I've done everything don't know why all the leaves are falling. Help.
However what's funny is I planted 6 regular lemon seeds last year from just my store bought lemons 3 plants came out of 6 seeds which are now beautiful dark green abt 24 inches tall, yes I heard I probably won't get any lemons and that's fine but it's smells better than the meyer lemon plant which has no smell at all, and I did nothing special to this plant except feed this year when I repotted it. Would really appreciate your response TY
Meyer lemon tree variety!Hi ,from Puerto Rico!
Thanks for the video. I've been waiting to repot and now feel confident.
Excellent video, thanks! Very strong finish!!
Those bloopers..😂😂😂😂 I think you should name the tree Tweety. 🐤
Great video👍🏾 I named my lemon tree Lilah ☺️ Maybe you can name yours Laser since it’s so sharp and thorny 😉🍋🍋🍋😉
Hi ya - I love how many lemons this tree has and how easy you grew it in a container - I would name this beautiful lemon tree WOOPSY!!!
Woopsy is PERFECT!!!! :)
Woopsi is Perfect in my mind, cuz of that amazin' lemon jaw jack smack 😂
When my lemon tree starts to grow lemons the first year I have it should I pick them off? I heard of it don’t it can stunt its growth. Is that trust?
Very educational, thank you
hahahah the ending is everything!
I would name her Lemon Drop! Do you have to heat your greenhouse in the winter? Love your channel!
Coffee grinds scattered on top can help get the soil acidic.
I plan to keep my lemon tree indoors will only using cactus/succulent soil be enough for my plant? Or do I need the cactus/ succulent soil mixed with normal potting soil? If I need a mix of the 2 soils can I do a 50/50 mix of the 2?
You forgot to mention that when you bring it indoors during the cold weather, and it produces little flowers, that you should pollinate them with a little paintbrush if you want fruit.
That shade looks good on you
Thanks for the advice!
Great video! I learned it’s time to bring mine inside
I’m so excited. My Italian lemons 🍋 gave me many lemons last year. This year it looks dead. So upset.
Thank you for the tips and the laugh
I find your videos informative and entertaining.
Should you let the pot completely fry out before transplanting your Meyer lemon?
I just got a lemon tree from my neighbor. She said it's being two years but don't have much fruits. Should I add some citric tone?
Lucille is a good name!
Hey great video I love your personality, how many gallons is that new container ?
I really like your videos! to the point and a sense of humor. How about how to do cutting on Pentas and full sun plants for pots in full sun . I live in south florida
I name my plants too!!!!!! That should be named sunny 🌞
I’d name it ‘hoku’ (star in Hawaiian) I love love 🍋♥️
What do you do when you tree out grows the pot it’s in but you don’t want a big tree. Do you have to kept repotting them or can it be potted once and for all?
Lovely lemon tree ,i wish my ( i grow from a seed) be as beautiful full of 🍋 🍋 🍋 as your ,sr. 😊
Great video, waiting for my new meyer lemon right now. I was wondering why you didn't put some rocks at the bottom of the pot for drainage? Thanks.
I received a brand new Meyer lemon tree for my birthday and it came with no instructions 😮 it’s in a 5” x 5” pot and is about 14” tall. I want to keep it contained but am not sure if/when I should transplant it?…
So it’s okay to transplant even when fruiting? I’m wanting to transplant mine right now - I have a month or two left of 100% outside time.
🤣🤣 the introduction got me 😂😂😂
getting ready to repot and bring inside for the winter here in NC too, BUT i have to address those little itty bitty ants that love the soil it's in (every year). going to have to soak in water & soap. any tips? i hate to disturb the rootball, but have no choice. :(
Mine is a grafted tree and wherever I get the odd thorny branch, I just cut it off. I have thorn free Meyer lemon tree
Ahhh lemon life...my lemon tree is called cali girl...should've named her suka...she mean and bites!!but i love my 🍋🍋
How long do the flowers bloom for before dropping off/dying?
Sunshine ☀️
I’m growing my lemon tree indoors because I’m in northern VA and it’s still small in a pot. I was supposed to repot it but I saw a tiny lemon growing. Is it safe to repot it now ?
Great video,where do you that size black pot?
Check your local nursery and ask for a big 20 gallon nursery pot!
I had shared your video to friends who own lemon trees. Question when lemon grown from seed bearing fruits? Thanks
Yes
@@RealALSK - I was not clear. When it is bearing fruit, no. Of years?
@@bannguyen5057 maybe 1-2 years ❤️
Great video! You made it fun to watch.
Do your citrus trees like lemon
And oranges attract mice and rats? That’s my greatest fears! Your video was hilarious btw 🤣
Just bought a Myers lemon tree and key lime tree. Should Ieave it in the container it came in or transplant it now with better soil?
Wow time to harvest an prune back
I don't know how old does vid. Is.... But because you said it was top heavy.. I would call it may west😂
Prosperity would be a great name