No such thing as over watering. They tell you that because the academia has told nurseries that you can't grow plants in real dirt. Compost based soil in containers or in the hole when you plant the tree will cause root rot due to the ground up wood in the soil. It will suffocate your roots as it continues to decompose. If you have sandy well draining soil they may eventually outgrow the issue, but in containers or in clay soil watch out. Compost belongs on top of the soil, not in with the roots.
This is where drainage becomes important, that way, the soil is wet, water is available to the plant, but it it is not waterlogged and drowning the roots. 55 years ago, I ate a grapefruit, and a seed had already sprouted in the fruit, so recognizing its desire to grow, I planted it, and it has been my companion ever since, I’m in the suburbs of Chicago, and in the summer, when it’s in the 90’s, that thing needs, and I think nothing of, pouring several gallons of water into the pot, sometimes every day, and then see it raining down through the deck onto the ground...I suppose I should capture it and cycle it back through, seeing as how precious water is becoming...thank you for your video
My husband bought me a meyer lemon and the leaves were all curled. I couldn't figure out why. Thank you for this information. It was really dry when he brought it home so I repotted and watered thoroughly thinking it would uncurl. I'm so glad to hear that the leaves won't uncurl. I thought it was dying on me . Good to know the new leaves will be normal. Thank you!!!
Live in Vegas from San Francisco. I grew good citrus trees in California so I decided to plant (2) Myers lemon trees and (2) Calamondin trees (sour Mandarin fruit) in my new home last year and it's thriving except the leaves were curling up. I just pick out the leaves with insect infestations in it. I've been watering my roses and citrus trees by hand every morning and used Espoma fertilizers. It is now June and it starts to get hot in our area so I get up early everyday to hand water my garden. I see little fruits coming out from all my trees and buds from my roses, it really pays off to water your plants daily. Like us, humans, our trees need water daily, too. @QcTropicals, thanks for the good video and advice. Peace to all and happy planting. Mdc
Do you have any experience with roses to add to this video commentary about citrus and watering? I have a lime tree that's leaves curled yesterday (was quite hot on our deck) and I had backed off a bit on the watering as my roses and other plants were showing various types of stress - it's been a year, every type of problem my roses could get, they got! All container plants /flowers, few veges on a deck 10+ feet up, south facing.. New water meter says I've been over watering - some evidence of oxygen and/or nutrient deficiencies on top of everything else. New pH meter (expensive) says rose pots are acidic not alkaline, despite chlorotic, stunted new leaves 🧐🤔🤷🏻♀️ which resemble iron uptake deficiency.. Santa Cruz, CA
Thank you so much for finally giving me the reason why my lemon tree’s leaves are curling up. No one could give me an answer. I am in Vegas and purchased a home where the tree was already established but was told that it had been extremely neglected. I thought I was overwatering as you mentioned. I am so happy I did not kill this beautiful tree. It doesn’t bother me if the leaves are curled, as long as the tree does not die. Thank you so very much. A new subscriber 😃
Thanks for all your videos! I've been binging them lately. One day soon, I'll make it out to QC to check out your nursery. One thing I wanted to add. I have a Butterfly garden and specifically planted a citrus tree because it's a host plant for the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly. They lay their eggs on the leaves and their caterpillars will eat leaves but not cause any real damage. When they pupate, their chrysalis looks a little like a bird dropping. It definitely blends in. To your followers: Please don’t spray any pesticides in the garden, or neem oil or have spraying done anywhere nearby because the overspray causes harm too. It can and does kill many pollinators, and other critters, which are part of your garden's diverse ecosystem. 🌱
My yuzu has yellow and curling leaves. But the fruit are still growing. I did leave it outside over winter in Western Washington. Great video. Thank you!
Glad to know l learn that once the curling takes effect it's permanent. I'm in Texas and a couple weeks ago we dropped down to 10° for an entire night, then went back into the 60s-70s°. My Arctic Frost satsuma and Meyer lemon took it like champs...their leaves curled but never reopened. I knew watering played a big role because it's winter here in Texas, so I'd backed down off their watering schedule when it got cooler around Thanksgiving. Anyways, it's reassuring hearing that the leaves still being curled a month later on my potted trees is "normal". Great stuff!
Thanks a lot I live in SA TX it’s been so hot 102+ here this year been watering everyday but I feel like I’m going to over water them. Tried what you said sure enough everything is looking good and the new growth is uncurled!!
Thanks alot for information, my lemon plant leaves also curled up, I really needed this. Neem old in spray bottle with water is also recommended.. But your words that I didn't kill my plant brought me out of depression. Thanks alot. God bless you.
Perfect! Super easy to listen to as well. My problem was with problem 2. I applied neem oil today and will apply weekly. My Washington Navel Oranger are in ground. I surely thought I was over watering. Great video sir.
Thanks for thoroughly covering the topic. Most people cannot concentrate due to overuse of tiktok and such. I appreciate you taking the time to show all the important information needed.
Nice. So well done. I clicked on your video because my mandarin orange has curly leaves and white bugs. Now I know what they are and how to deal with them (or not). Thanks!
Thanks a lot for the info. I have a small Mexican Lime tree and was worried about those leaf miners. I have seen the adult fly leaf miners. I'd like to add bit of advise. Add wood ash to citrus trees. They love it. You will be amazed of results.
I planted out 10 citrus and I planted them all the same way and they all receive the same amount of water via root watering tubes and the other 9 are growing beautifully.
i’ve been growing my citrus tree for only a year and watched it very closely and noticed the same thing with the leafs folding .. i could tell that when the leaves fold it was dry and i always noticed once i gave it a great water like until i seen a puddle of water come out on the patio the leaf would perk up and even unfold after few more good watering
I have watched many of your videos but i just came across this video about leaf curling. This is 2 years old and i watched it because i had the same problems. I had leafminers and i know you said they don't damage the plant but in my mind they did. They made my trees so ugly. I used to cut them off. But, i may have found something that works. It is organic as you will not be spraying anything on your plants. I just happened to stumble upon this one. I bought on Amazon the yellow tacky cards. I bought the ones that were 5x8". I'm cheap so i cut them in half so i get 2 pieces out of each one. They come with holes but since i cut them in half i had to poke one hole in the second piece with the tip of my scissor. I used the ties that they give you in each pack and i put both sticky pieces on each tree. I have been using them since March. We are in Florida so we have a long growing season. So far i don't see any damage. It's been about 4 months and i have changed the sticky cards once as they collect all sorts of bugs and they get gross looking. I'm really hoping this cures the problem. I did put them on right after they flowered. Just posting this in case snyone else would like to try it to see if they have the same results. My trees are inground. Florida Gardener Zone 9a
Thank you! I have two limes trees in my backyard and a kumquat in a container. The in ground trees have very curled leaves, I now know to water them more🪴
It’s due to heat and the inability for the specific tree to uptake enough water in the heat. Also, the leaf curl can go away. I have a huge 30 foot orange tree that gets some leaf curl in the summer and it all goes away in the fall.
I had bottom leaves green and top leaves turning yellow on lemon tree. Both started to curl a lot. I saw it on another UA-cam channel it was overwatering probably causing root rot and I needed well drained soil. I actually took a drill and drilled holes into my plant pot (plastic). Now when I water it water comes out through those holes as well and it drains much quicker. I cut off some of the lower leaves of the plant hoping it might cure the problem. The soil seems moist so I think it could be lack of nutrition.
Good tips, nothing like observation over time to really understand these problems, and I agree about pesticides, never a good idea on edibles or on anything, let nature take its course. Thank you 🙏
I'm blindly working my way through growing 4 lemon trees from seed. Today, I noticed one leaf curling! Came across your video. WHEW! Problem solved.. question. One of the 3-month-old lemon trees leaves is more of a light green color compared to the darker green color of the other trees. ?? Thanks for the help
Each one has their own clay pot. Small pot ... I planted them in cactus/citrus soil and have fertilized them once. I live in Seattle and have had them under grow lights since they came up from the soil. It's been sunny and warm lately so I put them out on my patio to bask in the "real" sun.
My plant was underwater and I definitely saw a lot of difference after i watered it. I also kept it in the sun . The leaves are a little softer now . Thanks for the tip, i was about to not water it thinking its over watered However i would say over watering may lead to root rotting which also brings the plant in defense mode Takeaway you know when the plant is over watered or underwatered . Water only when the top 1 inch of soil is dry
my seedlings are curling and the leaves are getting shiny like with shiny silvery lines on them, i thought they were maybe getting sunburnt or something omg because of this i moved them into indirect sunlight but now i realize that it's these tiny little caterpillars. so i think the butterflies are laying their eggs on them cos i've killed tiny little caterpillars cos i've found little tiny holes in the leaves as well. annoying but i'm happy to know they aren't dying!
We recently bought two dwarf lemon tree saplings and their leaves have been curling ever since we moved them into bigger terracotta pots. This confuses us greatly, because these little trees are putting out beautiful blooms and forming numerous tiny lemons non-stop, which would normally suggest that they are in good health. We have been pinching off the tiny lemons to help them conserve energy to establish roots, and we water them at least once a day at the moment as the weather warms up and the sun gets more and more intense. A few days ago we also piled mulch and some pebbles around the base of the trees to help reduce water loss. A few leaves near the top of the trees have stopped curling now, so our guess is that they are just thirsty and we need to keep up with the watering.
If you water them every day then they will get root rot and will not be able to take up water, so paradoxically if you overwater then they will not get enough water. They shouldn't be watered more than once a week. You need to wait until the soil is bone dry, then drench the soil as if there was a storm, then wait till the top inch of soil is completely dry again, and repeat.
@@baz1184 Your advise only works on citrus trees that are 100% established in the ground only. Newly planted trees or in containers will die in the summer in my area if you only watered once a week. No one can say for sure how often to water a tree, that would be like asking how often do you drink water?
I have two citrus plants in pots, and keep them as houseplants. I found plump, healthy looking seeds in organic sunkist naval orange, and from sunkist Tangerines. Just on a whim, I germinafed these seeds, they sprouted, then I planted them in pots. I am growing them as houseplants. I read that even if you have seeds from a sweet naval orange, planting them does not guarantee it will produce equally sweet fruit. I read, that if the plant is either air layered, or grafted, then they are more likely to produce sweet fruit. My concern is, the organic naval orange plant has some leaves that have small, white bumps on them. If left alone, these bumps become hard, and that part of the affe ted leaf feels hard, and callous like. What is causing this? The naval orange plant is about 20 inches tall, quite healthy otherwise, perky leaves, and the stem is thick! Just about the thickness of a pencil! The other plant, the sunkist tangerine plant, doesn't have these bumps. The naval orange plant is arou d 1 1/2 yrs. old. The tangerine is about a year old, and about 13 " tall. I also just transplanted it to a slightly larger pot. The roots were quite rootbound in the smaller pot. Seems to be doi g well in new pot. Just concerned about the white bumps on leaves.
I just found you and I then subscribed. I have a Meyer lemon tree that I purchased this summer and had it outside. It was doing well. I now have it inside (Zone 5) under a grow light. It has been in for almost 2months. I just noticed what looks like little spider webs all over it.....what do I do????? Glad to know about the curling leaves.
1 tea spoon of soap per gallon of water. Put in a spray bottle and spray the tree daily to include the surface of the potting mix until they're gone. Then once a week or so for maintenance..
@@qctropicals I do this (although very seldom needed) but add a tiny bit of Neem oil to my spray. The neem oil not only acts as a pesticide but also has the benefit of being a fertilizer. Neem oil is also natural. I make sure my Neem oil is cold pressed, unrefined and that nothing is added to it. I have 7 citrus plants and a bottle of Neem oil lasts for a very long time. Despite living in 8B, all my various citrus trees are healthy. I do keep them protected from frost in the winter. Thanks much for your excellent curling leaf information!
@@qctropicals its been like that ever since I bought it from a nursery a couple years ago. Now, I just found sap at the graft union this morning! Can I re-pot it this time of year? It’s 99 degrees today in NorCal. Too hot to do it? I have a bag of cactus citrus mix . It’s in a 20 gal plastic container now and about 5’ high
Hi thank you for explaining it so well. I live in the Western Cape in South Africa and have a small lemon tree which I have planted in the ground. It is a few months old and 40 cm in height. We had a couple of very high temperature days in our area and two days ago I saw the lemon tree's curling leaves. I watered it thoroughly and hoped it would recover fully. This morning it looked the same and I felt a bit disappointed and panicky and decided to look for help. Can you maybe advice me on how often I should water the tree, because I don't want to over water it either and what natural nutrients I can give it. I also would like to know if potassium water is good for citrus trees (especially lemon trees) or not? Thank you.
Hi, I have a few citrus plant in my back yard and the leaves are curling up, but this is not happening because a lack of water. My citrus leaves are curling because some sort of insect comes out at night and sucks the leaves while they leaves some thing like a road map on the leaves.I have noticed on one or two of the leaves you show on your video has that marking also. By the way I live in central Florida where many people has the same problem.
different type of curl and it actually deforms the leaf entirely. That's only cosmetic damage, leaves still are able to function even if deformed. In my area, aphids and thrips cause this.
Hi, I’m in Cali I have the same issues as yours! My leaves have a lot of rod maps on it too! How do you resolve it? Please, share your expertise! Thanks!
@@sodaratieng9507 1 tea spoon of soapy water per gallon of water. Spray your plants daily for 7 days straight then weekly for maintenance. Soapy water kills everything
I live in SW Florida, same problem. I sprayed Neem oil and nothing, those bugs keeps eating the new leaves like crazy.. Also one citrus tree died and I couldn't figure out what it was, leaves turned yellow and curling, then I dag it out and there were termites in ground eating it, jeez that was terrible, so Florida has lots of underground termites...hard to get rid of them and keep them off roots...I did experiment and drove copper pipe into the roots, so far it seems to repel those bastards, let's see in few months..they don't like copper !
I have leaves that turned brown, had white bugs all over a lot of the leaves and they curled up... I cut away the leaves with the most bugs, sprayed it with oil water and am watering it regularly, the leaves arent going back up though, am I missing something?
@@qctropicals I didn't see your reply, thank you very much. My citrus died, the cause I believe was the sponge/foam that was tangled in the roots. I heard from a coworker that just happened to be talking about that when I walked into his office. Might have been him talking about myths tho cause he does that sometimes too. But its what I believe happened. I didnt give the citrus much water because I learned they didnt like having wet feet and the sponge killed it for it; I believe anyway
hi qctropicals 🤗 im dealing with reason #2 on my in-ground lemon tree. it doesn't affect the fruit, but it looks so bad. i want to cut off the affected leaves, but i dont. how do i keep SPIDERS out of my fruit trees and vegetable plants?
@@rafika816 i hear what you're saying...but the spiders are doing a very poor job - every leaf on my lemon tree has moderate to severe pest damage. and when i reach in the tree to pick the lemons, i don't want to get bit.
Thanks so much! I'm in Texas. I killed my favorite new Tangelo. Now I know why. I'm off to get another one thanks to you! My blood orange in the ground i doing fine. Great info!!!
Well, how about yellowing leaves on kumquat tree, Sir? Do you have any specific reason for it? Fyi I live in a tropical country, where it has summer season all year long
It actually doesn't hurt to let citrus dry out a little bit which I'm sure you know that they don't like wet feet and growing them in the house and cold climate is completely different than how you're doing it there
Plants sweat for the same reasons you do. Only difference is is a plant in your area would take longer to dry out. Growing indoors is same principle. I have many videos explaining this. There is really no other difference. I don't understand this wet feet misinformation. It makes people afraid to water that 99% of plant deaths is due to lack of water. Check out my gardening myth video on over watering.
2 years in a row, my naval oranges develope yellow spots that turn brown and rot looking. this is all awhile the fruit is still green and un ripened. It looks like they get sun burned. I tried increased watering and fertilizing buy no results. Any hints to try
What causes citrus leaves tips to curl under. The leaves in your video curl upward to conserve water from evaporation. My lemon tree tips are curling down (under). What is going on?
what if the leaves curl in the opposite way? That is what mine are doing. I am growing them indoors in a southern exposure window. I am at around 1200 feet elevation. So it is iffy for citrus ,mine are Myers lemons, at least from the seed of a Myers lemon tree. They could be anything. What do you think?
This one I'm still trying to figure out . Out of thousands of citrus, not a single one has ever curled 'down' on me. My best guess is it's outside any of the reasons I've stated in this video and others. Have you put something in the soil or sprayed the plant?
Haven't experienced curled down leaves on any of our citrus trees. That means, it can't be water, bug or sun related. That leaves 1 thing, fertilizer or something you're adding to the soil.
My Lime Quat leaves are bending and curling backwards. So not along the edges inwards like your reason one but arching backwards. What could that be? In large pot. Produces fruit.
@@qctropicals As a citrus I have spayed 5ml copper/5L water. Fertilised with slow release citrus fertiliser, potted in citrus mix with a little peat. Generally let it dry off and water deeply less often. Leaves are very green and turbid so getting appropriate hydration.
@@allanpennington I meant before the curling happened. Out of thousands of trees I have never had 1 single citrus curl down, always up. But I have never sprayed my trees with any chemicals.
@@qctropicals It could be citrus leaf curl an actual disease. It’s fungal so if you spray copper as new leaves break in spring then they shouldn’t get affected. The curly leaves usually drop off at some point. You discard these in the rubbish not compost otherwise you just spread the disease. I read somewhere that this could also be too much water? Anyway it’s alive, growing, producing so all good.
What's a lot? For some people 1 gallon is a lot... Is your tree in a pot or in the ground? What's your watering schedule like? How hot is it in your area? how fast does your soil take to dry? Is your tree rootbound?.
My Meyer lemon tree had a bunch of little lemons buds tiny little ones that look like lemons. They all turned black and most fell off the tree!! What is going on??? Please help. I do see more flowers on the tree so I’m wondering if that is going to happen again.
No, it doesn't take several months to kill a citrus tree with overwatering. if you are actually overwatering your tree, it only takes a couple of weeks to see the physical damages. Leaves are starting to turn yellow. And no, the yellowing leaves is not because of nitrogen deficiency. It is because the root system is rotting. That causes the tree not being able to bring foods up to feed the entire tree, especially the leaves. That's why the tree starts to shed the leaves.
Good point. So many people tell you not to over water to the point we are afraid of it and under water.
Keffir limes are the biggest offenders in my experience
No such thing as over watering. They tell you that because the academia has told nurseries that you can't grow plants in real dirt. Compost based soil in containers or in the hole when you plant the tree will cause root rot due to the ground up wood in the soil. It will suffocate your roots as it continues to decompose. If you have sandy well draining soil they may eventually outgrow the issue, but in containers or in clay soil watch out. Compost belongs on top of the soil, not in with the roots.
My problem is the leaves are being eaten by some thing I can't identify what can I do to stop them from being eaten
This made me feel so much better about my lemon tree. It's 4 yrs old and in the ground. Half of the leaves are curling and bumpy.
This is valuable knowledge that I don't find anywhere else. Thank you!
I loved the video and your explanation! Thanks for taking the time out of your busy life to share this with people who obviously need help!
This is where drainage becomes important, that way, the soil is wet, water is available to the plant, but it it is not waterlogged and drowning the roots. 55 years ago, I ate a grapefruit, and a seed had already sprouted in the fruit, so recognizing its desire to grow, I planted it, and it has been my companion ever since, I’m in the suburbs of Chicago, and in the summer, when it’s in the 90’s, that thing needs, and I think nothing of, pouring several gallons of water into the pot, sometimes every day, and then see it raining down through the deck onto the ground...I suppose I should capture it and cycle it back through, seeing as how precious water is becoming...thank you for your video
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Thanks! Very helpful. I have struggled to help landscape clients keep from being overly worried about the curling. This really helps.
My husband bought me a meyer lemon and the leaves were all curled. I couldn't figure out why. Thank you for this information. It was really dry when he brought it home so I repotted and watered thoroughly thinking it would uncurl. I'm so glad to hear that the leaves won't uncurl. I thought it was dying on me . Good to know the new leaves will be normal. Thank you!!!
Live in Vegas from San Francisco. I grew good citrus trees in California so I decided to plant (2) Myers lemon trees and (2) Calamondin trees (sour Mandarin fruit) in my new home last year and it's thriving except the leaves were curling up. I just pick out the leaves with insect infestations in it. I've been watering my roses and citrus trees by hand every morning and used Espoma fertilizers. It is now June and it starts to get hot in our area so I get up early everyday to hand water my garden. I see little fruits coming out from all my trees and buds from my roses, it really pays off to water your plants daily. Like us, humans, our trees need water daily, too. @QcTropicals, thanks for the good video and advice. Peace to all and happy planting. Mdc
Do you have any experience with roses to add to this video commentary about citrus and watering?
I have a lime tree that's leaves curled yesterday (was quite hot on our deck) and I had backed off a bit on the watering as my roses and other plants were showing various types of stress - it's been a year, every type of problem my roses could get, they got! All container plants /flowers, few veges on a deck 10+ feet up, south facing.. New water meter says I've been over watering - some evidence of oxygen and/or nutrient deficiencies on top of everything else. New pH meter (expensive) says rose pots are acidic not alkaline, despite chlorotic, stunted new leaves 🧐🤔🤷🏻♀️ which resemble iron uptake deficiency..
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Thank you so much for finally giving me the reason why my lemon tree’s leaves are curling up. No one could give me an answer. I am in Vegas and purchased a home where the tree was already established but was told that it had been extremely neglected. I thought I was overwatering as you mentioned. I am so happy I did not kill this beautiful tree. It doesn’t bother me if the leaves are curled, as long as the tree does not die. Thank you so very much. A new subscriber 😃
Thanks for all your videos! I've been binging them lately. One day soon, I'll make it out to QC to check out your nursery.
One thing I wanted to add. I have a Butterfly garden and specifically planted a citrus tree because it's a host plant for the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly. They lay their eggs on the leaves and their caterpillars will eat leaves but not cause any real damage. When they pupate, their chrysalis looks a little like a bird dropping. It definitely blends in.
To your followers:
Please don’t spray any pesticides in the garden, or neem oil or have spraying done anywhere nearby because the overspray causes harm too. It can and does kill many pollinators, and other critters, which are part of your garden's diverse ecosystem. 🌱
My yuzu has yellow and curling leaves. But the fruit are still growing. I did leave it outside over winter in Western Washington. Great video. Thank you!
Glad to know l learn that once the curling takes effect it's permanent.
I'm in Texas and a couple weeks ago we dropped down to 10° for an entire night, then went back into the 60s-70s°. My Arctic Frost satsuma and Meyer lemon took it like champs...their leaves curled but never reopened. I knew watering played a big role because it's winter here in Texas, so I'd backed down off their watering schedule when it got cooler around Thanksgiving.
Anyways, it's reassuring hearing that the leaves still being curled a month later on my potted trees is "normal". Great stuff!
Thanks a lot I live in SA TX it’s been so hot 102+ here this year been watering everyday but I feel like I’m going to over water them. Tried what you said sure enough everything is looking good and the new growth is uncurled!!
Thank you so much ☺️ for your knowledge on lemon tree 🌳 health. My lemon tree started curling and you have put my mind at ease.
Not gonna lie, i subscribed because of the cat. The expert info is a nice bonus lol.
Thanks alot for information, my lemon plant leaves also curled up, I really needed this. Neem old in spray bottle with water is also recommended.. But your words that I didn't kill my plant brought me out of depression. Thanks alot. God bless you.
Perfect! Super easy to listen to as well. My problem was with problem 2. I applied neem oil today and will apply weekly. My Washington Navel Oranger are in ground. I surely thought I was over watering. Great video sir.
Did it solve your problem?
Thanks for thoroughly covering the topic. Most people cannot concentrate due to overuse of tiktok and such. I appreciate you taking the time to show all the important information needed.
Exactly what I needed. Thank you for taking the time. I need to water my trees more often. 😩
Nice. So well done. I clicked on your video because my mandarin orange has curly leaves and white bugs. Now I know what they are and how to deal with them (or not). Thanks!
Thanks a lot for the info. I have a small Mexican Lime tree and was worried about those leaf miners. I have seen the adult fly leaf miners. I'd like to add bit of advise. Add wood ash to citrus trees. They love it. You will be amazed of results.
Where do you get wood ash?
@@rafika816 From your bbq pit of course. Doesn't matter if it's charcoal briquettes. You will see new leaves after applied and watered.
I love that you show so many examples.thankyou.well worth the watching.🎉
I planted out 10 citrus and I planted them all the same way and they all receive the same amount of water via root watering tubes and the other 9 are growing beautifully.
Thanks so much! I'm paranoid about overwatering, so this really helps.
i’ve been growing my citrus tree for only a year and watched it very closely and noticed the same thing with the leafs folding .. i could tell that when the leaves fold it was dry and i always noticed once i gave it a great water like until i seen a puddle of water come out on the patio the leaf would perk up and even unfold after few more good watering
Just in time Thank You!
My first dwarf container Citrus and really want to keep it healthy God Bless you
I have one that curls and one that droops. Both are Meyer lemon trees.
Yes! thank you for this info. I was doing exactly what you said not to do. I was not overwatering but underwatering.
Thank you for sharing. I see your assistant is keeping an eye on your plants too ❤😂
Thanks for that,it was very helpful.in live in the UK and just started growing citrus.Many thanks,Mark
Great advice of a mystery no one seems to know. Thank you so much. Thank you for the blessing!
I have watched many of your videos but i just came across this video about leaf curling. This is 2 years old and i watched it because i had the same problems. I had leafminers and i know you said they don't damage the plant but in my mind they did. They made my trees so ugly. I used to cut them off. But, i may have found something that works. It is organic as you will not be spraying anything on your plants. I just happened to stumble upon this one. I bought on Amazon the yellow tacky cards. I bought the ones that were 5x8". I'm cheap so i cut them in half so i get 2 pieces out of each one. They come with holes but since i cut them in half i had to poke one hole in the second piece with the tip of my scissor. I used the ties that they give you in each pack and i put both sticky pieces on each tree. I have been using them since March. We are in Florida so we have a long growing season. So far i don't see any damage. It's been about 4 months and i have changed the sticky cards once as they collect all sorts of bugs and they get gross looking. I'm really hoping this cures the problem. I did put them on right after they flowered. Just posting this in case snyone else would like to try it to see if they have the same results. My trees are inground.
Florida Gardener
Zone 9a
Thank you! I have two limes trees in my backyard and a kumquat in a container. The in ground trees have very curled leaves, I now know to water them more🪴
Great video! My lemon citrus tree is starting to do this. Iam going to use you tips.
It’s due to heat and the inability for the specific tree to uptake enough water in the heat.
Also, the leaf curl can go away. I have a huge 30 foot orange tree that gets some leaf curl in the summer and it all goes away in the fall.
Is that because it sheds them? And you see new?
I had bottom leaves green and top leaves turning yellow on lemon tree. Both started to curl a lot. I saw it on another UA-cam channel it was overwatering probably causing root rot and I needed well drained soil. I actually took a drill and drilled holes into my plant pot (plastic). Now when I water it water comes out through those holes as well and it drains much quicker. I cut off some of the lower leaves of the plant hoping it might cure the problem. The soil seems moist so I think it could be lack of nutrition.
Why do lemon leaves get small bubbles on them
❤❤❤absolutely true .. seen it in my trees … the curling of leaves etc very helpful tips thank you for the info
Wow...thank you for this very useful information.
that was great mate, learned plenty there to help me with that problem. Thanx
Excellent Analysis and info
Good tips, nothing like observation over time to really understand these problems, and I agree about pesticides, never a good idea on edibles or on anything, let nature take its course. Thank you 🙏
I'm blindly working my way through growing 4 lemon trees from seed. Today, I noticed one leaf curling! Came across your video. WHEW! Problem solved.. question. One of the 3-month-old lemon trees leaves is more of a light green color compared to the darker green color of the other trees. ?? Thanks for the help
In a pot or in the ground?
Each one has their own clay pot. Small pot ... I planted them in cactus/citrus soil and have fertilized them once. I live in Seattle and have had them under grow lights since they came up from the soil. It's been sunny and warm lately so I put them out on my patio to bask in the "real" sun.
Thank you, very important informations and very deep explanations👍👍
I have a hard time with lemon & lime & orange trees in Texas! They either yellow or shrivel all in it’s original plastic pots
My plant was underwater and I definitely saw a lot of difference after i watered it. I also kept it in the sun . The leaves are a little softer now . Thanks for the tip, i was about to not water it thinking its over watered
However i would say over watering may lead to root rotting which also brings the plant in defense mode
Takeaway you know when the plant is over watered or underwatered . Water only when the top 1 inch of soil is dry
I have a little bit of leaf curl, but a lot of them are just turning over. Is this because of too much sun or lack of water?
Thanks.
I just planted a lemon tree and i noticed it curling up yesterday.
Thanks Buddy i was told over watering thanks for the tip!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, how often do you water citrus in ground? Thanks
This video will answer your question ua-cam.com/video/3cxDYvQJoL0/v-deo.html
my seedlings are curling and the leaves are getting shiny like with shiny silvery lines on them, i thought they were maybe getting sunburnt or something omg because of this i moved them into indirect sunlight but now i realize that it's these tiny little caterpillars.
so i think the butterflies are laying their eggs on them cos i've killed tiny little caterpillars cos i've found little tiny holes in the leaves as well. annoying but i'm happy to know they aren't dying!
Do you graft your citrus onto root stocks?
No we don't
Thanks for sharing this information but I would like to know if the lemon three would bear dispute even if i talk care of it?
Would pest cause the branches to turn brown like a lack of greenish color along with the leaves curling?
Thanks for a valuable presentation 🙏😊
I grew mine in a giant container can I cut it ;acknowledge and reduce the roots to put it in a smaller pot?
We recently bought two dwarf lemon tree saplings and their leaves have been curling ever since we moved them into bigger terracotta pots. This confuses us greatly, because these little trees are putting out beautiful blooms and forming numerous tiny lemons non-stop, which would normally suggest that they are in good health. We have been pinching off the tiny lemons to help them conserve energy to establish roots, and we water them at least once a day at the moment as the weather warms up and the sun gets more and more intense. A few days ago we also piled mulch and some pebbles around the base of the trees to help reduce water loss. A few leaves near the top of the trees have stopped curling now, so our guess is that they are just thirsty and we need to keep up with the watering.
Root damage when transplanting will cause the plant to wilt as well.
If you water them every day then they will get root rot and will not be able to take up water, so paradoxically if you overwater then they will not get enough water.
They shouldn't be watered more than once a week. You need to wait until the soil is bone dry, then drench the soil as if there was a storm, then wait till the top inch of soil is completely dry again, and repeat.
@@baz1184 Your advise only works on citrus trees that are 100% established in the ground only. Newly planted trees or in containers will die in the summer in my area if you only watered once a week. No one can say for sure how often to water a tree, that would be like asking how often do you drink water?
I think he mention that if they curl they may not open up so will see what happens to mine if i keep watering them.
Oy! I am committing citrus murder as I have always thought I was over watering. Going to go water them now! ha. Thanks!
I have two citrus plants in pots, and keep them as houseplants.
I found plump, healthy looking seeds in organic sunkist naval orange, and from sunkist Tangerines.
Just on a whim, I germinafed these seeds, they sprouted, then I planted them in pots.
I am growing them as houseplants.
I read that even if you have seeds from a sweet naval orange, planting them does not guarantee it will produce equally sweet fruit.
I read, that if the plant is either air layered, or grafted, then they are more likely to produce sweet fruit.
My concern is, the organic naval orange plant has some leaves that have small, white bumps on them. If left alone, these bumps become hard, and that part of the affe ted leaf feels hard, and callous like.
What is causing this?
The naval orange plant is about 20 inches tall, quite healthy otherwise, perky leaves, and the stem is thick! Just about the thickness of a pencil!
The other plant, the sunkist tangerine plant, doesn't have these bumps.
The naval orange plant is arou d 1 1/2 yrs. old.
The tangerine is about a year old, and about 13 " tall.
I also just transplanted it to a slightly larger pot.
The roots were quite rootbound in the smaller pot.
Seems to be doi g well in new pot.
Just concerned about the white bumps on leaves.
I just found you and I then subscribed. I have a Meyer lemon tree that I purchased this summer and had it outside. It was doing well. I now have it inside (Zone 5) under a grow light. It has been in for almost 2months. I just noticed what looks like little spider webs all over it.....what do I do????? Glad to know about the curling leaves.
1 tea spoon of soap per gallon of water. Put in a spray bottle and spray the tree daily to include the surface of the potting mix until they're gone. Then once a week or so for maintenance..
@@qctropicals I do this (although very seldom needed) but add a tiny bit of Neem oil to my spray. The neem oil not only acts as a pesticide but also has the benefit of being a fertilizer. Neem oil is also natural. I make sure my Neem oil is cold pressed, unrefined and that nothing is added to it. I have 7 citrus plants and a bottle of Neem oil lasts for a very long time. Despite living in 8B, all my various citrus trees are healthy. I do keep them protected from frost in the winter. Thanks much for your excellent curling leaf information!
Sounds like spidermites. Being a mite, and not a spider it will cause problems if not dealt with.
My 3-4 year old container mandarin leaves are green and curling under. Any thoughts on that?
out of thousands of citrus over the years, I've never had a single one curl down. My guess it's something you added in the soil.
@@qctropicals its been like that ever since I bought it from a nursery a couple years ago. Now, I just found sap at the graft union this morning! Can I re-pot it this time of year? It’s 99 degrees today in NorCal. Too hot to do it? I have a bag of cactus citrus mix . It’s in a 20 gal plastic container now and about 5’ high
Hi thank you for explaining it so well. I live in the Western Cape in South Africa and have a small lemon tree which I have planted in the ground. It is a few months old and 40 cm in height. We had a couple of very high temperature days in our area and two days ago I saw the lemon tree's curling leaves. I watered it thoroughly and hoped it would recover fully. This morning it looked the same and I felt a bit disappointed and panicky and decided to look for help. Can you maybe advice me on how often I should water the tree, because I don't want to over water it either and what natural nutrients I can give it. I also would like to know if potassium water is good for citrus trees (especially lemon trees) or not? Thank you.
Once a week fill the dam around the tree with water......depending on soil tipe.......citrus is prone to root rot
Hi, I have a few citrus plant in my back yard and the leaves are curling up, but this is not happening because a lack of water. My citrus leaves are curling because some sort of insect comes out at night and sucks the leaves while they leaves some thing like a road map on the leaves.I have noticed on one or two of the leaves you show on your video has that marking also. By the way I live in central Florida where many people has the same problem.
different type of curl and it actually deforms the leaf entirely. That's only cosmetic damage, leaves still are able to function even if deformed. In my area, aphids and thrips cause this.
Hi, I’m in Cali I have the same issues as yours! My leaves have a lot of rod maps on it too! How do you resolve it? Please, share your expertise! Thanks!
@@sodaratieng9507 1 tea spoon of soapy water per gallon of water. Spray your plants daily for 7 days straight then weekly for maintenance. Soapy water kills everything
@@qctropicals , Thanks for sharing! Spray on leaves or on ground?
I live in SW Florida, same problem. I sprayed Neem oil and nothing, those bugs keeps eating the new leaves like crazy.. Also one citrus tree died and I couldn't figure out what it was, leaves turned yellow and curling, then I dag it out and there were termites in ground eating it, jeez that was terrible, so Florida has lots of underground termites...hard to get rid of them and keep them off roots...I did experiment and drove copper pipe into the roots, so far it seems to repel those bastards, let's see in few months..they don't like copper !
I have leaves that turned brown, had white bugs all over a lot of the leaves and they curled up...
I cut away the leaves with the most bugs, sprayed it with oil water and am watering it regularly, the leaves arent going back up though, am I missing something?
Sometimes when leaves curl, they won't uncurl. This is simply cosmetic damage. Nothing to worry about.
@@qctropicals I didn't see your reply, thank you very much.
My citrus died, the cause I believe was the sponge/foam that was tangled in the roots. I heard from a coworker that just happened to be talking about that when I walked into his office. Might have been him talking about myths tho cause he does that sometimes too. But its what I believe happened.
I didnt give the citrus much water because I learned they didnt like having wet feet and the sponge killed it for it; I believe anyway
hi qctropicals 🤗
im dealing with reason #2 on my in-ground lemon tree. it doesn't affect the fruit, but it looks so bad. i want to cut off the affected leaves, but i dont.
how do i keep SPIDERS out of my fruit trees and vegetable plants?
Why would you want to keep them out? The spiders eat the pests.
@@rafika816 i hear what you're saying...but the spiders are doing a very poor job - every leaf on my lemon tree has moderate to severe pest damage. and when i reach in the tree to pick the lemons, i don't want to get bit.
Thanks so much! I'm in Texas. I killed my favorite new Tangelo. Now I know why. I'm off to get another one thanks to you! My blood orange in the ground i doing fine. Great info!!!
My young blood orange tree has leaves with ruffles on them. They are green though. Any thought?
What do you do to get rid of scales
Soapy water kills everything. But for scale, alcohol works great as well.
Awsme advice! ❤
But what explains the trail under the leaf?
leaf miner
Well, how about yellowing leaves on kumquat tree, Sir?
Do you have any specific reason for it?
Fyi I live in a tropical country, where it has summer season all year long
Is your tree in a pot? I will have a video out on this topic in a few days.
Yes, my tree is in a pot. Well, looking forward for ur video then.
I’m getting curling on the new leaves , is this the same thing?
Question on mine i put a dried banana peal would that cause it to?
you put a leaf in the soil?
What’s eating the tree? How to fix it? It will have baby fruit then next day gone?
It actually doesn't hurt to let citrus dry out a little bit which I'm sure you know that they don't like wet feet and growing them in the house and cold climate is completely different than how you're doing it there
Plants sweat for the same reasons you do. Only difference is is a plant in your area would take longer to dry out. Growing indoors is same principle. I have many videos explaining this. There is really no other difference. I don't understand this wet feet misinformation. It makes people afraid to water that 99% of plant deaths is due to lack of water. Check out my gardening myth video on over watering.
If you say so
2 years in a row, my naval oranges develope yellow spots that turn brown and rot looking. this is all awhile the fruit is still green and un ripened. It looks like they get sun burned. I tried increased watering and fertilizing buy no results. Any hints to try
it sounds like citrus greening disease
Really really appreciate you sharing your knowledge 👑☮️✝️🛐
Great information. Thanks a lot.
thats a great tip with the watering thanks
Thank you for this information
What zone are you in
9b
Thanks for the help!!
What causes citrus leaves tips to curl under. The leaves in your video curl upward to conserve water from evaporation. My lemon tree tips are curling down (under). What is going on?
out of thousands of trees I have yet to see 1 tree curl down. My guess something you added to the soil or sprayed on the tree
Yes they also curled in the ground. I have two
Great video!
Thank you! you did great.
Why are my citrus leaves and branches turning yellow. It's in a pot.
Thank you soo much for your tips really appreciate it man 💙😍
My lemon seedlings leaves curved up tight pretty bad and inside there a thin clear film. I thoughts it’s some kind of insects
Good information,thank you.
My improved meyer lemon dropped all its leaves, I got the palm cactus potting mix and repotted it, not sure it’s gonna come back
watch this video: ua-cam.com/video/2XAneFveiGw/v-deo.html
what if the leaves curl in the opposite way? That is what mine are doing. I am growing them indoors in a southern exposure window. I am at around 1200 feet elevation. So it is iffy for citrus ,mine are Myers lemons, at least from the seed of a Myers lemon tree. They could be anything. What do you think?
This one I'm still trying to figure out . Out of thousands of citrus, not a single one has ever curled 'down' on me. My best guess is it's outside any of the reasons I've stated in this video and others. Have you put something in the soil or sprayed the plant?
What about when they curl.down
Haven't experienced curled down leaves on any of our citrus trees. That means, it can't be water, bug or sun related. That leaves 1 thing, fertilizer or something you're adding to the soil.
@@qctropicals i.only add fish emulsions
Mine has like black residue!!😢
in my experience, curling is heat, twisting is PH.
My Lime Quat leaves are bending and curling backwards. So not along the edges inwards like your reason one but arching backwards. What could that be? In large pot. Produces fruit.
what have you put in the potting mix or sprayed on the tree?
@@qctropicals As a citrus I have spayed 5ml copper/5L water. Fertilised with slow release citrus fertiliser, potted in citrus mix with a little peat. Generally let it dry off and water deeply less often. Leaves are very green and turbid so getting appropriate hydration.
@@allanpennington I meant before the curling happened. Out of thousands of trees I have never had 1 single citrus curl down, always up. But I have never sprayed my trees with any chemicals.
@@qctropicals It could be citrus leaf curl an actual disease. It’s fungal so if you spray copper as new leaves break in spring then they shouldn’t get affected. The curly leaves usually drop off at some point. You discard these in the rubbish not compost otherwise you just spread the disease. I read somewhere that this could also be too much water? Anyway it’s alive, growing, producing so all good.
I am watering my orange tree a lot but they are still curling. Any suggestions?
What's a lot? For some people 1 gallon is a lot... Is your tree in a pot or in the ground? What's your watering schedule like? How hot is it in your area? how fast does your soil take to dry? Is your tree rootbound?.
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Thank you for sharing🤩
My Meyer lemon tree had a bunch of little lemons buds tiny little ones that look like lemons. They all turned black and most fell off the tree!! What is going on??? Please help. I do see more flowers on the tree so I’m wondering if that is going to happen again.
I have a video about why citrus are not flowering/fruiting. Check it out
No, it doesn't take several months to kill a citrus tree with overwatering. if you are actually overwatering your tree, it only takes a couple of weeks to see the physical damages. Leaves are starting to turn yellow. And no, the yellowing leaves is not because of nitrogen deficiency. It is because the root system is rotting. That causes the tree not being able to bring foods up to feed the entire tree, especially the leaves. That's why the tree starts to shed the leaves.