Citrus Fruits And Flowers Dropping!! | Easy Tips To Fix It In No Time!!!
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Hi Chad, Good info. We had a 14 acre Chestnut and Persimmon Orchard in North Florida in the 90's.
It was heartbreaking to knock blooms and baby fruits and nuts off our 1st year trees. But a good lesson to go by.👩🌾👍
Very informative thank you from South Africa
Great to find your videos. Really helpful. My lemon tree is 6 years old and has never been out of the house. I grew it from a seed started under a grow light and now lives permanently in the west facing window. (I should also mention that I'm in Calgary Alberta Canada. ) I had a bout of spider mites this fall and sprayed with Bug B Gone insecticidal soap to get rid of them. Since spaying all the leaves are falling off. I've never had this issue before so I'm a bit concerned that I may have damaged it to the point of killing it. I was just wondering if this is possible or am I just freaking out because the leaves are falling off for the first time.
Besides spraying the tree theres been no change for the plant in care at all?
Hey Chad I have a young orange tree and was wondering if I should remove new limbs in the center of the tree that have thorns in them? I keep pruning off the suckers below the graft but was wondering if the ones with thorns could be water sprouts and should be removed? Thank you
I have lemon tree 3 yrs old and it gets flowers and little fruits get dried and fall off on the ground. I used Epsom salt, rice water and fertilizer once in a while. What is missing
Hi there, thank you for your great videos. Question: should I feed/fertilizemy potted meyer lemon tree during winter? I live in Kansas, so temps are low during winter so this tree will be inside the house all winter. My tree is flowering and the smell asking if is wonderful. I read somewhere that it might be a good idea since they closed constantly. Thanks for your help!
I've been feeding this tree monthly since August when I got it. I use organic Citrus fertilizer from Espoma plus some Alaskan liquid fish fertilizer and water. I think the tree really liked it!
If the tree is receiving large amounts of light, either from a southern window, or from sufficiently powerful artificial grow lights, then the answer is yes. The tree should continue to grow, fruit, and flower all winter long. Typically low humidity levels inside the house become the largest hurdle to overcome while indoors. The results of low humidity typically end in leaf drop or tip burn (neither of which will kill the tree). So if the tree continues to grow, flower, and fruit during the winter, then absolutely fertilize them. If you see leaf drop and stalled growth, then stop the fertilization. And I recommend you make sure the plants go almost to complete dryness in-between waterings when in an indoor environment. Citrus are prone to root rot while indoors.
Thanks so much for your answer, it really helps me!! I also have 2 dwart key lime trees that are dropping leaves like crazy, I was watering them every 2 weeks, dropped leaves, every week now, same result dropped leaves, it's like a mystery to know when to water them. They are young, also got them a couple of months ago. Inside trees also.
Hi, fellow Kansan!
I have a meyer lemon too! Its flowering like crazy but dropping fruit so im assuming it is self thinning. I mist it twice a day because of low humidity in the house...
Love and kisses from the Philippines ❤️🇵🇭.
Omg thank you! I was so happy to see my lemon tree finally growing tiny little lemons. I came out yesterday and just about every single tiny lemon was on the ground, I wanted to cry. 😢
I was trying to figure out what I was doing wrong since it's the first out of all my trees to give fruit. I have an avocado tree and pulmagramtic tree. It's been about tree years and they still haven't given fruit, just growing taller. Help!
Where is the video for liquid fertilizer for citrus trees?
I have little black ants that likes to crawl on my hibiscus and key lime tree …. Should I be concerned with the baby limes or anything else? No aphids infestation.
The reason I would take care of the ants is because the colony will get larger and larger. They’ll build homes inside the pots of your plants and soon you won’t be able to get near your plants without getting ants on you.
Great information. now I can stop stressing out about the fruit drop on my potted Meyer Lemon tree. After three years it's finally established and has a big crop. First year I' battled poor drainage, where it almost died from root rot, - only had two leaves on it., took two years to recover. Third year I battled a leaf mold. Now I'll keep my fingers cross, maybe repot next year.
Thank you for sharing your ideas. I have a 5 ft tall sweet grapefruit tree grown from air layering 4 yrs ago. It quit producing fruits after 2 years but it is very healthy green. Next to that tree about 6 ft apart, i have planted a meyer lemons tree grown from air layering. It is tremendously burst and overloaded with flowers and fruits but not too much leaf. I give the same amount of watering and liquid fertilizer every year. What went wrong?
My lemon tree is on the ground and it keeps dropping about 3/4 of the flowers. I think I need to change my fertilizer to a liquid one
How big is the tree?
@@PlantFanatics 4ft and it's about 7 years old
I started using Fox Farm liquid about one month ago and I have lemons and limes growing from the flowers now.
@@bryanalexander7481 which fox farm liquid fertilizer did you use? I use pellets but thinking about switching
Same with our lemon tree, but instead of the flowers, its the lemons. We only have 1 lemon left on the tree and we're scared that the last lemon will fall off like the rest. None of them are close to being ripe, they are still really small. Im gonna watch through this video to see if anything works. We have our lemon tree in a pot.
What if my lemon tree is flowering and then the bees are knocking off the flower pedals from pollination? I usually see a bunch of pedals on the ground in the afternoon. Also, I deep water for 10 minutes once a week (desert climate) and began fertilizing once a month. Do you think that’s fine for the spring/summer?
This is sooooo helpful. I have a potted baby meyer lemon tree that just lost all of its flower buds after I moved it inside for winter. I was feeling like a failure, but now I know what to improve to keep it healthy. Thank you for putting my mind at ease!
One mistake a lot of people make for potted citrus is not watering enough in the winter, not watering enough in the winter can prevent the next set of blooms entirely.
I found all pear buds on the ground this morning 😭 except for one. I panicked. Was it a bird or has someone shaken my three years old tree?? I hope it’s the fertilizer. I had lots of buds for the fiets time 😭
Question of fertilizing lemon tree; I would love specific recommendations on what specific product to use and exactly when to apply.
Super helpful. I treated myself to a crazy expensive australian red finger lime and I’ve kept it alive for a few years now. This is my first season with fruit but it has started dropping leaves (and some fruit) and I’m resisting the urge to panic and overreact. Also about to overwinter my lemon tree and that always makes me nervous. Love this channel and am happy to see how it’s growing!
Thank you so much for the kind words! I don't have the australian red finger lime in my collections yet (space in the greenhouse runs low), but I've looked at them more than a few times. Please keep me up to date on its progress!
Hi, could you please tell me why my baby lemons are turning yellow and then falling off before they grow.
Tell us why the flower appears to fruit then the fruit turns black then fall off, and then will consider in subscribing😊
My problem is different. I don’t even have much flowers it even drop or not even developed
I have a Tanger. variety Michael. It's growing eight years. Every spring it flowers ,& the young fruit fall. There's a Internado lemon to one side,& a Mexican lime to the other so I can't blame pollen X. No normal natural fruit thinning here. I hear there's some kind of spay to correct this? Harmon? Any ideas.
My lemon tree dropped all of its baby fruit 2 times. It now has hundreds of flowers again and I’m nervous that they’re going to drop again. Thank you for the helpful video! It’s time to put my lemon tree into the ground and give it fertilizer :)
Great info man! So I have a potted lime tree that's going through its second spring, both years it has flowered well with many baby fruit, last year it thinned off all but 1 lime which grew out well, this year also gave many baby limes but currently most have thinned out with only a few left & not sure if any will thrive. I live in Southern California w mostly warm weather and just wanted to know how often I should water it, and if my tree needs to be more shaded or if it's ok in direct sunlight? I currently water once a day or every other day w a slow feed fertilizer. Let me know what your thoughts are thx!👍
Full sun is good. I always recommend letting it dry quite a bit in between watering to avoid root rot, which citrus trees are pretty susceptible to
The new dwarf tangelo fruit in a potted Container the new lil fruit is yellow & tiny instead as being okay
Can still grow?
Most likely if the turn yellow they will drop off. Are you following a fertilization schedule?
My tangelo tree flowers like mad,no fruit though. It needs cross pollination and it's a lonely loner, but I love, love, love, making tea with the flowers. They smell lovely too.
I live in Texas zone 9a I have a strong suspicion that my improved Meyer lemon has chlorosis I have enough room with a really sunny area would planting it in ground help? I got it this February.
Planting trees in the ground is almost always better for the plant. Assuming the soil is good.
@@PlantFanatics ok awesome I just didn’t know I already have other citrus plants in ground. So I took care of it yesterday!
Hello and Greetings from Windermere, Florida zone 9b.
I haven't seen anything from you guys in a while. I hope you're doing well.
Hi Peggy! I'm so glad to hear from you, and thanks so much for checking in. We simply haven't had the time to make a video recently due to a big project we have going on. Its required all of our attention these last few weeks. However, I will go ahead and tell you we are about to have a big reveal video for you, and I think the wait will be well worth it. Thanks for always supporting what we do and being such a kind and wonderful person to everyone. Happy gardening!
Can you transplant a blooming citrus tree to another pot? What organic feed would you recommend? thanks
Absolutely. I like Jobes organic citrus fertilizer. 😀
What to do if all the flowers falloff. My tree is 5-6 year old. So far I got only one fruit!
Water moderation, 6-8 hours of sunlight, and a proper feeding schedule with an all purpose organic fertilizer. Watch for common pests and deal with them swiftly.
Thank you so much for posting these! I have a 7 yr old grapefruit tree I’ve raised from a seed. It recently dropped all it’s leaves after a valiant fight against scale bugs. At first look I assumed the worst and began mourning but after watching your videos I’m going to fertilize and water and fingers crossed there will be new growth. 🥺🤞
Hi Steph! Absolutely. Your tree will more likely than not be perfectly fine. My father-in-laws variegated eureka lemon tree was full of scale this past year. I mean ever branch and limb was loaded. Make sure that you kill and remove all scale from the tree first thing (which Im sure you have already done anyway). I simply use a horticultural oil to kill them. Thank you so much for the kind comment. Keep me posted on the progress of your tree! 7 years is an extremely long time, so don't give up.
Pls
@PlantFanatics hi there! The horticulture oil you're using, is it Neem oil? Having a problem with scale too.
I have lemon trees of 5 years old but the flower 90 % drop what can i do.
Fertilize once a month with an all purpose fertilizer, water when soil is nearly dry, and give them 6-8 hours of sunlight a day.
Hello again, I hope you guys are doing well. Your subscriptions are growing great 👍
Thanks for always commenting, Peggy! It helps a lot!
Just an update…both the lemon and clementine are doing fabulous! Both almost lost all leaves thru midsummer then put on lots of vibrant green growth. They are now a year old in our big pots and haven’t outgrown them yet. They seem very happy now!
Wow Geri! I'm so glad to hear how well they are doing. What a turn around! Please keep up the great work, as its well worth it in the end. Happy growing!
Your zone please. Always include so us viewers know from where you come. Tx.
@@thegiftlady1 Zone b, Pine, Arizona
Do you back down the watering when the tree is flowering?
We maintain our same watering principles
Hi Chad. I have a potted lemon tree which was given to me by a friend. This is its second year and it’s starting to bear fruits. Is it still necessary to fertilize it at this stage? Lots of flowers and tiny lemons in it. I am scared that the fruits won’t reach its maturity.
It’s always necessary to be on a feeding schedule. It doesn’t matter whether you use a granular feed or a liquid feed. But generally I recommend an organic granular fertilizer once a month. The amount depends on the size of the tree and whether it’s in a pot or in the ground.
Why are my small oranges hard? Will they soften as they grow
Yes. A fruit has to develop over time until ripeness, when it will become soft.
You barely touched pollination. My tree is maybe 1-2 yrs old and in a self watering pot. Flowering and fruiting like crazy until I brought inside (temp drop). Now, flowers are dropping and the 4 lemons I had are now 2.
Leaves are ok, not great but she experienced cold before I brought her in (high 40's) .
I have Jobe's fruiting tree spikes in the pot, water level is constant and the PH looks good, 6ish.
I'm not looking for a lot of fruit but am curious about pollination since it will be inside for 5-6 more weeks.
Talk to me about this so I know what to expect and how to anticipate the next season/stage. Tx,
Joanne FL, Z9a.
My mandarin tree is dropping 80% of its little fruits. 😭😭😭. My grapefruit tree is following its steps. ☹️☹️☹️. I hate how it’s been windy recently. My trees are in my backyard in an outdoor setting.
Awesome helpful video. Thanks.
I have some questions
1) how wet should I keep the soil? 2)Should it dry out before watering?
3) I have an orange, grapefruit and lime tree. How long will each take to have ripe fruit from the time after it flowers and fruit starts to form?
Thanks so so much
Very interesting, not what I was originally after but a great video all the same. I have a few citrus trees, a marderin, lemon, lime, and a lemonade. A couple of years ago I potted then and moved them to the patio, out of the frost. They’re all heathy but set fruit in the autumn, what do I do, I live in NZ, so it’s autumn now 😁. I assume I should remove the fruit but will it fruit again next spring?
All my leaves dropped off, but I still have 2 lemons on it that seem to still be growing. I think it was getting too much water. Should I take off those two fruits. Tree is still green and alive, just no leaves right now. Maybe ph issue I fertilized previously and no change si I gave liquid ph decreased hoping to see some good changes soon. Plan to report spring.
Thank you for the helpful information.
Your video really helped me to understand what’s happening with my lemon tree and my other citrus ones.. thanks
Loved your in formations and he is correct Very informative thank you!
Thank your for the great video. Any tips on how to make my komquat plant to have more female flowers. The plant produces lots of flowers but very few are female.
I’m excited that I think I will actually get lime and lemons this year..both trees started blooming flowers as soon as I game them a slight trimming..
What is the best fertilizer to use on a three year old orange tree?
Check out Jobes Organic Citrus Fertilizer. Easy to sprinkle to the top of the soil and works great for flower production and fruit set. What kind of orange tree do you have?
New subscriber here.
Thanks for subbing! Happy growing!
Thanks for sharing. My leaves are going yellow on my potted Meyer lemon, but I think it’s from over watering, not under watering. I fertilised with black magic citrus and fruit fertiliser.
Very well explained, Thank you🤗
My lemon trees new fruit is turning black. Any suggestions?
True yes are you ready to give us a Prescribed guidance of how about Watering it ; specially the young Planted trees in Winter also?? Thanks for your guality time ..
The soil should be dry to a depth of 2-3 inches in the pot. In the winter it’s the same thing, but you’ll find that the tree will have to be watered far less often.
Why are aphids attacking my Meyer dwarf lemon but not my dwarf Clementine Mandarin next to it? I am using DE and water jet from sprayer to get rid.
There are a multitude of reasons why aphids might attack one plant over another. Most of the time I've found it to be that one plant may be struggling with health issues more than the other. Of course thats not always the case. Sometimes its just simply that they haven't found their way to the other plant just yet. Either way its best to have a regular feeding schedule for your trees, and treat the pest issues as soon as you can. Those are both good methods of removal. I typically use a mixture of neem and dish soap in a spray bottle to get rid of them. I apply it for a series of 7 days to make sure the problem is fully resolved. Aphids are extremely common, and every gardener will deal with them multiple times throughout their gardening career. Thanks so much for the comment and support!!
@@PlantFanatics yes, am getting ready to feed today...and also getting neem! Thank YOU for your advice!
@@PineGeri No problem! Keep me posted on the progress of your trees.
@@PlantFanatics yesterday I went to get ready-made neem spray.. Haven’t used yet. Fertilizing with Citrus-Tone today. I do have new leaves coming but far fewer than the clementine near it. Will keep ya posted.
Solution For Dropping Fruits 😔?
Fertilization schedule with a balanced all purpose fertilizer, correct temperature ranges being met, don’t overwater, and proper lighting conditions. Meet those requirements and your tree will thrive and give tons of fruit for years to come. 😀
I have potted lime and lemon bushes. What liquid feed do you recommend. Thanks
Can I transplant a blooming Meyer lemon this early summmer to the ground
Where’s your feeding schedule? I don’t see it.
I feed my trees once a month with a balanced all purpose fertilizer once a month during the active growing season. 😀
@@PlantFanaticsis it a citrus specific fertilizer? What are the numbers?
Should I transplant the tree is it start to have flowers?
Probably wind or insufficient watering
I have a 4 yr old navel orange potted bush. It comes inside for fall and winter as Im in NJ. I water weekly (deep pour) and fertilize during the spring 1x and during summer 1x (citrus tone pellets). So not really a schedule as I hear from your video. Bush flowers and most very small balls fall off but one always grows until it gets to almost ping pong ball size and falls off :( What is your fertilizer and schedule? I couldnt find the link.
We just put up a recent video with our complete fertilization schedule!
My lemon plant in a pot keeps on giving lots of new leaves but no single flower for years. Really upset about this even though I give citrus plant food to my plant every week . Please advise Thanks
It can take an extremely long time for potted citrus to fruit if grown from seed. I've seen it take 30 years before.
I have a citrus plant indoors and flowers like crazy. It’s full of baby lemons but they all fall they’re so small they’re like the size of my pinky nail but they never stay on the plant it’s been doing this for two years please help!!!!!!!
A tree will drops its fruit when it knows it doesn’t have enough nutrients to grow said fruit. Are you on a consistent feeding schedule?
Would the light schedule affect the flowers /fruit dropping? I have an indoor grow and I'm on 12/12 but sometimes I'll have a light leak if I open the door. Would that cause any major changes?
Any long term light changes do affect the plant. But very short term changes will not.
how can I get my Australian finger lime to bloom, I have had it for 3 years, its a graphed tree and only about 18 inches tall. it has just sprouted a lot of new growth, but I have no seen any sign of flowers. any suggestions wold be helpful! thank you!
It sounds to me as though your tree simply needs more time to grow and develop. It will produce fruit for you soon, just give it a little more time. Give it 6-8 hours of full sun a day, adopt a regular feeding schedule during the spring and summer months, and allow the tree to come to nearly complete dryness between waterings. Do these things and you will have tons of fruit in no time!
Don’t worry.
Correct.
I don't have enough sun so I planted a lemon tree in a pot and for the last 2 years I got 6 lemons. I decided to transplant the lemon tree and now I have lots of lemons but I noticed that they are ending up in the dirt and figured there we too many. After watching this video I won't worry about it. I still have lots more lemons than 6.
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HELP!!!! I need immediate advice!
My Dwarf Meyer Lemon
3 plus years old has been outside until Ozarks in N.Cental AR.
temps dropped to 50 degrees. I have gnats from outside, now inside in soil not whiteflies maybe fungus gnats yellowing dropping lower leaves
Need advise ASAP PLEEEEESE
Look up a product called Gnatrol. Water with this product following the given instructions as often as necessary to kill the larvae in the soil. Also buy a fly killer to spray in the area to get rid of the flying Gnats. Also grab a fly sticky trap to hang by your plants. All of these things in unison will destroy the gnat population. Good luck!
Thanks a bunch! My beautiful Lemon tree has just a few leaves left and I wonder if my propane heater is also not Meyer lemon friendly
In my home garden there are five citrus trees, a few of them fully bloom flowers but surprisingly ,the fruit develops some disease, trees turn in fruit fall or with shrink sized fruit. a couple of years back I had filled earth which is less porous, perhaps that led to slow watering process , ....can u guide me what should I do now to deal with. Another issue is of fruit-flies which led my Guava trees being victim to larva. Kindly help me.
Check out apple cider vinegar for fruit flies. There are utube videos.
thank u for best advice, i 'll do it
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Dude we need to chill together thank you for all the epic videos. I'm the dude that asked about the fig trees 🤘
Are you in Arkansas?
Can you list the feeding schedule and the liquid feeder you use? Those links not found in the description.
I use miracle grow or expert gardener liquid feed. I moved away from the diluted schedule and moved back to the once a month full dosage schedule listed on the back of the feed boxes. Make sure you mix them properly as to not over or under feed your plants.
Thank you so very much.....
That tree looked like it may have had spider mites, do to its blotchy leaves
Yes, almost all of my citrus were filled with spider mites after a tree I bought from a nursery was infested. Easy to eliminate. Thanks for watching!
How do you get rid of spider mites?
You're,right
I got a mexican dwarf lime tree and literally every single little developing lime turned brown and fell off the tree none survived. That was like 5 months ago now its starting to flower agian hopefull they survive this time around
Mine too..how's urs doing now?
@@sharriceowens913 not good at all they all fell off agian. Hopefully one day ill be able to harvest some juicy limes 🤤
Thank you this was helpful.
Thanks bro appreciate
Fruity!
thanks! iv learnt something.
what a waste
What is the best fertilizer for mangos and key limes? The key limes are flowering but the mangos are struggling to flower.
Any balanced fertilizer will do. I like Jobes Organics.
@@PlantFanatics Thanks for that - Haven't tried that one yet!
That makes sense; thank you.
My question is… For some reason it seems like flower petals are hanging onto the tiny green fruit… I don’t remember that happening in the past, but it’s been a while since my Mandarin even bloomed. One year it had a lot of damage because I didn’t get it inside before a hail storm. It took a few years to come back from that. Doing great this year, but like I said now that it has tiny green fruit on it, I noticed it has sooo many flower petals still stuck to the end of the fruit. I’m wondering if I should gently pull them off?
That’s not gonna be a big deal. When they are ready they will fall off on their own. I’m glad the tree is finally back on track!
@@PlantFanatics Thanks!
My lemon and lime are inside in our sunroom, no bugs, a few half grown fruit but those and the tiny ones below them have stopped growing. Besides more fertilizer, was I supposed to help with hand pollination?
Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
Thanks for watching!!
My lemon tree flowered last year and had a few lemons drop off. But this year it only had 5 flowers this year, and 2 lemons doing alright. Any suggestions on how to get more flowers?
The first thing I would do is get on a regular feeding schedule if you havent already. Thanks for the comment!
Thank you so much for the reply. You were exactly right. I started liquid fertilizer right after watching your videos and now 2 weeks later I have 10 flowers, that I can see. It is a big tree so now that I am feeding it I expect a lot more to come bloom. Thank you so much!
@@dasledogg64 I'm very glad to hear that! Sometimes all the trees are missing is a little nutrients. Thanks for the encouraging comment! Keep up the great work!
What kind of liquid feed do you use?
😊thanks
Thanks for watching!
Thanks bro 😎
Thanks for watching!! Happy growing!
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Thanks for watching!
Hello, I have a lemon tree in container/pot and I live in New York. I keep it outdoor during summer and bring it indoor during winter. My tree only flowers in January (winter) and didn’t fruit until this past January for the first time. Unfortunately, all fruits fell off, which was very disappointing. Do you suggest that I should use a fertilizer all year around? Also, is it possible for my tree to flower in summer or will it continue to flower only in winter? Any advice will be helpful. Thanks in advance.
Hi! Lemon trees are notorious for blooming and fruiting all season long. Unlike many Orange trees they are not held to a single bloom time. Does the tree get enough light indoors? That can be a huge cause for fruit drop.
Plant Fanatics The tree is under a skylight while its kept indoor. How can I increase the indoor light source? Also, should I use a fertilizer all year around?
Thanks for the info. Very educational video.
Our pleasure!