Meyer lemon tree- yellowing- brown tips and greasy spot?

10 years ago

Hi!

I bought my Meyer lemon tree in April 2013 and I have been reading so many things on this site that have all been very helpful. However I'm still having some issues so I thought it was time to post myself. It has been a tough year with my tree. I'm new to growing indoors but was very intrigued and wanted to try. I've had spider mites, lost leaves and repotted in different soil, then great growth and flowering, some kind of flying bug that is now gone and now yellowing leaves again with brown tips. I also think I have greasy spot. I'm just not sure what I'm doing wrong and how I can make it better. I have pictures of everything - the soil I use, fertilizer I have, and my tree. I just purchased a copper fungicide but I want to know if there is anything else I should be doing.

Thanks! :)

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mmellott
Original Author
10 years ago
Image #2.
I can't seem to be able to upload them all at once.
mmellott
Original Author
10 years ago
Overall tree
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA
10 years ago
Highly unlikely you have Greasy Spot. You see that in the high humidity states with outdoor citrus. Unless you live in a steam sauna, that would be just about impossible in your house :-) I suspect we have low light issues, possible watering issues and either soggy soil, or hydrophobic potting mix (not absorbing the water). You don't mention what potting mix your tree is in, that helps us to know what's going on in the root system. You don't mention what fertilizer you're using or how often you're fertilizing. The browning at the tips can be due to watering issues or over-fertilizing or fertilizing with the wrong type of fertilizer (causing nitrogen burning due to a build up of nitrogen by products - biuret). So, more info, please on light, fertilizer, potting mix, watering, etc. And, to load multiple photos in one message, upload all your photos to Photobucket.com (fix your orientation - if you're snapping photos with your iPhone, take them in landscape with your volume buttons facing down), then copy and paste the HTML string into the body of your message. You can paste in all the photos' HTML strings, and they will then ALL appear in your message. You'll know you've done it correctly as they will all appear in your message when you click on "Preview" button to preview your message.

Patty S.