How To Water Citrus Trees To Prevent Yellowing and Leaf Drop 

This was so helpful!!! I was watering my citrus plant every other day and was experiencing this issue. Thanks so very much.

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. My husband was over watering our lemon tree at the beginning. That's a good tip about watching the soil shrinking. I will have to share that with him.

I just bought a lemon tree and this helps so much! Thank you

I think this is my exact problem (yellowing around veins, then leaf drop) and wish I had seen this first. The others said everything from transplant shock, a heat spell, root rot, grubs, zinc deficiency, too little water, lack of fertilizer, etc…and so tried to address many of those, but will definitely cut down on watering (watering twice a week).

Makes perfect sense. Thanks so much. I think know you just saved my grapefruit tree.

To me this has been one of the most informative videos for me, I currently have this exact problem, more citrus tips plz, how to fertilize, dealing with pests, etc

Thank you for the watering tips

This video was so helpful, thank you!

This is a real good thing to know! Thanks.

Thank you that is vey helpful, my total tree look a bid yellow/ green and not healthy after I repotting it when it arrived from nursery delivery, so I will stop watering it right away. Hope its getting greener.

thanks alot for great tips what is your advice to get generous flowering

Great advice!!,You helped me save my little cherimoya tree....thank you👍🤗

Good valuable advice. Thank you

Nice tips. You are easy to listen to.

Thank you for your video. I planted a tangerine and 2 tangelos. I followed the care instructions that came with them, but after a while the leaves started curling and yellowing. I stopped watering completely and the leaves rapidly started uncurling and turning dark green.

Great tips on watering, thank you! I tend to do TOO much, so I'm so glad to learn this about citrus trees during the Winter.

This is some great info thank you

great tips...much thanktitudes

My Kumquat tree has been dropping leaves like crazy and I was wondering why. Thought it was the PH but I only see yellowing in between the veins. Thank you for this!

Great advice! I have three baby lemontrees! 2 are 8 months old and 1 is 3 months old. ;-)

Thank you kindly.

I learned that soil grubs from a beetle came due to my over watering (i was watering 1-2 times a week and soil was too wet) i bought a soil meter to test ph and moisture level and only water when it reads dry so I don’t over water the trees that are in pots and it definitely helped. My 7 gallon citrus trees probably only say its dry 1-2 times a month, maybe more… the sun doesn’t hit it pots so i think that is why it stays moist for so long. My 2 15 gallon citrus trees in pots that have more citrus and cactus soil in it tend to need water 1 time a week (it is continually about 100 degrees currently in California). When winter time comes i do not water especially if its the rainy season because it tends to be just the right amount of water to keep it alive for winter. My only question is when should the last fertilizer treatment be done? End of summer? Fall?

This video was very useful. In the past I have killed a lemon tree by over watering it. Currently I have a Navel Orange and a Calamondin Orange Tree. Hope you do more videos like this!

Perfect timing yay

Thanks for this! I realized I've been over-watering my tangerine sapling from this vid. No leaves have dropped fortunately so I still have time to fix my watering regime to suit my poorly draining soil. Though the soil is poor to drain I haven't noticed root rot. Would that happen to be right at the base of the tree? Or would it happen in the soil?

if my soil holds too much moisture can i add some perlite or small river stones at the bottom or mix them in? any suggestions would be helpful am new to indoor gardening :)

Thanks 😊

Thx, mate

Thanks so much

more citrus videos please. live in Michigan as well my first year with lemons and key limes. would appreciate tips etc

Help! A storm knocked over our potted Meyer lemon tree and one of the larger branches is broken. The tree has many, many blossoms and many small lemons. What is the best way to care for the tree help it recover?

ThankQ...

I used Miracle Grow potting soil on an assortment of pot ornamental plants...killed or stunted them all. MG pushes to much nitrogen. My new mixture is 10% MGrow, 20% sand and the rest black dirt. I also use fish emulsion diluted 4 table spoons per gallon of water. When I use city water, I let it stand for two days to let the chemicals evaporate. I live in Gainesville Fl. Opinions appreciated

My leaves a turning yellow at the tips then first then they eventually dry up and die. There’s also lite brown spots like when a leaf dies in the fall. The spots are dead leaf. My leaves are also curling under, I read that was under watering. I’m totally lost. My plants about a foot tall and the soil drains well and dries pretty fast. A week or two.

Hopefully your tips work I'll try them out thanks

what would you recommend if a citrus' tree leaves are cupping in

My grapefruit dropped almost all leaves this winter and now new leaves are growing and plenty of flowers. all the new leaves are yellow though with green veins. is this because they are new or does is need anything. I fertilize it with citrus fertilizer.

Thanks for the GREAT Video! I learned a lot. TIGERMAN RAH!

Ok, I totally screwed up. I just bought two dwarf Citrus trees. A Valencia and Mandarin. I bought them from Home Depot in 5 gallon containers and planted them in 8 gallon pots. The problem I now realize I have is that I used regular miracle gro potting me. I did mix in some epsom salt and plan to add worm castings in a week or so when I can find some to buy. Should I pull out the trees and buy a citrus blend soil?

My lemon tree is 3 years old and about 30cm high. is that a normal size ? Also sometimes it's leaves are sticky like if there was some glue on them do you also have that kind of problem ?

I have a question: I have a 5-1-1 soil of compost, sand, and perlite, and I did a test to see how much water it would release. About half of the water ran through the pot and was collected, and the other half remained. Is that enough drainage, or is there too much water retention for citrus plants? Thank you

Do you use grow light? What wattage and brand?

can you make a new video on your lemon tree? how is it doing? please and thank you!

What about being planted in the ground in florida. Leaves are falling off and yellow veins. It's rainy season

Hi, can you tell me what causes leaves to turn brown on tips and then spread to that whole leaf ? mine are out doors but my temps are dropping at night, could this be why ??

I live in Arizona, as you know it's very hot and very bright and sunny.. my lemon and orange trees are outside, I have a half natural half citrus soil, soil.. now I read that I should be watering frequently, how should I really be watering the trees? I do it at night or early morning before sun rises high. but the heat and brightness I feel is to strong for the trees, I'd say they're adolescents, about 3.5 4 feet tall. some of the leaves are yellow, yellow in the middle and green on outside. leaves under other leaves are nicely green, healthy looking, and some leaves are dead, crispy brown from sun damage I believe.. can you please help me with how I should care and water the trees? please and thank you

Out of the box,my 2ft.tall Meyers leaves are green yellow,mostly yellow.How. Can I get my tree & small fruit to grow green? It's been week.Fruit starting to drop while trying to sleep?

Great info, Luke. Wish I had known this before I killed my Key West lime tree that I grew from a seed. Great lobster, Corona and fresh lime picked off the tree, BTW. Lol.

Do you know why kumquat leaves will stay green but fold up? Lots of fruit, leaves are green but they seem to be folding(not rolling) upwards length wise

Hi, a little help please, my kumquat is dropping green leaves, the leaves seems perfectly fine but the leaves keep falling.

I have a question that maybe you can help me with. I have one year old etrog citron and it's been putting out new leaves since late winter, but recently it has been putting out redddish leaves. It's not a scale or anything like that It's just that the pigment is red. Is this natural? The leaves are also growing in a somewhat irregular shape, but there are no signs of tunneling.

The leaves of my Kumquat tree are all turning outwards toward the end of the stems. What could be wrong?

i potted my clementine seeds in just some plain black dirt i bought and now my pot has a lot of small earthworms in it and the leaf tip looks like its mushy wet what do i do to bring them back? also they are just really small still tiny baby trees

How long /how much water for a young lemon tree in a large pot?

hello, on my lemon tree the soil dry/shrink very much after 1 day, the recomandation for the soil was to be soak all the time.

I am trying to wait for my pot to dry out the way you say to wait until the soil shrinks around the rim of the pot . I feel no matter how long i wait it never does this . The longest i have waited was 3 weeks before watering and still no shrinkage . Should i push further to 4 weeks? I do not want to make the plant underwater.

Is ok to put coffee grounds in the soil?

Hi there, beautiful plants you have there. I have a small lime tree that was left outside for two days and the cold has gotten to it.. All the leaves turned yelling and even the stems are yellowing. After coming home from work I took it inside. I really want to save my plant, could u give me any advice on reviving my plant? It would be very much appreciated.

does citrus tree like vermicompost ? how to mix it ?

Excellent explanation and tip! Thank you! If I have over watered and have a significant occurrence of yellowing do you recommend airing the roots a bit with gently lifting up the trunk away from the soil top line and setting it back down after fluffing up or amending the soil with sand or perlite?

Thanks for this video, I think I am overwatering my Meyer lemon. It just dropped the two baby lemons it had on, so sad. Anyway, when I water I notice some of the leaves curl up, is this a sign of overwatering? Thanks,

Luke, thanks for this. What do you think of those green cheapo water meters you can buy online and how would you use with citrus plans? I have one of them and it seems accurate.

i bought lemon plants and they are near to die .i will try to prevent over watering .its winter and i water them everyday .i hope they will survive

I am growing a Grapefruit tree from a pink Grapefruit in had, the plant is now about 8 inches. One of the questioning had was about root rot which you have clearly answered in this video, I had grown mine in multi purpose compost and have now mixed 50% sand to it, the leaves on the plant are curling, yellowing and dry, but the top set of leaves are looking healthy so just hope it will survive. My second question is that all citrus plants have dark green, glossy leaves. My plant does not have the traditional leaves as mine are light green and more of a Matt to the leaves. I have seen on the internet that there is many types of Grapefruit but can’t find one with leaf colour like mine so I am wondering if I am even growing a Grapefruit. The leaves of the plant are shaped like a Grapefruit though. Any help would be appreciated, and cheers 🍻 for the video upload.

What about when they are in the ground. I only water 1-2x a week. It is 95-105 these days.I worry about overwatering causing my yellow leaves but its sooo dang hot. How do i know how much??. Its been in the ground around a year. I fed it citrus food but it didnt help. Should i try iron?? Help!!!

How much should u water at a time ? Do you por a galon at a time or Cup’s

The leaves on my grapefruits are turning yellow on the outside, but the veins are still green. I planted them sometime last spring and brought them in for the winter, and I bought one of those plant lights for them too because I had some leaves falling off. The leaves aren't dropping anymore, but haven't regained their color. Does anybody know what I could do to fix this?

Very helpful video, I usually tend to overwater hehe :-)

how good do mostiure meters

Hi i repotted my citrus plants to a bigger pot but suddenly it just dried up and leaves falling out is it dying? How can i survive it

I'm in central Florida (Zone 10a). How often should I water my citrus trees that stay outside all winter?

Hi to all you! I like to know from any one why my leaves are coming in and getting very large. The plant is very healthy and it’s been indoor all winter and new leaves are coming.It also has fruits on it. I just want to know if it’s a good thing or bad. Hope some one responds.Thank you.

Hello I have 2 citrus Meyer lemon trees ones currently outside the other is inside. I have a real bad fungus gnat problem with the tree outside. I have tried almost everything. I know the rule of thumb is to not over water Meyer lemon trees. How can I water my Meyer lemon trees enough so that they get the water they need but don’t attract fungus gnats?

Can someone tell me why my leaves are getting light green ? And curling up in a cup shape. I thought i was over watering but the soil is dry .

i decided to buy a thing called a Lazy Gardener for my navel orange and my Meyer lemon, i reviewed how they did on my channel. Surprisingly the self watering systems made such a difference in taking the guessing out of it a bit, but if i was really going to suggest anything then i would suggest getting a parriot flower power if you have a smart phone, and you like to know exactly when to water and fertilize. Once i got one of those for my Meyer lemon its been soo happy it is about 3 and a half feet in all directions.

How much do you water it , every 2 weeks ?

in what state you are growing ?

Does anyone have a tangerine tree where the leaves fold in half like a taco. Thats what my tree has been doing for a long while now. I don't know if thats ok or does the tree need fertilizing?

My citrus tree leaves are yellowing on the ends and has lost leaves on the half of the plant.

1 question, do you put sand on the bottom of the pot or do you mix it with the soil??

somethings chewing on the leaves of my citrus plant... what fertilizer should i use?

I know this question doesn't pertain to this but do you keep your greenhouse up all year long? And how does it hold up in snow?

What is ‘some water’ i mean how much? A liter?

Do you have to prepare the plant before bringing it inside? Concern would be possibly bringing in bugs.

Help! My blossoms are falling off, tons of leave yellowing from the middle out and my two dime size lemons are kind of yellow now. Can I save them? I took the tree out of the pot and left it to dry out. Its not suppose to be this difficult...its a tree for heaven's sake ! Oh well. The soil doesnt feel like its sopping like i thought it would when I pulled the pot off. it has all the signs you spoke of for over watering. Its already warm here in the west, but I think I over watered my lemon tree anyway. How will I know when its dry enough? Will I get more blossoms or have I hurt the growth cycle for this year? Thanks for your time and insight ! : )

My leaves on th lemon tree are green but they are dropping. What does it mean. Thank you.

If I grow citrus indoors all year, should I still cut back on watering them in winter? My mom always said plants need a winter-like treatment even if they are grown indoors all year, so I should cut back on water in winter. She grew GORGEOUS houseplants but never citrus or other types of edible plants (at least nothing edible was grown indoors).

All the leaves fell of my little lemon plant. One day I moved it too close to the window, it's cold here, and the next day the leaves shriveled up and started falling off. I've been growing it since last summer. It's not coming back, right?

I'm on my 5th or 6th meyer lemon tree. Literally just bought a beautiful one full of flowers, leaves couple months ago. potted it up and watered it twice and it dropped ALL the flowers ALL the lemons stems rotted and drooped, now dropped every leaf except for like 3. I got mad and chopped the branches down to a third. I can't believe how crazy these trees are. OH MY GOD YOU WATERED ME I THINK I'LL DIE. like really??? total waste of hundreds and hundreds of dollars, meanwhile my bf's sister has a huge beautiful one. WHATEVS!

Thanks for the video... I think my plant is dead :(

i didnt water for two days becuz ive gone to a working trip and all the leaves fall out.... im not sure if it died on me....

growing them in sand with a layer of compost on the surface will solve everything.

thanks, trying to keep my baby alive

I hope you fixed your video production with lights and external/wifi microphone :)

Just found out I watered my tree to much.....

1:15 very handsome guy 😍😍😍

i over wATERED MY CITRUS

Well shoot, I put my lemon tree in regular potting mix 😬