Hi! I recently bought a Meyer lemon tree and am growing it indoors. Has anyone had any success with these? I've tried doing some research online, and I am getting a lot of conflicting information especially when it comes to watering. My potting mix is nice and porous and it's getting about 5 hours of pretty direct sunlight a day — just don't know if it needs to stay moist post repotting by watering every other day or if I should be watering once every other week. Would love some advice!

Hi Andre, Can I ask a couple questions?

Did you buy a standard or dwarf Meyer Lemon? How big is that pot? Is it grafted or seed grown?

Now, your questions: Damp, always damp. Not wet, not dry, just damp.

I doubt 5 hours a day of "pretty direct sunlight" will be enough to make it bloom but that's also an age thing. If it has enough sunlight but its seed grown, it could be years away from blooming (up to 20 years). If its grafted, maybe only a year or so. The amount of sun will be the determining factor: the more sun the faster to fruit.

If its a standard Meyer Lemon (or seed grown) you will spend a lot of time pruning and shaping. If its grafted, any branch that looks suspiciously different or especially vigorous is from the roots and should be removed.

Hi Lucy! It's a dwarf lemon but I don't know if it's grafted or not. I don't see any graft lines so I'm guessing it's from a seed or cutting. The pot is an 8 inch pot. I bought it in a 7 inch pot but it was root bound and the soil held way too much water so I repotted it into a larger pot and with well draining potting mix. I said pretty direct sunlight bc it's indoors, but it's in the corner of my living room when it receives both West and South facing sunlight through the windows. I've included more pictures of close ups as well! There's one branch that is longer and juts further out from the tree than the rest.

Meyer lemons are smaller growers than other lemon trees but if you specifically got a dwarf tree, it is grafted to make it even smaller.

I dont see an obvious graft but if its bud grafted, it would be hard to spot. If there is growth off the roots, it would be different than the rest of the tree: different shaped/sized leaves, thornier, more vigorous...

Dwarf meyer lemon growth habit is naturally busy. If you want it to look like a little tree, prune.