Will they self thin? there are many hundreds of young lemons. i have just moved to a house with fruit trees of many varieties. it is interesting but i have soo much to learn. the big ones are from a couple of months ago when we got the first significant rain of the season. only these three on the whole tree.

This is my third year with my Improved Meyer Lemon. I, too have tons of lemons this spring. I did last year as well. In the end, i got 2 lemons. So it seems that my little tree knows what it can and can't handle. However a landscaper told me recently that citrus trees go through cycles of 3 years.While it will produce lemons during years 1 &2, 4 & 5, etc.. It's the third, sixth etc , year when they do their best. If that is true, we're in fur a bumoer crop!

We currently have over a dozen various citrus trees, including lemons, and all of them do fine at thinning themselves out. Our crops will vary from year to year. One tangelo, which was always a heavy bearer, only had one fruit last year and is loaded this year. Just enjoy the the sight and fragrance of the blossoms for now!

I am enjoying the fragrance and watching the bees doing their thing.

I agree - we have a range of citrus trees and they are really good at developing the right number of fruits without any intervention from us! What I would suggest is that you check your soil and add whatever nutrients your trees need. We had a bad chlorosis problem a couple of years ago, but sorted it by adding iron chelate. It's so worth the effort - it's truly wonderful to pick a lemon from your own trees for your g + t !