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Lennylemone

Nov 11, 2017 11:56 AM CST

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Toronto

Hi! I have an indoor lemon tree with quite a lot of fruit on it. Should I be fertilizing while it's fruiting?

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tarev

Nov 11, 2017 12:02 PM CST

Name: tarev
San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b)
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I don't fertilize any of my plants during winter. I resume them in late Spring when the plants have better ambient growing conditions.

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porkpal

Nov 11, 2017 12:22 PM CST

Name: Porkpal
Richmond, TX (Zone 9a)

I fertilize my citrus trees while they are producing fruit, but they are growing in the ground. I do not know how to care for potted trees.

Porkpal

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Lennylemone

Nov 11, 2017 12:26 PM CST

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Toronto

Thanks for responding! can't seem to find anything online about fertilizing while fruiting!

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WillC

Nov 11, 2017 1:04 PM CST

Name: Will Creed
NYC
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Fertilizing indoor plants is vastly over-rated. It really does not matter if you fertilize when it is bearing fruit. That's probably why you are not finding any information about it. If you do fertilize, do it no more than monthly and at half strength.

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DaisyI

Nov 11, 2017 1:20 PM CST

Name: Daisy I
Reno, Nv (Zone 6b)
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And use fertilizer especially formulated for citrus trees.

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Lennylemone

Nov 11, 2017 1:30 PM CST

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Toronto

You guys are awesome! Thanks! I'm so excited to actually get lemons!

| @Lennylemone | Post #1584047 (7)

plantmanager

Nov 11, 2017 1:33 PM CST

Name: Karen
New Mexico (Zone 8a)

If this is your first year with fruit on your tree, I would have thinned them. The resulting fruit would be bigger and better than if you leave all of them on.

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Lennylemone

Nov 11, 2017 1:39 PM CST

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Toronto

Was wondering about that! There were a crazy number of flowers, and still a lot that didn't drop off and are fruiting! thought was too much fruit for such a small tree- should it be thinned this late in game?

| @Lennylemone | Post #1584052 (9)

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