You can do this by placing your tree by a large, sunny window. If you can, try to place your tree near an area that faces South. Southern-facing areas tend to get more light. Also, if your tree is potted and kept indoors, rotate it every three weeks. This way, the entire tree gets time in the sunshine! Next, make sure that your trees get the right amount of water. Overwatering or under-watering your tree can harm fruit production. The soil should slightly dry in between waterings, but it should never be completely dry.
Check on your soil once a week. Slowly pour water into the pot and count to 20, or wait until you see water running out of the bottom of the pot. Generally, Meyer Lemon Trees need water every one to two weeks.
Leaves can be an indicator as to how your tree feels. If the leaves are crispy and dry or curl upwards, this is a sign of under-watering.
Gradually add more water to your tree over time. If you immediately saturate the soil with a ton of water, your tree may become stressed. Another way to keep your tree healthy and productive? Make sure that it gets all of its vitamin and minerals. Also, to give your tree an extra boost, give it some citrus fertilizer! You can amend your soil to reach the desired pH level, either adding sulfur to increase soil acidity or lime to lower overly acidic soil. Meyer lemon trees thrive in full sunlight, requiring hours of direct sunlight per day, preferably from the southwest, whether indoors or outdoors.
Citrus trees need soil that is moist but not wet to thrive, especially if they are grown in pots. The best method is to water deeply but infrequently. Water when the upper two inches of the soil is dry. You can test this by pressing your finger into the soil down to your second knuckle and seeing if the soil feels dry or moist. Citrus leaves crave humidity. If you have an indoor Meyer lemon tree, mist it daily.
Meyer lemon trees thrive between roughly 50 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit. If the temperature drops below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, you should bring your Meyer lemon tree indoors until it heats up again.
One major benefit of Meyer lemon trees is that they are self-fertile. You only need one of these self-pollinating trees to get fruit. Meyer lemon trees start bearing fruit at different times, depending on how they were grown. Trees grown from grafted rootstock can start bearing fruit in as soon as two years, while seed-grown trees, which tend to be less healthy in general, start bearing fruit at three to seven years old. Meyer lemon trees will fruit either indoors or outdoors once or twice a year, with especially abundant harvests in fall and winter.
If your Meyer lemon tree is located outdoors, pollination should take care of itself. But if you have an indoor Meyer lemon tree—or an outdoor one that you bring inside during cold temperatures—you can assist with pollination.
Take a paintbrush or cotton swab and ease it into the center of a Meyer lemon blossom and swirl it, collecting the pollen. Then, repeat the process with every other blossom on the tree. Meyer lemons are a bit sweeter than regular lemons, with a discernible orange flavor.
They can be used in place of regular lemons in many recipes, but keep in mind that they contain more sugar and less acid, and thus have a softer flavor than their famously sour siblings.
Meyer lemon peels are often thinner than other lemons, so they may require extra care when zesting. To use Meyer lemon juice in place of regular lemon juice in your favorite cocktail, be sure to reduce the amount of sugar or sweet liqueur to balance out the cocktail and highlight the unique flavor of Meyer lemons.
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