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citrus trees leaves yellowing
Hi Marianne,
Need your help with my potted plants. I have planted a few citrus plants bought online about 5 months ago. Have leave problems as follows:
1) The Persian Lime leaves are curled upwards and matured leaves tips are yellow and there is no growth since reporting
2) The Meyer Lemon leaves are turning yellow from the bottom and dropping off
3) The Eureka Lemon leaves are spotted with light yellow/green.
What could go wrong?
Thanking you in advance for your advice. I am a novice gardener.
Posted by Kate Yap on October 16, 2017
Marianne's Response
From the sounds of the leaf color you could have lack of iron so a good plant food like Osmocote would help. Yellow leaves also could be a sign of spider mites. Check the back of the leaves for tiny mites or webbing. Lack of sunlight or sunburn can also cause yellow foliage and leaf puckers. Perhaps if you sent a photo I could be of more help. So glad you have taken on this citrus growing project. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti
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