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title: "Hey folks Need some help, my Mexican lime is indoors for the winter…"
description: "Hey folks Need some help, my Mexican lime is indoors for the winter but has started dropping leaves It’s in a pretty shady spot in the kitchen which I guess…"
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community: "Show your plants"
author: "Sky grey"
published: "2026-02-18T09:38:50.636015Z"
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# Hey folks Need some help, my Mexican lime is indoors for the winter…

_Posted by Sky grey on 2026-02-18_

Hey folks

Need some help, my Mexican lime is indoors for the winter but has started dropping leaves

It’s in a pretty shady spot in the kitchen which I guess gets very warm at times

Any help would be great

## 4 comments

### Wyatt commented on 2026-02-18

Was the tree affected by the cold before you brought it in, and how cold does it get in your area? My lime was outside in temps only in the 20s before I brought it in, and it suffered from damage to its limbs and lost all its leaves. So that could be one reason.

Another could be the humidity and watering schedule. Limes can tolerate higher temps but warm and inside usually means dryer air. If you’ve underwatered the tree, when you water it again, it will sometimes drop its leaves. They like balance of not too dry but not too wet. They also like partial to full sun so the shaded spot in the kitchen probably doesn’t help.

I hope this helps!

### Rose commented on 2026-02-20

Sounds like it might not be getting enough light now that it’s inside. Citrus trees thrive in full sun

### Sky grey commented on 2026-02-22

Ok I might stick the window and give it a feed

### Sky grey commented on 2026-02-22

It was quite shady and to be honest sometimes dry but I just followed my start pattern that Planta gave me

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