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title: "HELP ME SAVE MY LEMONS!! Does anyone know how I can save my lemon…"
description: "HELP ME SAVE MY LEMONS!! Does anyone know how I can save my lemon plant? She’s not even a year yet. I have a grow light and I water her when she dries out (I’m…"
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community: "Edible Gardening"
author: "Tina"
published: "2024-03-02T21:14:15.018207Z"
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# HELP ME SAVE MY LEMONS!! Does anyone know how I can save my lemon…

_Posted by Tina on 2024-03-02_

HELP ME SAVE MY LEMONS!! Does anyone know how I can save my lemon plant? She’s not even a year yet. I have a grow light and I water her when she dries out (I’m watering tonight.) My flowers keep falling off and my leaves are turning yellow now, I don’t want her to die please help me!!!!!!!!

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## 5 comments

### Midwestfruitjungle commented on 2024-03-05

I was going to say the container looks a bit too big. Lemons and other citrus like to dry out between watering. I would recommend repotting into a looser soil and smaller pot. Hope it does ok!

#### Tina replied on 2024-03-15

My roots are extended to the sides of the pot but for some reason they’ve always grown up instead of down. When I checked the root bulb it was still pretty wet so I’ve tried to air it out. Should I still go smaller?

#### Midwestfruitjungle replied on 2024-03-15

It may help to plant in a smaller container, but make sure the soil is well draining.

### Chrissy commented on 2024-03-11

Have you checked the ph balance of the soil? I know lemon trees need specific amendments or they will suffer from nutrient deficiencies.

#### Tina replied on 2024-03-15

I haven’t how would I do that? Like a pool test?

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