I have a couple of key limes. When I brought them inside, they received the proverbial shock and shed half of their leaves. By isolating them and not watering at all, I managed to stop the leaf loss. Now I have a weird problem: one pot shows dry on the moister meter and the other one shows wet, not just moist. I have not watered for a month now and I am scared to anything. I was happy with their bloom and I learned here today that it may be stress bloom. I used potting soil specially marketed for citrus. I added some more stuff for drainage. I think the soil is good. The pot that shows wet is plastic, the other one clay. Does that make that much difference? Should I not worry about watering or fertilizing at all?
Re: Kaffir Lime tree questions.... I have a bunch of key lime seedlings in plastic pots. I have been putting them in my shop (unheated) when the temp drops below 40 at night, but most days and nights are spent under a shade cloth out in my yard. I haven't lost a single leaf even though they are outdoors and get filtered sun while the roots are cold (below 60F many mornings). We have had enough warm days in the middle of these cool spells that several are even flushing. I do not use moisture meters--I just put a finger in the soil to check occasionally. I have not watered very often, but they do get rain. My soil is homemade with mostly pine bark chunks and about a 1/4 peat based potting soil mixed in to help retain some water. Skeet
