Yet another lemon tree with yellow leaves

Discussion in 'Citrus' started by Lionel, Oct 3, 2009.

  1. Lionel

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    Hi,

    We live in Basle switzerland.
    We have a lemon tree which suffered greatly last winter: we left it out covered and installed a 40 watt light bulb at the foot. It worked quite well in spite of a long and cold winter (-15C) unhappily we did not dare water it. It came out looking rather sorry but we managed to have it recover by June: new leaves, new flowers too many fruits which luckily fell.
    We started giving it fertiliser for citrus trees once a week from the end of June onward, and watered it every day according to the advice of the local tree and flower store.
    Some leaves new and old started turning yellow, so we gave it iron twice.
    The leaves continued to turn yellow.
    We got new advice: water less often and fertilize only once a month (not what is written on the fertilizer bottle)
    Nothing seems to help and we see winter approaching with some misgivings...

    Photos of the leaves can be found at:
    http://homepage.hispeed.ch/lionel.lecoq/lemon/DSC_0457.JPG
    http://homepage.hispeed.ch/lionel.lecoq/lemon/DSC_0458.JPG
    http://homepage.hispeed.ch/lionel.lecoq/lemon/DSC_0459.JPG
    http://homepage.hispeed.ch/lionel.lecoq/lemon/DSC_0460.JPG

    Thanks for any help you can give us...
    Lionel
     
    Last edited: Oct 5, 2009

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