meyer lemon water retention?

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physeek New York, NY(Zone 7a) Jun 10, 2011

I have a dwarf meyer lemon in a pot that I watered/fertilized with miracid 2 weeks ago. The soil is still very high moisture. The plant was also dropping a lot of leaves, but this has seemed to slow down. The small, not so full tree has about 4 or 5 green lemons that are little larger than grapes.

-I live in NY, and the plant in wintered inside by a south facing sliding glass door. It is now being transitioned outside into full sun and the soil is still wet from 2 weeks ago and no rain water exposure etc. Any ideas?

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NatureLover1950 Vicksburg, MS(Zone 8a) Jun 28, 2011

A couple of questions come to mind--does your pot have a drainage hole? Also, what type of potting soil did you use? Some types don't soak up the water very well so it may just be sitting around the roots. Dropping leaves can be caused by too much water but the fact that the tree seems to be stabilizing (not dropping leaves anymore) may be a sign that the soil is beginning to dry out.

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