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Permalink Reply by Troy Meyers on February 1, 2012 at 5:10pm

First, I am not an expert.  Take this advise at your own risk :)

 

Is it getting good light?  The leaves can yellow if it is not getting enough sun.

Are you over-watering?  Its easy to over water in the winter.  Make sure the top of the soil is dry before watering.

Also, this plant is good down to about 20 degrees.  Put it outside during the day when it is 50 and 60 degrees like it has been here in KC the last few days (bring it inside in the evening of course) so it gets alot of direct sun.   I do this with my Meyer lemon tree.

Also, giving a tree fertilizer when it is weak can cause more damage.  I would just water it (dont overwater!) and maybe put a flouresent lamp within a couple of inches of the leaves and leave it on all the time until it starts to look better if you cant take it outside.

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Permalink Reply by Pamela Krohn on February 1, 2012 at 9:29pm

Thank you soooo much for answering my post. I do believe my Calamondin would be similar to your Meyer.  I have a grow light so it will be under it when I am done with this reply. It may have a little too much water, I will certainly watch that. Right now it is in a south facing patio door and gets sun all day, but the I am going to try the light. Again I thank you for your reply. Pam

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Permalink Reply by Troy Meyers on February 1, 2012 at 10:06pm

Your welcome.  My Meyer lemon doesnt hold alot of sentimental value to me but I have babied it for 2 years now and it would upset me greatly to lose it.  I sincerly hope your Calamondin does better soon.

One thing about the grow light.  Plants need some down time too.  I would suggest you go out and get a simple lamp timer.  These only cost like $5-$8 at Lowes (or other hardware stores) and then set it so the light is on 16-18 hours a day instead of 24.

One other thing I was thinking about.  When watering, it is really easy to just take some tap water and pour it in.  The problem is that the tap water is usually pretty cold, especially in the winter.  Let the water run a bit and get it up to at least room temperature before you use it.

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Permalink Reply by Pamela Krohn on February 1, 2012 at 10:23pm

I normally use tepid water to water with, I probably did over water a bit also I think the patio door was too cold for this small tree so now it is on the counter and under the grow light. Thanks so much for the help. Pam

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