Bald Indoor Lime Plant

[wendy_ls]

I have a lime plant that has shed its leaves despite being fed a low nitrate Citrus food weekly during the winter months. What should I do with it now?!?!?

[compo]

The leaf drop could be cause by a cold draught - they need a temperature of at least 50deg C in winter - or from being moved around. Or could you be overwatering? The surface of the compost ought to be dry before you water again. If it is any of these then hopefully action will help it recover. If no leaves return it may have had it, unfortunately.

[liz budd]

I had 2 unsuccessful lemon plants which went bald. I now have a flourishing lemon/lime cross. I bought a more mature plant, transplanted after 3 months into a bigger pot with loam based soil compost, and put outside in summer. My conservatory is reasonably frost and draught-free.

[patse14]

I feed mine with sequestrian (not sure of the spelling) of iron available from garden centres. It stops the leaves going yellow and falling off.