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I have a lemon tree in my sunroom that is currently bearing fruit. Can I re-pot it now or should I wait?
So I have a tiny lemon tree that I got last summer. It's bearing fruit already, but also looks pretty unhealthy so I picked off about half its fruit and buds early on (like, a couple months ago), so it wouldn't be spending all that energy.
It also needs to be re-potted and I have a fancy big pot for it.
Is it safe to re-pot it while its fruiting, or will it panic and go into shock?
Also I acknowledge that I may fundamentally misunderstand how plants work.





Holy shitskies, I'm looking into Greenie's sunroom!!!
I should add that I voted to re-pot now but I've no background on plants so buyer beware.
That said, the democratic thing would be to follow the end poll results...!
I'm reading up on some citrus sites and they're leading me to believe I have too many fruit for such a small plant, despite already having gotten rid of a bunch of them, I should probably get rid of more.
So I might nip off a couple more of the lemons that aren't ripe yet and see if that also helps it feel a bit healthier.
For the record, the extent of my green-thumb-experience is all about cutting bits and pieces off so that the plant can grow more.
Why not nip them all?
@ifindkarma, because I want to eat some of them you silly goose! I've harvested maybe 3 so far and they're super yummy and also more eatable than a normal store lemon.
And yes. Thin them out next season for better results. :)
okay cool so my instincts there were okay. I did thin them out a good amount early on, probably nipping off a dozen fruit (seriously, the tiny fucker produced like woah!) but maybe I should have done more because it's kinda seemed to be barely hanging in there for the last 6 months or so.
Oh good!
Cool! Eat all the lemons!!
Plant lady here... As it seems to be thriving I would advise against aggressive "repotting" in the sense that you need to trim the roots. If you're just moving it to a larger container without causing injury to the root ball you can do that any time.
Oh yeah sorry it would just be moving to a larger container. Re-potting means something other than moving to a larger container? Clearly I've been doing it wrong all these years.
Subtle terminology differentiation.
If you look for "potting up" rather than repotting you'll get more specific results.
why would anyone want to re-pot something and trim the roots? That just seems mean!
Sometimes forces growth. Useful when a plant is sickly or got root bound to the point they are inefficient.
oh interesting, okay! thanks! :D
So it's not mean at all. It's good for the plant!
nooooo don't mow down my lemon tree! rooood!
No, no! Those trees belonged to someone else!
My dad (who works with trees) said that it should be completely okay too repot it as long as you keep the roots in one piece and try too do it quickly and try too keep the roots moist and watered in the new pot.
Also the plant may look bad because the fruits may be weighing the plant down and making it look sagged.
Last point can be too not pull off any of the leaves because the plant won't be able to have as much photosynthesis.
oh yay thanks DrGore! :D
Also I just voted "I'm not willing to take responsibility for the potential death of your plant so I'm not gonna give an opinion" on my own poll, so that I can see the results. And because I'm already clearly abdicating responsibility to the internet
Me too, I kill ALL plants
Pleading the fifth, Imzy style!
Were lemons on @crab's list of fruit? I now know Bananas are imaginary but i forget if Lemons are real fruit or not.
the classic Lemon is a real fruit, producing a well-known sour juice adding the famous "zing" to many drinks and dishes.
is that why bananas are not fruits? Because all yellow fruits are Lemons?
Yummm