u/Competitive_Car5593

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Need to re-pot my Meyer Lemon

I’ve really let it go too long!

I’ve got a question about potting mix. Right now, I have a few half-empty (or more) bags of various pre-made mixes:
Kellogg Natural Raised Bed and Potting Mix
MiracleGro Seed Starting Mix
MiracleGro Cactus Palm and Citrus Potting Mix
Citrus Potting mix (unknown brand)

I also have several fertilizers:
Job’s Fruit & Citrus Fertilizer (granules)
Ferti-lome Chelated Liquid Iron
MiracleGro Shake n’ Feed All Purpose (granules)
TPS Blueberry Fertilizer
Chemboys XL Cal-Mag 2-0-0
Marphyl Soil Enhancer (Organic Marine Phytoplankton)

So which of these, alone or in combination, would be best for repotting?

Background
My tree is overdue for repotting. I also had a small Makrut lime tree, but recently got rid of it because it seemed the two trees were just trading pests back and forth. So the Meyer Lemon is still plagued by scale and fruit flies. I’m struggling to get rid of them and having some success. Athough they aren’t completely eradicated yet, things are much better. I din’t know whether it’s wiser to wait to repot until the pests are completely gone, or should I do it now?

Note that I used to be able to bring the tree outside for the summer, which always benefited it greatly, but now I’ve moved to a location without an outdoor garden area. I’m thinking of bringing it to the downstairs patio in a wagon a fee times each week so it can get some sun.

Anyway, I hope you can offer some tips on repotting and how to help this tree to thrive. TIA! 🙂

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u/Competitive_Car5593 — 1 day ago
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Can’t get rid of pests on my indoor citrus - help!

I have a problem with two indoor plants: a Makrut lime tree and a Meyer lemon.

The Meyer lemon has what appears to be unusually tiny fruit flies that seem impervious to Neem oil, and I’m very concerned b/c the tiny green fruits haven’t grown at all for the last couple of weeks.

The Makrut lime has a lot of clear sticky stuff on the remaining leaves, but no sign of insects.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated! TIA! Also please note that my laptop dies and I’m posting from my phone, and can’t find a way to post photos.

EDIT: Also, I moved recently and no longer have a sunny balcony for the plants in the warmer months. They will be entirely indoors, all the time, with grow lights. Is this even doable? What would be the best approach to maximize chances of successful fruiting for the Meyer lemon?

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u/Competitive_Car5593 — 2 months ago