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As most of you may know, I had a lemon tree that gave 1000 lemons one year. It literally rained lemons before I lost it to pests. It was a slow death over months. This post is a compilation of the lessons learned from that to catch the signs early on. now I have three thriving lemon trees. ?Yellow Yellow Yellow – Reasons Behind the Yellow Leaves 1/ Nutrient deficiencies – particularly nitrogen, zinc, iron, or magnesium Check the pattern of yellowing: Make a note of when the leaves are turning yellow = before or after feeding manure or after irregular watering. 2/ Overwatering or poor drainage One of the mistakes I did was to let someone else water the plant for a few weeks when we were away. This meant overwatering and watering again before the soil dried. The stress due to overwatering led to pests, mealy bugs, leaves…