First ripe Meyer Lemon of the season....!
greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
8 years ago
Been waiting to snip this one off the tree.....
Incredibly sweet and overflowing with juice. I'm working on my second pitcher of iced tea now.
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greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
8 years agoRelated Discussions
ripening of lemons from meyer lemon tree
Comments (1)Hard to say, since Meyer can flower nearly any time of the year, so we don't know when they started. Meyer fruit, when grown outdoors in Florida, can get quite a bit bigger than an average grocery store lemon -- sometimes up to grapefruit size, but commonly like a large orange. They will change from green to yellow as they mature, so that's the best signal that they're ready. Like all of the sour-fruited citrus, you certainly can use them earlier, while still quite green, but if you pick them too immature, there won't be much juice inside....See MoreMeyer Lemon vs Eureka Lemon
Comments (2)They are very easy to care for. I have a Eureka and a Meyer. Meyer's are also very easy to care for, a little more cold tolerant, and VERY prolific. Fruit holds well to a point (and then can be a little off-tasting to some). My Eureka will drop the fruit when it's ripe. My Meyer has a more rounded, lower growth habit, but is about 8 to 10' tall. My Eureka was resurrected from the dead, but they tend to be a bit more upright, and will send up these vigorous, upright water sprouts. They also bear just about all the time, and are also pretty prolific. Meyers don't so much tend to do that. The Meyer lemon is sweeter and about twice as juicy as a Eureka. Eurekas have a more classic lemon taste. I happen to love my Meyer lemons and make the most delicious lemonade from them. Patty S....See MoreWhy won't my Meyer lemon trees lemons change color?
Comments (18)I have read most of these post...yet I still do not seem to see an answer for me...I have lemons, maybe a handful that have been growing for almost 10 months! and still are green as grass....Are they ripe? Can I eat them? Or do I need to just say "Hey, it will take a year and a half to get a yellow lemon?"..it is for sure a meyer lemon plant..*sigh* Oh I live in mid to north Georgia..Highs are low 90's and cools are 68ish.....See MoreAre Meyer lemons in season?
Comments (7)My Meyer lemon tree is full of lemons right now, and I've been picking them since December. I leave them on the tree until they are slightly orange, and they are sweetest at that point. I have a dwarf tree, and winter and spring are the peak season, but a friend had a regular sized tree, and she got fruit in the summer - that way we were able to share. I have a Bearss lime tree also and got a few fruit in January, but only a handful. I've only had these trees slightly less than a year now, and when the lime tree gets bigger, it should produce limes most of the year. The orange tree I had in Venice produced oranges all year - maybe I should get another one of those. Meyer lemons have a very soft skin, and so they are somewhat difficult to grate to get rind - that is another way to help identify them. Lars...See More
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