Meyer Lemons Too Big for the Tree
Cindy Martin
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Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
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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 MoreNew Meyer Lemon - 5 trees or just 1 too deep?
Comments (15)I'm sure your suggestion of five rooted cuttings is the correct one. Meyers Lemon cuttings root easily and quickly with a bit of mist and bottom heat. Commercially - for the ornamental potted market - it makes sense to do this. Most of all, you don't need an expert grafter. Simply a handful of shoots which anyone can stick in a pot. If one dies, it is easily removed. The multiple shoots quickly make a nice looking bushy plant ready for sale. Cheap and cheerful! Dis-entangle the roots by swishing around in a large bucket of not-too-cold water, and you'll discover five plants for the price of one....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 MoreHelp! Meyer Lemon tree not doing too well.
Comments (4)Your soils looks very dense. And that might be the problem. Not enough oxygen at the root area. How warm/cold is the floor area? Any cold draft?...See Moresautesmom Sacramento
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