@Murf, you will know when they are ready by their feel. Â They will get softer than they are now, but not mushy soft. Â And they will be bright yellow. Â It is rare to have any ripe enough to pick before mid Dec. Â Generally it is the early to middle of January.I have picked them earlier, because of weather in Dec and early Jan. Â but some were not ripe.And of all fruit, lemons do not ripen up after picking them. Â If you pick them unripe, they never taste like they should. Â I have done this many times, so this part I got down pat
If we get a deep freeze, we are going to be in trouble. Â Unless it is after January.And I ain't talking about 30 degrees. Â If we get 27 things can be dicey. Â 27 for more than an hour, is bad. Â 32 all day followed by 27 at night, Katie bar the door, the lemons will not be savable.My tree is about 13 feet tall. Â So covering it is a nightmare. Â If yours is in a pot, and you can bring it inside do that if we get another night lower than 32. Â Otherwise, a frost/ light freeze is good for the lemons. Â It is suppose to make the sweeter. Â I got 400+ last year off my tree last year. Â And they were huge, ask
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@Retired_Engineer. Â You can't hold 2 in one hand. Â I get anxious and want them picked by the end of Dec. Â To prevent this, I take the least ripe one I can find, and cut it open. Â If they still taste green, you know you have to leave them on the tree a bit longer. Â And I can't really describe a green taste, you will just know it when you taste of the lemon
@Fallon: A neighbor of mine has a small (possibly clementine?) tree in their front yard absolutely loaded down with fruit. It takes every ounce of self-control to not pick them. Something about picking fruit, Idkk.
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