What did you do in the garden today?

[chicken opey]

Yes, I have one of those... I have problems with mice getting inside though... They burrow through the feed and then poop all over inside. Also, cleaning it out is a pain because the engineering allows it to trap dust, crumbs, (and mouse turds) inside...no matter how much you flip it over or roll it around to try to shake that stuff out.

Maybe I’ll put a mouse trap in it

 

[TJAnonymous]

Question for those of you who do tree grafting...

Can you graft a lemon tree to a lime tree?

I have a Meyer lemon that I bought 4 or 5 years ago. I've nearly killed the tree several times over by accident. It's lost all it's leaves and killed off all the wood at various points. About 2 years, I thought it was dead for sure but it sent up new wood from the root ball. This year it actually flowered and set fruit for the first time EVER. I've watched the fruit grow over the past 4 months. They are the SIZE of large lemons but none of them are actually turning yellow except for 1 which seems almost sunburned rather than a normal color change.

I'm wondering -

1. Since this wood came from the root ball, could this be a large lime tree instead of the Meyer I originally bought?

2. Maybe it IS a lemon and it just takes longer for the fruit to ripen and turn yellow?

The only fruit that's got any tinge of yellow... I want to note that there's a few fruit that are actually older than this one and are still fully green.


Most of the fruit is this shade of green...

 

[chickengr]

Question for those of you who do tree grafting...

Can you graft a lemon tree to a lime tree?

I have a Meyer lemon that I bought 4 or 5 years ago. I've nearly killed the tree several times over by accident. It's lost all it's leaves and killed off all the wood at various points. About 2 years, I thought it was dead for sure but it sent up new wood from the root ball. This year it actually flowered and set fruit for the first time EVER. I've watched the fruit grow over the past 4 months. They are the SIZE of large lemons but none of them are actually turning yellow except for 1 which seems almost sunburned rather than a normal color change.

I'm wondering -

1. Since this wood came from the root ball, could this be a large lime tree instead of the Meyer I originally bought?

2. Maybe it IS a lemon and it just takes longer for the fruit to ripen and turn yellow?

The only fruit that's got any tinge of yellow... I want to note that there's a few fruit that are actually older than this one and are still fully green.
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Most of the fruit is this shade of green...
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lemons stay green for long before they are ripe.

 

[jerryse]

Question for those of you who do tree grafting...

Can you graft a lemon tree to a lime tree?

I have a Meyer lemon that I bought 4 or 5 years ago. I've nearly killed the tree several times over by accident. It's lost all it's leaves and killed off all the wood at various points. About 2 years, I thought it was dead for sure but it sent up new wood from the root ball. This year it actually flowered and set fruit for the first time EVER. I've watched the fruit grow over the past 4 months. They are the SIZE of large lemons but none of them are actually turning yellow except for 1 which seems almost sunburned rather than a normal color change.

I'm wondering -

1. Since this wood came from the root ball, could this be a large lime tree instead of the Meyer I originally bought?

2. Maybe it IS a lemon and it just takes longer for the fruit to ripen and turn yellow?

The only fruit that's got any tinge of yellow... I want to note that there's a few fruit that are actually older than this one and are still fully green.
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Most of the fruit is this shade of green...
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I have no experience with citrus. They will not survive the winters this far north. If it was a grafted tree and sprouted from the roots you likely have the rootstock. Lemon and lime should be graft compatible.

 

[Sally PB]

About 4-5 weeks ago, I (re)planted 2 zucchini. One of them has a small zucchini growing now!

 

[jerryse]

I will share an opinion - mine. DW does not like fat, grease or oil. Avoids it at all costs. Had her gall bladder removed years ago. Happens often to people who avoid fat. I like fat. So, a water heater limes up from water sitting in it. Same thing happens in the gall bladder - stones. Minerals settle out when not used. I eat fat and use that gall to help digest fat.

 

[akroberts1085]

I have watered the garden but I need to get the acidifier put on my blueberries and I found an 11 pound squash. I have cucumbers tomatoes and green beans coming up so it shouldn't be too much longer for me to have a good feast from the garden.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I have no experience with citrus. They will not survive the winters this far north. If it was a grafted tree and sprouted from the roots you likely have the rootstock. Lemon and lime should be graft compatible.

This is what I was wondering... If it was even possible.

I am half tempted to just harvest the half yellow - half green one, cut it in half and smell it... I'd know for sure then.

Here's what Copilot had to say... I guess 4 months is nothing in lemon age.

 

[chickengr]

This is what I was wondering... If it was even possible.

I am half tempted to just harvest the half yellow - half green one, cut it in half and smell it... I'd know for sure then.

Here's what Copilot had to say... I guess 4 months is nothing in lemon age.

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my previous place was in zone 9b. lemons took about 10 months to ripen.

 

[cj2024]

Question for those of you who do tree grafting...

Can you graft a lemon tree to a lime tree?

I have a Meyer lemon that I bought 4 or 5 years ago. I've nearly killed the tree several times over by accident. It's lost all it's leaves and killed off all the wood at various points. About 2 years, I thought it was dead for sure but it sent up new wood from the root ball. This year it actually flowered and set fruit for the first time EVER. I've watched the fruit grow over the past 4 months. They are the SIZE of large lemons but none of them are actually turning yellow except for 1 which seems almost sunburned rather than a normal color change.

I'm wondering -

1. Since this wood came from the root ball, could this be a large lime tree instead of the Meyer I originally bought?

2. Maybe it IS a lemon and it just takes longer for the fruit to ripen and turn yellow?

The only fruit that's got any tinge of yellow... I want to note that there's a few fruit that are actually older than this one and are still fully green.
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Most of the fruit is this shade of green...
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You can tell if it's a lime or lemon by tasting it.