I love Meyer lemons. I made fresh lemonade this past weekend with a few from my mother's tree. I love to eat these lemons right off the tree. They are so sweet (for lemons).I did a bit of digging about the history of meyer lemons and found this form wikipedia (who knows if it' accurate).
The Meyer lemon (Citrus × meyeri) is a citrus fruit, native to China, thought to be a
cross between a true lemon and a mandarin orange or sweet orange. The
Meyer lemon was introduced to the United States in 1908 as S.P.I. #23028,
by the agricultural explorer Frank
Meyer, an employee of the United
States Department of Agriculture who collected a sample of the plant on a
trip to China.
Anyway, I did a google search for "meyer lemon blog" to see who else has blogged about meyer lemons. I found that on googles first page of results, two people had blogged about large lemons they thought were meyers. I bet grocery stores mismark them. I've even purchased citrus from Lowes that has been mismarked (6 months ago!).
Anyway, I think I'm going to eat them jusst how they are. I might thinly cut them in rounds and candy them to give as treats. I've never done it before, so it will be something new.
Candying your lemons sounds neat...I would like to try something like that!
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I like the look of that cultivation. I think I will look into growing Meyer lemons in Sydney Australia. You have given me inspiration :-P
ReplyDeleteHi! I've wanted to grow one or two Meyer lemon trees in pots around my pool area just as you show them in your photo. I live in the north part of Miami-Dade County. Can you recommend a place that has young, healthy trees like the one in your photo? And can you also recommend what kind of potting soil to use and how to care for the trees? I'd really appreciate your help! Thanks in advance.
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