The thing to remember is what language you are speaking/reading. In English lemon indicates yellow; and lime indicates green. In Spanish they are all limon (lemon). Truth is most "limes", if left on the tree will become yellow.

Steve, they are different cultivars. I would look on the UC Riverside Citrus Collection site and read up on the sweet lemon and sweet lime cultivars. And, throw out that book. It is utter nonsense.

Patty S. (RN)

My wife read the book to me and I told her that we are a hodge podge of traveling genics that this book could not apply to us. Thanks for your support on my side especially with the attached (RN) Patti.

Tantanman I caught a cold on vacation and my brother in law introduced me to the HOT TODDY. Whether it worked on not, it sure went down nice.

Tantanman is correct, no citrus has "antibiotic" qualities. Citric acid, being very acid by nature, has some degree of bacteriostatic/bateriocidal qualities, but it is not an antibiotic by any stretch.

And, you appear to be married to a very smart lady :-) One of the reasons why this book is complete hogwash astutely pointed out by your wife.

Now, that being said, citrus continually are falling into the "superfood" category, and I am a firm believer in eating all those superfoods every day if possible. A short (but certainly not exhaustive) list of those foods would be:

Citrus
Coffee (yup)
Berries (blueberry, raspberry, blackberries, lingonberries, marionberries, Goji berries, etc.)
Onions
Garlic
Cruciferous veggies (broccoli, rabe, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, etc.)
Nuts (almonds, walnuts, cashews, etc. if you're not allergic. Peanuts are not nuts, btw, they are legumes)
Beans (especially black beans)
Grapes (black & red, skin included)
Red Wine (for above reasons)
Hemp seed/Quinoa/Chia seeds
Kale
Cacao (very dark chocolate)
Pomegranates
Avocados
Tomatoes
Olive Oil

So, incorporate all these foods into your diet on a daily/weekly basis, along with lots of water and you'll be doing yourself a great health service.

Patty S.

Patti Thanks for the superfoods list. I am growing all of the listed but the Cacao, Pomegranates, Avocados, or olives. We are growing these for their super food qualities. I started with the planting of meiwa kumquat seed and 3 fig trees. I have started my cold spring plants yesterday in the citrus box. We are trying to move forward in research and practice in a timely manor.

Steve

Putting the global warming aside my latest on citrus click on link below

Here is a link that might be useful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaASoeaBErs