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Tue, Dec 4, 07 at 23:04
| I bougt a potted Lime tree last summer which was labeled only lime.
It has a dozen or so limes golf ball size which are starting to turn yellow. Is this really a lime tree and will they turn back green or do I have something else? |
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| What you probably have is a key lime also known as a Mexican lime. It is normal for them to turn yellow as they ripen. Another possibility is that it is a lime kumquat hybrid called a limequat. |
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- Posted by softmentor z9/sunset13 CA deser (My Page) on Wed, Dec 5, 07 at 5:01
| sounds right abekhoury Try pinching a leaf. If it smells like lime, it's lime. Sounds like time to start picking those limes and enjoying the fruit of your growing labors! |
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- Posted by tsmith2579 Z7B/8A-Alabama (My Page) on Wed, Dec 5, 07 at 21:16
| Strawboss, sounds like it's time for a gin and tonic with a squeeze of Key lime. |
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- Posted by strawboss10 Zone 8 (My Page) on Thu, Dec 6, 07 at 13:26
| Well I picked one and tried it. It's definately gin and tonic time! |
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- Posted by orchidguyftl z10 FTL FL (My Page) on Mon, Dec 10, 07 at 0:50
| yup sounds like key lime have one here a lot of growers pick them green but they are actually ripe when yellow |
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