If these are true Valencias they are simply not ready. Valencia does not
ripen in winter. Are you sure you were making juice this time last year?

Peter G.

"HPBudlong" wrote in message
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Moved here 3 years ago. Oranges have been getting sweeter it seems by the
year.
last year we had a small crop but sweet. This year a huge crop, lots of
splitting and they are quite sour - comparatively. I know we were doing
sweet
fresh juice this time last year - so what's the problem. I think the
cracking
is due to the unusual amount of rain -(Some rather than none we are in
So.
Cal - Los Angeles) Actually we've had a lot of rain this year. Last year
it
was poor. The hills behind us didn't even have a hint of greet. This
year
they are really green and ful of flowers.

Anyway I'm getting off the subject. Any clues as to why my oranges are
not
sweet?And is there anything I can do to remedy this for future years?
Helen