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Tahitian limes ripening times
Good day all
I've only recently discovered this newsgroup and enjoy reading the advice from everyone so far. Nice to see a place where people aren't just abusing each other I'll be the first to admit I'm a complete beginner. Recently, acquired a lime tree ('tahitian') and a variegated cumquat tree. They're both growing really well. The cumquat is fruiting like crazy and ripening really well - a lot of fruit has come from it already. The lime tree however has a dozen or so limes about the size of a 10c piece but the don't seem to be getting any bigger or softer even after a couple of months. The lime (and cumquat) are both in large pots, located in a sunny, sheltered location. Watered every few days with a good dose of water. The tree seems really happy it just isn't ripening Do I need to be more patient with the lime? Do I need to trim the tree to encourage more energy into the fruit? Fertilisers? Other tips...? If it helps, I'm in the foothills of Adelaide. Very really frosts even in winter. Kind regards Adrian |
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Tahitian limes ripening times
I have a mature tahitian lime tree in the ground and found in its younger
years the fruit got to about the size you describe then fell off. They are prolific feeders so organic matter never goes astray. Even now as a 15 year old tree the fruit can seem to take an age to ripen, though the limes are not particularly soft when they are ripe. Exercise patience, keep up the feeding, keep out of frost and eventually your tree will have lovely limes for you. Joanne (perth) "Adrian B" wrote in message ... Good day all I've only recently discovered this newsgroup and enjoy reading the advice from everyone so far. Nice to see a place where people aren't just abusing each other I'll be the first to admit I'm a complete beginner. Recently, acquired a lime tree ('tahitian') and a variegated cumquat tree. They're both growing really well. The cumquat is fruiting like crazy and ripening really well - a lot of fruit has come from it already. The lime tree however has a dozen or so limes about the size of a 10c piece but the don't seem to be getting any bigger or softer even after a couple of months. The lime (and cumquat) are both in large pots, located in a sunny, sheltered location. Watered every few days with a good dose of water. The tree seems really happy it just isn't ripening Do I need to be more patient with the lime? Do I need to trim the tree to encourage more energy into the fruit? Fertilisers? Other tips...? If it helps, I'm in the foothills of Adelaide. Very really frosts even in winter. Kind regards Adrian |
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