Thursday Vince said “Are you going to pick the lemons or what?” I was thinking . . or what . . but I didn’t say it. Our friends had friends who came to visit from Arizona or New Mexico .. somewhere that grows lemons, and they brought me a bunch of Meyer lemons. One of Vince’s friends at work has lemon trees in her greenhouse and she gave me a bunch of lemons so I figured mine were best left on the tree til I used all the ones I had been given.
Lemons
My trees (2 of them) produced 11 lemons. There are 10 in the bowl and one had accidentally broken off . . all the moving in and out of the shop . . don’t ask .. heaters still aren’t hooked up in the greenhouse.
Wonder how many lemons I’ll get next year. Considering that of the 10 lemons above, 9 came off one tree and yes, that means the other tree produced ONE lemon, if both trees would produce 10 lemons, I’d get 20. I can hope.
Diana in RR,TX says
I bought some Meyer lemons yesterday for the cheesecake. As I have said many times would love a real greenhouse, but not here. Our backyard isn’t suited for one here and I’m not sure we could get approval for it as it would have to be higher than the fence. I refuse to crawl into a greenhouse! All though they have loosened up on the restrictions.
Sherrill says
I think I got 9 or 10 off mine but, like you, had one tree only produce one lemon. Good idea to wait to pick them as mine are starting to shrivel!!! I just need to get them juiced and freeze the juice til I decide what I want to make with it. Yikes!
Alison says
It’s so hard to imagine having to pamper a citrus tree. Most areas in N.Z grow them so well they lie on the ground rotting. We have 2 Lemon trees, an Orange and 2 Lime trees. I can wander out and pick anything all year round, it seems the next crop is maturing while the last crop sits and waits on the tree. We all take some things for granted don’t we!
Carol says
I got 2 Meyer lemon trees about a year ago. Bloomed their little hearts out (north Texas) and I got about 25 lemons, think there were about 6 on one tree and the rest on the other. I’ve left them on the tree and just pulling off as I need one. And giving a few away. Did make the Meyer Lemon Tart and it was enjoyed by my quilt bee before Christmas. Need to process some lemons with the sugar and freeze to make more later on.
Rebecca in SoCal says
I have an utterly neglected lemon tree in the corner of the yard. It does produce lemons, which will fall off about now(?) if I don’t pick them. They’re not much use, though, as the skin is about an inch thick, and the small amount of fruit left inside is dominated by big seeds. So it doesn’t seem worth tending, unless we could improve that somehow!
Marilyn Smith says
Judy, visited a neighbor who told me to pick all the Meyer lemons and small limes that I want at anytime. Picked about 60, juiced and froze the juice in ice cube trays. Today, I picked about 35 regular lemons off our tree and got them all juiced and into the freezer. Still more lemons that I can’t reach. I will have lemon juice until next year’s crop is ready to pick! I love it when they are 79 cents each cause I don’t need to buy them. I buy only for zest or for garnish (think fish). Wish I had a dehydrator to dry some zest!
Joyce says
When I saw your picture of the bowl of lemons, my first thought was “lemon meringue pie”. I think I need to go make something lemon…mmmmm
Bon says
So what is so special about Meyer Lemons as opposed to the lemons at my local grocery store?
Linda Steller says
Sounds like one of your tress is a lemon, Judy. Sorry, I just couldn’t resist! 😉
Dar in MO says
Oooo. Yum. those lemons look so fresh and I can just taste a lemon pie. I am not a good pie maker, so whenever I find someone who can bake great pies, I will buy all the ingredients they need just to make me one. Lemon is one of my favorite.
Sheryl says
I’m so glad you were able to get some this year. The tree’s we always pick are just trying to make a comeback from the freeze last year so no lemons from there for maybe a few more years. 🙁 There weren’t even Meyer lemons at the produce stands here this year. We lost quite a few of our trees but some are trying to make a comeback above the graft line and we replaced several.