tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post7796679315122914743..comments2024-03-27T07:59:25.142+02:00Comments on Eco Footprint ~ South Africa: Confused lemon pipDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-38193417970832334322011-09-27T10:32:26.321+02:002011-09-27T10:32:26.321+02:00Leigh - Our Eureka lemon tree bears fruit year rou...Leigh - Our Eureka lemon tree bears fruit year round so I've never noticed how long they take to ripen :)<br /><br />Mrs Mac - LOL - perhaps the citrusy smell would pervade your dining room?<br /><br />Nellymary - Cool - good to know. Thanks :)<br /><br />M - Lemon trees everywhere - but more so on the farm LOLDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-51917757026835512902011-09-26T10:26:47.967+02:002011-09-26T10:26:47.967+02:00I would think that lemon seeds could yield "t...I would think that lemon seeds could yield "twins" just like double-yolk eggs, etc.? Should be interesting to watch to see what develops. Do you have lemon trees growing outside where you are? A "lemon grove" at the farm? ;-) Love all your do-it-yourself blogs--well done, Dani!Mhttp://uluola.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-12396785641134728162011-09-24T12:49:57.336+02:002011-09-24T12:49:57.336+02:00Hi Dani...We discussed this very topic at my garde...Hi Dani...We discussed this very topic at my gardening course the other day...Now if you plant the seeds of a lemon....and one plant pops up...it is a hybrid and wont be true to the parent plant....if more than one seed shoots...the odd one out is a hybrid....so I think what you have is a hybrid...so you can pull that one out and keep the rest.....<br />cheersnellymaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00290358658245310632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-83107859424660177362011-09-24T08:10:48.010+02:002011-09-24T08:10:48.010+02:00I dread sometimes about a miniature lemon tree res...I dread sometimes about a miniature lemon tree residing in my dining room during the winter :)Mrs. Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644129213141875138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-42595441561431526722011-09-23T07:30:00.814+02:002011-09-23T07:30:00.814+02:00I've never tried to grow lemons from seed eith...I've never tried to grow lemons from seed either. That said, I have 5 lemons on my Meyers lemon tree that are taking a heck of a long time to ripen!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-5022169057613625502011-09-22T17:56:41.935+02:002011-09-22T17:56:41.935+02:00Jane - I will let you know. Are you anywhere near...Jane - I will let you know. Are you anywhere near Mr H - can you grow apples?Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-84932099082791155922011-09-22T17:51:37.117+02:002011-09-22T17:51:37.117+02:00Wow that is interesting. Citrus is all foreign to ...Wow that is interesting. Citrus is all foreign to me up it the north, so I will be very interested to see the outcome.Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-23720981940320107642011-09-22T17:00:29.078+02:002011-09-22T17:00:29.078+02:00Mr H - Heh Heh - now there's a plan...Mr H - Heh Heh - now there's a plan...Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-53243092660083985862011-09-22T15:47:46.779+02:002011-09-22T15:47:46.779+02:00A plant with ambition...I like it.:) As for sowing...A plant with ambition...I like it.:) As for sowing the seeds, I do the same with apple seeds...it's just to hard/easy not to.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-28960788978233438362011-09-22T14:54:06.040+02:002011-09-22T14:54:06.040+02:00Tanya - LOL. Perhaps, as the pip is so confused, ...Tanya - LOL. Perhaps, as the pip is so confused, it wont even be a lemon tree... Maybe it will be a completely different species of it's own choosing?! Stay tuned for the outcome.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-25552000076364612472011-09-22T14:46:24.631+02:002011-09-22T14:46:24.631+02:00I've never tried growing lemon seeds but you&#...I've never tried growing lemon seeds but you've inspired me to try :) I like your little guy with a double stem - I wonder what the fruit will be like!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861108457109878599noreply@blogger.com