tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post8471538370377377999..comments2024-03-27T07:59:25.142+02:00Comments on Eco Footprint ~ South Africa: Forgotten, but not forsakenDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-40245862473627076402011-08-26T16:56:40.145+02:002011-08-26T16:56:40.145+02:00Christine - Bless you - say the word and I'll ...Christine - Bless you - say the word and I'll be there :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-68899730863416565532011-08-26T15:55:20.326+02:002011-08-26T15:55:20.326+02:00Hi Dani - My Lime tree is absolutely choc-o-block ...Hi Dani - My Lime tree is absolutely choc-o-block FULL of blossoms! Going to have a good collection of seed for you one of these days :)Christine @ the Gardening Bloghttp://www.thegardeningblog.co.za/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-32191702788478156462011-08-12T10:58:02.767+02:002011-08-12T10:58:02.767+02:00Stichin' time - The free trees as for me LOL
...Stichin' time - The free trees as for me LOL<br /><br />The tree which I am collecting and growing seeds from is the Eureka - and it also has a thickish, rougher skin, but if fruits year round :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-83739554752420106172011-08-12T02:27:00.106+02:002011-08-12T02:27:00.106+02:00Dani, only problem with free trees is in a small c...Dani, only problem with free trees is in a small country village and surrounding area *everyone* has a lemon tree, and usually an orange tree, of some decription!! Which is great :).<br />Rootstock that trees are grafted onto is often the 'common' lemon or orange which has a thicker and rougher skin and more seeds. These are the trees we have and after the first few years they will RobynLouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08050372484207822842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-83164972305743090892011-08-10T09:48:07.879+02:002011-08-10T09:48:07.879+02:00Jane - Too much trouble to remove pips from fruit?...Jane - Too much trouble to remove pips from fruit? What are we humans coming to...?<br /><br />Mr H - I think the fact the seeds were in the fridge may be of benefit - sort of like a very cold, extended winter LOL<br /><br />Emily - That's why it's better to buy organic, if you are unable to grow it yourself :)<br /><br />tffn - never heard of growing oranges by planting the navel. Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-969868069944984452011-08-09T19:12:13.627+02:002011-08-09T19:12:13.627+02:00Well, I'll hold thumbs that they do sprout for...Well, I'll hold thumbs that they do sprout for you :-)<br /><br />The big question for me would then be... would they produce the same fruit as your tree (as any open pollinated plant would) or would you get a throwback to one of the parents of your tree (as a hybrid would produce)?<br /><br />Also, not sure what would happen with a grafted tree, most of the fruit trees sold in a nursery or Markhttp://www.urbanfoodgardens.co.zanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-67410682368444728012011-08-07T11:53:22.696+02:002011-08-07T11:53:22.696+02:00Hurray for you! Since my own Meyers lemon has yet ...Hurray for you! Since my own Meyers lemon has yet to ripen it's fruit, this is all new to me and so of great interest. <br /><br />Seems to me that these days, "they" are working their hardest to feed us only sterile foods. I do think though, a lot of it is as you said, and has to do with keeping people from growing their own, i.e. keeping a guaranteed market!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-85874540513468497312011-08-07T03:23:37.427+02:002011-08-07T03:23:37.427+02:00Dani, we have citrus trees pop up in Spring from f...Dani, we have citrus trees pop up in Spring from fruit that has rotted the previous year. This is after sitting on the ground for 12 months through a scorching summer and a frosty winter so you could end up with enough trees for an orchard. Our 'free' trees don't last long or become a problem as the cattle eat them because the parent trees are in the paddocks. They are an alternate RobynLouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08050372484207822842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-82436772005251747442011-08-06T22:40:48.527+02:002011-08-06T22:40:48.527+02:00Dani, any more 99% 0f the limes I buy don't ha...Dani, any more 99% 0f the limes I buy don't have seeds in them. I've been wondering how in the heck they plant them? I'd love to grow some seedless limes. Seems like I've heard that you can plant naval oranges by planting the naval? Not sure if that's true or not, but that makes me wonder about the limes.tffnguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830558433596399955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-63622215903896987302011-08-06T22:37:09.394+02:002011-08-06T22:37:09.394+02:00I imagine those seeds will grow. They are from a h...I imagine those seeds will grow. They are from a healthy lemon tree. The types of citrus bought in the store are grown specifically to not have any seeds (or very few)so that everyone buying them doesn't have to deal with them (like it is a real pain and takes so much time!!) ha - When I buy organic citrus - it is full of nice seeds. EmilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-21397704704547678352011-08-06T14:40:03.320+02:002011-08-06T14:40:03.320+02:00Bet those seeds grow for you, it's pretty amaz...Bet those seeds grow for you, it's pretty amazing how forgiving some seeds can be. And I agree with Jane on the rest...breeding out the seeds in plants could indeed eventually put us all in a precarious predicament.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-84366152474878852702011-08-06T13:21:38.764+02:002011-08-06T13:21:38.764+02:00The seeds have been hybridized out because todays ...The seeds have been hybridized out because todays human finds them 'inconvenient' to pull out of things like watermelon, oranges, and bananas. Much like they freak out if there is a bug on their produce. There is a movement of people who feel that this is an abomination of nature to create these sterile fruits and I do think I agree with them.Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.com