Lemons ripening

 

We have had our second lemon tree for a good few months now and it is
outside in a new big pot looking very perky.
It came from Aldi with three ripe lemons on (which we have gradually used)
and three reasonable sized green lemons.

These lemons don't seem to be getting much (or indeed any) bigger and show
no signs of ripening despite all the hot weather.

I am feeding with citrus food regularly, and keeping watered.

Anyone know how long lemons take to ripen?

Cheers

Dave R

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A long time, but it is quite hard to tell when they are.  Despite
what the marketdroids tell us, and the experience of those who
think lemons grow in supermarkets, they do NOT usually show their
ripeness by going yellow.  That's caused by ethylene (I think).


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

 

nmm1@cam.ac.uk wrote:

They look pretty yellow to me growing wild in Greece.

 


Sigh.  Please respond to what I say, not what I don't.

Firstly, they don't grow wild in Greece - they are escapes, and some
varieties have been selected for going yellow easily (whereas others
have not).  Secondly, I said that they don't show their ripeness that
way, not that they don't go yellow eventually - they are usually ripe
well before they go yellow, on the tree, and depending on the variety.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

 


nmm1@cam.ac.uk;893976 Wrote:

You also said you thought the yellowness was caused by ethylene  ...
care to
comment on the levels of ethylene in the Greek air?




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