green lemons

[hellyd]

Hi I wondered if any of you could answer a question about my lemon plant

Its very green and healthy and has lots of fruit and flowers on it but the fruit is green and has been for some time they are of a good size but does anyone know other than warmth, food and water if there is anything i can do to help them ripen?

all suggestions welcome

helen

[hellyd]

[Svea]

if i remember correctly, citrus fruit takes a long time to ripen - often, they will have ripe fruits on them just when the next seasons flowers start. i would say prolly around christmas time or later

hope that helps

[Mrs Ava]

Lovely, just in time for your Christmas morning G&T!

[hellyd]

thanks guys

ooh a xmas G&T with my own lemons now thers a nice thought

fingers crossed

h.

[Debs]

Hellyd,

Is your plant a shop bought one?

I'm wondering if it is poss to grow successfully from lemon pips...

Has anyone out there tried this?

Debs

[organicartist]

I read in a gardening book today (DK the New Kitchen Garden), that lemons can take up to a year to ripen  :o

yes, you can grow lemons from pips, but it takes a very long time to get fruit, (can be 5 years), and as many lemons are F1 hybrids the quality of fruit grown from pips can vary wildly. Considering the effort of 5 yrs of tlc, maybe its worth buying a plant from a nursery?