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Post by millet on Jul 13, 2019 23:59:35 GMT -5
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Post by ilya11 on Jul 14, 2019 3:32:45 GMT -5
Although Meyer is not true to type, giving zygotic seedlings, there is a big chance that they will still be close to Meyer.
Its flowers contain a lot of pollen that is mature before the bud opening, resulting mostly in self-pollination.
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Post by david on Jul 14, 2019 6:10:38 GMT -5
Seller is uninformed. Meyer lemon grows like weeds from cuttings. Very easy. WHY would anyone start Meyer from seed and wait years for the first lemon as opposed to a cutting that will fruit immediately?
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Post by Laaz on Jul 14, 2019 7:09:49 GMT -5
Why would anyone grow Meyers period?
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Post by kelley on Jul 14, 2019 7:12:21 GMT -5
It’s going to taste awful whether grafted, cutting, or seed grown 😂jk
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Post by david on Jul 14, 2019 8:07:50 GMT -5
Im in. Meyer lemon is a poor excuse for a lemon. Save me from Mr Meyer.
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Post by ilya11 on Jul 14, 2019 9:05:25 GMT -5
It is pretty amusing to read all this Meyer bashing, I really enjoy it, since I also prefer Italian lemons to limes, Meyer or Yuzu.
But they are in very different categories, many people in tropics do not like lemons, but prefer limes, while Meyer is quite popular in Turkey and Black Sea cost. Listing Meyer in lemon category is quite misleading, it is very different in taste, smell and genetics.
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Post by Laaz on Jul 14, 2019 9:23:46 GMT -5
Ilya you are correct. When I first started growing citrus I had a few Meyer's & they produced large crops of fruit which I thought was cool. Once I tasted the fruit, myself & friends were very disappointed in the flavor & I removed them all for better tasting varieties.
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toofarnorth
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West Central Ga. USA. Z8a
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Post by toofarnorth on Jul 14, 2019 11:40:31 GMT -5
I have two Meyer trees that I will keep at least for now. I have plenty of room so that's not a problem. Besides, my family, friends and neighbors love them. I believe they would get mad if I pulled them up. The 200 lemons I had last year was not enough for them. TFN
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Post by Laaz on Jul 14, 2019 11:48:44 GMT -5
All I can say is YUCK!
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ladygt
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Post by ladygt on Jul 14, 2019 12:00:07 GMT -5
Lots of sellers on ebay take advantage of ignorant plant lovers. Newbies are sucked in thinking they are saving money by buying seeds compared to buying a tree from a garden center. Boy are they going to be surprised when their tree takes forever to fruit or when it may not even taste good.
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Post by david on Jul 14, 2019 12:14:49 GMT -5
And when they buy clementine seed and poncirus comes up or as in most cases....nothing....comes up😶.
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Post by isaac1 on Jul 14, 2019 16:46:10 GMT -5
I grow meyers, mainly because I can get away growing them in ground here, though it is marginal being on the 8b/9a line. They also have the advantage of a longer harvest date range than many other varieties of Lemons.
Now keeping the Meyers happy takes more effort, and Nitrogen than any of my other citrus, and I don't think growing Meyers should be so widely encouraged as it is for container growers, but that is a different matter.
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Post by Hershell on Jul 14, 2019 17:13:11 GMT -5
Is Meyer grown commercially anywhere. I know several growers that have planted hundreds of trees to sell fruit. I’m just wondering if anyone will buy them more than once. I actually sold out of trees very early this year and I have more orders.
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Post by david on Jul 14, 2019 17:32:31 GMT -5
Lots of people grow myers because they are the most cold hardy of leomons and they are easy to propagate. They are well known around and some folks appreciate the taste and zest. I think they will sell as the public does not know that they are a real lemon. The public, I believe is not aware of the difference in a Mlemon and a Eureka in its prime. The Mlemon is a good bet for the average home gate yard tree and folks will continue to buy them. As for me the Mlemon is my last choice for real lemon.
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