BS: Why Wont' My Oranges and Lemons Ripen?

Subject: BS: Why Wont' My Oranges and Lemons Ripen?
From: Goose Gander
Date: 04 Sep 10 - 01:36 AM

Two trees, lemon and orange, covered with fruit. But they won't ripen. Same thing happened the last couple of years (these are young trees). Why won't they ripen? Do they need some extra fertilizer/nutrient or something? Or are they just lazy?

Subject: RE: BS: Why Wont' My Oranges and Lemons Ripen?
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 04 Sep 10 - 03:40 AM

With Citrus, you should not expect huge crops in the first few years - I was told that you should remove almost all the crop the first year, and portions of the crop for the next couple, as too abundant a fruit set is not recommended in the first few years.

Citrus can be cold sensitive, but if the fruit is setting, that should not be the problem. Same with sufficient water.

Have you applied any fertilizer at all? I forget what micronutrients citrus is hungry for.

Subject: RE: BS: Why Wont' My Oranges and Lemons Ripen?
From: Tangledwood
Date: 04 Sep 10 - 04:34 AM

More information needed. Do you live in Alaska? Hang on, Gander. That's Newfoundland isn't it?

Subject: RE: BS: Why Wont' My Oranges and Lemons Ripen?
From: MMario
Date: 04 Sep 10 - 06:55 AM

What are you going by?   colour? Citrus can ripen without changing colour depending on growing conditions.

Subject: RE: BS: Why Wont' My Oranges and Lemons Ripen?
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 04 Sep 10 - 07:47 AM

Ah - Mmario - it depends on what citrus - some lemon varieties actually ripen without changing from green - and limes of course ....

Subject: RE: BS: Why Wont' My Oranges and Lemons Ripen?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 04 Sep 10 - 09:09 AM

Google

ripening citrus still on the tree

Gang of sites, some of which I think will be useful to you.

Subject: RE: BS: Why Wont' My Oranges and Lemons Ripen?
From: Goose Gander
Date: 04 Sep 10 - 12:27 PM

I'm in Southern California, they named a frickin' county for oranges here, I thought I could grow them.

They don't change from green to orange, or yellow.

I tried that stuff Superthrive, which might just be snakeoil.