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Do they need to be in a cool place for the winter, or can you just 
bring them indoors and treat as house plants?

On Dec 17, 2003, at 8:10 PM, Hector Black wrote:

> Hi Ginda,
>     If it's the Rio Grande limequat, I've had pretty good success with 
> them.
> I grew them from seeds, however, and they're very thorny.  The mature 
> growth
> may not be.  Found them quite productive and ornamental.  I juyst 
> clipped
> the thorns.  The juice is good, but the skin doesn't seem to have any
> flavor.  Mine are the size of a small tangerine.  Bigger than 
> Calamondin.  I
> move them outside in their pots (aboveground) as early as possible and 
> start
> fertilizing a bit before that to get good growth and flowering.  Have 
> them
> in an unheated room in winter.
>     Hector Black   zone 6 middle TN
>
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> Subject: [NAFEX] limequat
>
>
> > I just noticed an add for a "limequat", which was billed as a small
> > lime-like citrus fruit that is easy to grow in a pot.  (or hardy in
> > zones 8-10)   Does anyone have experience with this in a cold climate?
> >
> > I have a myers lemon which does fairly well, but it is much more
> > cold-hardy, and I leave it outside until the oak-leaves fall (any my
> > window becomes sunny again.)  I've just installed lights over that
> > window, though, so maybe plants will do okay there in the summer, now.
> >
> > Ginda Fisher
> > zone 6
> >
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