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[Hector Black <hblack@twlakes.net>]

The room I have them in is cool and  unheated.  I'm not sure what they would
do as houseplants.  I think this (cold) keeps them dormant which is probably
good if they're not getting much sunlight.
    Hector Black zone 6
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From: <list@ginda.us>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] limequat


> 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
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <list@ginda.us>
> > To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 6:02 AM
> > 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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