I am always delighted in the middle of winter to have the citrus in full bloom in the basement. We have some large windows offering natural light that I supplement with overhead fluorescents on timers so plants get a total of 12-14 hours of light. Then I'm down there playing "bee" with Q-tip and brushed to pollinate. I get lots of kumquats and calamondine oranges. This is the first year my kiffer lime blossomed--it was more in late spring. I had already taken the plants outside. Right now I am hovering over 1 giant (approx 4" diameter!!!) lime! But boy are the thorns huge and evil on the kiffer lime!
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