Re: Oranges
- Subject: Re: Oranges
- From: D* L* <c*@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:57:07 -0700 (PDT)
Charles,
I believe most oranges ripen in late winter to early spring here in coastal Calif.
I pick mine a few at a time but continuously between February and April.
Be sure that your tree is getting a deep soaking every two weeks during the dry season.
Deborah Lindsay
Oakland
--- On Fri, 8/21/09, Charles Dills <charlesdills@mac.com> wrote:
> From: Charles Dills <charlesdills@mac.com>
> Subject: Oranges
> To: "Plants Mediterraean" <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
> Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 1:05 PM
> I'm originally
> from North Dakota.
>
> I grew up thinking oranges were made in
> the back room of the local grocery.
>
> So when I got to San Luis Obispo I
> planted a palm tree to signify that I was now a Californian
> and a Monterey Pine to remind of where I came from.
>
> They are both gone now, 46 years later.
>
> But I still have a California tree, an
> orange!
>
> But I know little about it.
>
> It is producing fruit.
>
> It starts out green and then turns
> orange.
>
> But how do I know when to pick it?
>
> If I wait too long it gets kind of dry
> inside, not the beautiful juicy texture of the grocery
> type.
>
> There must be some clue as to just when
> is the right time to pick it.
>
> Maybe a certain number of days after it
> turns orange!
>
> Please help so I can become a real
> Californian and eat a wonderful, ripe orange off my own
> tree!
>
> ---Chas---
>
>
