Tammie, do you wait for your lemons to REALLY ripen before picking? And are they REALLY sweet? My California brother had 2 lemon trees on the front lawn and he was eating the fruit like an orange. I couldn’t get over how sweet they were. I was able to make lemonade without adding sugar. They must pick them green before shipping out to the east coast. 🤨 What do you mean about the store seeds? Are they GMO seeds? Or they will only produce 1 year? What about buying veggies plants already started at a nursery? The food bank was handing out Basil last week. I wish we could grow fruits and vegetables completely indoors; when you can't do outdoors! :rose: New names to be alert: Lab-grown meat will be labeled as “CULTIVATED” or “CELL CULTIVATED” :negative: - Fair Use - Geri, My apologies for not seeing this until now. My lemons are not that sweet but delicious and can be eaten without sugar. My tree is not doing well this year :unsure: As to seeds, many store bought seeds are “enhanced” and that is concerning. I typically buy from seed catalogs and look for heirloom varieties. Per scripture seed bearing plants should bear seeds, many of the newer plants do not contain seeds or contain seeds that cannot reproduce, so what does that say???? I grow basil, it’s a staple in my household. You can freeze the leaves as well as dry them. I put basil leaves on my pizza too, its delicious. :rose: Kolleen you can — look up hydroponics. I have been a hydroponic grower for over 10 years and have several hydroponic “farms” in my sunroom and during the winter we enjoy fresh, homegrown cherry tomatoes, green peppers, lettuce and a variety of herbs. If you have a nice sunny window space, you can grow lemons, oranges, and limes inside. They also have dwarf banana trees that prefer inside. My neighbor has prickly pear, bananas, and lemons inside her sunroom. :yes:
