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Conventional lemons are often picked while still green. They are then washed in detergent, waxed and moved into cold (52 degrees) storage to finish ripening. For this process, they are sorted by color and stored in separate bins. As they ‘ripen’ they are taken out of storage, washed again and … [Read more...] about Picking for Flavor not for Storage

When I read descriptions of Meyer Lemons, they are often said to be much smaller than Eureka or Lisbon lemons but that is not the case with DMS lemons, which are consistently larger than conventional lemons. What makes the difference? Younger trees tend to produce fewer but larger lemons and proper … [Read more...] about Growing the Healthiest Meyer Lemon

After years of drought and water shortages, Northern California has already had a very wet winter and is in the middle of a week of rain. We are running at least double last year rainfall and are well ahead of the yearly average. While the Sierra snow pack is below average (because we have had more … [Read more...] about Rain, rain and more rain