I'm very proud of my little orange tree!
It's about two years old, lives in a (very large) pot and has produced two lovely big oranges despite being eaten continually by grasshoppers!
Now the oranges are lovely and, well, orange, but how do I tell when they're ripe enough to pick? One guide I've read says to leave them for two years until they fall off, but I'm not sure I can wait that long!
Kfish
Oranges fruiting
Wow, Kfish!
They shouldn't take 2 years, mine fall off every spring! They should be OK once fully "orange" although that can vary with the variety. If you wait until early spring you should be right or bugger it and try 'em now!
Nev
They shouldn't take 2 years, mine fall off every spring! They should be OK once fully "orange" although that can vary with the variety. If you wait until early spring you should be right or bugger it and try 'em now!
Nev
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Thanks! A few days ago, I decided I wasn't going to wait any longer, and picked them! Now they're sitting on the table waiting for someone to eat them.
Actually, there are places in Australia where growing anything is bloody hard. Tasmania for instance - has a climate similar to England, down there they have great big rose bushes everywhere! They don't grow the same way up here in subtropical Brisbane. Betty, my Tasmanian friend, gave me a huge bag full of rosehips to make jam from, it took me forever to get the outer red hull away from the hairy little pips.
I'm currently living in a rental place, which is why the tree is in a pot, or rather half a small tank (about 2 ft. diameter). It's doing well, though. Putting out tiny new green shoots - hopefully this time the grasshoppers won't get to it.
Actually, there are places in Australia where growing anything is bloody hard. Tasmania for instance - has a climate similar to England, down there they have great big rose bushes everywhere! They don't grow the same way up here in subtropical Brisbane. Betty, my Tasmanian friend, gave me a huge bag full of rosehips to make jam from, it took me forever to get the outer red hull away from the hairy little pips.
I'm currently living in a rental place, which is why the tree is in a pot, or rather half a small tank (about 2 ft. diameter). It's doing well, though. Putting out tiny new green shoots - hopefully this time the grasshoppers won't get to it.
