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And isn’t she a beauty?! Firm, glossy, yellow skin, just like it should be, and the zest tasted just great in our dinner last night. Juice to be used today.

But home-grown might be stretching things a little. Home-ripened is possibly a more accurate description. When we bought the tree it had about 5 green lemons hanging off it. Excellent! I think all fruit trees should come pre-loaded. But there are a couple of baby lemons that have appeared since we’ve had the tree home and re-potted it to a bigger pot. We just have to keep remembering to shift the tree around to keep it out of these very gusty NW winds, but put it back out in the sun when they’re gone.

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