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On Wed, 15 Jan 2020 14:12:01 -0000, "Ophelia"
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>"Jeßus" wrote in message ...
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>On Mon, 13 Jan 2020 23:57:54 -0500, Mike Duffy >
>wrote:
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>>On Tue, 14 Jan 2020 13:27:10 +1100, Je?s wrote:
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>>> Sweeter, I think. Meyer lemons are not true lemons though,

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>>True, it is a hybrid. Here is the wikipedia entry:
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>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyer_lemon

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>An a citron and a mandarin/pomelo hybrid ... I tried growing a Meyer
>lemon (in a large pot) here in NE Tasmania, but the winters were just
>too cold and it strugged to bear any fruit at all. Then the sheep
>pruned it to death...
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> The sheep can't have been very disappointed in them them? <g>


They've even all our rosemary bushes too (!). Not sure if they're just
being selfish, or being considerate in regards to their ultimate
destiny.

Oh, and our rhubarb... most of it is gone now.