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My First Harvest

8 years ago

Hey guys, I'm glad to announce I picked my first citrus ever lol. After doing some research, I can confirm it's a Lakeland Limequat. Also, I've never eaten a limequat before... or a Kumquat.... so I was expecting something very sour... that's what people on the internet make it sound..... Well, it was actually quite good, I didn't even make a funny face :P The juice inside is definitely sour but, it's not overwhelming. Reminded me of a Sour Key candy from the convenience store. Once I started chewing on the skin, the sweet sour was gone and it was actually more sweet than sour.


It might have helped that I cut a limequat into 4 pieces... but I gave a piece to my mother and she did not make a weird face either... I'm not going to say it's my favourite fruit but, it was quite good and I'll keep eating them fresh. I should have another one ready in 2months.


Comments (15)

  • 8 years ago

    How wonderful is that. So, not only mandarinquat, but also limequat added to the list for next year.

  • 8 years ago

    Awesome info, you answered my questions about taste and size. Also looks like only a few seeds. Can't wait for my Lakeland to set it's first fruits.

  • 8 years ago

    Congratulations!!! I know how exciting that is! I’ve made many key lime pies with those limequats. Enjoy!

  • 8 years ago

    What I really like about all those ....quats is that I can use all of it rind and all. I love to make juice in a blender and can see just pop some in with a bit of yogurt and stevia.

  • 8 years ago

    I wonder if you can just put whole Limequats in a blender to make a slushy juice to make the "limequat pie".... You probably need 8-10.... mine was very juicy but again, they're so tiny... and my tree only has 2 medium size fruits on it now.

  • 8 years ago

    Oh how disappointing. Will they ripen after they fell off? Get sweeter in time? I know not this one as you already devoured it. Poor thing. I just hope the one I ordered will be the same variety as yours :)

  • 8 years ago

    I don't think so. The general rule for citrus is, after they're off the tree, they won't get any bigger, sweeter or juicier. They can still change color which makes it more appealing I guess. My tree is a "Cocktail" from Record Buck if you've heard of them. Just hope it's a "Lakeland" The other two types have more seeds and 1 of them looks weird... More oval than circular.

  • 7 years ago

    Here's an update to this post. Limequat didn't do very well indoors Winter 2017... Mostly because it was in the same pot as dying Meyer. Separated plants in Spring 2018...damaged some of the roots separating the limequat... And than I re-potted to a massive pot which was a mistake.


    It did well in the Spring/Summer 2018... Put out some growth, bloomed and held onto 3 fruits.

    By Fall/Winter I brought the limequat in again... It kept ripening the fruit but began losing leaves and branches dying again...


    The good new is it managed to ripen the fruit... I already had the smaller limequat when it fell off earlier this week. It was tasty so I'm excited for these 2 bigger limequats. Once I harvest these fruits, I'll throw the plant out and try again with a new limequat... Hopefully I can be more successful with my experience now....




  • 7 years ago

    Enjoy them! My limequats are finthis winter...they have not had any WLD, but other citrus have suffered more.

  • 7 years ago

    Dave, why throw it out? I would do all I could to give it another year to get a fresh start with lots of sunshine and good feriltizer...It should come back strong)


  • 7 years ago

    Because it keeps getting smaller each year instead of bigger lol... Futhermore, I don't know if it can recover... it looks pretty bad.

    Why keep fighting with a sick/failed tree when I can get a new one that's healthy and can produce fruit this year... and now with my experience I can better take care of it.

    I have limited space in the Winter, don't want an under performing tree taking up valuable window space. I'm worried if I nurture it back to health this Summer, I'll bring it inside again next Winter and if it dies it'll be a waste of a growing season.

    I'll attach a photo tomorrow but it's literally a 6" tall trunk with 1 long horizontal branch. The wood instead of being a healthy green colour, it's a brownish and cracked along the branch.

  • 7 years ago

    Dave, I have one like that....my bouquet de fleurs. It will not thrive, but does not die either....so annoying.

  • 7 years ago

    Isn't that the worst? You're stuck in limbo trying to decide whether or not to throw it out. I'm getting 2nd thoughts about the limequats.... Very exotic and tasty but if I find a good deal on some type of mandarin or clementine, I might opt for one of those instead.

  • 7 years ago

    Here's a few pics of the limequat today.