It took me about a month to do what smarter folks could do in a day.

What I do is grow Meyer lemons.... everything else is just promotion for Meyer lemons.

Cool! Would you mind letting us know a little about the process that's different than traditional limoncello? I'm intrigued, Looks awesome!

Katie,

I hope that answers the question, short of giving you my recipe.

I have a Meyer lemon, just because they're easy to find commercially. Nearly every Home Depot sells them here. Only problem is I'm not particularly fond of Meyer. But that's never stopped me growing it!

I had an in ground Meyer "Lemon". I eventually dug it up. The fruit was just mediocre when used as a lemon, and terrible as an orange. There are so many valuable good tasting citrus cultivars to grow to waste space with a Meyer.

Silica Do you mean like a New Zealand lemonade?

make lemon side from them or try to develop asweeter one

Congrats John, Meyers are by far the best tasting lemons for me here in California. ....especially when the juice is mixed with the appropriate solvent :- ). The Mayancello sounds like the flavor is kicked up a few notches.

Judging from comments here Meyers don't grow well in some climates. My grapefruits are just beginning to sweeten up... i understand that grapefruits dont do well everywhere either. I've got some juicing on today's agenda.

Those are some nice looking Myancello bottles!

I have a Meyer in my collection. Yes, it has a different flavor, the juice that is, but I don't find it objectionable. The peel smells wonderful and also makes good lemon curd and there are bookoos of ways to enjoy lemon curd. My little Meyer hasn't made enough fruit yet to try lemoncello but I've tried it a couple of times with Ponderosa lemons. The zest is thick on a Ponderosa but I still have trouble keeping that bitter out of the background......and Johnmerr, is right, most recipes recommend a minimum of one month soaking the zest in vodka.

If you haven't tried it, there is a really tasty sorbet recipe

https://www.health.com/health/recipe/0,,20929281,00.html

Which calls for whole lemons, de-seeded but including the peel. Meyers are the perfect lemon!

Okay but I'm still growing regular lemons in clay soil I'm adding used tea leaves and coffee grounds to make the clay drain now it drains but doesn't dry out