You can take those rinds, cut them into pieces, put them in a jar or bowl, add sugar, cover, and let it sit for a few hours. You'll be shocked at how much liquid the sugar pulls from the rinds. As it does, it will dissolve the sugar, and you'll be left with a lemon syrup that tastes as bright and fresh as the lemons themselves because you didn't have to boil it like a standard simple syrup. Squeeze the lemons through a cheesecloth or something to get the last bits of syrup out (don't leave them in the syrup or it'll get really bitter) and then put it in the fridge. Best lemonade base ever.
I'm definitely a fan of the Eureka lemon over the Meyer or Lisbon for size, true lemon flavor and acidity, and few seeds/thorns. But if theres's room in the garden I say grow 'em all. Abundance for everyone!
They MEYER is SOOO good. After trying all three for myself I have to say the Meyer is the most fragrant lemon I have ever smelled! My great grandmother had a tree when she lived in Yorba linda, I am almost sure it was this. I eat lemons just straight with salt, one of the two I had was a little bit too orangy for me, but second one was just perfect. Thanks again!!!!!!
Hello AdventureSportFlashlights, I'm glad you had the opportunity to taste all three side-by-side to truly distinguish the flavors between all these common grown varieties! Charles :-)
Thanks for the video! For me, Lisbon for win, I like the size. Buying (organic) at the local store for now until I'll plant a dwarf in the spring. Blending WHOLE daily (flesh/pith/skin) for 3 weeks and noticing changes (use straw to back of mouth to protect teeth). My clothes are looser and inflammation decreasing
I’m Mexican and cook a lot of Mexican food and I find the eureka lemons work very well if I make Mariscos because the Meyer which is sweeter tastes kinda off to me
Hello Sophia D, If you want a lemon, for the traditional lemon flavor, then Eureka is the way to go. However, try Meyer lemons next time you prepare a home-made salad dressing, lemonade, or cakes & candies (my family has not experimented with Meyers & sweets, yet). There are some purposes the Meyer just adds a unique, enhanced lemon flavor to foods & drinks. I've really enjoyed having Meyer Lemon trees on my property! But, do not plant it until you find use for the fruit! Charles :-)
I'm white and cook a lot of white food and I find the eureka lemons work very well if I make seafood because the Meyer which is sweeter tastes kinda off to me
I make juice cubes with excess lemons too, but before that, I zest the lemons, let the zest dry out on a very low heat in the oven, then I freeze that too. Juice and zest all year round!
Great tip! Thank you for sharing with us Laura! :-) By the way, Armstrong Nursery does not have a source to obtain the Sorrento lemon tree-- And they can usually get their hands on anything. Let me know when you find a source that sells the Sorrento. Thank you, Charles
Meyer is the clear winner. They tend to be juicer and they don't have a thick white pith that the Eureka has. This makes it easier to zest. If you make lemon marmalade, the white pith will make your jam bitter, so you have to be careful to remove it. With the Meyer, you just use the whole lemon without worrying about it. Some of the comments imply that they Meyer lemon is sweet and not "lemony," which is flat-out wrong-- they are absolutely delicious and very lemony. The only down side is that they don't store as well as the Eureka or Lisbon, which is why you never see them at grocery stores. But that is irrelevant to home growers, because they will stay on the tree indefinitely, until you need them. We have two Meyers and wouldn't trade them for anything.
Heya Charles from Oz, I ran my own fruit and veg shop for eleven years and one of my favourite fruits to get in and show customers was the Meyer lemon. Most customers never knew of them and what I loved about them was the lovely feel of the soft skin, the colour, but mostly the sweeter eating aspect. I used to actually offer customers a wedge to eat, against most people's resistance and the number of people who actually enjoyed eating a lemon slice who would never do that would surprise you. It was probably 8 out of 10. The other aspect, which you didn't mention in this video and I haven't read all the comments here, was the fact the Meyer lemon can be peeled easily and will separate into wedged like mandarins. They are thinner in the join of the wedges, so you have to be more careful. I'm sure you are aware of this but it is something many people do not know, and although I actually don't bother eating lemons myself as I don't go for much citrus, and I'd prefer apples and bananas, I found it a beautiful different fruit to surprise customers with. Loving the videos I have seen, just found your channel, excellent stuff. Hope I can get your IV products over here.
I just had a groundhog eat my Meyer lemon tree!! It was only about a 2-3 foot tree, but it was beautiful and growing fast. In addition to my tomatoes it ate the ENTIRE TREE!!! It was chewed right down to about 6 inches above the soil. The stock the leaves everything devoured! I think I am just going to order a large tree this time and build a cage around it.
I just painted all my citrus trees with your 3-1 paint. Very easy to mix and it sure smells good. That little can covers a lot more area than I would have suspected. I also painted the bottoms part of the stems of my passion fruit vines. They were looking a little sunburned. Thanks!
This was a very informative and well presented video. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it also answered many of my questions. My only comment... and this is an observation, not a criticism of the overwhelming preference to the Meyer lemon. Of course people are going to prefer the taste of the sweeter Meyer lemon because as you pointed out, it is a cross between a mandarin orange and a lemon. If I want a sweet taste I’ll cut myself an orange but when I need a lemon for cooking, salads etc I want sour... and that’s why I have a Eureka lemon tree in my yard.
If you did not like lemons before you will now. Charles your presentation and depth of research hit the nail on the head. If my climate was able to grow lemons I would graft all of them on a root stock. Rocking it Charles.
@@alanmercieca3086 Good to know! I didn't like the Meyer lemons I sampled from a store. Eurekas have been my favorite so far, but perhaps I'll like the Meyers this way.
@@jennifereverett6298 It's hard to time it right, yet the ripening time is much faster that way. Also a short picking time, if a tree is full of them, then plenty have to be picked at basically the same time to have a strictly lemon flavor. I have been cooking with them both pure lemon and ripened further, with added sugar. That is the only way that I like them.
Meyer lemons are sweeter but less lemony than the Eureka and Lisbon. I also use lemon zest and find the eureka has more citrus oil and so better for cooking.
@@jennifereverett6298 organic homegrown certainly gives up zest easier if left to tree ripen, and also benefits from not being dipped in wax or whatever it is (which you can wash off if commercial store bought only option).
Thank you for washing your fruit first. It always boggled me why gardeners just eat there harvest without washing not thinking of fly droppings or mosquitoes or dirt in wind etc anyway thanks for putting emphasis on that. Just subscribed. And you explained everything soo well, now ive been able to decided meyer lemon it is for my first fruit tree.
I went to Sprouts and enjoyed my first Meyer Lemon, ever. I simply peeled it and ate it. No contest it is head & tail above the other 2. Very thirst quenching, I might add.
17:15 for results of the test =) I've noticed my lemonade tastes more bitter when i use the sqeezer instead of the old spin juicer, whatever it's called. I guess because of the oils in the skin? Thanks for the video!
I agree, I'm in sw Phoenix Az, I have an improved Meyer lemon tree in my yard it's about 3 years old, and the lemons are fantastic! superb flavor, the skin is very thin never tasted a better lemon in my life, it's only about 4 feet tall and the branches can hang down because of the lemons are heavy, to help out, I put down steaks and use zip ties to help out the branches that carry fruit so that they don't hang down, I also manipulate branches to position them to grow in an upwards position with the zip ties
My kids and grandkids wait all year for my Meyer lemons to grow, they by themselves are the best tasting lemons, growing as big as oranges and almost the same color as they are. They all like to eat them by themselves or with a salted chili plum (saladitos) right in the middle. I can't help but eat them myself.
Just looking at your older vidz. The washing of fruit and veg is soo important. My brother was in hospital for more than a week due to dirty produce from the elementary school. Thanx for sharing this info
Back in the 1960s I worked for an Italian who was a banana distributor. I drove a semi to the Brooklyn and New Jersey piers to get a load off the boats from Ecuador. His parents were fruit peddlers in the 30s, 40s and 50s. He said his mother always call the lemon the king of the fruit because it had so many uses. I use the bad ones on my tree to get the rust off my metal tools. When one goes to the store, one can't walk down an aisle with out seeing some product that has a lemon related purpose.
Nice video. My wife and I have tried growing Eureka and Lisbon. The Lisbon took almost 4 years to start providing what I call a crop. Interestingly, the Lisbon is not as juicy but seems more lemony in flavor. Long and short, we enjoyed your blind taste experiment and advice on maintaining these trees. Thanks...
Thank you ,I just called a lemon , lemon, the rich history behind it is so informative. I’m going to plant the Meyer lemon tree, and maybe have a citrus corner. I learnt a lot.
Someone told me they loved Meyer Lemons today... that was the first thing she told me about lemons when I told her I pick them. I prefer the Eureka for lemonade but I’m gonna try and give Improved Meyer Lemonade a other shot
Wow, thank you Mr. Charles Malki, I really learned alot from this video. I just bought a Meyer lemon tree and I wanted to educate myself on how to care for this beautiful little lemon tree. Again, thank you very much!🍋😊
Don’t care for the Meyer lemon 🍋- I prefer the traditional tartness so I bought a semi-dwarf Eureka variety- great for cooking and yummy 😋 lemonade- I have never tried the Lisbon yet
Very educational. I have epilepsy with recurring seizures and wind-up forgetting so much. Thanks for helping me recall some of my favorite subject. God bless.
I live in South Florida and I love the garden. Thank you for your tips on how to plant and care for lemons and other citrus. Enjoy your videos very much and the tips.
Italian varieties of lemmons are bestest with water, sugar, and some crushed ice . The best choice Ovale di sorento,Salicifolia,Primofiore If are lemmons "Bio" than are good strong aromatic varieties acidic to medium acidic. The smell of citrus peel is then felt in the drink. It will best quench your thirst!
I have grown meyer myself. They are much easier to grow compared to true lemons (meyer isn't a true lemon) and are very productive even where I live (I don't live in a citrus friendly area). While the juice is ok, the rind is really gross and not lemony at all. If you want to use the rind, stay away from meyer!
Back in the 1960s I worked for an Italian fellow who was a banana distributor various stores in the NYC and Long Island. I drove his semi to the Brooklyn and New Jersey piers and got the a load off the boats. His parents were fruit peddlers back in the 30s, 40s, and 50s. He told me his mother always called the lemon the king of the fruits because of their many uses. I even use the ones that are bad to take the rust off my metal tools.
This was really cool and interesting, a little history, showing variety, break down of each fruit, evaluation. Thank you for taking the time to make this video, very informative, well done.
Hello Charles, I’ve seen many of your videos and I like the way you explain on what you’re working on step by step. Makes my projects much easier and enjoyable, but I I have to mention that every time I see you cut a branch of one your trees And toss it to the side I’m like oh man, how would I like to get that branch. Any way, keep up the good work and keep the videos coming.
Now I'm feeling so invested in lemon trees. Would really love to get a Meyer lemon tree. I live in the tropical/rainforest area....will that work I wonder...
We've had a high producing lemon tree for 20 years and we've never known what kind. It was a gift! Based on your great video, we've narrowed it down to either the Eureka or Meyer. I'm going to quick go and cut one open and check the color of the flesh to see if it's more orange or white. Thanks, again!!
Same. I planted it myself 20 years ago but can't remember what it was. Looks like a Eureka but lemons have heaps of seeds inside I still don't know. lol
I grow Meyer lemons in the north, zone 7. A few years back I made a lemon meringue pie with home grown Meyers. It was disappointing, they just weren't sour enough to compete with the sweet meringue. Next time I'll add calamondin juice.
Wow! I just found your channel and I love it! You have so much great information! I will for sure find your Organic paint/ treatment for my Meyer Lemons. I live in Palm Desert where the sun can be brutal!
I really loved watching your video with all the information, I was able to grow a Lisbon lemon tree from seed, but it doesn't produce for me, and it won't because it was a store-bought lemon. I just bought a Meyer lemon tree it smells so awesome big blooms all over it. I am in the PNW so my tree's having to be indoors. I hope to find some Eurika and Lisbon seeds to grow as the trees are hard to get in my area. Thanks for the video!
I made lemon ice out of meyers lemons this last week and it is absolutely delicious. I made Chef John's recipe at foodwishes channel. Yummy. You should try it, very easy.
i agree. i feel like we are testing lemon juice vs orange juice. of course people will prefer the sweeter drink. but lemon is for that sour tart to compliment other flavor i love it in desserts or on meat or salad
Improved Meyer is a hybrid created by the university using the original Meyer lemon from China and some variety of mandarin orange that was not kept record of in university records. Meyer lemon has a strong mandarin flavor to it unless it's picked far from ripe yet not too raw, then it tastes a lot like a real lemon, very lemony actually, yet when raw like that it's very acidic, more so than normal lemons.
hi .your videos are amazing i have been watching your videos for 3 days about lemon and avocado .believe me in my country Syria meyer lemon is the cheapest of all lemon varieties and sanata teresa is the best and most expenseve .however it is widely planted but needs alot of watering.
Lions Heart Hello 👋 Great to heat from you all the way from Syria! 🇸🇾 Meyer lemons don’t ship well, in part, because the peal is thin. I know of a grower of Meyer lemons in Los Angeles that planted most of his backyard with Meyer lemons, and his sales to local restaurants nears $200,000 per year!!! Meyer lemons are a rare site in our local grocery stores! I hope to visit the Middle East in 2021! Charles 🌱👍
@@IVOrganic thank you for your attention. Soil and climate in my area are perfect for citrus planting.but we need alot of researchs for the development of varieties and fertilization and for other plantings such as tropical fruits.i would like to send you some photos from my farm next time. Thank you again and waiting for up coming videos.
I love Eureka lemons, but when I tried some Meyer lemons from 99 Cent Store, I was very unimpressed. They tasted like a mild, bland lemon with a bit of an odd flavor. I imagine that homegrown is better, and it's possible that the ones I ate were under ripe.
They’re all like that. They have a weird sweetish herb-y flavor. I don’t like Meyer lemons. If you like regular lemons, you probably won’t like them. I suggest buying more Meyer lemons to be sure how you feel about the taste before investing time and money into growing them.
My family tried Meyer lemons and it was an all around loser. We prefer tart flavor lemons. I only ever knew of Meyer dwarf trees. That thought made me sad. I decided to look again and see if there were other dwarf trees. I got excited at the Eureka dwarf tree, but when I looked it up I found that they don't ship it to Wisconsin. I wanted to find out cost, so I could grow indoors.
Ive been growing a meyer lemon from a seed my son spit out of his iced tea at a restaurant about a year ago. Its about 20 inches tall. I have it in well draining soil. Do you think there will be a way to keep it smaller or should I not even try if it wasnt a grafted root tree. I live in Maryland so I will be bringing it indoors durring the winter months. Also I have it in its own mylar lined grow box with 2 smaller LED full spectrum bulbs on it on a timer set at around 12 hrs of light a day.
Hello Mark Jolles . If you are in the Los Angeles area, the Theodore Payne Foundation is one of the BEST nurseries for purchasing Native Plants (I did some educational videos there as well: ruclips.net/video/SwmXb_53ss4/видео.html) Most of the 'mom & pop' (compared to the big box stores) can special order your favorite tree is any size rootstock (dwarf, semi dwarf or standard). Some local examples are Laguna Hills Nursery (Santa Ana), Walter Anderson Nursery (San Diego) Green Thumb Nursery & Armstrong Garden Centers. I hope this helps! Charles :-)
Going to the store and trying to ask anyone about citrus is always a nightmare. Your videos have been very informative! I live in South Florida and have a dwarf meyer lemon tree that is determined to produce flowers and fruit until it kills itself. If I could ask you a question, it would be... what are the basic necessities you would tell someone to grab from the store as far as fertilizer Pest Control and obviously a strong sun ? Go easy on me i'm one step below citrusing for dummies. Thanks for your videos!!!
Hello 84MrCaseymajor, Thank you for the compliment! :-) Before returning to LA about 5 years ago, I spent 8 years living in Boynton Beach and Boca-- So I am very familiar with Florida gardening! :-) Here are my top 3 tips for you, or anyone else reading these comments: (1) Feed your plants with a granular organic fertilizer 3x per year, spring, summer and fall. Do not feed your citrus in the winter. (2) For pest control use Captain Jack's spinosad-based product to control leaf miner and other pests. My other favorite product is neem oil, however, the hot summer sun can cause leaf, fruit and stem burn. If using an oil based pest control, I recommend adding the oil in the evening, and then applying IV Organic foliar spray in the morning to keep your plants several degrees cooler. (3) Because you have sandy soil, maintaining the soil nutrition is a serious battle; however, adding a 2-3 layer of mulch (wood chips) around the rootzone area to help slow down the beating of water on the top soil and minimize the washing away of your added fertilizers. Keep the mulch a couple inches away from the tree trunk to avoid the risk of stem rot. I hope these 3 tips helps your Meyer lemon support a couple more fruit! :-) Keep me posted on your gardening successes! Charles
WOW! Your Meyer is blowing (or should I say, blooming) mine away.... I'm on my first round of blooms... And awaiting the primary bloom-time which should be happening in the upcoming few weeks. Charles :-)
Im in L.A. County, CA. Great video!👌 But some things i dont think i heard, are: 1. Which of Eureka and Lisbon have thinner skin and has more juice (for juicing purposes). I dont like lemons with thick hard skin. 2. Which of these 2 give more quantity of lemons and more months of the year? And how many months of the year it gives? 3. Which of the 2 grows faster? 4. Do the flowers of these 2 smell? I would love to know those answers since im deciding which one i want to buy. I agree that Meyer are better tasking by far, but are not true lemons, and dont have the same detoxifying capacity like real lemons. Im in the San Fernando Valley, CA. Can i go buy lemon trees from you? Where are u located? And whats the biggest size u sell that already are giving fruit? Thanks!!❤🍋❤
Meyers to Me are more beneficial to dental hygiene with reduced acid. But I prefer the other varieties with their thicker rinds giving longer shelf life.
Thank you for your video. I wonted to plant lemons and was confused which one. But thanks to you I picked Meyer. Just wandering if you have Loquat fruit growing? all my neighbors in LA have those fruits growing and they just delicious.
Thanks Charles, I’ve basically spent all week watching your videos since discovering your channel, really fascinating! I grow all sorts of citrus here in the UK, I was wondering if your products are available in England, or are they only available in the US market? All the best, and thanks again for the informative videos, after 20 years of growing citrus I still find so much to learn from your videos, cheers Alex
Great channel. Im into combining and ballancing fruit flavors and like to choose the citrus accent so i can relate. I have preference for lemon flavors and im trying others. Balancing the strength of the citrus to the water and sugar can seriously influence the taste however. Plus taste is a highly individual and subjective thing ...which is part of the fun eh?
Great, now I can't resist trying to rising a meyer lemon .. might be a bit diffcult not having a garden, or a suitable climate zone, or a flat that gets a decent amount of sunlight. I hope my best window seat and a growth lamp will suffice.
There is a lemon that has not been discovered yet "very rare", its called by the locals Mosul lemon, its with the size of an orange just huge, juicy and extremlly sour
Good information! You said the Meyer tolerates frost...I assume that means relatively little frost? Are Lisbon lemons really actual freeze-tolerant? We’ve moved to a different location, in the Olympia, WA area...really miss having a lemon tree, but having to keep it inside a greenhouse, is costly, and less enjoyable than ground or container planting. Thinking ground-planting helps protect the Lisbon better than if it’s in a pot??? About 22 years ago, I got a Lisbon, labeled as “freeze-tolerant”, and planted it next to a small cabin, in a rural area of SW WA State, about 30 miles south of Olympia, and about 40 miles inland from the coast. It was in a forested area with some cleared space around cabin, but not much...a “microclimate”, having a bit of shade from hot summer sun. That Lisbon started out about a foot tall, and grew well for about 4 years. The next time we went, though, the big NW slugs had found it, girdled it’s little trunk, then about 3’tall, killing it. I hadn’t known about wrapping the trunk with copper tape, which would have mini-zapped the slugs, repelling them. It was basically just ground-planted, then kinda neglected, since we only visited for 2 weeks annually, then. Temps in that region can drop to single-digits once or twice on rare winters, but usually only drop to the teens (Fahrenheit), a few sporadic nites many winters. The hottest temp one year, about 15 years ago, hit 108F one day. 90s & up to about 104 only happen during about a week or two each summer (though with climate crisis pattern, this has all been changing over the past 30 years). Wondered if a Lisbon doing well there was a fluke, or if one might survive our current, somewhat more exposed location in the Olympia area?
If you can get it, supposedly the most frost-tolerant lemon is the ichang lemon, but it's hard to find. Lisbon lemons are supposed to be able to tolerate down to USDA zone 9, which is a bit warmer than the average in Olympia (zone 8a).
Hello Charles, ty for all your work and education. What is the rootstock of your Myers lemon? Mine is C-35 and it goes dormant. Yours looks great all year round. Thanks
Crying shame that you were unable to get ahold of a Sfusato lemon. I'd give my eyeteeth to try one. BTW, this variety is also known as the "Amalfi Coast" lemon because apparently that's where it's from. If anybody reading this happens to know of a source of a GRAFTED sfusato (not seedling), please leave a comment to my comment. Thanks.
Thank you for this awesome video Charles! I smiled when I heard you say, put the juice in the ice cube trays! It's exactly what I do! I juice my lemons using a slow juicer, whole with the rind! I freeze the pulp too and add them to my jam making! No lemon waste for me! 😅😂🤣
You can take those rinds, cut them into pieces, put them in a jar or bowl, add sugar, cover, and let it sit for a few hours.
You'll be shocked at how much liquid the sugar pulls from the rinds. As it does, it will dissolve the sugar, and you'll be left with a lemon syrup that tastes as bright and fresh as the lemons themselves because you didn't have to boil it like a standard simple syrup.
Squeeze the lemons through a cheesecloth or something to get the last bits of syrup out (don't leave them in the syrup or it'll get really bitter) and then put it in the fridge. Best lemonade base ever.
Hi Katie, this sounds great , but I'm a little unclear - do you sugar the rinds separately from the lemon/fruit, or all together in pieces?
Thank you for the info
AWESOME TIP!!!! Can't wait to give this a try!!
Or eat them fresh like I do
We dry our rinds, grind into power and put the powder in our heath shakes
I have a Meyer, Ponderosa, Lisbon, Variegated Eureka, Santa Teresa, and Eureka. I much prefer the Eureka, which is a true lemon.
Steven Bullen You’ve got it ALL!!! AWESOME!!!
Charles 🍋👍
You list a whole list of lemons :"Sfusato Amalfitano", "Siracusiano DOP", "Four seasons" and others but great comment.
I'm definitely a fan of the Eureka lemon over the Meyer or Lisbon for size, true lemon flavor and acidity, and few seeds/thorns. But if theres's room in the garden I say grow 'em all. Abundance for everyone!
Thank you for sharing this Gern! 😊🌎☀️
Send me scion of heavy laden branch.?
They MEYER is SOOO good. After trying all three for myself I have to say the Meyer is the most fragrant lemon I have ever smelled! My great grandmother had a tree when she lived in Yorba linda, I am almost sure it was this.
I eat lemons just straight with salt, one of the two I had was a little bit too orangy for me, but second one was just perfect.
Thanks again!!!!!!
Hello AdventureSportFlashlights,
I'm glad you had the opportunity to taste all three side-by-side to truly distinguish the flavors between all these common grown varieties! Charles :-)
Thanks for the video! For me, Lisbon for win, I like the size. Buying (organic) at the local store for now until I'll plant a dwarf in the spring. Blending WHOLE daily (flesh/pith/skin) for 3 weeks and noticing changes (use straw to back of mouth to protect teeth). My clothes are looser and inflammation decreasing
I’m Mexican and cook a lot of Mexican food and I find the eureka lemons work very well if I make Mariscos because the Meyer which is sweeter tastes kinda off to me
Hello Sophia D,
If you want a lemon, for the traditional lemon flavor, then Eureka is the way to go. However, try Meyer lemons next time you prepare a home-made salad dressing, lemonade, or cakes & candies (my family has not experimented with Meyers & sweets, yet). There are some purposes the Meyer just adds a unique, enhanced lemon flavor to foods & drinks. I've really enjoyed having Meyer Lemon trees on my property! But, do not plant it until you find use for the fruit! Charles :-)
I'm white and cook a lot of white food and I find the eureka lemons work very well if I make seafood because the Meyer which is sweeter tastes kinda off to me
@@valchris11 wow racist much?
NPC 42 they deleted their comment. What did they say?
So true.
I make juice cubes with excess lemons too, but before that, I zest the lemons, let the zest dry out on a very low heat in the oven, then I freeze that too. Juice and zest all year round!
Great tip! Thank you for sharing with us Laura! :-)
By the way, Armstrong Nursery does not have a source to obtain the Sorrento lemon tree-- And they can usually get their hands on anything. Let me know when you find a source that sells the Sorrento. Thank you,
Charles
If I find one, I'll definitely let you know!
I cryogenically preserve my extra lemons...come at me.
Meyer is the clear winner. They tend to be juicer and they don't have a thick white pith that the Eureka has. This makes it easier to zest. If you make lemon marmalade, the white pith will make your jam bitter, so you have to be careful to remove it. With the Meyer, you just use the whole lemon without worrying about it. Some of the comments imply that they Meyer lemon is sweet and not "lemony," which is flat-out wrong-- they are absolutely delicious and very lemony. The only down side is that they don't store as well as the Eureka or Lisbon, which is why you never see them at grocery stores. But that is irrelevant to home growers, because they will stay on the tree indefinitely, until you need them. We have two Meyers and wouldn't trade them for anything.
They are sweet not like a lemon . To each their own but don’t insist
Heya Charles from Oz, I ran my own fruit and veg shop for eleven years and one of my favourite fruits to get in and show customers was the Meyer lemon. Most customers never knew of them and what I loved about them was the lovely feel of the soft skin, the colour, but mostly the sweeter eating aspect. I used to actually offer customers a wedge to eat, against most people's resistance and the number of people who actually enjoyed eating a lemon slice who would never do that would surprise you. It was probably 8 out of 10. The other aspect, which you didn't mention in this video and I haven't read all the comments here, was the fact the Meyer lemon can be peeled easily and will separate into wedged like mandarins. They are thinner in the join of the wedges, so you have to be more careful. I'm sure you are aware of this but it is something many people do not know, and although I actually don't bother eating lemons myself as I don't go for much citrus, and I'd prefer apples and bananas, I found it a beautiful different fruit to surprise customers with. Loving the videos I have seen, just found your channel, excellent stuff. Hope I can get your IV products over here.
I just had a groundhog eat my Meyer lemon tree!! It was only about a 2-3 foot tree, but it was beautiful and growing fast. In addition to my tomatoes it ate the ENTIRE TREE!!! It was chewed right down to about 6 inches above the soil. The stock the leaves everything devoured!
I think I am just going to order a large tree this time and build a cage around it.
Try roasting that groundhog or cook with rice---like squirrel. Flavors rice excellently!
I'd hate for that to happen to me ugh. Especially when I've been growing one for about a year now
eat the groundhog and establish dominance
Ground hog tastes great with barbecue sauce....
I just painted all my citrus trees with your 3-1 paint. Very easy to mix and it sure smells good. That little can covers a lot more area than I would have suspected. I also painted the bottoms part of the stems of my passion fruit vines. They were looking a little sunburned. Thanks!
Amalfi Coast Lemon, genetically obviously a tiny bit more connected with Citron, is my favourite. Sweet as the Meyer Lemon, but with stunning flavour.
This was a very informative and well presented video. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it also answered many of my questions. My only comment... and this is an observation, not a criticism of the overwhelming preference to the Meyer lemon. Of course people are going to prefer the taste of the sweeter Meyer lemon because as you pointed out, it is a cross between a mandarin orange and a lemon. If I want a sweet taste I’ll cut myself an orange but when I need a lemon for cooking, salads etc I want sour... and that’s why I have a Eureka lemon tree in my yard.
If you did not like lemons before you will now. Charles your presentation and depth of research hit the nail on the head. If my climate was able to grow lemons I would graft all of them on a root stock. Rocking it Charles.
If you get a Meyer lemon right before it's ripe, around the point that the green is giving in to yellow, you geta wonderful mixture of sweet and tart.
Agreed! Thanks for sharing
Zaiaku666! Charles :-)
When green, yet not too early or too late, it tastes like a normal lemon, only more acidic.
@@alanmercieca3086 Good to know! I didn't like the Meyer lemons I sampled from a store. Eurekas have been my favorite so far, but perhaps I'll like the Meyers this way.
@@jennifereverett6298 It's hard to time it right, yet the ripening time is much faster that way. Also a short picking time, if a tree is full of them, then plenty have to be picked at basically the same time to have a strictly lemon flavor. I have been cooking with them both pure lemon and ripened further, with added sugar. That is the only way that I like them.
@@alanmercieca3086 I just tried a very ripe Meyer lemon, and it was delicious--plenty acidic with very noticeable mandarin flavor and aroma!
Meyer lemons are sweeter but less lemony than the Eureka and Lisbon. I also use lemon zest and find the eureka has more citrus oil and so better for cooking.
The ones I sampled from a store were less lemony/flavorful than the Eurekas I love. But I'm wondering if homegrown will have more flavor.
@@jennifereverett6298 organic homegrown certainly gives up zest easier if left to tree ripen, and also benefits from not being dipped in wax or whatever it is (which you can wash off if commercial store bought only option).
@@brianrollins3245 I just tried a very ripe Meyer lemon, and it was delicious--plenty acidic with very noticeable mandarin flavor and aroma!
I started watching having no idea how informative this would be. I said to myself, wow, this guy really knows ... well, lemons! Thank you so much.
If you prefer a sweeter orange like lemon, then you'll like a meyer lemon. I prefer Eureka lemons
Thank you for washing your fruit first. It always boggled me why gardeners just eat there harvest without washing not thinking of fly droppings or mosquitoes or dirt in wind etc anyway thanks for putting emphasis on that. Just subscribed. And you explained everything soo well, now ive been able to decided meyer lemon it is for my first fruit tree.
I went to Sprouts and enjoyed my first Meyer Lemon, ever. I simply peeled it and ate it. No contest it is head & tail above the other 2. Very thirst quenching, I might add.
Keep in mind that they are not true lemons. Its mixed with tangerine. So if you want the lemon for health purppses like detox, Meyers wont be good.
17:15 for results of the test =)
I've noticed my lemonade tastes more bitter when i use the sqeezer instead of the old spin juicer, whatever it's called. I guess because of the oils in the skin?
Thanks for the video!
You're welcome Mickey Bauer! Makes sense that the "juice" in the skins can change the test when using the fruit press tool. Great point! Charles :-)
Thanks for the time stamp.
Mickey Bauer6v
Thanks. You saved 20 minutes of my life 👍
I agree, I'm in sw Phoenix Az, I have an improved Meyer lemon tree in my yard it's about 3 years old, and the lemons are fantastic! superb flavor, the skin is very thin never tasted a better lemon in my life, it's only about 4 feet tall and the branches can hang down because of the lemons are heavy, to help out, I put down steaks and use zip ties to help out the branches that carry fruit so that they don't hang down, I also manipulate branches to position them to grow in an upwards position with the zip ties
Good thinking!
YOU can JUMP to results of taste test: 16:40
Tx
True vip
My kids and grandkids wait all year for my Meyer lemons to grow, they by themselves are the best tasting lemons, growing as big as oranges and almost the same color as they are. They all like to eat them by themselves or with a salted chili plum (saladitos) right in the middle. I can't help but eat them myself.
Just looking at your older vidz. The washing of fruit and veg is soo important. My brother was in hospital for more than a week due to dirty produce from the elementary school. Thanx for sharing this info
Back in the 1960s I worked for an Italian who was a banana distributor. I drove a semi to the Brooklyn and New Jersey piers to get a load off the boats from Ecuador. His parents were fruit peddlers in the 30s, 40s and 50s. He said his mother always call the lemon the king of the fruit because it had so many uses. I use the bad ones on my tree to get the rust off my metal tools. When one goes to the store, one can't walk down an aisle with out seeing some product that has a lemon related purpose.
Nice video. My wife and I have tried growing Eureka and Lisbon. The Lisbon took almost 4 years to start providing what I call a crop. Interestingly, the Lisbon is not as juicy but seems more lemony in flavor. Long and short, we enjoyed your blind taste experiment and advice on maintaining these trees. Thanks...
So u are saying that for juicing its better the eureka than the lisbon?
Which one has thinner skin?
Thank you ,I just called a lemon , lemon, the rich history behind it is so informative. I’m going to plant the Meyer lemon tree, and maybe have a citrus corner. I learnt a lot.
Someone told me they loved Meyer Lemons today... that was the first thing she told me about lemons when I told her I pick them. I prefer the Eureka for lemonade but I’m gonna try and give Improved Meyer Lemonade a other shot
Hi Charles, you are really good, you are the best detaild in all aspects of growing lemons, thanks. Canada
Thank you Mario!
Charles 🍋👍
Wow, thank you Mr. Charles Malki, I really learned alot from this video. I just bought a Meyer lemon tree and I wanted to educate myself on how to care for this beautiful little lemon tree.
Again, thank you very much!🍋😊
lemons are just the most cheerful fruit there is!
Don’t care for the Meyer lemon 🍋- I prefer the traditional tartness so I bought a semi-dwarf Eureka variety- great for cooking and yummy 😋 lemonade- I have never tried the Lisbon yet
Very educational. I have epilepsy with recurring seizures and wind-up forgetting so much. Thanks for helping me recall some of my favorite subject. God bless.
I love the Myers lemon, never tried the other ones
Stick that branch in moist warm soil in full sunlight surrounded by moist air and it will root fast, and it will produce fruit within a year.
I live in South Florida and I love the garden. Thank you for your tips on how to plant and care for lemons and other citrus. Enjoy your videos very much and the tips.
Italian varieties of
lemmons are bestest with water, sugar, and some crushed ice .
The best choice Ovale di sorento,Salicifolia,Primofiore
If are lemmons "Bio" than are good strong aromatic varieties acidic to medium acidic.
The smell of citrus peel is then felt in the drink. It will best quench your thirst!
I have grown meyer myself. They are much easier to grow compared to true lemons (meyer isn't a true lemon) and are very productive even where I live (I don't live in a citrus friendly area). While the juice is ok, the rind is really gross and not lemony at all. If you want to use the rind, stay away from meyer!
Some appear to be extremely productive. If theyre a bushy 10 footer
thanks for this informative video!
I've just bought and planted in a container the Eureca lemon, will see how it goes
how has it been going
Back in the 1960s I worked for an Italian fellow who was a banana distributor various stores in the NYC and Long Island. I drove his semi to the Brooklyn and New Jersey piers and got the a load off the boats. His parents were fruit peddlers back in the 30s, 40s, and 50s. He told me his mother always called the lemon the king of the fruits because of their many uses. I even use the ones that are bad to take the rust off my metal tools.
Awsome story!
This was really cool and interesting, a little history, showing variety, break down of each fruit, evaluation. Thank you for taking the time to make this video, very informative, well done.
Not a fan of Meyer lemons, at all. Much prefer the tartness, higher acidic content of Eureka/Lisbon.
Me too my lemon twin
Yuuuh same i got an eureka tree and to me meyers kinda more of an orange looking
If you grew up in Europe you won't consider Meyer to be a true lemon
Omg yes, Meyers are gross the taste is like lemon soap
I love the Malarky lemons the best. It's a bunch of Marlarky that makes the day.
Hello Charles, I’ve seen many of your videos and I like the way you explain on what you’re working on step by step.
Makes my projects much easier and enjoyable, but I I have to mention that every time I see you cut a branch of one your trees
And toss it to the side I’m like oh man, how would I like to get that branch. Any way, keep up the good work and keep the videos coming.
Now I'm feeling so invested in lemon trees. Would really love to get a Meyer lemon tree. I live in the tropical/rainforest area....will that work I wonder...
We've had a high producing lemon tree for 20 years and we've never known what kind. It was a gift! Based on your great video, we've narrowed it down to either the Eureka or Meyer. I'm going to quick go and cut one open and check the color of the flesh to see if it's more orange or white. Thanks, again!!
Same. I planted it myself 20 years ago but can't remember what it was. Looks like a Eureka but lemons have heaps of seeds inside I still don't know. lol
Thank you for the great breakdown on this video. I’m interested in citrus trees and know nothing. Now I k ow a little bit!
Definitely getting a Meyer! Thank you!
Not surprised that the lemon which was crossed with an orange would be the tastiest. :)
I grow Meyer lemons in the north, zone 7. A few years back I made a lemon meringue pie with home grown Meyers. It was disappointing, they just weren't sour enough to compete with the sweet meringue. Next time I'll add calamondin juice.
Wow! I just found your channel and I love it! You have so much great information! I will for sure find your Organic paint/ treatment for my Meyer Lemons. I live in Palm Desert where the sun can be brutal!
I just got a meyer lemon plant as a gift and this hello what to expect ☺️
I wonder how what most CHEF's would prefer ,for , baking , dressings , dips,, etc, cheers.
I really loved watching your video with all the information, I was able to grow a Lisbon lemon tree from seed, but it doesn't produce for me, and it won't because it was a store-bought lemon. I just bought a Meyer lemon tree it smells so awesome big blooms all over it. I am in the PNW so my tree's having to be indoors. I hope to find some Eurika and Lisbon seeds to grow as the trees are hard to get in my area. Thanks for the video!
New to gardening. Thank you so much for all this info! Going to check into getting the smaller versions. New sub 😊
Hello Mickyunit! Thank you SO MUCH for the compliment & for subscribing!!! Keep me posted on your lemon growing successes!!! Charles :-)
How is your indoor lemon tree growing?
Great information and you make a very good teacher.👍🏽
I made lemon ice out of meyers lemons this last week and it is absolutely delicious. I made Chef John's recipe at foodwishes channel. Yummy. You should try it, very easy.
If the meyer is a eureka lemon and mandarin hybrid doesn't that mean that people generally don't like lemons?
Id guess
i agree. i feel like we are testing lemon juice vs orange juice. of course people will prefer the sweeter drink. but lemon is for that sour tart to compliment other flavor i love it in desserts or on meat or salad
Improved Meyer is a hybrid created by the university using the original Meyer lemon from China and some variety of mandarin orange that was not kept record of in university records. Meyer lemon has a strong mandarin flavor to it unless it's picked far from ripe yet not too raw, then it tastes a lot like a real lemon, very lemony actually, yet when raw like that it's very acidic, more so than normal lemons.
Great video and lots of great tips!
hi .your videos are amazing i have been watching your videos for 3 days about lemon and avocado .believe me in my country Syria meyer lemon is the cheapest of all lemon varieties and sanata teresa is the best and most expenseve .however it is widely planted but needs alot of watering.
Lions Heart Hello 👋 Great to heat from you all the way from Syria! 🇸🇾 Meyer lemons don’t ship well, in part, because the peal is thin. I know of a grower of Meyer lemons in Los Angeles that planted most of his backyard with Meyer lemons, and his sales to local restaurants nears $200,000 per year!!! Meyer lemons are a rare site in our local grocery stores! I hope to visit the Middle East in 2021!
Charles 🌱👍
@@IVOrganic thank you for your attention. Soil and climate in my area are perfect for citrus planting.but we need alot of researchs for the development of varieties and fertilization and for other plantings such as tropical fruits.i would like to send you some photos from my farm next time. Thank you again and waiting for up coming videos.
I love Eureka lemons, but when I tried some Meyer lemons from 99 Cent Store, I was very unimpressed. They tasted like a mild, bland lemon with a bit of an odd flavor. I imagine that homegrown is better, and it's possible that the ones I ate were under ripe.
I tried a perfectly ripe one with peel on, and it was delicious!
They’re all like that. They have a weird sweetish herb-y flavor. I don’t like Meyer lemons. If you like regular lemons, you probably won’t like them. I suggest buying more Meyer lemons to be sure how you feel about the taste before investing time and money into growing them.
For high acid taste use Lime. For all the other uses the best yellow lemon is Meyer.
My family tried Meyer lemons and it was an all around loser. We prefer tart flavor lemons. I only ever knew of Meyer dwarf trees. That thought made me sad. I decided to look again and see if there were other dwarf trees. I got excited at the Eureka dwarf tree, but when I looked it up I found that they don't ship it to Wisconsin. I wanted to find out cost, so I could grow indoors.
Ive been growing a meyer lemon from a seed my son spit out of his iced tea at a restaurant about a year ago. Its about 20 inches tall. I have it in well draining soil. Do you think there will be a way to keep it smaller or should I not even try if it wasnt a grafted root tree. I live in Maryland so I will be bringing it indoors durring the winter months.
Also I have it in its own mylar lined grow box with 2 smaller LED full spectrum bulbs on it on a timer set at around 12 hrs of light a day.
Very informative! I live in the Philippines and I currently have only two lemon trees. They haven't flowered yet.
Scion them
Where does he buy all of the plants, especially dwarfs and native groundcovers? Can nurseries be listed along with videos?
Hello Mark Jolles
. If you are in the Los Angeles area, the Theodore Payne Foundation is one of the BEST nurseries for purchasing Native Plants (I did some educational videos there as well: ruclips.net/video/SwmXb_53ss4/видео.html) Most of the 'mom & pop' (compared to the big box stores) can special order your favorite tree is any size rootstock (dwarf, semi dwarf or standard). Some local examples are Laguna Hills Nursery (Santa Ana), Walter Anderson Nursery (San Diego) Green Thumb Nursery & Armstrong Garden Centers. I hope this helps! Charles :-)
Going to the store and trying to ask anyone about citrus is always a nightmare. Your videos have been very informative! I live in South Florida and have a dwarf meyer lemon tree that is determined to produce flowers and fruit until it kills itself. If I could ask you a question, it would be... what are the basic necessities you would tell someone to grab from the store as far as fertilizer Pest Control and obviously a strong sun ? Go easy on me i'm one step below citrusing for dummies. Thanks for your videos!!!
Might I add it has some green fruit on it and is in full bloom, third time since Christmas!
Hello 84MrCaseymajor,
Thank you for the compliment! :-)
Before returning to LA about 5 years ago, I spent 8 years living in Boynton Beach and Boca-- So I am very familiar with Florida gardening! :-) Here are my top 3 tips for you, or anyone else reading these comments: (1) Feed your plants with a granular organic fertilizer 3x per year, spring, summer and fall. Do not feed your citrus in the winter. (2) For pest control use Captain Jack's spinosad-based product to control leaf miner and other pests. My other favorite product is neem oil, however, the hot summer sun can cause leaf, fruit and stem burn. If using an oil based pest control, I recommend adding the oil in the evening, and then applying IV Organic foliar spray in the morning to keep your plants several degrees cooler. (3) Because you have sandy soil, maintaining the soil nutrition is a serious battle; however, adding a 2-3 layer of mulch (wood chips) around the rootzone area to help slow down the beating of water on the top soil and minimize the washing away of your added fertilizers. Keep the mulch a couple inches away from the tree trunk to avoid the risk of stem rot. I hope these 3 tips helps your Meyer lemon support a couple more fruit! :-) Keep me posted on your gardening successes! Charles
WOW! Your Meyer is blowing (or should I say, blooming) mine away.... I'm on my first round of blooms... And awaiting the primary bloom-time which should be happening in the upcoming few weeks. Charles :-)
thanks!!!!
My pleasure 84MrCaseymajor! :-)
Charles
Meyer is great for lemonade and Eureka is best for cooking with 🍋
Im in L.A. County, CA. Great video!👌 But some things i dont think i heard, are:
1. Which of Eureka and Lisbon have thinner skin and has more juice (for juicing purposes). I dont like lemons with thick hard skin.
2. Which of these 2 give more quantity of lemons and more months of the year? And how many months of the year it gives?
3. Which of the 2 grows faster?
4. Do the flowers of these 2 smell?
I would love to know those answers since im deciding which one i want to buy.
I agree that Meyer are better tasking by far, but are not true lemons, and dont have the same detoxifying capacity like real lemons.
Im in the San Fernando Valley, CA. Can i go buy lemon trees from you?
Where are u located?
And whats the biggest size u sell that already are giving fruit?
Thanks!!❤🍋❤
Good info,I have a Meyer that produces like crazy
Meyers to Me are more beneficial to dental hygiene with reduced acid. But I prefer the other varieties with their thicker rinds giving longer shelf life.
Meyer lemons are great because you can eat them without skinning them. Otherwise, I agree that tartness over sweetness is better in a lemon.
Eureka always. Meyer doesnt solve my sour cravings
Which one is the most sour among the three? My neighbor has a lemon with strip ( yellow with light green strip)What is the name of that lemon?
Take a picture and ask on Reddit r/gardening
Less thorny is always good in the garden!
Thank you for your video. I wonted to plant lemons and was confused which one. But thanks to you I picked Meyer.
Just wandering if you have Loquat fruit growing? all my neighbors in LA have those fruits growing and they just delicious.
All lemons were squeezed by the same squeezer w/o washing in between. Cross contamination of taste? Anyway, great video. Loved the history.
Honestly, i thought a lemon was just one kind. Awesome video. Im in WI. Can I grow lemons and Limes here ?
In containers and indoors during the cold months
Thanks Charles, I’ve basically spent all week watching your videos since discovering your channel, really fascinating! I grow all sorts of citrus here in the UK, I was wondering if your products are available in England, or are they only available in the US market? All the best, and thanks again for the informative videos, after 20 years of growing citrus I still find so much to learn from your videos, cheers Alex
Very good and informing video. Thank you!
Which of these is the most salmon lemon? Meyer, eureka, Lisbon??
Meyers!! My hubby promised to get ame a meyer tree in the spring!!
Great video. I can tell you love your craft.
My Meyer lemon has huge thorns!
Great video. Do any of these three lemons taste similar to Sorrento lemons?
Very informative and you have a wonderful garden
Great channel. Im into combining and ballancing fruit flavors and like to choose the citrus accent so i can relate. I have preference for lemon flavors and im trying others. Balancing the strength of the citrus to the water and sugar can seriously influence the taste however. Plus taste is a highly individual and subjective thing ...which is part of the fun eh?
Great, now I can't resist trying to rising a meyer lemon .. might be a bit diffcult not having a garden, or a suitable climate zone, or a flat that gets a decent amount of sunlight. I hope my best window seat and a growth lamp will suffice.
I love Lisbon lemons
There is a lemon that has not been discovered yet "very rare", its called by the locals Mosul lemon, its with the size of an orange just huge, juicy and extremlly sour
Good information! You said the Meyer tolerates frost...I assume that means relatively little frost? Are Lisbon lemons really actual freeze-tolerant?
We’ve moved to a different location, in the Olympia, WA area...really miss having a lemon tree, but having to keep it inside a greenhouse, is costly, and less enjoyable than ground or container planting. Thinking ground-planting helps protect the Lisbon better than if it’s in a pot???
About 22 years ago, I got a Lisbon, labeled as “freeze-tolerant”, and planted it next to a small cabin, in a rural area of SW WA State, about 30 miles south of Olympia, and about 40 miles inland from the coast. It was in a forested area with some cleared space around cabin, but not much...a “microclimate”, having a bit of shade from hot summer sun.
That Lisbon started out about a foot tall, and grew well for about 4 years.
The next time we went, though, the big NW slugs had found it, girdled it’s little trunk, then about 3’tall, killing it. I hadn’t known about wrapping the trunk with copper tape, which would have mini-zapped the slugs, repelling them.
It was basically just ground-planted, then kinda neglected, since we only visited for 2 weeks annually, then. Temps in that region can drop to single-digits once or twice on rare winters, but usually only drop to the teens (Fahrenheit), a few sporadic nites many winters.
The hottest temp one year, about 15 years ago, hit 108F one day. 90s & up to about 104 only happen during about a week or two each summer (though with climate crisis pattern, this has all been changing over the past 30 years).
Wondered if a Lisbon doing well there was a fluke, or if one might survive our current, somewhat more exposed location in the Olympia area?
If you can get it, supposedly the most frost-tolerant lemon is the ichang lemon, but it's hard to find. Lisbon lemons are supposed to be able to tolerate down to USDA zone 9, which is a bit warmer than the average in Olympia (zone 8a).
@@diablominero Thanks for the suggestion! I will look into an Ichang lemon.🍋 🙂
Semi-dwarf and dwarf lisbon for some reason are very minimal to no thorn for some reason
I have a dwarf Meyer and so far haven’t seen any thorns. It has fruited once as it’s approximately 4 years old.
I've tried a lot of lemons Meyers the best.
Hello Charles, ty for all your work and education. What is the rootstock of your Myers lemon? Mine is C-35 and it goes dormant. Yours looks great all year round. Thanks
Wow.. Learned a lot.. Thank you! Subscribed..
Eureka is the only Lemon to grow. Grown them all over the years but now only have two Eureka's removed the others over the years.
Thank you for such a detailed explanation.
Crying shame that you were unable to get ahold of a Sfusato lemon. I'd give my eyeteeth to try one. BTW, this variety is also known as the "Amalfi Coast" lemon because apparently that's where it's from. If anybody reading this happens to know of a source of a GRAFTED sfusato (not seedling), please leave a comment to my comment. Thanks.
Thank you for this awesome video Charles! I smiled when I heard you say, put the juice in the ice cube trays! It's exactly what I do!
I juice my lemons using a slow juicer, whole with the rind! I freeze the pulp too and add them to my jam making! No lemon waste for me! 😅😂🤣