Are there any other varieties than the Meyer. Apparently it is not that
tasty.

"SANDY P" <NOSPAM [at] HOTMAIL.COM> wrote...
> Are there any other varieties than the Meyer. Apparently it is not that
> tasty.

I'm glad someone finally brought this up. I find the Meyer lemon to be
useless as a lemon - it is more like a bland yellow orange.

I think the only real alternative is to have a real lemon tree.
--
Stephen Oakes

I agree Stephen......Meyers have a low acid content and are useless if
you want them to thicken cheesecake fillings etc. While the filling
will taste about the same it won't thicken. I found this out the hard
way, by buying a Meyer lemon many years ago with the main purpose for
cheesecake fillings, lemon cheese and other delightful things.

Will be interesting to see if a dwarf variety of other lemons has been
produced, if they have already gone down the road with a Meyer.

Bronwyn ;-)



Stephen Oakes wrote:
> "SANDY P" <NOSPAM [at] HOTMAIL.COM> wrote...
>
>>Are there any other varieties than the Meyer. Apparently it is not that
>>tasty.
>
>
> I'm glad someone finally brought this up. I find the Meyer lemon to be
> useless as a lemon - it is more like a bland yellow orange.
>
> I think the only real alternative is to have a real lemon tree.
> --
> Stephen Oakes
>
>

In article <meYhe.4542$E7.1075 [at] news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
"SANDY P" <NOSPAM [at] HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Are there any other varieties than the Meyer. Apparently it is not that
> tasty.

Think Diggers might have a few varieties. You could also try the Fruit Salad
Tree people. Had a chat to them a while back, and they use the most
appropriate cultivars for your area when you buy, so they probably have a few
varieties around.

An ordinary lemon tree takes a while to get really big -- is that an option?

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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"In Melbourne there is plenty of vigour and eagerness, but there is
nothing worth being eager or vigorous about."
Francis Adams, The Australians, 1893.