I haver never seen any in store here before, maybe it was cause I wasn't looking...but somehow I don't think so. I found bags of about 25 of them, all nice and small and round, very weird to me. I was thinking that maybe they decided to ship some here from mexico since the limes from California must be expensive due to the weather.

Now when I look at the bag closely, it says produce of mexico, but near the barcode it says J&D Produce Inc. Edinburg, Texas....? What happen to mexico? Why isn't it produce of Texas??


Anyways, I'm very excited since they all have tons of seeds. I don't have a propagation question, just wanted to share and figured this was the best forum for that I guess.

Key limes form those really long lethal thorns right? I mean really long?

Hi Gen,
I saw key limes in the grocery store for the first time last fall-- like you said they may have been there before but I never noticed them. The ones here in Florida are also from Mexico-- I think the name of the produce co in Texas my just be packing them -- or he may be the importer.

My seedlings from those seeds are 2-3 inches high now and seem to be growing well. Good luck with yours.

Key Limes are a good variety to grow from seed as they fruit in 2-3 years from planting. - Millet

Gen they are in the stores here all the time. They come in little net bags. They are grown in Mexico & you will also see the importers name on the bag (IE Texas). If grown in the right environment they will produce fruit in 2-3 years.

Hey Skeet,

I just had to google earth Pensacola cause a) I find it weird it's colder than SC, and because b) you have never seen key limes in your store and you are in Fla!!!! Wow!!

You are closer to Lousiana from what I see.That explains it somewhat I suppose. Did you get damage from Katrina?

Hi Millet and Laaz, thanks, that is great news!!! I was reading more like 4-6 years to fruit, so that's great!

I also received them in a mesh bag of about 20+. The package is funny to me, it's the "bears" brand (which I find funny couse of Bearss limes), with a little cowboy bear on it, and in French (if it comes here, they need something in french on the label for it to be sold) it says "citron".

We are so ignorant here in our nomenclature, no one knows what they are really eating (or growing). Any kind of lime here is classified as "limette", and lemons "citron", yet my key limes are marked as citron. Blah, they don't know anything. The terms are just so general, it's hard to tell what they are and where they originate from.

I am dreaming of my future citrus growing when I have a home, we will be buying our first property in 6 months or so. I have found this.....this is what I want as a dream when I can...

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11192673&whse=BC&topnav=&cat=237&hierPath=50126*27588*237*

Look promising? I can't get over the rain collection feature.

How about this for a fraction of the price...

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93358

Wow that is a fraction of the cost for sure!!! But the details are lacking, how would it hold up to snow weight for example on the roof? Mine goes to 1100 lbs. Then again, with an angled roof, any subsantial snow fall would just slip right of the roof.

I like the automation of mine, but they don't specify temperature control, will open vents even though you're not home when too hot, close them when too cold. Awesome!


Ah to dream!

Wow that is a fraction of the cost for sure!!! But the details are lacking, how would it hold up to snow weight for example on the roof? Mine goes to 1100 lbs. Then again, with an angled roof, any subsantial snow fall would just slip right of the roof.

I like the automation of mine, but they don't specify temperature control, will open vents even though you're not home when too hot, close them when too cold. Awesome!


Ah to dream!

Hi Gen,
We are close to New Orleans-- It's just a 3 1/2 hr drive. Like I mentioned in another post I am much closer to the citrus groves in South Louisiana that I am to the citrus growing region of Florida. Another fact people find hard to believe is that where I live in Florida I am closer to Canada than I am to Key West, FL (by road --not air).

As for Katrina, we did not get much damage here-- Ivan had removed all the trees that might have fallen from Katrina's wind, but just 50-60 miles from here Mobile, Al got over 20 ft of water from Katrina and even a couple hundred miles east of us they had tides of 10 ft above normal (Appalachicola).

I just checked the distance to Detroit Michigan (which is as close as I could get to Canada on Mapquest) and to Key West-- We are closer to Key West by about 100 miles.

That was something I had heard but never checked. Anyway, I bet most people would be surprised we are almost as close to Canada as we are to part of our own state.

Of the two greenhouses shown, I would take the one Laaz posted, but both would require REALLY A LOT of remodling to be able to grow on a year around bases. Laaz's greenhouse is double wall polycarbonate which will cost less to heat than the greenhouse selected by Gen. Gen's greenhouse with the upper side wall vents will leak a lot of heat, and being glass will have a higher heat bill. Actually, you never have to worry about snow load, as long as the greenhouse is heated during the storm. Double air inflated polyethylene greenhouses have the lowest cost of heating. People living in cold winter areas, never think how much the heat bill is to maintain a 60F night time temperature. My greenhouse on an average year runs $4,000.00 to heat during the winter and vent during the summer. I notice that neither greenhouses have exhaust fans nor cooling pads, so both will be very hot during the summer = 100F plus - Millet