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Glenn 50
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Posted: Thu 05 Jul, 2012 5:08 am

Where I live in New Zealand the climate outside ranges from a low of 35F on a clear winters night to 75-80F on a clear midsummers day.
I found a Chandler Pomelo on flying dragon a couple of years ago and after reading somewhere that pomelo will not sweeten in NZ I planted it in a 30 gallon container in my glasshouse which hits over a 110F summer to a low of 44F winter.
This year it produced 6 good sized fruit which have over the last month (winter) colored up to rich yellow. The skin feels slightly soft and one which fell off when I touched it has been on the kitchen bench for a couple of weeks.
Any thoughts of growing pomelo in this climate.
How long do I leave them to ripen and how will I know when they are?
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Glenn 50
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Posted: Thu 26 Jul, 2012 7:02 pm

I tried the fruit. Superb sweet grapefruity flavor. Growing it in a glasshouse has worked.
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