Due to a coming hard freeze, I had to pick the lemons off my trees. I now have about 4 dozen lemons. What do I do with them? They are very large and sweet.and I WOULD HATE TO WASTE THEM..THANKS!
2006-12-01 07:34:14 · 4 answers · asked by Pattyplays 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
For short term, Lemons can be stored in water in the refrigerator, for long term, you can freeze the juice. You should not freeze lemons whole.
2006-12-01 07:47:14 · answer #1 · answered by Paul K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can store harvested lemons for as long as 6 weeks + by keeping them in plastic bags in the refridgerator. To avoid further spread of diseases from one lemon to another, you can try to wrap each invidually with a plastic wrap... this will cut down on the transpiration loss and add a few more days/weeks of shelf-life. Most lemons and oranges found in grocery stores are treated with a light-waxy coating to help reduce loss of moisture.
Hope this information was of some help. GOOD LUCK!
(certified professional crop consultant with a degree in plant science) Also took several classes in post-harvest fruit handling.
2006-12-01 09:19:50 · answer #2 · answered by jazzmaninca2003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of a sweet lemon... store them in a cool dry place, or in brown paper bags...
2006-12-01 07:37:17 · answer #3 · answered by LittleLady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can them!
2006-12-01 08:45:49 · answer #4 · answered by katydid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋