I’m very happy to report that the mini fruit trees in my sun room are starting to bloom!! Yay!! The Key Lime tree has buds emerging & the first one opened today. There isn’t much in the way of fragrance, the flowers on that tree don’t fill the house with their essence like the Meyer Lemon does. But it’s so nice to see them! The Olive tree has clusters of flower buds emerging along all of it’s branches! It’s the newest member of my little group, & I’m very excited about it! The Meyer Lemon hates winter & also hates being indoors, so it’s not a happy camper right now. It’s also in need of a pruning. The Kumquat is covered with fat juicy fruits. If you’ve never had one, they are the size of a large olive, but basically they are a miniature orange. They ripen during the winter, & I eat one or 2 a week, as a special treat & source of vitamin C. No flowers blooming there yet, but I can see signs that it’s thinking about it. :)
I finally got a chance to try short steepings of this tea. It’s beautiful, with big sturdy buds in shades of Gold, rust, & a light charcoal highlight. The aroma is really that of Honey, like raw honeycomb, straight from the hive, & sweet malt. Flavorwise, it’s like Imperial Mojiangs brother, with some similarities but a more robust profile, if that makes sense. There’s a beautiful honey & pollen taste, especially on the tip of the tongue, a rich maltiness like a bowl of maltomeal, nice thick mouth, & great energy!
5G + 4oz tiny teapot (rinse) X 15/30/45sec/1min/etc…
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congrats on blooming! i love Kumquat and can eat the whole box
Your sunroom sounds beautiful!
I have a rule regarding the kumquats in my house, which is that I’m the only one allowed to eat them, unless I offer somebody one. I know that sounds incredibly selfish, but like the ‘little red hen’, I do all the work taking care of the plants around here. Also, when I first brought the tree home it was covered with fruits, & one of my sons was very excited & immediately started popping them in his mouth like they were going out of style. In a matter of moments he would have desecrated/dessimated the tree, so I started the rule. Originally it was something like, “you may eat one each week”, but some people have no sense of control, plus they look ripe & sweet long before they actually are. They are usually still fairly sour until right around my birthday, & people who sneak one before then decide maybe they don’t really like them after all…it’s my little secret…sweet comes to those who wait. :)
So true;)
It’s the lengthening days, I think, that are getting your plants so excited. I’m having a similar response from the plants in my windowsills, only without the fruit.
Yup, & even though it’s pretty cold here today, it’s sunny in my sunroom!
congrats on blooming! i love Kumquat and can eat the whole box
Your sunroom sounds beautiful!
I have a rule regarding the kumquats in my house, which is that I’m the only one allowed to eat them, unless I offer somebody one. I know that sounds incredibly selfish, but like the ‘little red hen’, I do all the work taking care of the plants around here. Also, when I first brought the tree home it was covered with fruits, & one of my sons was very excited & immediately started popping them in his mouth like they were going out of style. In a matter of moments he would have desecrated/dessimated the tree, so I started the rule. Originally it was something like, “you may eat one each week”, but some people have no sense of control, plus they look ripe & sweet long before they actually are. They are usually still fairly sour until right around my birthday, & people who sneak one before then decide maybe they don’t really like them after all…it’s my little secret…sweet comes to those who wait. :)
So true;)
It’s the lengthening days, I think, that are getting your plants so excited. I’m having a similar response from the plants in my windowsills, only without the fruit.
Yup, & even though it’s pretty cold here today, it’s sunny in my sunroom!