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I have 1 Meyer lemon, 1 inherited (not sure of the variety) navel orange, 2 Grapefruit and 1 lime tree.
The lemon, orange and 1 of the grapefruits were transplanted from tubs to the garden about 5 -7 years ago. The rest have been purchased and planted in the last 2-3 years. All of these trees are in close proximity to each other in the same type soil, with basically the same amount of sun and water.
We have heavy clay soil which has been amended, but remains clay-like, winter only rains (San Francisco East Bay,Northern California), very little frost and occasional hot days in the summer.
My questions are: 1. All the fruit except the lemon and lime produce extremely thick skins-1/2 to 1" thick.
2. The fruit (what little there is after getting through the skin), is less sweet than I would prefer, especially the grapefruit. (These are NOT red or pink, but theya re still pretty tart.) The lemons are quite sweet.
I would like to know what I can do to improve the fruit and make the skins much less thick so I will get more fruit. Water more or less? Give them added nutrients?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
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