DonsCountryGal Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 After the 3-day freeze we had in Tucson last February, and I lost most of my tangerine crop and about a third of my grapefruits, I thought I'd lost both trees as well. All the leaves dropped from the grapefruit...it did refoliate, but did not flower for a crop. The tangerine didn't lose many leaves...did flower...and produced some of the biggest tangerines I've ever seen! The one on the left is the 'normal' size that I usually harvest. As you can see, the one on the right has a circumference of 9 3/4 inches!! Unfortunately, I forget to weigh them. When I ate it, it was very sweet and juicy! Last night, I spent about 3 hours peeling, cutting and seeding 36 tangerines. Tonight, I processed them into 9 1/2 pints of yummy marmalade. I used a different recipe than last year, and I think this batch is so much better...just tangerines and sugar. Last year's included some water and a couple lemons...turned out too watery and I wasn't all that happy with the taste. I think DH might even like this batch...he doesn't like stuff with any sourness to it. Next week, a co-worker will bring in some ready-to-bake biscuits that we'll bake in the kitchen there, and I'll bring a jar of marmalade so our other co-workers can enjoy some. Yummmmmm! Link to comment
Andrea Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 How funny! My clementines are normal but my tangerine tree produced three monster fruits like yours and that was it! I had a huge crop last year but this year only the three godzilla tangerines, same thing with my orange tree. Hmmmm. Radiation? Just kidding! (I hope) Nice job on the marmalade! Link to comment
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