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Satsumas: When to Pick
Posted on 11/9/15 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 11/9/15 at 7:17 pm
I was told to wait for the first real cold snap and they would be a lot sweeter after that.
Mine are ripe enough to eat, but not quite as sweet as last year (but they are still delicious!).
Is this an old wives' tale?
I bought this house a year ago and have never had satsumas. The ones on my trees were incredible last year.
Mine are ripe enough to eat, but not quite as sweet as last year (but they are still delicious!).
Is this an old wives' tale?
I bought this house a year ago and have never had satsumas. The ones on my trees were incredible last year.
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Posted on 11/9/15 at 7:18 pm to LuckySo-n-So
The older the berry, the sweeter the juice
Posted on 11/9/15 at 7:24 pm to LuckySo-n-So
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The ones on my trees were incredible last year.
Same here - both in sweetness and in total volume. My tree is not producing nearly the fruit of last year.
Posted on 11/9/15 at 7:26 pm to jdd48
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Same here - both in sweetness and in total volume. My tree is not producing nearly the fruit of last year.
Mine too. I have about half or a little more than half what I had last year. A lot of people I know with satsuma trees have said the same thing. Maybe it was the drought?
Posted on 11/9/15 at 7:30 pm to LuckySo-n-So
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was told to wait for the first real cold snap and they would be a lot sweeter after that.
Citrus produce sugar when they are stressed from cold temps. Haven't had any yet.
Posted on 11/9/15 at 7:30 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Christmas
Posted on 11/9/15 at 7:33 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Don't need to be off the tree until January so just wait...
Posted on 11/9/15 at 7:34 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Louisiana sometimes doesn't even get a cold snap. Pick around now. Navels wait til December.
Posted on 11/9/15 at 7:56 pm to biglego
I usually wait until they have been on the tree a while and the rind loosens up a bit from the fruit. That's usually when they are sweeter.
mid November/early December is when that occurs.
mid November/early December is when that occurs.
Posted on 11/9/15 at 8:08 pm to Stexas
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Citrus is the ideal fruit for the home grower because it can remain on the tree in a good state for a number of months. Satsumas can be harvested in the green-yellow stage as early as late September early October, while oranges, grapefruit and other citrus are not ready to harvest until they reach the full color stage – starting in late November through early December.
Home growers can start picking satsumas and kum- quats as soon as the fruit starts turning from yellow to green. A good rule is to taste a satsuma or kumquat; and if you like the taste, start picking a few of the fruit each week. The fruit left on the tree will turn from yellow to orange, develop a loose skin and become sweeter. Just be aware that satsumas will not separate cleanly from the stem. They should be clipped from the stem to prevent tearing the skin of the fruit.
Citrus fruit left on the tree will develop more color and improve in quality with exposure to low temperatures. It takes temperatures in the mid- to low 20s five to 10 hours to freeze the fruit. All fruit should be picked by the end
of January or early February. Fruit left on trees after this time will reduce the blooms and fruit set for next year.
LSU Ag Center
This post was edited on 11/9/15 at 8:10 pm
Posted on 11/9/15 at 8:37 pm to LuckySo-n-So
I picked about 10 off the tree at my parent's house in BR the weekend before halloween. They tasted pretty damn good to me!
Posted on 11/9/15 at 8:38 pm to Stexas
Basically what I said.
Posted on 11/9/15 at 9:12 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Right now, just pick what you eat each day or so; they are good enough to eat, but not peak.
They get sweeter with each cold front, so leave most on the tree. Pick them all right before a hard freeze if you can't protect them on the tree.
They get sweeter with each cold front, so leave most on the tree. Pick them all right before a hard freeze if you can't protect them on the tree.
Posted on 11/9/15 at 9:18 pm to dat yat
My buddy picked me a grocery bag full the other day. Sweet as ever.
Posted on 11/9/15 at 9:19 pm to jamboybarry
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The older the berry, the sweeter the juice
It's the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 2:52 pm to glassman
No, that's exactly what you said, just in a more long winded and redundant fashion. 
Posted on 11/10/15 at 2:55 pm to jamboybarry
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The older the berry, the sweeter the juice
until the berry dries up.
Posted on 11/1/19 at 10:49 am to MorbidTheClown
Was this cold snap good enough? Was 33 at my house this morning. My fruit still has a decent amount of green though.
Posted on 11/1/19 at 3:25 pm to AlxTgr
The drought would surely have hurt production if you weren’t watering to supplement.
As far as picking, I pick what I eat right now. One or two a day and they’ve been fine so far. Get a tart one every now and then.
As far as picking, I pick what I eat right now. One or two a day and they’ve been fine so far. Get a tart one every now and then.
Posted on 11/1/19 at 3:29 pm to MikeD
quote:I watered once. Otherwise, they look great. This is my first season with this tree.
The drought would surely have hurt production if you weren’t watering to supplement.
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