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Canning Spaghetti sauce - Ask Extension Hi Sue, Thanks for reaching out The lemon juice added to most canned tomato recipes is an essential ingredient for safety because tomatoes are often not acidic enough to prevent the growth of bacterial spores that cause botulism poisoning If you are using a recipe that calls for lemon juice, and you finished your canning without lemon juice more than 24 hours ago, the contents are
Substituting lemon juice for vinegar - Ask Extension Hi, In the USDA recipes for salsa, it is safe to substitute bottled lemon or lime juice for the vinegar in the recipes that call for vinegar It is substituted on a cup for cup basis (i e equal amounts) This is a safe substitution because lemon juice is more acidic (lower pH), than vinegar On the Ball and Kerr recipes, I suggest contacting the customer service department for an answer to
How can you tell if you have a lemon or a lime tree? - Extension Lemon trees, on the other hand, will grow to be 10 to 20 feet tall Look at the leaves When the flowers are in bloom, the flowers of a lemon tree will have purple blush, while the flowers of a lime tree have white blush Also, most lemon tree leaves will be larger in size than lime trees, ranging from 4 to 5 inches in length
Lemon trees leafs turning yellow - Ask Extension Yellowing of lemon tree leaves can be a sign of various issues, including chlorosis (see the leaf in image 20230608) That leaf shows all the typical symptoms of chlorosis: yellow background and green leaf veins
Meyer Lemon Bush Leaves All Drop Off - Ask Extension Since you mention specifically that the leaves are dropping off of both the Meyer Lemon and the Key Lime trees, I will address that issue primarily: First of all, it is easy to overwater Meyer lemons: Overwatering saturates the tree and the soil around it causing nutrient deficiencies and diseases The main sign of overwatering is yellowing and leaves falling off the tree Overwatering the
False Cypress “Lemon Thread” - Ask Extension Hi Shauna and thank you for your question to "Ask Extension" So here's what I found Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Lemon Thread' is a slow-growing, semi-dwarf, broadly-conical, shrubby variety that will typically grow to 3-5' over the first 20 years but may eventually reach 10-12' tall It is noted for its bright yellow thread-like foliage The American Conifer Society web site that you referenced
How can I preserve lemon verbena through winter? - Extension You believe correctly Lemon verbena is rated for zones 8 (or 9) to 11 so will survive if you protect it when temperatures are predicted to dip below 32F Then, too, understand that, because it’s a deciduous shrub, you should remain calm when the leaves drop! I wouldn’t bring it indoors for the winter because it is deciduous and, thus, requires a cool rest period with moderate conditions
Meyer Lemon Tree Has Mold - Ask Extension Your Meyer lemon has black sooty mold Sooty mold is unsightly, but it does virtually no harm to the plant Consider the presence of sooty mold an indication of insect activity that may cause damage Sooty mold grows on the honeydew dropped by many sap-feeding insects (most commonly aphids, scale and whiteflies) The honeydew is a sugary liquid that the insects excrete as waste Manage sooty
Red color on lemon balm - Ask Extension Our previously healthy lemon balm has developed red patches Not sure if this could be a pathogen or is even related to the red bug pictured?