Scott said:Has anyone ordered Florida citrus by mail this season (Dec-Jan)?
A couple of weeks ago, I received 1/2 bushel of mixed citrus (varieties
of oranges and grapefruit) and was quite disappointed. At its best
(mainly the grapefruit), it was comparable to what I can get in the
supermarket. The oranges were mediocre at best and a number of them were
close to tasteless. One orange was covered by mold.A friend of my sister's gave me some oranges she'd gotten by mail
(different grower), and they were also essentially tasteless.I remembered picking some grapefruit straight from the tree when I went
sea kayaking not far from Orlando about 12 years ago, and they were
almost as sweet as some of the supermarket oranges I've purchased. I was
hoping to get something like that again, but it was not to be.Is it just a poor growing season?
Think 4 hurricanes last fall. Or just a poor orchard.
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Susan N.
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