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title: "I got a lime plant from my sister 20 years ago from a Renaissance…"
description: "I got a lime plant from my sister 20 years ago from a Renaissance festival. It was 3 inches high. It is now over 5 feet and produces beautiful limes every year…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Cocoagogo"
published: "2026-07-31T13:08:30.236239Z"
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# I got a lime plant from my sister 20 years ago from a Renaissance…

_Posted by Cocoagogo on 2026-07-31_

I got a lime plant from my sister 20 years ago from a Renaissance festival. It was 3 inches high. It is now over 5 feet and produces beautiful limes every year however, I never know when to harvest my  
limes. how do I know when the limes are ready ?Do I look at size, is there some other way to tell I do not know the specific kind of lime tree that it is? I do know it is not a Keylime tree. Any help would be great.

## 5 comments

### Robert commented on 2026-07-31

I've got Hibiscus with yellow leaves. Is this from over watering or under watering?

#### ABagel replied on 2026-07-31

If it’s the bottom leaves, the plant could be recycling the energy into newer leaves

### ABagel commented on 2026-07-31

On the info page about the plant it says they’re ripe when yellow.

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### plantgeek commented on 2026-07-31

they actually turn yellow when they're fully ripe but if you're looking for the grocery store style ripeness you're looking for the right size. 2-2.5 inches in diameter is the avg size you want

### Celesta commented on 2026-08-01

I thought they ripen in winter?! Whaaaat

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