Pomelo Update

Some time ago, I posted pics from my pomelo tree. I guess I owe all followers an update on what happened.

Well, although a friend told me to wrap the fruit with a plastic bag or newspaper when it was calamansi lime-sized, I didn’t do it. So then one day when it was grapefruit sized, I saw a happy insect buzzing around and poking into the fruit… literally. I apologize I have no pics of this insect.

Anyway, not long after, the fruit started to ripen, and fell into my hand when I gave it a gentle tug. It was still too small, and not the proper size of a pomelo yet.

We cut it open, and the fruit pulp was still tiny within the thick rind. How did it taste? I don’t know 😦 Memories of that insect put me off!

Pomelo Plant in a Pot

A pomelo tree sat in a pot in the Nursery,

Will it fruit, I asked the lady,

Give it a shot, she said and took my money.

Well I waited patiently,

And mom watered you irregularly.

From precious blooms, just one fruit survived it was tiny. 

Now like a little lime, will you continue to grow

As large as an orange, then grapefruit (your relations, you know)?

How sweet will you be, my first homegrown pomelo?

Click here for an update: Pomelo Update

Click here for a successful fruiting update: Delicious!