I cant find limes anywhere!

Trudy


Joined: 25/05/2009
Posts: 369

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 10:56

Any idea if i can find limes here? I have looked in Tempo and Lemar and a few greengrocers that i have passed and cant seem to find them! Only thing i can find is Britvic Lime Cordial but its not really what im after!!

Sunnycee


Joined: 18/05/2009
Posts: 192

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 11:51

Hi Trudy!

We've searched high & low & cant find them! Need them for my mojito!!

sc

Trudy


Joined: 25/05/2009
Posts: 369

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 11:53

Yeah well i wanted them for my cosmopolitans haha!



If you do happen to find them anywhere, let me know!! Think ill buy a packet of seeds and grow myself a lime tree!! Ill have to wait a few years but it will be worth it hehe



Gem

Wiser


Joined: 30/07/2008
Posts: 796

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 12:10

You may have to resort to some Lime jiff being sent over from England like I did. Been here 7 years and have not found limes. I am sure you can get them in the South but I never go there!

NatAless



Joined: 31/03/2009
Posts: 789

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 12:10

yes they are impossible to find here & even in Turkey, I have also tried and no-one here knows what they are, when you describe them they insist you are talking about lemons that haven't ripened...& I could murder a mojito too :0(

xxx

Trudy


Joined: 25/05/2009
Posts: 369

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 12:14

I could never find them in Turkey either and couldnt remember if they had them here when i lived here back in 2003 but for some reason i was conviced there was some! I have had the same prob as you Nat when describing them i get told they are unripened lemons haha! Im like nooooo they arent!



Oh well, will have to find a new cocktail that doesnt have limes in it!

Lambousa Gordon


Joined: 03/11/2007
Posts: 1992

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 12:25

Limes are a tropical citrus and only grow here with intense care.



If you are going to attempt to cultivate them here you must wrap the entire tree in polythene during the winter as they will not tolerate any cold weather at all.

Trudy


Joined: 25/05/2009
Posts: 369

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 12:27

oh... well as i cant even keep a house plant alive i think ill give it a miss!! I could probably kill a cactus im that bad!

NatAless



Joined: 31/03/2009
Posts: 789

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 12:30

lol! Trudy are you going to the Guido's get together on 26th of June?

piggy


Joined: 15/02/2009
Posts: 132

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 12:34

I planted a Lime Tree 4 years' ago and it has grown well. This is the first year though that it has fruit on it, so get planting!

NatAless



Joined: 31/03/2009
Posts: 789

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 12:39

how about you selling us some of those limes? At Chateau Lambousa maybe/Ibo's Inn? Looks like there is a market for them!

x

piggy


Joined: 15/02/2009
Posts: 132

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 12:42

Yes, the thought had crossed my mind but they are not ready yet for picking yet. Will keep you posted as and when!

Trudy


Joined: 25/05/2009
Posts: 369

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 12:43

Nat, i didnt really know to be honest! Dont know much about it. I thought it was for people who knew each other whereas i have never met anyone on here! What does it involve?



piggy, does it involve a lot of work though, because if there is one thing im good at, its killing plants! My mum has hundreds and almost all of them die when she goes away on holiday! I dont know what goes wrong! I do water them but they just dont like me!!



Gem

NatAless



Joined: 31/03/2009
Posts: 789

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 12:49

Hi Trudy!

It says everyone is welcome I think its just a lunch/get together for everyone to get to know eachother, I have put my name down, just me as my fiance is working, should be fun why dont you come too?!

Natx



Piggy look forward to hearing from you when those limes are for sale can finally prove my Turkish other half wrong...that limes exist (!) and make some yummy mojitos!

Trudy


Joined: 25/05/2009
Posts: 369

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 12:54

Yeah ok then, ill try see if i can make it. Would be nice to meet some people and have some grub! Do you know how much it costs? And what time it starts? If i can come ill let Lilli know in advance to see if there are any places left.



Gem x

NatAless



Joined: 31/03/2009
Posts: 789

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 12:57

It starts at 12.30pm not sure if there is a set menu but you can find the normal menu on the website:



http://www.guidosbistro.com/



Il rigoletto pasta sounds amazing am looking forward to it already! Hopefully see you there!

Natx

Trudy


Joined: 25/05/2009
Posts: 369

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 13:00

mmm menu looks great! Especially the carbonara! Ill see what i can do!



Gem x

piggy


Joined: 15/02/2009
Posts: 132

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 15:37

I have 4 fruit bearing trees and all of them were put in and watered, nothing more. I daresay they will require a little more attention next year but I will worry about then.

spanna


Joined: 12/01/2009
Posts: 544

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 16:26

Hi Trudy,



I have been on the same Lime hunt... I did actually find a small bundle of them in the newest Lemar heading out towards Catalkoy... Have, in fact, still got one in my fridge!!!



Hope you find some!!

Anna X

Clara


Joined: 26/02/2009
Posts: 136

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 19:15

I have only ever found lımes ın the south .Here they have green lemons whıch are not the same....

the butler


Joined: 22/06/2007
Posts: 1958

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 19:23

Hi piggy,





Can you tell me where you bought your lime tree from, as I would very much like to plant one.



If they don't sell the limes here, I wouldn't have thought you would be able to buy a tree here



or am I wrong?



The butlers wife

spanna


Joined: 12/01/2009
Posts: 544

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 19:34

Hi Clara,



The ones in Lemar were definitely Limes - I made the green lemon mistake before!!! It's the first time I've found them here in 5 years of coming here... I think, perhaps they had them as they were doing a 2 for 1 offer on Corona beer - usually served with lime...



Cheers,

Anna.

Trudy


Joined: 25/05/2009
Posts: 369

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 21:28

Nice one Anna! You were definitely lucky in finding them! İll have a look next time i pass though im not usually out that way. Might make an extra special trip though because my cosmopolitan just wasnt the same with lemon!

spanna


Joined: 12/01/2009
Posts: 544

Message Posted:
20/06/2009 23:56

So it would seem!!!



I must have been on a lucky streak... god damn it- should bought myself a lottery ticket at the same time!!! ... hey ho!!



Good luck on your search!

Turtle


Joined: 28/05/2007
Posts: 2669

Message Posted:
21/06/2009 00:17

Don't know about Limes but there is a few Lemons on this board !!

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
21/06/2009 03:43

There is a mature tree within the ruins belonging to A.T.Wells in Lapta from which I made Lime jam last year. Place is open to poachers until his return in September. Join the other bandits over here and pinch a few!



Richard

CJtill


Joined: 02/05/2008
Posts: 836

Message Posted:
21/06/2009 08:28

I bought a lime tree a couple of years ago from Gardens of Babel. It is doing really well this year with lots of fruit on and I certainly haven't been giving it a lot of care apart from the odd drop of water.



Corinne

skybluesam


Joined: 24/12/2008
Posts: 447

Message Posted:
21/06/2009 08:48

Corinne,

Can I have a couple of limes for my Cuba Libre when they are ready?

Nick

Trudy


Joined: 25/05/2009
Posts: 369

Message Posted:
21/06/2009 10:21

Everyone who has admitted having lime trees now is going to be hounded to give us all some for our drinks!! I have noticed that no one wants them for cooking haha! Its all for cocktails and drinks! I do reckon though that these lime tree owners should get themselves down to the market and get selling them! It would seem they are very high in demand!

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
21/06/2009 10:22

if only my life was sooo perfect, all i had to worry about was getting my hands on some limes....



You got yer deeds yet ?

Trudy


Joined: 25/05/2009
Posts: 369

Message Posted:
21/06/2009 10:26

Limes play an important role in my cosmopolitan nick! They just aint the same with lemons!

spanna


Joined: 12/01/2009
Posts: 544

Message Posted:
21/06/2009 20:34

Nick,



Don't underestimate the power of the lime!! It may not make life perfect but it certainly helps to make blurring the imperfections more pleasurable!



Enjoy your cosmopolitan, Trudy!!

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
22/06/2009 03:20

my miserable missus permently looks like she is sucking a lime.....

Trudy


Joined: 25/05/2009
Posts: 369

Message Posted:
22/06/2009 10:07

Haha spanna! Yeah the lime is a powerful fruit which most definitely not be underestimated!! You just dont know how important it is until you cant find them!

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
22/06/2009 12:23

I bought a lime tree last year from Tolga's in Karsiyaka. He only had a few and they were snapped up very quickly. No fruit yet though. I'll ask Tolga if he has any and report back.