Post #188370 by thejab on Fri, Sep 23, 2005 10:28 AM

I would say water the tree long and deep. You should pick the limes when they are glossy green and almost turning yellow. They turn yellowish when ripe but by then may not be juicy. You can tell how juicy a lime is by it's weight. I always compare limes in the store by weight, one in each hand. Eventually you can tell which ones are heavier - sometimes the smallest ones yeild the most juice.