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Yep, the yellowish fruits are kumquat. When fully ripe, they are orange. They resemble cherry-sized oranges. However, when ripe, the peels are much thinner, than orange peels, and the fruits can be eaten skin and all. They began ripening one at a time, but more are ripening together, now. Although Meiwas are sweet, there is another kumquat variety, called, Nagami, that is more sour.
Recently, I heard that cold temps reached Miami, Florida. Funny seeing that such a place had folk protecting their fruit trees, like northerners, in places, like Orlando. Believe it or not, alot of folks, even there, grow fruit trees in containers, that can be moved indoors, or placed, temporarily, in greenhouses. Some tropical fruit trees, when grown in the ground, get so big, and produce so much fruit, at one time, that, if not sold, or given away, that it often goes to waste. Containerized tropical fruit trees, or in-ground ones, that are kept lower, by pruning, are not only easier to harvest, but easier to protect, should there be a once in a decade, cold snap or two. South Florida had frozen iguanas falling from trees, like rain. They become paralyzed, when temps drop below 45, but wake up, when temps warm up (if the cold lasts 10 hrs or less, below 45).
I heard the "cold", extended into the Caribbean, where Jamaica saw lows, below 60 degrees (frigid, for them, LOL).
Clivias can be finicky, sometimes. I have 4 of them. One has never flowered, even though I had it for over 15 yrs. It is supposed to be one of the rarer Clivia colors, like white or apricot. It grows much slower, than my orange and yellow Clivias, and although it has made progress, still is not "tight", in its 8 inch pot. Clivias like to be more pot-bound, than not. Fertilizing, as you are thinking about doing for your non-blooming Clivia, might help, although I generally feed all my Clivias, once a year, with a granular, timed-release fertilizer, like Osmocote. Believe it or not, I have rooted a cutting from my big yellow Clivia, that flowered after just a year, or two, afterward. A piece fell off, with a portion of stem attached. I forgot how it broke off (tree limb fell on it?). Clivia pieces will root kinda in the same way, that a cactus will, in a sandy mix.
The green fruit are lemons.
I have the tea olive in an upstairs bedroom. It sure does perfume the room. Sometimes, it and the citrus will bloom, at the same time, creating a "medley of scents". Tea olive seems to bloom on new wood. If the plant is kept compact, bloom is more dense.
Last year was dry here, as well. However, we are above normal in snowfall, this winter. Still though, weather guys still say we are below normal, precip-wise, but above normally in snow. Snow and rain are just two different forms of precip, to me, lol.
Sorry to hear that the missus, has been having equilibrium issues. At one time, they used to attribute that to just getting older. Nowadays, though, physical therapy methods have helped alot of seniors improve their equilibrium, and reduce the tendency to get off-balance. It involves certain exercises, like "relearning' how to stand on one foot, or even exercises to strengthen the hip muscles. Hopefully, she won't be on a walker permanently.
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