Quote Originally Posted by Maanaam View Post
I have some kaffir lime trees in the yard somewhere and also trying to get a plain lime tree to grow as I don't think my missus uses lemon much but that might be because we don't have them at hand.
We have 2 types of the Kaffir lime trees. We have the one variety that does not have thorns. We have another that has thorns that are damn near 2" long and are stiff and could be used as a weapon. They both bear fruit that is never is used (Albeit I cut them and toss in the bathroom for a nice smell). My wife does however use 3 or 4 leaves from time to time in various dishes.

We have 5 regular old lime trees. My FIL grafted them from the large one we have but they produce very few limes and small. I recently bought 2 lemon trees and 1 has a lemon already.

Quote Originally Posted by ootai View Post
The other thing I hate here is the bloody red ants and they seem to invade every tree no matter what it is. I went to pick a couple of limes the other day and got attacked. One bite is no problem but lots of bites bloody hurt.
AHHHHHH Yes...Mot Dang (Red Ants). Brutal bastards. Relentless. I just trimmed my Lumyai trees way back and they assaulted all of us. Bite is annoying and feels like your getting a shot. Thank god no venom. Our trees had 3 BIG nests. My FIL cut each one off into a bag and took the eggs and gave them to his neighbor lady friend. From my wife she has never eaten bugs and my FIL says the same. I have zero need to try and won't.

Quote Originally Posted by ootai View Post
The family try to reduce the numbers by raiding the nests to get the eggs to eat but I think that just makes the ants angrier.
Actually that does work and if you do it enough they will look elsewhere to nest up but they still will raid your yard. They are an important part of the eco system for pollinating trees here along with the bees. The good thing is they do not enter houses. They really do not want to be bothered.