oranges not sweet or juicy

[lubby]

My husband loves them. Bought some Halo's last week and he said they were better but not great

[recycled]

Originally Posted by fresnochili

I'm in California and my navel oranges are good. They could use another week or so to really sweeten up.

You are spot on correct. This is still the early part of the citrus picking season in California and the low elevation parts of Arizona. Anything picked prior to December 1 is likely to be on the sour side, but might appear "orange" on the outside.

I am a California native and also lived in Arizona for a few years. In Arizona, I never bought oranges or grapefruit in the store from mid-December to the end of March. I always picked citrus from local trees that had branches hanging out over backyard walls into an ally where I could pick what I needed. If I had not picked and consumed those oranges or grapefruit, they would have just fallen to the ground and rotted.

[Charlie&Rose]

I have some southern sassies that claim to be virtually seedless...they have many seeds, and are tasteless, but yes it seems, I can` find a decent type of orange lately.

[ccm123]

We’re in Northern California and the oranges this season, have been “hit or miss.” Coincidentally, we were just commenting on this topic, on Saturday. We will try another source for oranges to see if there’s any difference. Our last batch was from Safeway. Perhaps, we will try Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s or Raley’s (local Northern California chain store.)

[burdell]

Originally Posted by lubby

Lately the navel oranges, mandarin's have been hit or miss. Sometimes they are sweet and juicy other times not juicy and kind of dry and not flavorful. Anyone else have this experience?

I agree, a friend sent me some navels from one of those 'gift' retailers in FLA. I've never had navels so hard to peel in my life and they're not very juicy/tasty at all.