With zesty green (or yellow) fruit in the summer and sweet-smelling flowers in winter, this citrus tree makes a perfect ...
Growing your own citrus tree can be an incredibly rewarding experience, and you don’t have to live in a warm climate to make it happen. While not every tree is ideal for indoor cultivation, there are ...
With abundant harvests of juicy fruit, verdant year-round foliage, and vivid springtime blooms, growing citrus trees is gratifying work. But these trees are finicky about their environmental ...
When I was a kid, my dad told me the leaves of our citrus tree turned yellow in the winter to remind us it grew lemons. That did not explain why it also happened to the kumquat tree. Chlorosis is ...
Living in Louisiana has many advantages, including our subtropical climate that supports the growth of many different types of plants that require warm, humid temperatures. This includes citrus trees, ...
Since it’s August, we’ll start here. This is the time of year to fertilize for the last time. Citrus needs nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and possibly micro-nutrients such as zinc or iron. Ask your ...
JERRY COLEBY-WILLIAMS: Citrus are wonderful fruit trees, but they're very hungry. If you give them what they want, when they want it, then they'll amply reward you for years, but if you don't, they'll ...
If you have citrus plants growing in your garden, now is a good time to give them some attention. Typically, local gardeners grow lemons and mandarins since they produce the best on the coast. Usually ...
This citrus tree is a slow-grower, but when it does mature it reaches a height of up to 15 feet and produces sweet fruit that ...
Even a stalwart academic like Larry Stein is not above saying heaven must smell like a citrus blossom. Looking to take a ride on the Orange Blossom Express to bliss? Be aware all citrus are tropical ...
The Alvin Sun is Brazoria County’s first and oldest newspaper and was established on August 8, 1890 as the Alvin News. In ...