Enjoy the refreshing flavor of limes any time by growing a lime tree indoors. Lime trees (Citrus aurantiifolia) are believed to be native to Southeast Asia, but these plants can grow indoors in any ...
Hi Sue, several years ago, I purchased a small lime tree. When I bought it, it was full of blooms and small fruit, it continued to produce golfball-sized limes all that summer. Last year, it got ...
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At the risk of sounding biased, I would like to suggest that citrus trees are the ideal garden plants. With their shining evergreen leaves and fragrant flowers, citrus trees make excellent garden ...
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 ...
I have mentioned many times over the years that I believe that we live in a horticultural paradise. There is very little we can’t grow successfully in our Pacific Northwest climate, and Lord knows I ...
Did you ever wonder why limes are green and every other type of citrus fruit is either orange or yellow? The reason for this, I recently learned, is that limes (and lime trees) are the most cold ...
We have lots of orange, grapefruit and lemon trees in the Valley. Why no limes? It's not a matter of having no lime trees. It's just that we don't have many of them. Part of the reason is that limes ...