Grown indoors or out, this plant offers bright, citrusy fragrance to your garden and food.
We have a lime tree that we winter indoors. In March, the tree developed about 60 limes. Also during that time, the tree developed scale insects. We purchased a nontoxic solution, which somewhat ...
Aim to fertilize fruit trees in spring or early summer. This timing allows the trees to absorb nutrients they can use for new growth and fruit production, says Lauren St. Germain Kidd, the owner of ...
Citrus trees should be put on a regular feeding schedule but should only get lime as needed. The trees can quickly deplete the nutrients from Florida’s sandy soil, but lime is only needed occasionally ...
This column is written by the UC Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions that recently came into the UC Master Gardener – Yolo County Help Desk. Question: ...
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 ...
With zesty green (or yellow) fruit in the summer and sweet-smelling flowers in winter, this citrus tree makes a perfect ...
Fertilizing your trees will go a long way toward increasing fruit size and yield. There is nothing quite like the joy of picking fresh fruit from your own fruit tree. To achieve a steady and plentiful ...