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Harvesting Citrus in the Home Garden: Tips and Precautions

December 26, 2020 GardenZeus Northern California / GardenZeus Southern California / Made with Sunshine: Growing Citrus in California / New and Now / The Mighty Garden Archive By: C. Darren Butler

With sufficient watering and fertile soil, Lemon Verbena grows an abundance of narrow, richly scented leaves. It produces clusters of small, attractive flowers, often in summer or late summer in colder California areas.

Harvesting Citrus in the Home Garden: Preharvest Care

November 12, 2020 GardenZeus Northern California / GardenZeus Southern California / Made with Sunshine: Growing Citrus in California / New and Now / The Mighty Garden Archive By: C. Darren Butler

Oranges, lemons, grapefruits, and limes: growing and harvesting citrus trees at home is a unique opportunity and pleasure of living in the warm-winter Mediterranean California areas

Growing Vitamin C: A Guide to Planting Citrus Trees

March 24, 2020 GardenZeus Northern California / GardenZeus Southern California / Made with Sunshine: Growing Citrus in California / The Mighty Garden Archive By: Ann Clary

Citrus trees are an excellent source of Vitamin C. Most citrus trees grow well in the Mediterranean climates of coastal California. And spring, after all possibility of frost has past and before the heat of the summer, is an ideal time for planting. Planting. Proper planting of fruit trees is critical to their long-term health […]

Citrus Trees: 5 Things to do Before Thanksgiving

November 16, 2019 Made with Sunshine: Growing Citrus in California / The Mighty Garden Archive By: C. Darren Butler

GardenZeus receives commissions for purchases made through links in this post. There is no additional cost to you. By C. Darren Butler and Ann Clary For gardeners lucky enough to have citrus trees, fall is a time of anticipation. Citrus trees may be bulging with full-sized but unripe fruit. It may seem that the fruit […]

Citrus Propagation: GardenZeus Advanced Topic

April 15, 2018 Made with Sunshine: Growing Citrus in California / The Mighty Garden Archive By: Ann Clary

Home gardeners typically purchase citrus trees from their local garden center, but those up for a challenge can try their hand at citrus propagation. Budding is the most common grafting technique used for citrus, with the bud inserted into a T-shaped cut on the rootstock. (See picture above.) Citrus are also whip grafted and bark […]

Maintaining Citrus Trees in the Spring: 6 Tips

April 14, 2018 Made with Sunshine: Growing Citrus in California / The Mighty Garden Archive By: Ann Clary

Tips for maintaining citrus trees in the spring can be difficult to simplify, as many but by no means all citrus trees produce mature fruit during the winter. For example, Washington Navel oranges typically mature in mid to late winter in much of Southern California, but Valencia oranges mature later, from spring through summer depending […]

Planting Citrus Trees: Proper Planting and Long-Term Health

April 13, 2018 Made with Sunshine: Growing Citrus in California / The Mighty Garden Archive By: C. Darren Butler

Spring, after all possibility of frost has past and before the heat of the summer, is an ideal time to plant citrus trees. Proper planting of fruit trees is critical to their long-term health and productivity; many issues that plague trees over years may be avoided by selecting a healthy young tree that isn’t rootbound, […]

Harvesting Kumquats: 5 Tips

February 20, 2018 Made with Sunshine: Growing Citrus in California / The Mighty Garden Archive By: Ann Clary

The majority of kumquat varieties mature from winter through spring. Kumquat hybrids may mature slightly later, and continue maturing even into early summer. Here are five tips to help you to get the most out of your harvest: Kumquats do not ripen after being picked; they must remain on the tree to develop sweetness, which […]

Citrus Trees: 7 Common Problems

February 20, 2018 Made with Sunshine: Growing Citrus in California / The Mighty Garden Archive By: Ann Clary

Seven problems commonly found in citrus trees and suggested solutions include: Overwatering: Citrus may become stressed and more susceptible to pests and diseases as a result of poor drainage or standing water. Citrus and other trees have difficulty with proper nutrient uptake in wet soils. Shallow Watering, Watering with Sprinklers, and Wetting Trunks or Major […]

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