One year, our orange tree started losing a lot of its leaves. We weren't yet sure why, but it was just about autumn, so we thought it was a seasonal thing. The only problem is, our citrus trees never...

From what I've heard, New Zealanders are intimately familiar with the movie The World's Fastest Indian. In it, Burt Munro (Anthony Hopkins) tells another character to pee on his lemon tree while he's...

When I first got into homesteading, I was researching all the different types of livestock. The most confusing part for me was trying to tell the difference between llamas and alpacas. While it may...

We have a sweet lemon tree that produces amazing fruits, so naturally, I wanted more of them. I tried planting some of the seeds and although they germinated, they didn't grow all that well. After I...

The first year that we got our kaffir lime tree, it didn't grow at all and only gave us one fruit. This was a bit disappointing, but the tree wasn't dead, so we had some options. To find out what our...

Last year, our tangerine tree had a big hive of bees right at eye level. We were concerned that our two dogs might try to jump at it, so we had it removed, but it got me thinking–do citrus trees...