How To Fix Brown Leaves on Lemon Trees
I’ve had my Meyer lemon tree for a while now, and there was a time when its leaves were turning brown at the tips. I was worried the browning would get worse and lead to leaf drop, so I did…
How To Fix Yellow Leaves on Kumquat Trees
My parents live in Ventura, California, and have a kumquat tree that normally does pretty well. However, it recently started getting a few yellow leaves. Since I had some spare time, I did some research to find out more and…
7 Reasons Citrus Trees Drop Fruit (& How to Fix It)
We have a lime tree in our backyard and to be honest, it’s not doing so well. It was recently over-pruned and most of its fruits are falling off well before ripening (sizes ranging from marbles to golfballs). To help…
How to Fix Curled Leaves on Lime Trees (5 Ways)
My lime tree was getting curled leaves recently and I wanted to find out why. So, I did some research to find out more and how I can fix it. Here’s what I found. Lime tree leaves curl most commonly…
Why Citrus Tree Leaves Curl (and How To Fix It)
I’ve had to troubleshoot several issues with my citrus trees (especially my Meyer lemon and Kaffir lime), but one of the most common issues that I’ve seen is when their leaves curl. While I had an idea of what could…
Lime Tree Not Growing or Producing New Leaves? Try This
At one point, our lime tree wasn’t doing well at all. It was dropping most of its leaves and fruit, and we were pretty worried they weren’t going to grow back. I wanted to know more about what we could…
The 10 Best Companion Plants for Citrus Trees
We have several citrus trees in our backyard, including lemon, orange, tangerine, and lime, and while they’re doing well, we’re looking at ways to increase their pollination and therefore—fruit yields. This brought us to look at companion planting. So, what…
Are Citrus Trees Evergreen (or Deciduous)?
When I first started growing citrus trees, I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. I remember my lemon tree started losing leaves during the fall, which I thought was normal since some other trees do it. But, I…
Is Wind Bad for Citrus Trees?
My parents live in Ventura, CA, and every year they have the Santa Ana winds blow through their area. These winds can easily reach 40 mph. The problem is, they have a lot of trees in their garden, and in…
How To Propagate Citrus Trees: The Top 3 Methods
While we have several citrus trees, we don’t yet have a grapefruit tree. However, we have a friend who has one, and they offered to propagate a new one for us from their tree. The only problem was, we didn’t…