In the spring, our orange tree is often overrun with squirrels and they often eat the fruits before we do. We’re working on solving this, but since squirrels are rodents, we’re worried if our citrus trees will also attract other…
I’m more of a tea person than a coffee person, so I find myself with a lot of used tea leaves and bags. While I know these can be composted, I was wondering if I could apply the used tea…
Growing up in Florida, I was always around orange trees. But whenever we’d get a new orange tree, it always felt like it took forever for it to fruit. Maybe it was me just being young and impatient, but it…
We occasionally get some bugs on our citrus trees (who can resist sweet fruits?) and sometimes that means ants. While we haven’t had much of a problem with them, we were curious about how to get rid of them if…
We’re looking at buying more citrus trees, but we’re wondering which ones have thorns. I looked it up online, but there’s not much information out there. So, I did some research to find out more. Here’s what I found about…
My parents have a kumquat tree and it recently seemed to have delayed fruiting, so we looked to some reasons that could be causing it. While we came across many possible causes, there were a few that were recurring and…
I’ve had a vermicompost bin for a few months now, and I was wondering if the worm castings would be good for my Meyer lemon tree. I decided to do some research and testing to find out more. Here’s what…
We have an orange tree and the last growing season didn’t provide as many fruits as the previous. While this is normal behavior for some citrus trees, we wanted to know what are the best orange tree fertilizers. So, I…
There was a time when my potted Meyer lemon tree was dying, and I was pressed for time to figure out why. Unsure of where to start, I started doing some searching online and tested some solutions. Here’s what I…
We have several citrus trees on our property and we’re looking at getting a few more. The only thing is, we’re considering planting them near our house. So, I did a little research to make sure it was okay and…