Do Citrus Trees Like Wood Ash?
Since it’s winter, we sometimes light our wood-burning fireplace, but we weren’t sure how to reuse the wood ashes. So, I wondered if our citrus trees would like them as a fertilizer. I did some research to find out if…
Do Citrus Trees Need Direct Sunlight?
When I first got my potted Meyer lemon tree, I lived in an apartment that got zero hours of sun in the fall and winter. However, some sunlight did reflect off of a wall. Curious if this was enough for…
Do Citrus Trees Need Chill Hours?
It’s currently 9ºF here in Austin, Texas, and while our Meyer lemon tree is sheltered indoors, I was wondering if it needed chill hours at any point to help it blossom. After some research, here’s what I found. Since citrus…
Here’s How Much Citrus Trees Will Cost You
I recently bought a Meyer lemon tree from a nursery and was wondering if I overpaid for it. So, I did some research to find out how much citrus trees cost on average. Here’s what I found. Citrus tree prices…
Can Citrus Trees Grow in the Shade?
At one point I lived in an apartment that got four hours of sun in the summer and zero hours in the winter (I guess that happens when you’re facing north). Unfortunately, this was bad news for my potted Meyer…
Why Citrus Trees Attract Flies (and How To Get Rid of Them)
Over the spring and summer, we occasionally get an influx of fruit flies around our house. We have several varieties of citrus trees, so it’s possible that the trees and ripening fruit attract them, but we wanted to be sure….
Do Citrus Trees Attract Snakes?
Occasionally, our orange tree attracts both squirrels and ground squirrels. Unfortunately, they can be a bit of a nuisance and leave us with little to no fruit. While thinking of natural solutions, we discovered some evidence of snakes around our…
Do Citrus Trees Lose Their Leaves in the Fall and Winter?
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 before…
Do Citrus Trees Need To Be Grafted?
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 did some research, I…
Why Your Citrus Trees Won’t Grow and How to Fix It
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…