My family in Orlando, Florida has a few avocado trees, some of which are pretty close to their house. They were wondering if they planted them too close to the house’s foundation, so they asked if I knew anything about…
I have a potted avocado plant that I grew from seed, and it recently started to get curled leaves. While I had an idea of what was causing it, I wanted to dive a bit deeper and make sure I…
I’m looking at buying some land and noticed many properties have pine trees. Since I want to grow fruit trees, I was wondering if they’d be good to plant alongside the pines. So, I did some research. Here’s what I…
I have a couple of brown turkey fig trees and they’ve recently been getting some yellow leaves. While I had an idea of what could be causing it, I wanted to do more research to find out for sure. Here’s…
My parents have a couple fig trees in their backyard which recently started losing leaves. They thought it could be due to the autumn season, but they weren’t sure. So, to help them out, I did some research. Here’s what…
I have a couple of brown turkey fig trees and they aren’t doing too well. Some of their leaves are turning brown and falling off and I’m a bit concerned. So, I did some research to find out what could…
A question that I (and my fruit-growing family) have often wondered is, “When is the best time to plant fruit trees?”. In other words—”Is it better to plant in spring or fall?”. After not finding a good answer online, I…
My Meyer lemon tree was doing well for most of the year, but when I came back from a week-long trip, I noticed all of its leaves were wilting and drooping. So, I did some research to find out more…
I have a few citrus trees including Kaffir lime, lime, tangerine, and lemon, and while they’re growing fairly well, I was wondering if any of them should be going dormant this winter. So, I did some research to find out…
We’ve grown many fruit trees in our dry climate (citrus, fig, pomegranate, avocado, and others) and I’ve had plenty of readers ask about how they can get started too. So, I did some research to find the best drought-tolerant fruit…