Beyond the double-glazed sash windows of our apartment, it is frigid February, but the air indoors smells like a citrus orchard in springtime. After my previous Meyer lemon…
Read more Lessons Learned: Growing, Killing, and Reviving a Meyer Lemon Tree – GardenistaThe first thing to know is that Oro Blanco is not your grandma’s super tart grapefruit, the kind that puckers your lips and makes you squint like you’re…
Read more Gardening 101: Oro Blanco Grapefruit Tree – GardenistaIt is early winter and our Meyer lemon tree is now indoors in a sunny window, to overwinter until mid-spring. The lemons are so ripe and perfumed that…
Read more Limoncello Recipe: A Recipe Using Vodka and Meyer LemonsI have a Meyer lemon tree and a lime tree on my property. Where I live, in Marin County, CA, it feels like everyone has a citrus tree…
Read more Kumquat Tree: How to Grow the Petite Citrus TreeWatch out, yuzu: Calamansi is coming for you. In the ever-fickle focus of the trend-obsessed digital culinary world, fragrant yuzu remains, for now, the darling of internet searches…
Read more Calamansi: Everything You Need to Know About Calamondin Citrus FruitIf you grow citrus, you may be familiar with citrus suckers. Suckers can wreak havoc on tree growth and production if left unchecked. Citrus sprouts can cause problems…
Read more Identifying and Dealing with Citrus Suckers & SproutsZach at Arizona Worm Farm created a “forest of fruit trees” that he can pick fruit from every day of the year. In this post, he shares his…
Read more 4-Step Permaculture Method for Feeding Fruit TreesA surprise hit on the botanical walks I lead, where a picnic rewards the exercise, is the hot toddy that I pour in late fall and winter. When…
Read more Virgin Hot Toddy: A Non-Alcoholic Holiday CocktailLate fall brings the hardy orange, one of the most fragrant fruits of the season, to ripeness. When its small, velvety fruits drop to the ground from supremely…
Read more Hardy Orange: A Good Citrus to Grow in Cold Cimates
