Who’s eating your citrus leaves?

Who’s eating your citrus leaves?

Holey citrus leaves! I’ve got more than usual this year. You too? What small critters do you see more of during this cool and rainy spring around your yard? I see far more snails and slugs and earwigs than usual. But it is snails that are feeding on my citrus...
Jan Boyce avocado tree: a profile

Jan Boyce avocado tree: a profile

Jan Boyce has been called “the connoisseur’s avocado.” What earned it that title? And does the variety’s tree quality match the fruit quality? In this profile, I’ll answer these questions and more so that you can decide if Jan Boyce is an...
Growing multi-graft fruit trees

Growing multi-graft fruit trees

The idea is so enticing: one tree with multiple kinds of fruit. It could be peaches, plums, and apricots all on the same trunk, or it could be oranges, mandarins, and grapefruit all on the same trunk. Or it could be different apple varieties that ripen at different...
Jan Boyce avocado: a profile

Jan Boyce avocado: a profile

A profile of the fruit of the avocado variety called Jan Boyce: Look out for a profile of the Jan Boyce tree coming soon. All of my Yard Posts are listed HERE If you get value from my Yard Posts and appreciate that they do not contain ads, please consider showing...
Avocado adventure box

Avocado adventure box

This box is not for someone who merely wants avocados to mash up as a base for guacamole. No, no, no. This box is for the adventurer. Inside you’ll find avocados of different shapes and sizes, you’ll find avocados that originated on different continents,...
Pruning a door into your fruit tree

Pruning a door into your fruit tree

Recently while pruning fruit trees I have become focused on something new. It’s not size control, it’s not maximizing fruit production. It is creating easy access to the fruit that the tree produces. What is a door? Once a tree reaches a certain girth, it becomes...

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