by Greg Alder | May 1, 2026 | Citrus |
It all started when I identified my neighbor’s citrus tree as rootstock. The fruit was unpleasantly sour and very seedy, nothing you would ever eat. The leaves were in groups of three. I looked at the base of the trunk and could see where the intended top of the...
by Greg Alder | Jun 20, 2025 | June, Months |
June is the lush month. June is the jungle month, particularly toward the end. The days are at their longest and they are warm, so the garden begins to look verdant and tangled in a most wonderful way. Melon vines overtake your walking paths. Corn stalks tower...
by Greg Alder | Feb 16, 2024 | Citrus |
My neighbor had a citrus tree that she called a grapefruit, but it made curious fruit: it was the size and shape of a grapefruit but the rind was golden yellow, unlike any grapefruit I’d seen, and the flavor was so sweet that it tasted artificial. How could this be a...
by Greg Alder | Nov 3, 2023 | Citrus |
I never stop asking myself, “Am I watering enough? Am I watering too much?” Right now I’m replacing some drip line under my citrus trees so I’m specifically wondering if I should add emitters. Using drip emitters makes it easy to calculate how...
by Greg Alder | May 12, 2023 | Citrus |
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...
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