Citrus trees are small to medium-sized, frost tender, sub-tropical trees whose fragrant spring and summer flowers are followed by a range of different tangy fruits including oranges, lemons, limes and ...

For the Midwesterner who likes to eat local, this time of year is a challenge. Browse the produce shelves in middle America — or any place where snow falls in winter — and you'll find carrots from ...

Take a trip to your local nursery these days and you will find a good supply of citrus plants. Limes, lemons, oranges and mandarins are fresh from the grower and ready for your garden. You might ...

Don’t put a lemon tree in a pot that is too large. “Choose a pot that is about 15% larger in volume than the current pot the lemon is in,” Fleming says. Putting a lemon tree in an oversized container ...

“Lemons and limes are really great houseplants,” said the owner of a rare-plants nursery in Connecticut — if you choose the right ones. Shattering the glass ceiling isn’t always a goal — not if you’re ...

Is a greenhouse on your wish list this year? They provide all sorts of opportunities to up your growing game – you can start seedlings early, protect plants from frost, and grow crops that love warmer ...

Elisabeth Beagle, Terviva's director of tree operations, places a newly grafted pongamia tree in a high- humidity greenhouse at the company's nursery, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Fort Pierce, Fla. The ...

Joe Frank Holder, of Waco, holds a lemon as big as his hand from one of the 14 citrus trees he and his wife, Jackie, grow in pots. The trees, about 6 years old, were bought when barely more than twigs ...