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Entries for October, 2009

Citrus Juice – Great for your Health

Drinking citrus juice every day is a great way to head off a lot of illnesses.  It also help with constipation. Fruit juices from lemons, grapefruits and oranges contain potassium, minerals, and Vitamin C.  Vitamin C is an antioxidant for your body and an essential vitamin.  However, vitamin C is water soluble and [...]

Citrus Tree Care – Fruit Thinning

Hand fruit thinning is when you remove fruit from your trees to reduce the crop load and to increase the fruit size before harvest.

Grow Your Own Ponderosa Lemon Tree Indoors

The Ponderosa Lemon Tree is a unique lemon tree and very easy to grow. It has beautiful lemon fruit, which is really large and can weigh up to four pounds. The skin of the fruit comes with large bumps and the juice is excellent for desserts such as Lemon Meringue Pie and Lemon [...]

Mandarin Orange Trees

The mandarin orange tree (Cirtus reticulata) is one of my favorite citrus trees. It is very easy to grow and the tree is cold tolerant. This is great for me since I sometimes forget to cover my plants in the winter. However, the tree does need to be protected if the temperature [...]

Ten Tips to Grow Key Lime Trees Indoors

Key lime trees have a zero tolerance of frost and require a hot humid climate to grow outdoors. However, these trees can also be grown indoors in any climate and will produce fragrant blossoms and delicious key lime fruit.