Full Sunlight: Lemon trees require full sunlight to thrive. Ensure that your balcony gets at least 8-10 hours of direct sunlight each day. If your balcony is shaded, you may want to move the plant to ...

• Before the heat and dry air of spring and summer, update your irrigation system to in-line drip, flexible tubing with ...

Last week, while I was going to town, a neighbor and friend from church asked me what I knew was an orange-like small tree that begins with C. He knew that I understood plants. I said, “Calamondin.” I ...

Having an indoor fruit tree may sound appealing, but not all fruit trees are suited for growing inside. Here are the ones to ...

If you are in a frost-prone area, take steps to protect your trees when nighttime temperatures are predicted to fall below 35F.

Imagine having sunny orange, bright yellow and luscious green fruit growing in your home, especially during this gray, cold time of year. While we do not associate citrus plants with ...

From pruning and spraying to cutting back and attacking slugs, February is full of important chores for the attentive gardener.

As climate change complicates growing the region’s historically emblematic crops, like olives and lemons, Amata is seeing ...

Imagine having sunny orange, bright yellow and luscious green fruit growing in your home, especially during this gray, cold ...

But the freeze isn’t the only threat. Farmers are also battling ‘greening’ disease, a deadly bacteria that has devastated 80% ...

A typhoon and extreme heat dramatically affected prices for the kumquat trees that are ubiquitous during the holiday.

Trees across the Valley are ripe with fruit right now and St. Mary’s Food Bank is welcoming donations of home-grown citrus.