Over the last 20 years, production in Florida orange groves has plummeted 92%, according to the U.S. Department of ...
Planting fast-growing fruit trees on your property provides delicious, nutrient-rich fruit during harvest time. Fruit trees ...
Apple trees aren’t easy to grow because they need consistent care, including precisely timed spraying and pruning, to ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture projects that Florida’s orange crop will reach levels not seen since before World War II, ...
John Barben is a fourth-generation Florida citrus grower and vice president of Barben Fruit Company. He is also a board ...
You may be considering using Epsom salt to fertilize your citrus trees, but is this a budget-friendly hack or a recipe for ...
Once citrus finds a spot that it likes, then it thrives. Oranges and mandarins sometimes need a favourable microclimate to ...
A bug-free tree A whole ecosystem of businesses dependent on Florida citrus is at risk if the crops fail, including 33,000 full-time and part-time jobs and an economic impact of $6.8 billion in ...
Researchers have been working for eight years on a genetically modified tree that can kill the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening. The process involves inserting a gene into a citrus ...
Late winter and early spring is the best time to prune established citrus trees,p and protect them from frost. Those of us who love fruit look forward to early summer’s apricots and berries ...
When I was 17 years old, I visited Montgomery, Alabama — less than a three-hour drive from my hometown of Atlanta, Georgia.
Using forked gleaning poles, some crew members pull citrus from the trees lining backyards, while their teammates dodge the raining fruit, tossing them in crates. The citrus avengers have ...