Citrus information
and care
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We discuss how to successfully grow your citrus in pots and the garden. Discover new and alternative ways to landscape with citrus. We chat about new varieties and good old fashioned favourites. Increase your Citrus IQ and enjoy a good yarn about citrus.
Fruit Drop
It is a common and not an infrequent occurrence in citrus trees, generally, there is little reason for concern.
The tree will hold what it’s fit and able to.
The WHY WHAT and WHO of Rootstocks
All of our citrus trees are grown on a rootstock, for several crucial and important reasons. . If you buy a citrus tree that is not grafted you’re at risk, well, your tree is.
When to remove the stake?
Our strong suggestion is that once you’ve planted the tree, either in the ground or in a pot.
How to train a Single Stem Citrus.
What’s the difference between a single stem and a branched head citrus? Let us show you how to train your single stem to become a strong branched citrus tree.
We spill the blood on oranges
Blood oranges require a very Mediterranean style climate to perform at their best.
A hot cracking summer, with irrigation to the tree, and a freeze your toes winter.
Underplanting Citrus trees with colourful annuals
We’ve got this natty little solution that will give you some colour and keep your tree happy and not in competition with extra roots and the needs of top plantings.