By George! - A Blog!

The first of June tells us that summer is here and  the recent weather reports confirm this.  Inadequate watering, even for a day  or two, will affect our plant’s performance, so it behooves us to do a check on our systems.
Are there any leaks caused by old tubing?  If it lies above ground the sun […]

It may be surprising to a lot of people that grapefruit gather a better taste and texture well into the summer months. Usually people get excited around Thanksgiving (maybe because they have houseguests impressed by the homeowner walking out into the yard and picking fruit they have only seen in the supermarkets). Actually, […]

Sometime in early May, when you take a look at your fruit trees and feel happy about a large number of developing fruit, something dreadful happens. A lot of little fruit–maybe all of them in some instances– have left the tree and are lying on the ground.
Why did this happen? Commercial citrus growers […]

Lately there’s been a flurry of interest in re-using domestic water, also known as Grey Water. The Sunday newspaper, at least, had a good article about it but there is a bit more information that should been provided.
It’s important to know that citrus trees are “allergic” to even small amounts of Boron and there […]