Recent widespread hard freezes more than likely resulted in damage to many of the citrus trees in Northwest Florida. Cold damage will become more evident as we move into the spring and summer of 2023.

To protect a single smaller tree, construct a simple frame and encase the tree with one or two layers of translucent plastic. In southeast Louisiana, such an extreme practice would be needed only on a ...

Use pruners to cut the fruit off the tree to avoid damaging the tree and the fruit.

Young citrus trees are generally more sensitive to the cold than fully mature trees. Newly planted citrus trees, as well as those that have been in the ground for less than five years, may need a ...

In most gardens and landscapes, it is clear which of the plants that were damaged by the February freeze are going to recover and which are not. If there are no shoots emerging from the damaged plant ...

Freeze ahead? Protect bougainvillea, plumeria, hibiscus and citrus with covers, heat sources and greenhouse tips before temps ...

A Freeze Warning has some Valley nurseries preparing to protect their plants. Citrus plants are among the most susceptible to freezing in cold conditions. Temperatures in the Valley are expected to ...

Jan 13, 2018 Jan 13, 2018 Updated Sep 14, 2020 Q. In the years that you have lived here and grown citrus, put the latest winter weather event in perspective when it comes to citrus? A: I have been ...

Hi Sue, several years ago, I purchased a small lime tree. When I bought it, it was full of blooms and small fruit, it continued to produce golfball-sized limes all that summer. Last year, it got ...