If you are fortunate to have any of these trees, they take some special care.
1. Cut out dead wood.
2. Pull grass away from drip line.
3. Do not let sprinklers hit the trunks.
4. Feed.
5. Consistently deep water.
Fruit is good for several months. Pick it all, do not let it rot on the tree.
In Sierra Madre there is an old citrus ranch where where citrus products were made and still are. There is a store on site that makes great stuff! They also sell in town.
With citrus try making marmalade, meringue pie (orange, lemon and lime), lemon or lime curd. Also, for lemon/ lime juice in off season that can be used in salads or anything else, juice the fruit, freeze in cupcake trays, remove when frozen and layer them between plastic in freezer bags.
Avocados can be made into guacamole with salt, pepper, garlic powder and lots of lemon. Freeze in flat sandwich containers, filling mostly to the top with least air. Thawed product is just like fresh!
http://www.waldoward.com/
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.citrus.html/
Tip # 4 is "feed" - what kind of food do you recommend?
ReplyDeleteThere are good natural type organic vegetable garden foods that are granular. Chemical types are too strong and do not have the correct balance of nutrients. Check out this link.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gardensalive.com/default.asp/
This provides information on symptoms pf deficiencies.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.harvestwizard.com/2009/05/symptoms_of_nutrient_deficienc.html/
Thanks!
ReplyDelete