Makrut lime requires at least six to eight hours of sunlight per day when planted outdoors. "More sun produces more vigorous ...

Citrus trees should be put on a regular feeding schedule but should only get lime as needed. The trees can quickly deplete the nutrients from Florida’s sandy soil, but lime is only needed occasionally ...

Aim to fertilize fruit trees in spring or early summer. This timing allows the trees to absorb nutrients they can use for new growth and fruit production, says Lauren St. Germain Kidd, the owner of ...

With zesty green (or yellow) fruit in the summer and sweet-smelling flowers in winter, this citrus tree makes a perfect ...

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 ...

Q. I have many tropical fruit trees that are surrounded by grass and close to competing trees. The fruit trees include avocado, Barbados cherry, carambola, lime, lemon, fig, banana and passion fruit.

Fertilizing your trees will go a long way toward increasing fruit size and yield. There is nothing quite like the joy of picking fresh fruit from your own fruit tree. To achieve a steady and plentiful ...