Showing posts with label tangerines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tangerines. Show all posts
Thursday, December 22, 2022

Picking the Low Hanging Fruit

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We had a big freeze a couple of years ago that really hurt our citrus trees.  In fact, I thought they all perished.  But they came back.  Al...
Wednesday, November 23, 2022

It's Citrus Time (Again)

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A couple years ago, we were hit with some really cold weather for Louisiana.  It was in the low 20's and I was worried about our citrus ...
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Monday, June 7, 2021

Frozen Fruit Trees

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In the deep freeze of 2021 we struggled in tropical south Louisiana.  We did our best to cover the garden with tarps to protect the vegetabl...
Sunday, January 17, 2021

Cajun Engineering - A Titillating Tale of Redneck Fabrication

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This weekend was a gorgeous day.  We went outdoors with a ladder and began harvesting tangerines and navel oranges off of our trees.  The ol...
Thursday, January 7, 2021

Juicy Fruit! It is Citrus Time

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This is the time of year around here in South Louisiana when the weather gets chilly, leaves fall from the hardwoods, the humidity drops, mo...
Monday, November 11, 2019

Surveying the Citrus

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The seasons change quickly.  As I write this tonight, I can hear the wind chimes on the back patio chiming constantly as 20 mph gusts buffet...
Monday, February 25, 2019

The Last Days of Citrus

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We had a bumper crop of citrus this year.  Since late November we have been eating tangerines.  Just last week we ate the last of them.  Not...
Monday, October 29, 2018

Serious Citrus

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Saturday morning before getting started for a full day in the garden, I strolled around the yard with my mug of Community Coffee & Chico...
Thursday, January 4, 2018

Saving Citrus From The Freeze

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With temperatures dipping into the low 20's, I quickly did some Internet research about citrus.  My question was: Do you need to pull or...
Monday, February 13, 2017

Pruning the Navel Orange Tree

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This weekend it really warmed up.  As I walked by our citrus trees, especially the navel orange, I could vaguely smell the fragrance of oran...