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Citrus & Fruit Trees

Palaverdy Tree Roots Removal

Gardening Question From Sandra: I had a palaverdy tree removed. Now roots are sprouting. Soaked grown & try to dig them out( Az rock&clay ground) want to plant a lemon tree in fall. How do I get rid of this problem. Thank you for any help. Answer from Pat: My advice is to wait until […]

Autumn Blaze Fruitless Pear Tree

Gardening Question From Julia: Hi Pat! It’s 3a and i have to wake up in 3 hours for work, but i found your incredible site and have been ravenously reading through your sage advice. what a nice break from the confusing/ conflicting info elsewhere on the web. i wanted to ask your opinion on an […]

Citrus Fruit Not Sweet

Gardening Question From Jo: How do I insure I have sweet fruit? I have 2 miniature orange trees and they are not sweet Answer From Pat: Unfortunately the reason some citrus is not sweet is due to the species of tree, the root stock and also the climate zone in which you live. It is […]

Kumquat Trees With Very Cupped Leaves

Gardening Question From Andrew: I have 3 kumquat trees in my garden area.  Two are 3 years old, one is about 5 years old.  My soil is very low in N and K.  A lot of 5 year old’s leaves are somewhat yellow.  I do feed on a regular basis with organic EB Stone citrus […]

Wilted Passionfruit Vine

Gardening Question From Allen: I purchased a passion-fruit vine to grow indoors. I set up a trellis and planted the plant in a very large container. I was growing beautifully. Plenty of morning sun, watering once a week and “spritzing” the leaves daily. One of the blogs I had read on-line suggested 10-10-10 fertilizer at […]

Grafting A Pollinator For Holiday Avocado

Gardening Question From Charles: We have a young Holiday avocado, 10 ft tall and about 5 years old. It has given us about 13 large avocados last year.  At this time we have 5 hanging on the tree.  We did not know when we bought the tree that it yielded fruit every other year.  We’d […]

Nectarine Suggestion

Gardening Question From Dave: Do you have a preferred nectarine(s) for coastal Southern California?   Answer From Pat:   Yes. My favorite is ‘Panamint’. I have recommended this for years and people still thank me for the recommendation. It is much better than peaches in coastal zones. Easy to grow and very productive.     […]

Plum & Pomegranate Trees

Gardening Question From Chris: We moved here from WI and I am trying to acclimate myself to gardening in CA. Our major problem is the plum and pomegranate trees that are planted under artificial turf in the back yard. The leaves are curling, browning and dying and the fruit is drying up. I have asked […]

Passion Fruit Propagation

Gardening Question from Ed: I am trying to propagate passion vines but some of the plants fail after germination.. in fact after several weeks of growth.  The plant develops leafs that become shriveled and the plant eventually dies.. Is this something that I may be doing wrong or not doing at all? I could send […]

Mature Peach Tree With No Leaves Or Flowers In Spring

Gardening Question From Jovan: Hello Pat from Dallas, Texas…I have a mature peach tree (4″+ trunk diameter) that this year has so far failed to have any leaves or flowers (by April in Texas we already have walnut-sized fruit on it). All of the past years tree has been producing plenty of fruit and never […]