Thecitrusguy

LATEST ARTICLES ( 127 )

• Growing Citrus Video

  

  It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words and a video is worth a million!The idea of writing a blog, writing articles for magazines/websites. Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Book About My Other Passion

  

  Yes, I know, where the heck have I been?!BUSY is not even a good word to use!I have been writing for a new website, which I invite you to check out all of... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Speaking of Education

  

  Anybody that knows me knows I am big on education.Learning is power.Every Monday morning I get an e-mail from a friend of mine. She runs Mirelli Entrepreneur... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• My First Children's Book on Plants

  

  The New Year is almost upon us, have you made any resolutions yet?I have.I plan on writing more books this year than I did last year. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Holiday Gift Guide and Monthly Seeding-5 Gift Items for That Gardener

  

  Can you believe the holidays are here already? I am positive somebody hit the fast-forward button and still has their finger on it! The holidays are a time to... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Citrus Not Quite Reincarnated

  

  Here we are, November already! November is when your fruit will really start to take off and turn ripe.That is why the Southeastern Cold Hardy Citrus Expo is... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Croton Growin

  

  Officially, fall has arrived, the weather may not seem like it, but according to the calendar, it has.Pumpkin spice everything, fairs, leaves changing color, an... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The Monthly Seeding

  

  This is the first installment of a new monthly series. It will become obvious as to what this series will entail as you read this and my forthcoming articles.... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Don't Rock the Pot!

  

  I was talking to a customer today about a plant that was in a container that just up and died. Being that it was a Sky Pencil Holly (Ilex crenata 'Sky... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Confusing Crossed Creations

  

  Crossing different things with each other is as old as time itself. Mother nature has been doing it forever, sometimes with the end product being rather... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The Never Ending Saga of a Japanese Invasion

  

  One of the recent common questions that have been asked in the garden center of late has been, "WHAT, are those metallic looking bugs and are they actually... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The Story Behind the New Book

  

  I have been absent from my blog for a couple of months now, but I am back!The reason behind my absence is, I was writing a new book that was most definitely... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• It Has Fooled Many

  

  I come to you today with a slightly unusual article.Back in late January, I received an e-mail, complimenting me on my blog and a question.The subject was... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Maybe They Should Be Contained

  

  Well, at least it is a sunny, reasonably warm day today. A FAR cry from what many in the country have experienced already this year. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Citrus Freeze Damage and What You Should Or Should Not Do

  

  The start of 2018 has been anything but happy here in the Southeast. January 3rd we started with freezing rain, ending with snow. In some places of the... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• I Had My Doubts, But......

  

  With all of this crappy winter weather here in the Southeast, snow, ice, cold temperatures that feel like they have been here forever, a LOT of people are... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Ice, Ice, Oh, Boy!

  

  Happy Freekin New Year! Mother nature apparently is NOT in the holiday spirit!Charleston is going to get Cold, which means folks to my west and north are going... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• 5 Citrus Myths-Debunked

  

  I have stated before that there is a lot of misinformation on the Internet. I hear many of the same questions asked over and over again because the folks... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Pictures Tell It All

  

  I got home from work today and realized that all of my Citrus (and Camellias), as well as everything else, had not been watered in over a week when we got an... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Produce With An Identity Crisis

  

  When the Coastal Carolina Fair comes to town, I get excited because that means Flower Shows and time to demonstrate some garden expertise in a friendly... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2017 GARDENING, HOME