Thecitrusguy

LATEST ARTICLES ( 127 )

• Repecting the Elders

  

  With my job at the nursery, I get to drive around a lot. I get to meet all sorts of different people and see different plants. Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Confederates

  

  Being a Yankee by birth (New Jersey) and living in the South, I tend to get teased a lot. It is nothing serious, I know it is in fun (I hope), and I usually... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Mothers Day

  

  Twas the night before Mothers Day 2013. As I ponder what my mother went through as I was growing up, it still amazes me. I always wish I could come up with the... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Roll Out The Barrel

  

  Since the start of my fruit group, the Lowcountry Fruit Growers Society (check us out HERE ) back in November. I have been doing a lot of lectures on growing... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Mags

  

  To say that this Spring has been busy, would be an under statement. The nursery that I work for, if we didn't set a sales record for the month of March, we... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Stepping Up

  

  Welcome Back!!Actually, that is probably what you are saying to me. I have been absent for quite sometime now. No, I haven't been on vacation, nor have I been... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• 'Tis The Most Wonderful Time Of Year!

  

  Well, the holidays are over. There is not much that can be done in the yard right now. But as a gardener it is an exciting time!SEED CATALOG SEASON!!As you can... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Just Trial It!!

  

  In the about me section on the left hand side of my blog, I have the words “Hopefully Always Inspirational”. Well today, we are going to go for some of that. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Water Woes

  

  The last article I wrote dealt with sunlight and what is considered “Full Sun”. It was inspired by questions that I get when someone has an issue with a fruitin... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Let the Sunshine in

  

  My apologies for having been away from my blog for so long. This Fall has been brutal on me. Am I complaining? NOT A CHANCE! Matter of fact, I am sorry that man... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• A Golden Native (I Almost Like)

  

  I receive a lot of slack from many of my Master Gardener friends because of my feeling towards Native Plants. The majority of them are just not pretty in my... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2012 GARDENING

• You Make The Call!

  

  This article is going to anger a LOT of people, suffice it to say, that is okay.I would like to start with a quote from that great philosopher "Popeye the Sailo... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2012 GARDENING

• Doing the Citrus Split!

  

  While folks out in the Midwest and other parts of the country are experiencing the worst drought in years, here in North Charleston, SC we are having LOTS of... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2012 GARDENING

• Bad Mulch?

  

  Mulch is one of those topics that everybody thinks it is a great thing. To a large extent that is true, however, there are bad things that can come from using... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2012 GARDENING

• One of My Favorite Citrus Trees.....

  

  I was working a Master Gardener event this past weekend at Magnolia Gardens. I love being out there.While a few of us were sitting in the booth waiting for... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2012 GARDENING

• A Tangled Web........

  

  Look, up in that tree.....is it a Spider? Is it a Fungus? No, It's a Tent Caterpillar! Or is it?????This time of year you may see web like tents in numerous... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2012 GARDENING

• You Put Your Leaf Foot In......

  

  Every year there seems to be a different insect or other critter that comes into my yard and gives me headaches. Some years it is Aphids, (actually almost... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2012 GARDENING

• Potted Papaya

  

  As the price of food goes up, more and more people are wanting to grow their own produce. Which is fine if you want Tomatoes, Lettuce, Strawberries,Corn, Okra o... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2012 GARDENING

• Tagging Plants, on the Cheap!!

  

  This is a rerun of a post I did back about 2 years ago. It had kind of gotten lost in the archives. I bring it up because of a couple of reasons. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 GARDENING

• It's About Time!!

  

  Time. Nobody ever has enough of it. It passes by quickly, we waste it, and it waits no no one. I joke all the time that if I only had 36 hour days and 10 day... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2012 GARDENING