This article shows the process of growing citrus trees from seed from harvesting the fruit and extracting the seeds all the way to germination.
Growing Citrus Trees from Seed – from Harvesting Fruit to Germination
Citrus Tree Care – Fertilizing Citrus Trees and Other Questions Answered by Dr. Ashraf El-Kereamy
In the following video on citrus tree care, I visited Dr. Ashraf El-Kereamy to get answers to reader questions on various topics including fertilizing citrus trees, watering citrus trees, potting citrus trees, transplanting citrus trees, pruning citrus trees, and citrus disease. Ashraf (email: ashrafe@ucr.edu) is a Cooperative Extension Citrus Specialist and faculty member at the Department of Botany and Plant Science, at the University of California Riverside.
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Citrus Pests – Your Questions Answered by Dr. Monique Rivera
In the following video on citrus pests, I visited Dr. Monique Rivera, a University of California entomologist to get answers to reader and viewer questions on citrus pests including Asian citrus psyllids and Argentine ants. Our discussion included both Asian citrus psyllid treatment to reduce the spread of HLB and also ant control for citrus trees. We discussed the Argentine ant in California and how to kill ants with a liquid ant bait. We also discussed a case of liquid ant bait not working and how to use liquid ant bait more effectively.
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Asian Citrus Psyllids and Huanglongbing – Your questions answered by Victoria Hornbaker and the CDFA
In the following video, I visited the Plant Pest Diagnostics Center in Sacramento, California to get answers to reader and viewer questions on Asian citrus psyllids and huanglongbing disease (also sometimes called HLB, citrus greening disease, and yellow dragon disease). The questions were answered by Victoria Hornbaker and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). Victoria is the director of the citrus program at the CDFA.
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