Valentine Pummelo is a Delicious Treat for Valentine’s Day
This year I was excited to find a Valentine Pummelo on one of my pummelo trees. This was the first that I had had from my own tree and I…
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Rojo Blanco and Rubidoux Pummelo-Grapefruit Hybrids
When I conducted my pummelo taste tests, I was quite excited to also sample two new hybrid citrus fruits that have recently been released in California: Rojo Blanco and Rubidoux…
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The Nine Best California Pummelos
I have been a citrus lover from early childhood when I visited my grandparents in Florida and ate oranges right off of their tree. When I moved to California in…
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Vaniglia Sanguigno Juice is Astonishingly Delicious Blended with Limequat Juice
The Vaniglia Sanguigno acidless sweet orange is the most unusual-tasting citrus variety that I have ever tried. The lack of acid gives it a taste quite unlike the oranges that…
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Sterilizing Grafting Tools and Pruning Tools
Before grafting citrus, it is important to sterilize grafting tools to both kill any pathogens that may harm grafts and also to kill diseases of citrus that are readily spread…
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Cara Cara navel orange vs. California Rojo navel orange
I attended the 2014 Citrus Clonal Protection Program (CCPP) Foundation & Evaluation Block Walkthrough in Lindcove, California on April 9. While there I had the pleasure of meeting Roger Smith…
