A: Try Ruby Red or Pink Marsh. Pink Marsh is nearly seedless and can be harvested from December through May. Ruby Red is readily available at local garden centers and plant nurseries. Ruby Red is also nearly seedless producing fruit from November ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Q: Why isn’t my ruby red grapefruit blooming? It gets some sun in the afternoon and I have used stake fertilizers each year. I am watering it twice a week just like my lawn grass. It looks healthy, and is growing, but still no fruit. A: ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
A: The disease is probably melanose, which is a common coastal fungal disease that primarily occurs in grapefruit but can attack any citrus. The first symptoms on leaves are small, circular, dark depressions with a yellow margin, similar to ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
The grapefruit (Citrus × paradisi), is a subtropical citrus tree known for its sour fruit, an 18th-century hybrid first bred in Barbados. When found, it was named the "forbidden fruit"; it has also been misidentified ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes