It seems like simpler times when I was hosting Gardeners Hotline television show (WDSC–PBS) featuring the citrus grower, Bruce Crump (past owner of Vo-LaSalle Farms) on growing citrus in Volusia County. Citrus greening was beginning to play havoc in the industry and the future looked grim. Today, nearly a decade has passed and researchers at the University of Florida have made major strides to understand the bacteria known as Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus that causes this disease. For a bit of fun, let us go back in time and celebrate the beloved crop that made Florida and explore growing citrus trees in the Sunshine State.
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In this episode of the Gardeners Hotline, join host and UF/IFAS Commercial Horticultural Extension Agent, Karen Stauderman reminisce from an earlier program airing with her guest, Bruce Crump (passed in 2015), a fifth generation citrus grower and owner of Vo-LaSalle Farms (http://volasallefarms.com/ ) in DeLeon Springs, Volusia County.
(Click on the YouTube link below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st-UG7K3cKA&list=PLAE8ABB82FC50E6D8&index=10&t=350s
Resources:
For more information on growing citrus in Florida, check out these informative publications:
Citrus Tree Care for the Home Gardener in the HLB Era
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/PP/PP33600.pdf
Citrus Culture in the Home Landscape
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/HS/HS13200.pdf
Citrus Problems in the Home Landscape
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/HS/HS14100.pdf
For other programs on Gardeners Hotline (WDSC PBS):
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAE8ABB82FC50E6D8