Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Have Any of You Planted Orange Trees in The Villages?
There’s a woman on my street with two big grapefruit trees, and I’ve found a few mentions in Talk of the Villages to planting lemon trees, though I haven’t seen any, but I haven’t seen any orange trees, nor references to growing them here. It’s Florida! Why aren’t people planting more citrus here? Is there some secret about them? Are they forbidden?
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We've got a navel orange tree in the back yard. Last year we got more than one hundred oranges from it. It's a mature tree; it was there when we bought the house ten years ago.
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They involve quite a bit of work, they can be messy, if there are any rats in the area, they are attracted to the fruit, and there is a citrus disease running rampant in central florida (citrus greening) causing the citrus farmers to cut down the trees and plant other crops.
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Google; How to Keep Rats Out of Citrus Trees. Also. Many older people take statins, blood pressure meds, and pain medication and eating grapefruit can alter how it affects you for three days and more. (P.S. I am not into alternative medicine. ) Grapefruit Warning: It Can Interact with Common Medications We have opted to buy our citrus at Publix. I never thought I would pay so much for lemons in FLORIDA. lol.
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Have lived in Florida most of my life. Citrus trees are very slow growing and take at least 5 years to get meaningful amount of fruit. Subject to diseases and if there is a long cold spell can get killed by freeze. In the 60' most of the area in and around Clermont were large orange groves. Most of the trees were killed off during cold winters(developers got the balance of them) If you want citrus good luck and have a lot of patience.
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Before moving to TV we bought a resale south of The Villages that had a mature orange, lemon and grapefruit tree. They are messy. If you decide to plant them be sure you do what is necessary to prevent pests and make sure you have enough room for them as most of our yards are rather small. We go to the farmers market for fresh local fruit. No mess or trouble whatsoever. You might want to see what your neighbors think. Just a thought.
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Just check out the number of posts on some posters and the years as members WOW
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We have had success with lemons here, getting small crops after a year from both a potted tree and a small tree. We haven’t tried growing oranges, as we’ve heard it is not warm enough here to ensure success.
The downsides to growing lemons IMO are they do require more attention than other plants and trees, and all the lemons become ripe within a couple weeks. We get about a dozen lemons from each tree. We squeeze most of the lemons into ice cube trays, then use the cubes in drinks or cooking for several months. |
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Orange trees and other citrus trees do take a long time to bear good amount of fruit. Also, sustained freezing can kill trees. Fortunately we do have two mature trees that produce fabulous juice.
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I’m considering placing it back into a large pot and putting it back on my pool deck. |
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