grapefruit
Delicious Fresh Citrus Year-Round in Your Home Garden
Nancy Garrison, Former Urban Horticulture Program Coordinator
| Time of Year | Variety |
| Dec - Feb | Washington Navel Satsuma Mandarin |
| Jan - Feb | Most citrus |
| Feb - spring | Minneola Tangelo Trovita Oranges |
| Late spring - early fall | Lane Late Navel Orange |
| June - Nov | Valencia |
| Late summer - early winter | Bearss limes |
| Year-round | Lemons |
My interest and, truly, my passion for home fruit gardening and citrus growing has always been focused on identifying varieties that have superior flavor, adaptability to this area and that can produce fruit for fresh eating and juicing year round. In this article I will suggest a selection of citrus that meet these criteria, along with some crucial cultural tips that should allow for more successful production of flavorful, abundant citrus fruit.
My main sources of information and knowledge about citrus come from a handful of people with whom I've had the privilege and pleasure of interacting and places I've been able to visit to see and taste the fruit as well as growing some of my own for the last 18 years at home. Early in my career with Cooperative Extension, I made a trip to the Lindcove U.C. Research and Extension Center in Exeter California, which is a hotbed for citrus research. The thrill and excitement of seeing and tasting hundreds of varieties of citrus being grown and field evaluated contributed greatly to my fascination and appreciation for this exceptional fruit that we in California are so fortunate to be able to grow.
