Orange trees in Arkansas

[gritsar]

I brought two young orange trees back from Florida with me, despite the fact that nothing grows in this house. I figure they can spend their summers on the porch.

I've informed DH that they will grow here even if I have to fly them back to Florida every winter.

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Actually, they do need cold weather to sweeten the oranges. They just need to be protected from a hard freeze. Maybe you could find an old smut pot to fire up with kerosene and place it near them! That's what they used to do in the orange groves.

 

[Carols Clucks]

even better

now you need a large heated green house that will stand up to an Arkansas winter, with the big plus of year round veggies!

 

[gritsar]

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Yep, having grown up smack dab in the middle of a small orange grove in Florida, I miss my fresh oranges.

 

[EmtheFishLady]

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Yep, having grown up smack dab in the middle of a small orange grove in Florida, I miss my fresh oranges.

You too? I grew up in the middle of our family owned grove in Kissimmee, Florida. Although, I never did particularly like oranges.

 

[Carols Clucks]

The best smell on earth, a citrus grove in bloom!

 

[EmtheFishLady]

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It is very nice. I do miss that from time to time....But I DO NOT miss hand squeezing oranges every Sunday morning.











It was 2 years before my step dad ever told me we had an electric juicer.

 

[Carols Clucks]

Oh no a hand squeezer! I have one of those if I just need to do one or two orange/lemons/grapefruit but otherwise time to plug in!

Last year I had a super over grown lemon to deal with. We gave away boxes and boxes full of lemons, but I ended up juicing a ton of them too. Thought the power juicer was going to die that weekend! We froze it the juice in small bottles to use for lemonaid for the next year

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

Will cirtus trees grow in Prattville Alabama....I so want to grow oranges when we move!

 

[EmtheFishLady]

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Yeah, I hated juicing. I never juiced anything but oranges. I hated picking them too...every once in awhile you'd find a snake.