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    How To Grow Citrus Practically Anywhere
    How To Grow Citrus Practically Anywhere
    How To Grow Citrus Practically Anywhere
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    How To Grow Citrus Practically Anywhere

    By Darren Sheriff a.k.a. The Citrus Guy

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    When you think of Citrus, do you think of Oranges or Orange Juice? Don't you wish you could grow your own Lemons or Limes for your favorite adult beverage or dessert?
    Well, no matter where you live, with this book and a little work, you can! Mr. Sheriff has been growing Citrus exclusively in containers for 16+ years, in North Charleston, SC, and has learned a thing or two on how to do it. He passes all of his knowledge, along with some scientific research, onto you!
    In 14 chapters, he covers such things as, how big a pot to use, soils, fertilizers, cultivars, and of course the biggest obstacle, cold weather. It is not as hard as you think and with this book it will be broken down to the easiest of levels. He even has sections on where to buy some, how to start your own, and if you run into trouble, ways to contact him for help.
    So if you are hankering to peel a tangerine that you grew, or squeeze your very own, home grown orange juice, this book is for you!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDarren Sheriff a.k.a. The Citrus Guy
    Release dateMar 21, 2016
    ISBN9781310405495
    How To Grow Citrus Practically Anywhere
    Author

    Darren Sheriff a.k.a. The Citrus Guy

    Darren Sheriff is originally from New Jersey, which he kindly asks, not to hold against him. He has been interested in plants of all kinds since childhood, even helping his mother with her garden and having his own at the age of 5. He not only works as the manager at Terra Bella Garden Center, he is a Certified Professional Nurseryman in the state of South Carolina, a Charleston County Master Gardener, founder and current president of the Lowcountry Fruit Growers Society and started the Lowcountry Power Brass band as their leader, Bass Trombone and Tuba player. Affectionately known as The Citrus Guy because of his 60+ Citrus trees he grows, he actually has more than 3 times that many Camellias, topping the 200+ mark and is the President, & show chairman of the Coastal Carolina Camellia Society. Add to that he is the American Camellia Society South Carolina State Director. Darren’s wife, Tammy, is originally from the Charleston area and they have been married since January, 1992. They have three furry children, 1 cat named Taz and two Chihuahuas named Daisy and Daphne. Tammy helps Darren enter as many shows as possible throughout the Southeast, winning many awards in his short time in the Camellia world. Darren is a certified Camellia Judge and has been President of the Coastal Carolina Camellia Society since June of 2015.

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      How To Grow Citrus Practically Anywhere - Darren Sheriff a.k.a. The Citrus Guy

      How To Grow Citrus

      Practically Anywhere

      By: Darren Sheriff

      a.k.a The Citrus Guy

      Copyright © 2016 The Citrus Guy

      All rights reserved.

      ISBN: 1530654106

      ISBN-13: 9781310405495

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      DEDICATION

      PREFACE

      CHAPTER 1: Introduction

      CHAPTER 2: The History of Citrus

      CHAPTER 3: Cultivars and Taste

      CHAPTER 4: Your Citrus Trees House

      CHAPTER 5: The Dirt on Potting Soil

      CHAPTER 6: Orange you going to Feed Me?

      CHAPTER 7: Light and Water

      CHAPTER 8: Protect Me

      CHAPTER 9: Pests

      CHAPTER 10: Diseases

      CHAPTER 11: Other Problems

      CHAPTER 12: Reproduction/Propagation

      CHAPTER 13: A Tidy Little Summary

      CHAPTER 14: What to do with it, once you grow it

      About The Author

      DEDICATION

      I would like to dedicate this book to my wife Tammy and my mother Dee. My wife for encouraging me to buy that poor little Calamondin tree that started this whole Citrus mess. My mother for teaching me and showing me how to garden and deal with plants.

      I Love You Both!

      Me, at the 2015 Citrus Expo

      This is a lecture inside of a book.

      A compilation of information learned and given during the many lectures I have done and from FAQ’s that The Citrus Guy has entertained since 2007 when I started conducting my talks.

      PREFACE

      As I was writing this book, I had every intention of making it more of a Textbook of sorts. As it progressed, it became more of how I would give one of my lectures to a garden club, complete with pictures. I have been speaking on growing citrus since 2007, I actually started learning and growing them back in 1998. My very first citrus tree was a calamondin. I always include the story on how that tree came into my life, at some point, during my lectures.

      It basically goes like this.

      My wife and I were at a grocery store, just after Christmas. We were walking past the floral department and there was this poor little calamondin, sitting on the counter, 50% off.

      It was a sad, pathetic looking little thing. It had a couple of fruits on it and just needed some TLC. My wife told me I should buy it. At the time I had no interest in growing any kind of citrus, never even crossed my mind. I told her, no, I don’t think so. She insisted that I should and I kept telling her no. Well, she finally prevailed and now, she regrets those words. I joke about that last part actually she loves the fresh fruit.

      My second tree was a Key Lime. I honestly do not know what happened after that one!!

      At one time, and this is the honest truth, I had 119 different cultivars of citrus, all in containers, in our yard. I am not just talking about 119 citrus trees, the actual count was something like 127, I am talking 119 ACTUAL differently, named, and tasting citrus cultivars/varieties. Due to some financial situations and my newfound love of Camellias, I whittled that down, at the time of this writing, to some 65 or so cultivars.

      Now, now, don’t judge me, I needed the room for the Camellias. I use them to sooth my competitive nature. But that is getting off topic and probably will be one of my next books.

      I should also mention that, the number 65 will probably not last long. I am always looking for something new, different or unique in the citrus world. I actually just planted a bunch of different blood type citrus, blood oranges, blood limes, etc. I hope to someday hybridize a blood kumquat. That will definitely be down the road however.

      When I became a Master Gardener back in 2007, they hung The Citrus Guy name on me and I will probably, forever have that name here in Charleston. I have a friend, named Stan McKenzie. He will always be known as Stan, The Citrus Man. I have learned a lot from him as well as many other Citruholics. Hopefully, I will repay many of them back with my references to websites, nurseries and what have you as this book unfolds.

      Thanks Guys!! (And Gals)

      CHAPTER 1: Introduction

      Citrus.

      The word itself conjures up pictures of huge groves in Florida. Maybe you think about that first morning glass of orange juice or a grapefruit cut in half as a snack.

      I understand, not everybody can move to Florida or California, but wouldn’t you love to live in a place that, just outside your back door, is a tree that you can pick your own fresh citrus fruit?

      This book will help you do just that!

      How to grow citrus practically anywhere is designed to help people, who are not exactly living in prime citrus producing areas.

      This book will not go into how to grow them in the ground, if you are in a place warm enough to grow it that way, there are plenty of other books out there for that. This is going to be more on container cultivation. This book will be beneficial if you have say, a large patio that you can’t plant a tree into the ground. A balcony in the city might confront you. Maybe you rent and one day will want to move, you can take them with you. Perhaps, you like to rearrange furniture or the knick-knacks in the house; wouldn’t it be fun to do that in your yard? Probably one of the main reasons you will want

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