GROW GUIDE – Oranges & Lemons

15 June 2025

Oranges and lemons….a must have in every organic garden

Citrus must be the juiciest, fresh and health giving fruit on the earth. The gardener can choose from a wide variety, or have a tree of each – Oranges, Grapefruits, Lemons andeasy peelers like Naartjies, Minneola’s, Satsumas, Kumquats, Pomelo’s and the list just goes on….

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