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Old 10-18-2008, 09:53 AM
 
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what are places in Florida where I would be able to have lots of happy citrus trees in my backyard?
or even a small farm for growing citrus?
also, can citrus be grown organically?
Thanks Floridians!
love
Mark,
dreaming of a farm with citrus trees and white Arabian horses
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Old 10-18-2008, 10:24 AM
 
Location: Florida
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what are places in Florida where I would be able to have lots of happy citrus trees in my backyard?
or even a small farm for growing citrus?
also, can citrus be grown organically?
Thanks Floridians!
love
Mark,
dreaming of a farm with citrus trees and white Arabian horses
Polk County, Fl is still in #1 place for citrus production. They grow extremely well here. Plenty of farm land in Polk County also.
Florida Citrus - Absolutely Florida ,

Growers Profit but Squeezed by Higher Costs | theledger.com | The Ledger | Lakeland, FL
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Old 10-18-2008, 10:24 AM
 
Location: Miami
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I would suggest anyplace South of Orlando and near the east coast of Florida and North of Palm Beach. Or South West Miami-Dade, Homestead and the Redlands.
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Old 10-18-2008, 10:38 AM
 
Location: Venice Florida
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I agree anywhere Orlando south. Believe it or not Florida will receive frost and freeze conditions. The fruit is ripe an ready for eating in the winter. I've been told that the chill will help set the sugar content of the fruit which is probably why most of the groves are in the southern zone 9 region of the state.
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Old 10-18-2008, 10:58 AM
 
Location: Heartland Florida
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Hendry county is my choice, citrus is big there.
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Old 10-18-2008, 08:05 PM
 
Location: Jax
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I'm growing citrus in Duval county.

My lemons and limes are in the backyard. The fenced in yard and big oak tree help to make a microclimate of sorts.

The calomondin & kumquat will be in the front yard (still in pots), as will my orange trees when I get them.

We have a local nursery that grafts onto Flying Dragon rootstock. It's a japanese rootstock that is very cold-hardy, so that helps. I'll still probably need some insulation when we hit the really cold spells, at least for my citrus that isn't on Flying Dragon rootstock. This was an area for orange growing at one time, but those groves have been turned into developments now.

So far, I'm growing:

Meyer Lemon
Variegated Pink Lemon (Eureka)
Tahiti/Persian Lime
Nagimi Kumquat
Eustis Limequat
Calomondin

I'm also growing blackberries, turkey figs, and passionfruit .

But if you were to try and make an income from citrus, I would choose a location further south for sure .
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Old 10-18-2008, 08:36 PM
 
Location: Covington County, Alabama
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Here is a link to start gathering info from. It is the state citrus experiment station. One thing that is a must is to remember sufficient irrigation water supplies is a must. Citrus is grown on sandy soil where water doesn't stay around long unless there is a shallow hard pan. As far as organic goes contact a local county ag agent in the county you choose to live in. I live in Polk county and citrus is big here. Highlands county, Indian River, St. Lucie, Hardee, Desota, Manatee, & Sarasota are good weather wise. Land prices may prohibit agriculture except as a hobby during retirement. Raising citrus is not a cheap venture in land or machinery for a grove of profitable scale.

http://solutionsforyourlife.ufl.edu/map/citrus_rec.html (broken link)
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