For the first feeding in late winter: Polozola recommends using ½ pound of fertilizer the year you plant the citrus tree and increasing the fertilizer amount by a pound to a pound and a half each ...

In general, a dwarf tree will be best for smaller spaces. Dwarf fruit trees can grow up to eight to ten feet tall in height, which is certainly bigger than your average house plant, but it’s ...

Fig trees are another excellent pick for container growing, but unlike citrus, figs fruit best if they’re kept in full sun in summer and then overwintered in a cool spot in winter.

Harvesting - Grapefruit trees start fruiting after they reach 3-5 years of age, and any fruit that does appear before then is best removed so the tree can focus on developing strong roots and shoots.

There are about 100 plants classified as Mussaenda many originating in Africa, Asia, or Malaysia. However, the classification is in flux and is often difficult to run down. Dwarf or Yellow ...

Where container growing is concerned, it makes sense to have a dwarf tree so that continual repotting will not be needed to accommodate its growth. “Our 50-year-old Valencia orange tree is still ...

Jane takes a look at some varieties of fruit trees that are made for growing in pots! Grapefruit and Lemon A normal grapefruit tree can grow 8 or 9 or more metres high so it’s too big for a pot.