Tag: fruit trees

  • Why Doesn’t Florida Grow Oranges Anymore?

    Why Doesn’t Florida Grow Oranges Anymore?

    “Why doesn’t Florida grow oranges anymore?” It’s a question I’ve asked myself many times as a Central Florida native who doesn’t see the orange groves I once grew up with almost everywhere on the outskirts of town. I was born in the 1980s and came of age in the 1990s. It seemed that when I…

  • Why I Grow Fruit Trees

    Why I Grow Fruit Trees

    Want to grow fruit trees? It’s something millions of people do. I’m not sure if they’re all harvesting tons of fruit each year – my wife and I certainly aren’t yet. But we like having a few fruit trees on our property, even if they’re not always the most, well, fruitful at times. The Taste…