Q. When is citrus fruit ready to harvest? A. Florida uses five indexes to determine maturity of citrus, including soluble solids, juice content, acid level, soluble solids/acid ratio and skin color.

To determine ripeness, taste for sweetness instead of going by the color of the skin. For the best flavor, harvest citrus after the fruit has been exposed to a light frost. Use pruners to cut the ...

Despite the serious disease issues plaguing citrus, some gardeners are enjoying the fruits of their labor. Many types of oranges, grapefruits and mandarins/tangerines are ripe and ready for picking.

FOWLER, California (KFSN) -- The holidays aren't the only reason to get excited about winter, it is peak season for many citrus crops. Bee Sweet Citrus grows more than 10 thousand acres of oranges, ...

Lunario lemons, Calamondin oranges and Tahitian limes will light up an unheated glasshouse in the brown of winter ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — Florida citrus crops are down this season. "Every year has been worse, and this year was not going to be the best," Jimmy Hayes said. Hayes works at the TerMarsch Groves roadside ...

Hurricane Milton cut harvest season short just as central Florida citrus growers were becoming more optimistic about the future of their industry. The Category 3 hurricane struck some of the state’s ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Some Valley citrus growers rushed to pick ripe fruit off the tree before the arrival of the powerful storm. But it remained a waiting game for many other farmers who ...

Q. When is citrus fruit ready to harvest? A. Florida uses five indexes to determine maturity of citrus, including soluble solids, juice content, acid level, soluble solids/acid ratio and skin color.