Tree Care Details

Research of how to care for the three beautiful trees we have in the garden.. the lime and blood orange tree have yet to be planted!

Research provided by our wonderful Research Intern, Chang!

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Generally speaking the those tress need about 5 gallons of water a week at
their young stages and as the trees grows, more water is needed. The
watering should be 2ft deep and soil should be moist. The general
temperature for those tress to glooms and fruit is about avg 65, which is
pretty similar to the San Diego's weather.

1 Lime trees that are under 1 in (trunk caliper)
Water about 2 to 3 times a week during the spring and summer times, the
amount of water for one tree is about five gallon/week.

Mature Lime trees that are over 1 in
Mature trees, more than one-inch, require less frequent but deeper
watering. Generally, older citrus trees should be watered about every
seven days, depending on the weather.

2 Anna apple trees
Unlike other varieties that need 800 or 900 chill hours per year, Anna
apple trees only need 200 to 300. This means that out of an entire year,
they will need only a minimum of 200 hours where the temperature is below
45° Fahrenheit (7° Celsius).

For Watering, As the tree grows, of course it will require more water.
SInce SD is pretty dry, watering the tree cannot fully depended on
raining, it is recommended to make sure that the soil is wet down to a
depth of 2 feet. (60 cm). This means it may only need 5 gallons for a
young tree or a dwarf. Large, established standard sized trees may need
as much as 50 gallons.

3 Blood Orange Trees
All blood orange trees should recieve water daily, especially during the
summer. In the winter keep the tree moist and water only when the ground
is dry. The soil needs to be moist but not wet.

Alternative Breaks Volunteer Day!!

Thanks to Alternative Breaks for lending a hand at Earl's Garden this morning! We got so much done, and it was great having a good-sized group to tend to the garden after the rains.

Blood Orange Tree

Thank you John Liles for the donation of this beautiful and incredibly smelling and blossoming blood orange tree! We will give it a great new home.

Mushrooms!

ladybug

Just restin' on the leaf of a Thompson Flame Grape vine (I forget which one). Looks cozy don't you think?

Peas are growin!

Peas are sprouting forth. Planted next to a fence so they can perfectly start wrapping their vines around it!

And I just want to say something else about peas...

How bout dem apples?

Our first tree, an Anna Apple, is happily producing fruit!

Check back in with us about her progress. Better yet, come on by!

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A beautiful bee!

Check out the legs on that bee!

Dear bee, please return anytime!

We have an email!

Thanks to Adrian for making us an official garden email! Feel free to email with questions, comments, suggestions, pictures, etc!

earlsgardenucsd@gmail.com

Native Plant Garden

The Native Plant Garden in Earl's Garden is the project of our lovely Environmental Systems intern, Tate Perrine.