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Zone-pushing is defined by the attempt to cultivate a plant in a hardiness zone that is lower/colder than they are rated to survive in. Citrus for instance is typically hardy to zone 9, but some hybrids may be hardy to zones 7 or 8. Attempting to grow such plants somewhere colder like zones 5 or 6…

Rooting cuttings is probably the easiest form of propagating plants besides sowing seeds, though there is no guarantee of success, only ways to improve your odds. For many plant species, including figs and elderberries, rooting cuttings can be as simple as sticking a branch into the ground! For citrus however, they require more particular conditions…

The trifoliate orange is the most cold hardy citrus species, capable of surviving as low as -15°F when mature! The trade-off for being so cold hardy however is that the fruit are very sour and have bitter rinds. This limits their (culinary) usefulness to being a lemon substitute for those wanting to grow organic citrus…

Grafting trees is not easy, and it requires a lot of time and practice to improve your success rate. Some plant species such as figs are particularly easy to graft and much more forgiving, while other plant species like citrus require a higher degree of precision. One particularly grafting method known as the “modified side…