In todayswe look at growing the Washington Navel Orange. This orange variety is sometimes also called California Navel orange because it grows great in the state of California, especially Southern California. This orange was imported in the 1800s from Bahia, Brazil and made popular by Eliza Tibbets who was a resident of Riverside, California. \r
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We look at how to grow this orange variety, the fertilizer schedule, light and water requirements and much more. We also havest and look at the fruit in detail.\r
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Leafminers are a common problem on the orange tree and to get rid of them, Buy Spinosad ( and Mineral Oil (