Drought Doesn't Dampen Local Citrus

Drought doesn’t dampen local citrus Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service — Galveston County Office

December 07, 2011

PHOTO BY Dr. William M. Johnson Area citrus growers submitted 192 entries for display and competition at the 2011 Upper Gulf Coast Citrus Show on Dec. 1.

The year started off with re- Orange; first place Rio Red shou Kumquat. cord cold temperatures during Grapefruit; first place Owari the winter season, which Satsuma; first place Tarroco • Rudy Altamirano, of Gal- caused freeze damage on lo- Blood Orange; second place veston — first place Sunquat, cally grown citrus. Republic of Texas Orange; second place Mexican Lime. second place Sunquat; second Dr. William Johnson is a The following spring, summer place Ruby Red Grapefruit; • Jackie Auer, of Texas City horticulturist with the and fall growing seasons were second place Minneola Tan- — second place Clementine Galveston County Office extremely hot and extremely gelo; second place Cocktail Mandarin. of Texas A&M AgriLife dry. Grapefruit; second place San- Extension Service. Visit guinelli Blood Orange; sec- • Margaret Budny, of League his website at This has not been an ideal ond place Orange, second City — first place Mexican http://aggie- growing year for home citrus place Cara Cara Navel Or- Lime. horticulture.tamu.edu/ production. I know to under- ange; second place Tangerine; galveston. estimate gardeners’ persever- second place Meiwa Kum- • James Carthel, of League ance to succeed in the face of quat; third place Wekiwa City — third place News column printed in extreme odds. This year’s Tangelo. Clementine Mandarin. the Galveston Daily weather conditions set several News, The Post, and records and so did area citrus • Jim Wade, of League City • Jack Cross, of Texas City — other Galveston County growers. A record 192 entries — Reserve Champion Am- third place Owari Satsuma. Newspapers. were submitted into this bersweet Orange; first place year’s Citrus Show. Minneola Tangelo; first place • Nancy Ferverda, of Dickin- Umatilla Tangor; second son — first place Calamondin If you would like to know place Star Ruby Grapefruit Orange, first place Panzarella what types of citrus can be Cluster; second place Teas Lemon Cluster, third place grown here, look over the list Lemonquat; third place Star Page Mandarin. of ribbon and rosette winners. Ruby Grapefruit; third place Thomasville Citrangequat; • Gene and Janie Flores, of • Butch Roden, of Clute — third place Cara Cara Navel Dickinson — first place Re- Best of Show Moro Blood Orange; third place Chang- public of Texas Orange. Page 2 Drought doesn’t dampen local citrus

• Scott Johnsgard, of The Woodlands — • Dan Sebesta, of Bellaire — second third place Seville Sour Orange. place Page Mandarin; second place BC-2 Satsuma;third place Fairchild Mandarin. • Larry Johnston, of Pearland — third place Mexican Lime. • Mike Shoup, of Santa Fe — first place Navel Orange. • Terry Johnston, of Pearland — second place, Navel Orange. • Luke Stripling, of Dickinson — first place Honey Tangerine; second place • Gilbert Livanec Sr., of Manvel — first Satsuma; third place Sunquat. place Brown Select Satsuma; first place Page Mandarin; second place Moro Blood • Bill Verm, of Santa Fe — first place Orange; second place Raspberry Tangor; Ruby Red Grapefruit; second place second place Ujukitsu Lemon; third place Meyer lemon; second place Satsuma. Rio Red Grapefruit; third place Republic of Texas Orange.

• Terry Matherne, of Matagorda — first place Vermillion Satsuma; first place Henderson Grapefruit; first place Nagami Kumquat; first place Changshou Kum- quat; first place Tavares Limequat; first place Indio Mandarinquat; first place Meyer lemon, first place Cara Cara Navel Orange; second place Variegated Cala- mondin Orange; second place Fairchild Mandarin; second place Okitsu-wase Sat- suma; third place Washington Navel Or- ange; third place Meiwa Kumquat; third place Parson Brown Orange.

• Ray Michalik, of Brazoria — first place Brown Select Mandarin; second place Owari Satsuma; second place Rio Red Grapefruit Cluster; third place Pummelo.

• Sammie Mize, of Houston — third place Meyer lemon.

• John E. Panzarella, of Lake Jackson — first place Ujukitsu Lemon; first place Fairchild Mandarin; second place Nova Mandarin; second place Changshou Kum- quat; second place Dancyquat; third place Golden Grapefruit; third place Osceola Mandarin.

• Bernard M. Patten, of Seabrook — second place Rio Red Grapefruit.

• Manuel Rodriguez, of Dickinson — first place Clementine Mandarin.