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Gardening: Whanganui s climate is great for growing good citrus 16 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 7 minutes to read Citrus trees can be grown successfully in small gardens as well as in larger spaces. Photo / File Citrus trees can be grown successfully in small gardens as well as in larger spaces. Photo / File Autumn is a great time of year to be planting citrus fruit. The new plants from the nurseries are lush and full because of good summer growth. Garden soil is moist from autumn rains and, with winter approaching, there are high prospects of further moisture to aid root establishment. Citrus are one of the favourite fruit plants in Whanganui for small and large gardens as well as container production, with eventual tree size being controlled by the use of dwarfing rootstocks. ....