As Florida continues to reel from citrus greening, growers, processors and researchers explore another option — lemons

Members of Florida's citrus industry are planting more lemon trees to capitalize on the fruit's many uses.

  • By Grier Ferguson
  • | 6:10 a.m. May 10, 2019
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Lori Sax. Janet Mixon, of Mixon Fruit Farms in Bradenton, added another five acres of lemon trees about four or five years ago.
Lori Sax. Janet Mixon, of Mixon Fruit Farms in Bradenton, added another five acres of lemon trees about four or five years ago.
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When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Everyone’s heard the expression — used to describe turning a bad situation into a good one. Now Florida growers, processors and researchers, including several around the west coast of the state, have put their own spin on it: when life gives you citrus greening, grow lemons.

 

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