finger lime

When I first heard about Australian Finger Lime – or as we locals sometimes call it, “bush caviar” – I thought it was just another exotic fruit fad.

Let me paint you a picture. You’re standing in a misty Australian rainforest, dappled sunlight filtering through towering eucalyptus trees, and tucked

You planted it with such hope. You carefully selected that perfect spot in your garden, dug the hole just right, and nestled your finger lime sapling into

Let me tell you something – there’s nothing quite like the moment when you crack open a fresh finger lime and watch those tiny, caviar-like pearls spill out.

Let me tell you about the most torturous three years of my farming career. Picture this: you’ve just planted your first finger lime tree, and you’

Picture this: you’ve just invested thousands of dollars in finger lime saplings, spent weeks preparing the perfect planting spots, and confidently

Nothing breaks a farmer’s heart quite like a beautiful, healthy-looking finger lime tree that absolutely refuses to produce fruit. I’

When I first started growing finger limes twenty-five years ago, I thought soil was just dirt. Boy, was I wrong! After losing my first dozen Citrus australasica

After two decades of growing exotic citrus, I can tell you that fertilizing finger limes is nothing like feeding your typical orange or lemon tree.

After thirty years of cultivating exotic fruits across California’s diverse microclimates, I can tell you that few crops have excited me more than