Light
Full sun.
Growing guide · Edibles
Citrus reticulata × Citrus maxima
How to grow Cocktail Grapefruit 'Cocktail'.
Grapefruit, minus the pucker.
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Moderate
- Zones
- 9–11
- Size
- 8–12 ft (semi-dwarf); smaller in a pot
- Spacing
- 10–12 ft. apart; one per 15–20-gallon pot.
- Pets
- Not pet-safe; keep out of reach
Water
Water when the top inch is dry. Never waterlogged.
Planting and soil
Spring. Sandy, well-drained soil or citrus mix, graft above the soil.
Feeding
Citrus fertilizer every 6–8 weeks from late winter to early fall.
Pruning
Light shaping after harvest. Remove shoots below the graft.
Through the year
Flowers in spring. Fruit ripens from December into early spring.
If something's off
Yellow leaves from underfeeding or wet roots. Scale and mites indoors. Citrus is toxic to pets.
Not really a grapefruit.
A cross of mandarin and pummelo with a grapefruit's yellow rind. Inside, the flesh is orange-gold, very juicy and sweet, with almost none of grapefruit's bitterness. It has seeds. It is worth it.
Why we stock it: Juice-glass citrus for people who don't like grapefruit.
Cocktail Grapefruit Treefrom $99.95 · Arrives alive, or we replace it
Cocktail Grapefruit Treefrom $99.95 · Arrives alive, or we replace it