I am jealous, Nimzo...I moved here from Calif. - between Bakersfield and Fresno. I used to pick oranges and grapefruit for breakfast....smiles. I won't try growing citrus here, just too much trouble for me I think. I have enough trouble trying to keep my houseplants from dying due to neglect - I'm too busy playing in the garden...LOL This year, I am going to be bringing in 3 large lemongrass plants to see if I can keep them going thru the winter. In my small apartment, that's about all I can handle. I am now further south than Annapolis. I'm in Solomons Island...straight down at the tip from there. I'm originally from Michigan, so this MD growing season is really a great improvement for me! I've nearly finished planting my winter garden....all kinds of cool-weather stuff I'll be picking and eating through the end of the year. BTW, when do your kumquats fruit? January? Thanks!

Loquat grows well. Just needs afternoon shade and occasional magnesium feeds. Guavas, White Sapote, and Mangoes do as well, but those three require intensive frost protection (lights, blankets, et al) to prevent them from freezing to the ground. The biggest problem with growing tropicals out here is the winter frost. If you can overcome that, you're in good shape.

haha, Bruce you are awful! I agree with Bruce on the color. I'd advise chicken wire around the garden. I have a 3ft rail fence around mine, covered in chicken wire. It keeps out the rabbits, but my Kuvasz continually jump the fence. Couple of years ago I put powdered milk and epsom salts in the pepper holes at planting. Next day while I was at work and husband got home early, he let the dogs out and left them. When I got home my 6 month old puppy had jumped the fence and had dug up every single pepper to eat the powdered milk. :-( they were all dead by the time I found them.... surprisingly she is still alive and so is the husband.

Paw Paw needs two to pollinate each other. The fruit are too big for most birds, actually. I've never had one, but I hear they are good. Supposedly like guava, banana, or custard apple. Are you in the city itself? There are a lot of trees that just don't do well close to the road. How much space do you have? Allegheny serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) are popular with birds and technically edible. I've heard hummingbirds like crab apple flowers, and you can make them into jam or use them to pollinate your regular apple. Hawthorn attract hummingbirds and make decent street trees but you can't eat the fruit.