Oranges & Lemons

The citrus trees are thriving in the hot, sunny weather. There’s loads of blossom and young fruit, so I’m making sure that they are fed and watered regularly, or the fruit will drop long before it reaches maturity. Apparently citrus need a minimum of eight hours of sunlight a day to really thrive and they are certainly getting that at the moment which is probably why they look so good. Inevitably it will all get a lot more difficult to achieve at the end of the summer when they will need that tricky combo of good light and protection, but for the moment I’m just enjoying their loveliness.