When we left the farm three years ago, I had to say goodbye to my beautiful orchard, which had taken 16 years to develop.
The first things we planted here were orange and mandarin trees and this is the first year we have had anything worth eating from them.
I watched for ages as the fruit developed but it never seemed to ripen and everyone else was saying the same thing…..and then we had the first frost. Look at them now.
We have had the first fruit off the trees and they are just as wonderful as the ones from my old orchard…as sweet as honey, firm and juicy.
Very few things in the garden will repay your care as much as a citrus tree and oranges are only worth eating in season and preferably fresh from the orchard.
If you don’t grow your own citrus, then try to get it from a local supplier, or take a little day trip to the nearest orchards.
Garden Path Food 