Citrus trees

The space along the driveway was chosen as the site for the citrus trees. It is the only place in the garden that gets enough sunlight but doesn’t get frosted. The brick wall creates a warm microclimate over the winter.
A dry brick wall was built around the weeds and periwinkle in this scrappy area of the garden. The weeds were roughly pulled out of the hard clay ground.
The whole area inside the brick wall was covered with card board box. Chook poo was sprinkled on the box and then the surface dampened. The next layer put down was a bale of Lucerne.
This garden bed was built in autumn and there were plenty of leaves on the ground especially from the large pin oak in the front garden. The lawn was mowed and the mulched leaves and grass thrown on top. A layer of soil was shovelled on top for the mix to help it break down.

A Washington naval, Eureka Lemon, Mandarine and blood orange were planted early last spring after the worst of the frosts were over. We left a few of the fruits on the tree and ate the last blood orange on the weekend.