Orchard

I can now say husband and I have finished planting our orchard & installing an irrigation system 
( hurray! ) 
because no way am I walking around with a bucket watering them like last summer! 

We only had 13 trees in then but even so, it was a mission!!!

We now have 46 trees/vines/bushes etc.... whatever they are called

I know you're curious wondering just what there is so here goes:

5x Apple 

3x Apricot

2x Avocado

1x Blueberry

1x Boysenberry

4x Feijoa

3x Grape

1x Grapefruit

1x Guava

2x Lemon 

1x Lemonade

1x Lime

5x Mandrin

2x Nectarine

2x Orange

4x Peaches

2x Pear

4x Plum

1x Quince

Notice I'm missing one? Thats because there was a citrus tree already here when we bought the property

It hasn't attempted to grow any new fruit so until it does, its the mystery tree!

When we moved in, there were already 2x apples, 1x lemon, 1x mystery citrus and 1x quince

And it cracks me up every time that one of my trees is called Orion  ( my mums cats name ) and another called Richard ( my brothers name )

I think to know which tree is which for my yearly diary of what the trees do, I'm going to have to remember all their names. Some poor trees didn't come with any so I'll have to make them up based on their character that comes out 

We're trying to get them to establish their roots but they are intent on producing fruit

So far I've had to pick off teeny tiny lemons, mandarins, nectarines and tomorrow, peaches

I feel like I'm taking their babies away.... 

In preparation for the upcoming ( years away ) 46 trees worth of fruit, I've been practicing using other peoples fruit 

( and my quinces ) 

...so last week I made some grapefruit marmalade

I had it on my toast this morning for breakfast, it was yummy!

and to think, we still don't have a vegetable garden going yet!!!