Lemon harvest from my patio garden in Hammersmith, West London

Lemon harvest (3.2 kg) from my patio garden in Hammersmith, West London

Lemon fruits on the tree in my patio garden in Hammersmith, West London

Lemon fruits ready for harvest in my patio garden in Hammersmith

A hint of the sub-tropics in West London

Mandarin oranges ripening in my patio garden in Hammersmith

Mandarin oranges ripening in my patio garden in Hammersmith

Limes ripening in my patio garden in Hammersmith

Limes ripening in my patio garden in Hammersmith

A good harvest of lemons and limes and a few mandarin oranges in my patio garden in Hammersmith, West London. 3.2 kilos of lemons so far, the limes are still on the tree, as is the first fruit of the mandarin orange tree.

Staying at home in the spring of 2020 has helped with the care of the trees, also my small colony of harmless Mason Bees to help with pollination, but mostly it was the sunshine. Nonetheless, it would have been nice to get to Menton again and the lemon trees there, but I did hike through orange groves in Madeira back in January