The forecast is good—no hard freezes for the week—so the potted citrus grove was on the move today, back outside for an afternoon of sunshine, a chance of a good rain soaking tonight and tomorrow morning, and a mild week ahead. A $30 Harbor Freight hand truck has paid for itself many times over just for moving them in and out. The south-southeast facing corner of my back yard is its own little microclimate, always a few degrees warmer than anywhere else, and they are happy there. All three are blooming too, and when the bees and other bugs wake up hungry this week, they’ll be happy to find the flowers. Yay, pollinators!

I also potted up the new addition to the gang, my new little Meyer lemon tree. It arrived 10 days ago, right before the really cold weather hit, and I left it undisturbed in its nursery pot while it recovered from shipping trauma. Today was its day to graduate to a big girl pot and move outside.