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Lemon seed to seedling
Jason milly
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Need a little advice is it possible and how do you grow a lemon tree from a lemon you have bought from the shop to eat .
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stick some in a pot and see what happens, cant see why it wont work but I expect you need to be in it for the long haul til you get a crop,
If you get plenty of fruit they can be connected together with electrodes and you can power a led light with them
I've done it from a citron fruit from a bought 'lemon' tree. Get the pips out, wrap them in kitchen paper, fold it up loosely around the pips then dampen the paper with tap water and place it in a zip bag. Zip up and put it somewhere warm and within a few weeks you'll hopefull see that they've germinated and have little rootlets. Carefull remove them from the paper and place them in a pot with a potting compost/gravel mix (rootside down) and water when needed.
Here's one of my babies from a couple of years ago.
1. not all seeds will germinate so do not be put off if nothing happens after two weeks. I'm told that some lemon trees are treated wirh chemicals that prevent the seeds from growing; how true that is I don't know but organic might be the way forward
2. do not let the seed dry out but remove all the flesh. They like to go from lemon to moist soil (moist not wet) straight away. To keep it moist put some cling film over the pot and seal with an elastic band (turning it into a mini propagator)
3. place in a warm sunny position and wait two weeks (remoistening as required) til your seedling appears
4. Nurture for 3 - 6 years, protect from frost, give it as much sunshine as you can, and enjoy your first fruit!
I forgot to mention that you have to peel the pips after removing them from the fruit. They have a soft slippery husk on them which is best to remove as it quickens the germination process.
Okie dokie all planted I will just wait and see cheers for information .