Here’s How to Plant and Grow a Great Lemon Tree with a Few Lemon Seeds and a Little Love

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Lemon trees typically bloom outdoors year-round in warm, sunny areas, but they can also thrive indoors as houseplants in areas with cool seasons.

And while rooting cuttings is a reasonable option for getting fruit quickly, lemon tree cuttings are not readily available in many parts of the world. But even though it may take 3-6 years for your tree to be able to produce fruit, there is something rewarding about growing it from seed. Watching your own tree grow from seed is an exciting and fascinating experience and the best is yet to come when it gives you fruit.

You can grow a lemon tree from seed.

Ingredients

• An organic lemon
• Fertile soil, preferably containing peat, vermiculite, perlite, and natural fertilizers
• A flower pot that is 15 cm wide and 15 cm deep
• A seedling pot that is approximately 60 cm wide and 30 cm deep
• A sunny indoor growing location and possibly a grow light

Follow these steps to grow a lemon tree

1. Moisten your potting soil but do not soak it.
2. Fill a smaller pot with some soil, leaving just an inch below the rim of the pot.
3. Take a lemon seed and clean it.
4. Plant the seed; it must be moist. Plant it about 1 cm deep in the middle of the pot.
5. Afterwards, lightly spray the soil above the planted seed.
6. Cover the pot with clear plastic wrap, then seal the edge of the pot with a rubber band. Make many small holes in the plastic (for example, with a pencil).
7. Place the pot in a location that is both warm and sunny.
8. Spray regularly to keep the soil moist, without soaking it.
9. After two weeks, when growth appears, remove the plastic film from the pot and use a grow light if your plant needs more light.
10. Take care of your plant by keeping the soil moist. Your plant should receive 8 hours of good light every day. And give it an organic fertilizer but in moderate doses.
11. Make sure your tree is not attacked by certain diseases or insects. Use some natural pesticides (e.g. nettle manure) if you think your tree needs it. Also remove the wilted leaves. Protect the young tree!
12. When your young plant no longer fits in the small pot, transfer it to a larger pot. You will need to follow the same procedure for transferring pots. Young plants need more water than older ones, but both need enough water.

How to maintain a lemon tree?

The steps from sapling to fruit tree may take a few years, but once your tree begins to bear fruit, you will find yourself with enough lemons to satisfy your culinary needs and have enough left over to share with friends and neighbors.

Lemon trees do not like wet feet and, as a general rule, they do not need much watering.

Additionally, watering the foliage and fruit of a lemon tree can make it more susceptible to disease. Water all newly planted lemon trees every other day for the first week, then once or twice a week for two months.