Introduction to potted lemon growing methods: do the seeds really need acidic soil?

When you eat a lemon, you can save the seeds and grow them yourself. Even during the cold months, a productive lemon tree can grow in your home. They look beautiful, from deep green leaves to snow-white flowers, and they also give off a pleasant fresh fragrance. How to grow potted lemons?

Growing a lemon tree from seed is very simple, and if they have a warm, sunny windowsill, it is something anyone can do. Fruit and flowers take several years, but in the end your hard work will be rewarded. Except in areas that experience severe frost, citrus will grow throughout Australia.

Needed

1. Organic lemons, because non-organic lemons usually contain non-sprouting seeds;

2. Fertile potting soil and natural fertilizer such as compost; the soil is best if it is acidic soil;

3. A seedling pot about 24 inches wide and 12 inches deep;

4. A growing pot 6 inches wide and 6 inches deep (this is more convenient along the way);

5. A sunny place for indoor growing;
 

Growing method:

1. Moisten the potting soil so that it is damp but not soaked, all the way through.

2. Fill the smaller pot with soil, all the way to one inch below the rim.

3. Cut open the lemon and take out the seeds. Remove all the pulp from the surface. A good way to do this is to simply blot it dry until it is clean.

4. Do not delay planting. When the seed is buried in the soil in the smaller pot, it must still be moist. Plant the seed about half an inch deep in the middle of the pot.

5.Gently spray the soil directly above the seed with water from a spray bottle.

6. Cover the pot with clear plastic wrap, seal the edges with a good rubber band, and poke small holes in the top with a pencil.

7. Place the pot in a warm, sunny place.

8. Spray with more water occasionally, and do not let the soil dry out. Do not let it become waterlogged. Keep the soil somewhat moist.

9. After about two weeks, when sprouts appear, remove the plastic cover. If your lemon plant needs extra light, you can use a grow light to supplement sunlight.

10. Care for the seedling by keeping the soil moist, making sure it receives at least 8 hours of light every day, and giving it an appropriate dose of organic fertilizer (such as compost).

11. Look after your plant and make sure it is not attacked by bugs or disease. Prune brown, dead leaves when necessary. If the pest infestation is severe, use insecticide. Protect your new lemon tree!

12. When the plant outgrows its small pot container, place it in the larger pot. When you replant it, you will follow the same procedure as when you first planted it. Younger plants need more water than older plants, but they all need enough water.