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Growing a lemon trees from seed is surprisingly straight forward, and something that anyone can do if they have
a warm, sunny windowsill. Getting the seed is probably the hardest part of the entire process. You can either
buy on-line through a specialist supplier or, if you only want a few, collect and save the seed from shop-bought
lemons.
Cut open the fruit, and once you have
exposed the seeds, remove and wash
off any remaining fruit residue. You
should always clean seed collected from
within fruiting bodies as they generally
contain chemicals which actively prevent
seed germination.
Place the clean seed into a glass of
water and discard any that immediately
float to the surface as these will not be
viable. Just be aware that smaller seed
may rise as air bubbles form on the
surface of the seed coat. If you have a
variety of seed sizes you may also wish
to discard any that look undersized as
these are unlikely to have a large enough store of energy required for successful germination. Once you have
selected your seed it can be dried off and stored in an envelope until required.

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Lemon seed, like all citrus, have a
natural dormancy period and so will
require a period of cold temperature
in order to initiate germination.
Luckily, citrus fruits are usually prechilled as they are transported using a
'cool chain' system. If not, this can be
overcome by placing the seed into the
vegetable compartment of any
household fridge and left for a few
weeks. First, secure the seed into a
paper towel by folding the towel it
back on itself a couple of times, then
place into a plastic bag or sterile food
container before leaving it in the
fridge.

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It is possible to germinate lemon seed that has not experienced a cold period, but germination will usually be
slower and not as successful.
After approximately three weeks - although they can be left in there for a month or so should they need to be
they can be removed from the fridge ready for potting on. Soak the seeds for a couple of hours or so before
planting them into 2-3 inch pots. Only sow 1 seed per pot using a good quality, free draining soil based compost
such as John Innes seed or No1, then water in.

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If you can, place the pots into a heated

propagator at a temperature of 16
degrees Celsius, otherwise transfer
them to a warm, bright position such as
a kitchen windowsill. Water periodically
so that the compost doesn't dry out, but
make sure that the compost is never left
waterlogged either.
Germination should occur any time from
4 6 weeks, but dont worry if it takes a
little longer as lemon seeds have been
known to take several months before
they show.
The newly emerged seedlings can be
left in their pots for a further 3 6
months depending on how they develop
but once they get to about 4 or 5 inches they can be potted on to the next size pot using a John Innes ericaceous
mix or No2 potting compost. So long as there are no frosts predicted the young lemon plants can be put out side
to harden off over the next two to three weeks.
During the growing period they can be
regularly watered and feed with a water
soluble fertilizer once a week. You can
often experiance yellowing of the leaves
with lemons due to chlorosis, but this
can be dealt with by feeding with an
acidic plant food.
Tip out the seedling depending on
whether you are growing your lemon
plant as a bush, wall shrub or standard,
or you can leave it alone, allowing it to
take on its natural shape.
Although relatively hardy, keep your
young lemon plant inside for its first winter. For subsequent winters it can be left or protected depending on the
weather in you area.
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AnneS said...
I have 2 blood-orange trees grown from seeds poked into a pot a ocuple of years ago, They are now 2930 inches tall. I am sure they need a new pot (or to be separated into 2 pots) but I need to know what
kind of soil & pot to buy. Somewhere I read "ericacaeous soil"-- I live just west of Philadelphia, PA, so
cannot leave them outafter mid-fall. HOw tall might they get?

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Lynn Miller said...

Hi!
Loved the blog!!
You mentioned:
'always clean seed collected from within fruiting bodies as they generally contain chemicals which
actively prevent seed germination.' Just curious what these chemicals would be from? Pesticides?
fertilizers? Please verify?
Thanks,
J.Lynn

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