HELP: Lemon Plant Grown From Seed
Nick Lee
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Lemon tree grown from seed in container
Comments (3)Most fruit trees respond to heavy pruning by growing what are called 'water sprouts' and they are usually removed. This is not normally a citrus problem but then citrus are not usually pruned heavily. Al...See MorePicture of lemon tree grown from a seed
Comments (1)Thats great! I have 2 store bought lemon seedlings about the same age as yours. I cant decide if I want to graft my meyer lemon onto them or just let them grow and enjoy them for what they are....See MoreCan I grow a lemon plant from lemon seeds?
Comments (32)Actually, all you need to do for a lemon tree is plant it in loose soil, water the soil lightly, and stick it in a ziplock bag. See this thread: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/trees/msg111341588777.html That lemon tree is mine. I grew from seed. All I did was (STEP BY STEP leaving out absolutely NO information) 1) I grabbed the seed from a lemonade drink made from a lemon bought from a lemonade stand, this past summer 2) put the seeds in a cup of water. All of them sank(sadly, I have no clue where they are now) 3) Placed them in a container somewhere (except for 6) 4) took that plastic cup and cut some holes in the bottom 5) put soil (which turned out to be harder than rock when watered) inside the cup 6) stuck the seed in the cup 7) watered the soil lightly 8) stuck the seed in a plastic ziplock baggy 9) put it on the counter 9) Forgot it was even there About 2 weeks later, I said "OH CRAP! AM I TOO LATE? IS IT DEAD? I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT ABOUT IT!!! OH MY GOSH, PLEASE DON'T BE DEAD! PLEASE DON'T BE DEAD!!!" After panicking and looking for about 20 minutes, I finally found it buried under a lot of crap. I looked into the bag and I'm thinking, "Awwwwww!!!! It's so cute!!!" There was a little lemon tree with it's first two leaves sprouting. After I saw that, I stuck it in the windowsill where it's currently working on it's 5th leaf while finishing up it's 4th. It's the most beautiful thing ever. I would've increased the germination rate though to all six seeds instead of 1 of 6 if I had followed the directions provided online though(nick the seed coat and all that other stuff). But really, just planting the seed and forgetting about it for about 1-2 weeks seemed to work fine. I probably just got lucky though....See MoreMeyer Lemon grown from seed with no thorns
Comments (11)Meyer Lemons are a cross between Mandarin and Lemon (which itself is an ancient cross between Citron and Pomelo). For comparison, Oranges are thought to have originally been bred through multiple crosses between Pomelo and Mandarin. If you grow from seed, the fruit will likely not be as sweet or have inferior flavor to that of its parents. The good news is that lemons tend to not be as bad from seed as other citrus types. Since Meyer is a first generation hybrid, there is a high chance the second generation could take more after either Lemon or Mandarin, though it is very unlikely it will be anywhere near as sweet as Mandarin. More likely, I think, you may get something as sour as Lemon but as watery and flavorless as a bad Mandarin....See Moreparker25mv
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