When you start drinking lemon water every day, you’ll never want to miss it again – drinking a glass when you first wake up can be just as energizing as your morning cup of coffee! One of the best ways to ensure that you’ll always have lemons around is to grow a lemon tree. ...
Imagine in a few years time… sitting in its cool shade… a soft summer breeze is blowing and gorgeous lemons hang perfectly from the branches, calling out to you to pick them and make them into delicious lemonade. I can already tell that you’re sold on the idea! One of the things I...
While growing lemon is not that difficult, if you don’t want to spend too much money buying lemon tree directly, you can start your own lemon tree from grocery bought lemons. The lemon tree (Citrus lemon) is an evergreen that’s sensitive to extended periods of cold and frost. Lemon t...
Lemons are easy to grow from seed, even though commercial lemon trees are grafted plants. Seed-started trees are slow to bear, and the fruits may not resemble the lemon from which you extracted the seed to start your tree. Start by finding a home-grown lemon or organic store-bought lemon...
Tangy and sour, lemon adds flavor to every cuisine. LearnHow to Grow a Lemon Tree in Poteasily in this article with all the required information! Image credit:the tree center Do you want to grow lemons, but a shortage of space is stopping you? If this is your plight, then growing lemo...
Can you grow lemon trees from seed? If you’re feeling a bit like a gambler, you can absolutely grow a lemon tree from the seeds in a grocery store lemon. The seeds will germinate, and with proper care, a new tree will grow. The gambling part comes from the seeds. Many lemons are...
Hello Sandy, it’s exciting to grow citrus from seed! The initial leaves are actually very special, they’re part of the original seed. They’re called cotyledon, or “seed-leaf”. As long as they’re green, they’re still helping the plant grow. You should only remove them once they...
Tangerines, like other citrus trees, are usually grafted onto hardy, disease-resistant root stock. This may make trees grown from seed more susceptible to disease. "Living fossil" is coontie's (Zamia floridana) nickname, as it is a member of the cycad family. Coontie is easy to grow, tol...
Set out plants in the spring after the last spring frost. You can start lemon verbena from seed, but seeds have a low germination rate and are slow to sprout and grow. The fastest and easiest way to grow lemon verbena is with a starter plant from a nursery. Plant it in a prepared be...
Grow your own beautiful houseplants from citrus seeds. Growing citrus trees from seed is easy, fun and, best of all, free.