How To Grow Lemon In Your Garden

Friday, March 6, 2015, 18:08 [IST]

Lemon is rich in vitamin C. It has many health benefits. A refreshing lemon juice in summer gives much relief. Not only in summer, you can have lemon in any season for it's health benefits. How wonderful it would be, if you can grow your own lemon trees in gardening. Today we will share with you how you can grow lemon at home.

They are free from pesticides and are organic. Lemon tree will bloom with white flowers and leaves will shine in sunlight. They also add to aesthetic appeal of your garden.

It is best to grow them outdoors in hot climate as they need sunlight. However you can also grow them indoors, but keep them in a warm atmosphere

Have a look at how to grow lemon at home. This will include kind of pot for lemon tree, water requirements, climate, fertiliser and sunlight for lemon tree.

Type Of Pot

What kind of pot should be for lemon tree? Pot should be 6 to 7 inches deep. It should be 3 to 5 inches in diameter for the seeds to sprout. However the seedling needs to be replanted in a larger container. Matured lemon trees require a wider container with a diameter of 15 to 18 inches. The seedling will start to grow in the pot with in few years.

Sowing The Seed

Purchase an organic lemon. Cut it to take out the seeds. Select a bigger and full seed. Put this seed in your mouth first and suck until all the flesh of seed is removed and lemon flavour is gone. The seed should not dry out as it needs moisture to germinate. Put it inside your mouth until you sow it.
Mix water and soil in a bucket. Put this moist soil in the pot. Sow it about half inch below the soil level in the pot. Now cover it fully with the soil. Water it gently. Cover this pot with plastic cover to keep your seeds moist and warm. Make some holes in the plastic cover for breathing.

Sunlight For Lemon Tree

How to grow lemon at home? For growing lemon seeds, put your lemon tress in light as they require lot of light, especially at the time of sprouting. They require 10-14 hours of of sunlight.

Warm Location

Lemon seeds will germinate only in warm conditions and in moisture. Keep the container in a warm place. Never let the soil in pot to dry out. Also check for excessive heat and moisture as then your lemon seeds will be rotten.

Sprouting

After two weeks a sprout will emerge from the soil inside pot. After it appears, you can remove the plastic cover from the pot. Place the pot now in warm location with a little sunlight.

Water Requirements For Lemon Trees

Make sure the soil in pot is moist all the time. Do not over water it. Make little holes at the bottom of pot before sowing. This helps in removal of excess water. It should receive not less than eight hours of sunlight each day.

Lemon Tree Fertiliser Requirements

Put organic fertiliser such as compost (once leaves start appearing) so that your lemon tree will be nourished. There will be proper growth and it will be healthy by adding fertilisers. Add compost at least twice a year or more than that. However, you should not add it frequently. Check for pests and watch your lovely lemon tree growing. It may take 3-5 years for your tree to be capable of producing lemons.