Grow Meyer Lemon Trees from Seeds

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  • @ChocolateBoxCottage
    @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    🪴 🍋 GROW MEYER LEMON TREES FROM SEEDS🌳
    Take the seeds from fresh 🍋lemons and plant them to grow 🪴 lemon trees. Step by step, it’s easy, and I share tips to get your seeds growing quickly into healthy trees you can grow in pots (or in the ground in warm climates) with extras to give as 🛍 gifts. Simple, fun project for the family.
    ➡ POTTED LEMON GROVE: GROW MEYER LEMON TREES FROM SEEDS
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    ➡🕰 VIDEO OUTLINE:
    0:00 Intro
    1:38 Picking lemons
    1:45 Nursery pot
    3:04 Extracting whole seeds from lemons
    4:27 Planting the seeds, label, and watering
    5:39 Meyer lemon seedlings
    6:02 When to expect fruit
    6:13 Young potted lemon grove
    6:51 Pretty pictures
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  • @3eyesopen
    @3eyesopen ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Thank you. You had me at Lemon Curd. I planted some seeds and checked my process with your knowledge. I have 2 seeds that are now 6 inch tall baby trees and a new sprout that just popped. Now I've got 4 years to figure out how to make that curd while waiting for fruit." the Dude of Food

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  ปีที่แล้ว

      You have little lemon trees already, how fantastic! There is something uniquely satisfying about planting trees from seeds. It feels special. I have a recent video on making lemon curd. You'll want to "practice" with store-bought lemons before your lemon harvest, I am sure. I'll put the link here for you. Michele chocolateboxcottage.tv/videos/lemon-curd-ankarsrum-mixer/

    • @3eyesopen
      @3eyesopen ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ChocolateBoxCottage Thank you Michele

  • @rachelc.7152
    @rachelc.7152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very informative! I love your gingham blouse, it was fun getting a little peek around your homestead. I bought a meyer lemon at my favorite local nursery a few months ago, it has set two fruit already! You have inspired me to up my "bunny berry" game. Currently mine are all stored in a big rolling garbage can that I drag around from one area to another ;0) I think mine needs some artwork.

  • @susanturner1171
    @susanturner1171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    8b here also so was excited to find you!

  • @Famcke
    @Famcke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this video 🤣😄 Omgoodness, here I come 🍋🍋🍋💐🙏

  • @marirose19
    @marirose19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here from Mary’s Nest. Subbed & psyched! Thank you!!

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Welcome! So glad Mary sent you over. She's a sweetheart. Thank you for visiting and subscribing. Blessings, Michele

    • @marirose19
      @marirose19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ChocolateBoxCottage
      #SacredBlessings to you; it’s my pleasure to be here!

  • @wendyarredondo938
    @wendyarredondo938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for your sharing your knowledge. I’m going to start planting some asap since it takes about 4 years to harvest them.

  • @calliefournier4545
    @calliefournier4545 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wish I had a place to bring one inside here. Someday!!

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I used to bring my bigger one inside over winter. Do you just not have the space? I can tell you they do alright in a house without a wood stove.

  • @lorenbush8876
    @lorenbush8876 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What do the lemons taste like off the seed grown trees? Meyer Lemon is a cross between a citron and a tangerine so they don't grow true from seed that's why I wondered how they taste. Thanks

  • @brendadodd1075
    @brendadodd1075 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've often wanted a lemon tree in my bathtub,because we do not take baths so it really us a waste,we like showers, so I just may do this. Thanks

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now that's creative! 🍋
      If you do, make sure to plan for lighting. Lemon Trees appreciate a lot of light.

  • @Blessed70707
    @Blessed70707 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this wonderful information. Im going to start some right now. I loooooove lemons! God bless.

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wonderful! Have fun starting your potted lemon grove. 🍋Michele

  • @sandramahadeo4910
    @sandramahadeo4910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Michelle that’s very good your lemons looks juicy enjoy your day right now we are expecting to be hit later tonight from a tropical storm to you and your family stay safe bye.

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can I ask where you live? I pray you stay safe. ❤🙏🏼❤Michele

    • @sandramahadeo4910
      @sandramahadeo4910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ChocolateBoxCottage Hi I’m from Trinidad 🇹🇹.

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sandramahadeo4910 thank you - sending prayers to Trinidad. 🤗

    • @sandramahadeo4910
      @sandramahadeo4910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ChocolateBoxCottage Thank you very much.

  • @maryfisher1965
    @maryfisher1965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful tutorial!

  • @lauraellen189
    @lauraellen189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So informative! Thank you!

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are so welcome! Thanks for stopping by, Laura. 🌷 Michele

  • @maryglidden2943
    @maryglidden2943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Came over from Marys Nest! I actually started a lemon tree from a Meyer Lemon that came off a friends tree! She did tell me that it might not turn out to be the same kind of Meyer lemon and I was wondering if yours have gotten big enough to produce fruit and if the fruit is different than the mother tree? New Subscriber!

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Mary, thanks for hopping over from Mary's Nest! The lemon tree in the teal pot is my oldest seedling. It is possible it won't be exactly the same as the parent tree, but it will be citrus so it will be usable. 🌸 Michele

    • @tomsuica8731
      @tomsuica8731 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChocolateBoxCottage There is no way to know and likely VERY and wildly different fruits. Why don't you just root cuttings rather than giving away mystery citrus? Better yet if you like rooting citrus, root rootstock and graft to it.

  • @susanrand512
    @susanrand512 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have seeds from year, will I need to sit them in water before I plant. Thanks for the video.

  • @anncarr6510
    @anncarr6510 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great help!

  • @karensabolcik2511
    @karensabolcik2511 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How many years before they start producing? Do they eventually need to go into the ground at a certain height? If now what is the perm size pot u eventually want them in? Whiskey barrel?

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Karen, lemon trees can start producing fruit in 5 to 7 years. They do well in pots if your climate isn't right for planting in the ground. Growing in a pot slows them down and they will stay smaller that way. For comparison, I have a lemon tree that is about 10 years old and it has been in a 20-gallon pot for the last 4 years. ~Michele

  • @lexiswanson8112
    @lexiswanson8112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    New sub here! I'm not great at planting things and adhd makes it hard to remember things that require extensive planning and attention. Do you have tips on how to remember the timing and stages of what you're growing when everything has their own seasons to start?

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Lexi, if you're thinking of vegetable gardening, you might want to get Clyde's Garden Planner. It's a cardboard sleeve that slides to hone in on your particular climate zone and tells you when to plant what. So helpful! Let me grab a link for that. One side is for spring; flip it over for fall planting dates. 👩🏼‍🌾 Michele
      Here you go: www.rareseeds.com/clyde-s-garden-planner

    • @lexiswanson8112
      @lexiswanson8112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ChocolateBoxCottage thank you! I'll definitely give it a go! 😁

  • @vk33771
    @vk33771 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I paid a lot for a tree and got a few lemons. Scale insects killed it, no matter what I did to try to stop it. I didn't know you can get a true Meyer lemon tree from seed!

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm sorry to hear that. Scale insects are a challenge to get rid of. From what I understand, Meyer lemons are a stabilized cross that produces true from seeds. Blessings, Michele

    • @tomsuica8731
      @tomsuica8731 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChocolateBoxCottage both the Meyer and the Ponderosa. Most lemons are either marginially polyembryonic or are monoembryonic (except several of the italian lemons, as well as the Eureka and Lisbon, which are polyembryonic.) So no, they will not produce true from seeds

  • @veronicamaria2730
    @veronicamaria2730 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    New to your community - "sent" by Mary's Nest. Informative video; do these lemon trees need to cross pollinate?

    • @ixchelkali
      @ixchelkali 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, Meyer lemons are self-pollinating.

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Welcome! Good question. As ixchelkali said, they are self-pollinating. If you have two or more trees it will increase the number of pollinated blooms and you will get even more fruit. Blessings, Michele

  • @char26104
    @char26104 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've seen some soak the seeds a few days, then take off the shell and just plant the inner seed can you just put the whole seed in instead as you did? Thanks

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have never peeled the seeds and they germinate and grow fine for me. 🍀🍋 Michele

  • @char26104
    @char26104 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Can you buy bunny berries, it sounds good to use? Thanks

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't if you'll find them in garden centers, but you may see bunny berries listed in local ads on Craigslist. They're usually quite reasonable. 🌸🪴 Michele

    • @char26104
      @char26104 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for your reply, most don't I appreciate your time so much!

  • @12hunter100
    @12hunter100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    if i keep triming the tree will i be able to control that it doesnt grow to big? Thank you for this video , im really excited to plant meyer lemon and im also going to try plant the other acidic lemon i forgot the name.

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fruit trees grown in containers don't achieve full size. You can determine how large you want to to grow by limiting the pot size and by pruning as needed. They also grow more slowly in a pot. Best wishes on your lemon adventure! 🌸 Michele

    • @12hunter100
      @12hunter100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ChocolateBoxCottage thank you so much i didnt know that, im really excited to try this out

  • @goldenwhisper66
    @goldenwhisper66 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How long do you keep them in the 4" pot?

  • @sherrysears122
    @sherrysears122 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I did this with a Texas sweet grapefruit and was delightfully surprised to have the seeds actually come up and I still have one. I gave the others away. I am concerned if it will get to be to keep in my house. Ive gotten kind of attached to it. Wondering also if its in a small pot, if it will ever actually produce fruit. Its 2 years old now.

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Sherry, the pot will limit its growth. Be sure to up-pot your grapefruit tree as needed.

    • @sherrysears122
      @sherrysears122 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChocolateBoxCottage thankyou.

  • @TDeanMK
    @TDeanMK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Where is the best place to get the Meyer seeds from?

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If you don't see Meyer lemons in the grocery store, you can do this with regular lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruit. Just buy the fruit and take the seeds out. Plant them directly without drying first. I'm trying some blood oranges right now. 🍊🍋Michele

    • @ixchelkali
      @ixchelkali 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you live in an area where citrus fruit is commercially grown and if you get the lemon from a backyard tree, you should make sure it was planted after 1975 to ensure that it's an Improved Meyer Lemon. Older Meyer trees can carry a virus, Citrus tristeza virus, which can spread to commercially grown citrus and wipe it out.

  • @jilllongfellow4139
    @jilllongfellow4139 ปีที่แล้ว

    What cactus soil brand do you recommend? I too am not a fan of Miracle Grow, but that is all that is available in my area.
    Thank you for your tutorial.

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Jill, I don't have any potted cacti, so have never bought cactus soil. I would be hesitant to trust Miracle Gro for... well, anything. If you occasionally make a trip to another town for supplies maybe a stop at a plant nursery would yield something more suitable. Happy Easter weekend to you. Love, Michele

  • @susanturner1171
    @susanturner1171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Okay curious why you say don't use miracle grow? I've always had really good luck with it in fact last year I went to the nursery and bought some fancy organic stuff and it was a 100% failure. Please enlighten me your thoughts on the miracle grow.

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I used to work at a Grange Co-Op in the plant nursery. People would bring in dead and dying plants for my to diagnose and the first question I would ask is did you use Miracle Gro? Nine times out of 10 they did. You probably just used the potting soil. Most people think doubling up is even better so they use Miracle Gro potting soil and then add Miracle Gro fertilizer and 😵poof - dead plant. 🪴

    • @susanturner1171
      @susanturner1171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ChocolateBoxCottage over fertilizing them obviously because the instructions State very clearly that it's already got fertilizer in it.

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@susanturner1171 yes, you'd be surprised how few people read the directions.

  • @mmather1000
    @mmather1000 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing. I am an aspirational gardener. Could you recommend a good quality potting soil?

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Janaki, I use a brand called Happy Frog with really good results. If you can find that, it would be good. But any organic potting soil will work. I would avoid Miracle Gro. ~Michele

    • @mmather1000
      @mmather1000 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChocolateBoxCottage thank you for the tip!

  • @FineFeatheredHomestead
    @FineFeatheredHomestead 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you treat the seed before planting? It has a very hard shell. Scarification?

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good question, Victoria. You will notice in the video I planted the seeds directly from the fruit, without letting them dry. You will get much better germination this way. No need to nick or scar the seeds. Blessings, Michele

  • @kimdane1
    @kimdane1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I planted a few seeds about seven years ago and although the plant is beautiful I have never had and lemons. I put mine outside in the summer and take it inside in winter. I live in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Is there something I need to do to get it to flower?

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Does it bloom? Meyer lemon trees can bloom anytime of the year, but their two main flowering seasons are spring and fall.
      Does it need to be repotted or fertilized, perhaps?
      🍋 Michele

    • @kimdane1
      @kimdane1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChocolateBoxCottage It has never bloomed and I have repotted it maybe I've been using the wrong type of fertilizer.

    • @3eyesopen
      @3eyesopen ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds like you may have planted GMO seeds. I have a citrus tree that is 3 years old, sprouted from random store fruit and it tries to flower but then they dry up and fall off. Frustrating for sure. Thanks Monsanto which is now Bayer. 'the Dude of Food'

  • @KW-es2bz
    @KW-es2bz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Will non Meyer lemons work as well?

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes! You can plant seeds from regular lemons, oranges, grapefruit, and limes too. 🙂Michele

  • @jody2298
    @jody2298 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I read n heard u cannot propagate Meyer lemon thru seeds cuz they're Hybrid.

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Jody, Meyer lemons are a stabilized hybrid so they do produce offspring pretty close to the parent plant. Try it and see! 🙂 Michele

  • @greenleavesofsummer9673
    @greenleavesofsummer9673 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why not use Miracle Gro?

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I used to work at a garden center. People would bring in dead and dying plants for diagnosis. Nine times out of ten they used Miracle Gro products. Miracle Gro is like meth for plants, it creates a dependency and when the "need" isn't met immediately, the plant dies. Michele

    • @Nurtureddreams815
      @Nurtureddreams815 ปีที่แล้ว

      What’s in it that causes this depenency?

  • @garyhempel6316
    @garyhempel6316 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i just eat them like an orange and spit the seeds out lol

  • @user-qd1bo8tp9z
    @user-qd1bo8tp9z 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those look like regular lemons, not Meyer lemons! Meyer lemons are a cross between a lemon and a tangerine, so they are smaller and orange, not yellow like a normal lemon, i think you have them mixed up! this is a helpful video on how to grow normal lemon trees though.

  • @belmerafernandes6534
    @belmerafernandes6534 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I thought it takes 10years from lemon seeds to fruit …

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some types of citrus may take longer than others, but I have not heard of any that take that long. Everything I have read says about 4 years. I have baby trees that are 2 and 3 years old so we'll see. The 3-year-old tree is a nice size, I wouldn't be surprised if it flowered in a year or so. 🍋Michele

    • @belmerafernandes6534
      @belmerafernandes6534 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ChocolateBoxCottage 🙏

  • @davidkoba
    @davidkoba 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Being that a meyer lemon is a hybrid you cannot really grow it from seed true to type.

    • @ChocolateBoxCottage
      @ChocolateBoxCottage  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      it is considered a stable hybrid, meaning it has settled into predicable uniformity. I have stabilized quite a few vegetable varieties that were originally F1 hybrids, so I know it can be done. Besides, it's free and it's fun! ~ Michele

    • @davidkoba
      @davidkoba 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ChocolateBoxCottage i agree it’s fun. I grow from seed when I can but if you want a true meyer lemon seed is not the way to go.