To grow citrus fruits from seed, you will need:
- fresh seeds from your favorite citrus fruit
- a paper towel
- a flat movable surface (like a plate)
- a plastic bag (optional)
- a sharp knife (optional for accelerating the process)
- Water in a spray or misting bottle
Instructions for growing citrus fruits from seed
- Rinse of the seeds, ensuring to remove any flesh
- Soak the paper towel with water and then wring it out so that it is damp. Otherwise, mist the paper towel with water.
- As shown immediately below, citrus seeds have 2 ends that are shaped differently; a rounded end (pointed upwards) and a pointed end (pointed downwards). Slice through the pointed end of the seeds until either side of the seed's outer membrane can be separated like wings (pictured below).
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- Do not cut beyond the point from which the seed bulges
- Starting from the 'wings', peel away the entire outer membrane from the rest of the seed
- Set the paper towel on a flat surface and place the peeled seeds over one half of the paper towel
- Fold the paper towel so that the empty half covers the seeds as pictured below
- As an option for dry climates, place the plate with the seeds into a plastic bag
- Change and water the paper towel every few days to avoid molding
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CONTENT RELATED TO GROWING CITRUS PLANTS FROM SEED
- Grow moringa from seed with a germination success rate of 100%.
- Grow from seed with a high rate of success. See how many favorites, even superfoods and 'exotics' are grown from seed. Examples include moringa, citrus and Jamaican sorrel.
- Citrus fruit trees can be planted directly in the ground with a natural looking but permanent garden edge (made of river rocks embedded in cement).
