First a disclaimer: I am not at all an expert in growing indoor plants, or outdoor for that matter. I just use my biological knowledge regarding the state of the plants and their environmental and nutrient requirements. I do my research and got some experience through the years, but there’s a lot of room for improvement – as with mostly everything.
The seeds were mostly acquired from store bought fruits, some I got from home grown fruits from the local people that grow these trees themselves.
The seeding was simple: I just put the seeds in the soil about 1,5 cm deep and watered once a week. Didn’t do any moist towel propagations, yet almost all of the seeds germinated. I planted lemons, mandarins and oranges.
Substrate: hummus. Simply, no special soil mixtures.
Watering: once a week, not excessively. In December in January every 2 weeks.
Fertilising: from February to June a lid amount of citrus fertiliser is added to a 1,5 l water bottle.
Place: mostly in indirect sunlight indoors at an average of 20 °C.
I’ve been growing them for 3 years now and lost a lot of sprouts and some larger plants too. No known reason, no overwatering, pests or visible infections, but citruses do have a tendency to just die at a certain point when growing from seeds. Currently I only have one larger plant which seems to be doing good. It is going to be repotted next spring to a more appropriate substrate than just the hummus it’s currently growing in. Hopefully it makes it for another year.
What are your experiences growing citruses from seeds? Any tips or advice?
