Lemon Tree's how hard can it be ?

ok maybe a silly idea but!!

after making a lovely lemon cake i had left over a good selection of seeds. i washed of with some of my 24hr standing water too clean of most acid left from the lemon itself.

i now have 6 lemon seeds from a comercial grown lemon on windowsill drying out.

i would like some of the veteran gardeners (ozzy/zelanders) if they could give me the best advice on starting lemon seeds and the care required over the years.

most shows/films etc etc i watched have everyone pissing around the tree. i know urine is full of nitrogen, does the tree require high amounts of nitrogen etc etc.

im 38yr old now and was thinking in 20yr time i could have a lovely citrus tree growing in uk.

advice and your knowledge would be well used

Thank you

Tamzi

Shoot....I did the same thing with cherry tomatos and now I have a freaking jungle of them.
Keep it green....ummmm or yellow in your case

my dad has a lemon tree and i believe its only 5 years old we dont feed it anything really just keep grass clippings which are high in nitrogen around the base it is in a 50 gall pot its about 3.5 by 3.5 and their is 5 almost ripe lemons i wish i had a camera to show pics sorry

If you have the chance, keep it out of a pot. Though the UK and US climates vary the earth here and the earth there is 55 degrees. The tap root and others will grow deep and give the tree a dark green start because of the steady temperature it's growing in. Pot's heat and cool, causing stress related stunting problems in citrus. If you want to help the seed find water dig up around 2x2x1 patch of tilled earth. Loose soil is best a few medium sized rocks allow drainage and O2 into the root system. It's an efficient plant so water when soil is dry. Let dehydrate a little, plants thrive when their are forced to wait for needed water.

If you decide to stay with a pot, may advice may seem odd but go to the local hydroponic shop and start asking questions about soil for your situation. They may specialize in "soil-less" grows but they will educate anyone on soil when asked. Hope it helps, I'll be watching from across the pond.

thank you be more careful.

i have seed in a 4x4 inch pot for time being and covered in plastic film with couple holes in. But seedling has not come up yet and it has been nearly a month now so im getting worried something has not worked.

today i will remove soil and se if seed has popped open or has rotted away. i do have another couple of lemon seeds left. im going too do a crazy days worth or reading up about citrus tree growing.

thank you again

Tamzi

Here is a shot of my lemon tree. It already flowered and now is growing more shoots.
The flowers on this plant smell out of this world.
So delicious and sweet.

It has been living in my grow room for over two months.
I dont have the climate season for it to live outside.
i dont know if i'll ever bear fruit,but it is a fun plant to grow.