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title: "can anyone tell me how to grow a lemon or orange tree? can i do it…"
description: "can anyone tell me how to grow a lemon or orange tree? can i do it from the seeds in the lemon i’m currently cutting up? 👀😂"
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author: "brianna 🤍"
published: "2024-02-02T15:39:00.490831Z"
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# can anyone tell me how to grow a lemon or orange tree? can i do it…

_Posted by brianna 🤍 on 2024-02-02_

can anyone tell me how to grow a lemon or orange tree? can i do it from the seeds in the lemon i’m currently cutting up? 👀😂

## 5 comments

### Plants\&theirMediums commented on 2024-02-02

Yes! Just make sure not to dry the seeds. Keep some of the juices on them and plant them into some compost. They tend to not sprout when they’re dried

#### brianna 🤍 replied on 2024-02-02

does it work in regular soil or perlite? i’m not someone who composts unfortunately 🥲

#### Plants\&theirMediums replied on 2024-02-02

Regular should work fine as they are seedlings. Just try to add a bit of worm castings or bone meal to it to give them a little boost from the soil.

#### SamL replied on 2024-02-02

They make soil mixtures with compost! I’ve seen bags at Home Depot.

### Sarah commented on 2024-02-03

My mom has a ~37yo orange tree that I planted from a seed in kindergarten. It’s about 6 feet tall and has to be lugged inside during winter in her climate. Never any fruit but some years she gets blooms.

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