Citrus are tender but can be put outside in their pots during the summer. Take care when moving it inside or out to do this gradually over a period of a week or two to gradually acclimatise the plant, or it will drop a lot of its leaves.
Check on the moisture in the pot often as it will quickly dry out in the summer and a cool north or easterly spot is preferable.
Bring the citrus inside again as the weather cools in the autumn. A cool conservatory will suit it very well for its winter
Prune lightly after flowering only to keep it in shape and remove any dead twigs
Lemon seeds are easy to germinate in moist compost, but there is no guarantee that they will come true to to type and it is a long time to wait to find out. However it is good fun to grow from pips. and the foliage and flowers are pretty as a house plant.
It is quicker to take a cutting but these are often grafted to dwarfing rootstock to make house plants. So, if the aim is to grow lemons indoors, you would be best advised to buy a ready made professionally produced plant
Pot on the seedlings when the roots appear at the base of the pot.
There are specially prepared citrus composts but an ericaceous mix can be used with a handful of added vermiculite
Lemons will begin to grow after flowering in the early spring and will ripen over the summer
These estimates for how long Lemon takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
Average 15 days | Min 6 days | Max 61 days (5)
Average 3 days | Min 1 days | Max 57 days (4)
Average 2641 days | Min 2477 days | Max 2831 days (7)
The name Lemon originated from Arabic and Persian limun through Old Italian and Old French limone [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon]
Lemon tree, Lemons, Citroenboompje
Citrus limon, Citrus limonum
Misspellings: Citris limon