This is how you grow a lemon tree from a glass of water
Wow, so it’s this easy to grow a lemon tree?
Lemons are one of the most popular fruits around the world. They are used for both culinary and non-culinary purposes. The juice and zest add great flavors to different kind of dishes, from beautiful main courses to super tasty desserts.
Although back in the day, lemons only grew in a specific geographic region, in parts of India, Myanmar and China, you can now grow your own lemon tree at home. Crazily enough, all you need to get started is… A glass of water.
Continue on to the next page to find out how you can use a glass of water to grow a lemon tree!
Getting started
To get started, you don’t need to be a farmer or any kind of culinary genius. All you need to do is go to a store where they sell lemons. Just get a lemon and go home to start this amazing process. Cut the lemon in half and take out one of the seeds. Can you believe that this seed is going to grow into a lemon tree?
On the next page we’ll show you how to grow this seed into a lemon tree, using nothing but a glass of water.
Glass of water
Next, you take a glass and fill it with water. Make sure to use uncarbonated water. Now all you need to do is drop the lemon seed into the glass of water. Leave it in there for one hour, then grab a piece of paper towel. Wet the paper towel (you can use the glass) and lay it out on a table or counter. Now you’re all ready for the next step on your way to your very own homegrown lemon tree.
The next step is so simple, it’s actually mind-blowing. Read on on the next page.
Use the paper towel
Now take the lemon seed out of the glass of water and lay it onto the wet paper towel. Carefully fold the paper towel over the seed a couple of times, until you have a small bundle. Place the wet towel with the lemon seed in a ziplock bag and store it somewhere dark, like in a cabinet.
After a week, you’ll have something amazing. Check out the next page to find out what.
Sprouted
After a week, take the ziplock bag out of the cabinet and take out the paper towel. Unfold it and you’ll see that your seed will have sprouted! Next, you’ll want to give it plenty of room to grow out into a lovely lemon tree.
On the next page we’ll tell you what to do next.
Next step
Grab a small pot of soil and plant the seed tail-down. Grab a bottle of water and water the seed, getting the soil nice and moist. Now you’ll want to do something strange: cut off the top of the water bottle and use it to cover the seed. Why?
We’ll tell you on the next page. Continue on to find out.
Homemade greenhouse
Covering the seed with the top of a water bottle creates a humid environment, which is just what your seed will need on its first steps into becoming a lemon tree. It’s basically a homemade greenhouse, which will also shelter your seed from any external influences that might be bad for it.
Pretty soon, you’ll start seeing the results. We’ll continue on the next page.
Seedling
You’ll soon have a lemon seedling, with actual leaves. And to think that this came from just a regular lemon seed! But we’re not there yet. We want a fully grown lemon tree. What’s it going to take to get to that stage? It’s simple: let it grow. The next time you need to interfere is when it reaches about 12 inches (30cm).
On the next page we’ll tell you what to do once this happens.
More room
At this stage, your lemon seedling will need more room to continue growing. So we’re going to give it just that! Transplant it to a bigger pot or plant it outside in your garden to allow it to flourish. It’ll grow into a huge lemon tree, that can reach up to 20 feet (6 meters) tall! Isn’t that amazing?
But how many lemons does that get you in the long run? The answer will surprise you. We’ll tell you on the next page!
Lemons
When your tree has reached it full potential, it’ll give you more lemons than you know what to do with. Every single lemon seed can grow into a lemon tree. And every lemon tree can grow up to 120 new lemons!
Wow, so that’s how easy it is to grow your own lemon tree using a glass of water! If you found this useful, be sure to share our website with your friends or family. And be sure to try it out yourself!
Curious to know what you can do with all those lemons? We’ve got an amazing tip for you on the next page.
This is what a lemon can do for you!
Lemons are good for much more than simply sprucing up your drink; that much we know already. But we had no idea that we can also use them for this purpose! Cutting into the yellow fruit and putting it next to your bed in a little bowl has loads of benefits for your health.
Who knew lemons were this useful!
Vitamin boost
If you’re really tough and don’t mind the extremely sour taste, you could just eat a whole lemon and be done with it. Lemons provide us with a true vitamin boost: they are full of super healthy phytonutrients. These phytonutrients go on a hunt within your body for so called free radicals that cause damage. Starting your morning by drinking a glass of lukewarm water with lemon juice can also help kickstart your digestion and it can help improve your skin. In other words: there’s nothing but benefits to be gained from eating this sour fruit.
Empty stomach
If you want to get the most out of your lemon water, it’s important to drink it in the morning on an empty stomach. This way it’ll be most effective when it comes to cleansing your body from toxins. Plus, it stimulates weight loss. That’s because your liver produces more bile if you drink the lemon water on an empty stomach. In turn, that leads to you being less hungry and digesting food quicker. Drinking lemon water is also good for your oral hygiene because of the acids a lemon contains. These acids make sure that bacteria as well as any remains of the food you’ve eaten will disappear from your mouth.
But did you know that it can also help against depression and anxiety attacks? Go to the next page to find out how this works!
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