Grow Citrus From Seed! (Key Lime Trees) - Grow Everything - Episode 1

[@wisnog99]

To me, raising the plants and watching them grow is one of the most rewarding experiences and any fruit you'll get is just a bonus

[@terracottatreasures7227]

Kyle Kwartel Absolutely agree!

[@ArmaanM123]

Same, I don’t grow fruit trees for fruits, I grow fruit trees from seeds for the satisfaction

[@Free_Falastin2024]

Very few people understand that. It's really not about the fruit.

[@rememberberries4277]

100% I have 18 limes growing from seeds barely right now. Hoping i get to see them all grow into trees. Just this alone will be so mentally pleasing.

[@2ladydolly]

Could u make a video with the actual process of starting the seeds? Would like to see about the soaking and membrane peeling process. Love the video; I just bought my first key Lime Tree. I want to start trees for each of my grandkids.

[@JTandLittleB]

thats such a cute idea! ❤

[@ncheadhntr3]

Thank you for the seed membrane info. I dug out my seed and soaked in water and was able to remove the membrane like you instructed. Et voila! 10 days later I have a sprout.

[@MarkWNelson]

it's been 10 years since the video was uploaded.. can we see an update on any of those seedlings that you have?

[@maryampayne6691]

Very helpful -- I've got two young lemons growing from seed (about a year and a bit old now), and while they're doing great, we picked up a carton of the most delicious, sweet-smelling yellow key limes in south Georgia a few days ago...and I don't want to leave too much to chance in getting their seeds to grow (optimally, we're hoping forthe same perfectly delicious fruit). The info on polyembryony is fascinating -- and hopefully useful. Thanks for posting this.

[@solomonwalden5441]

Hey how did the limes turn out!!! I really was hoping that monthly up dates?

[@watchme1919]

Hello from Japan! Thank you for sharing this video! I have 6 little key lime trees started from seeds. They are about 2 months old. I do want to see the sequel to this video.

[@1066kjac]

Great info! I planted keylime ftom a seed out of a bag of keylime bought from Publix. Not sure what potting mix I used. I transplanted into the ground and it's about 3ft talk, no fruit yet but the tree looks good and very strong lime smell.

[@brownhermit1399]

Beautiful baby trees! Thanks for all the info and this video. Your enthusiasm is wonderful and I will do my best to duplicate your process to success. Love and Light my brother.

[@asdfghjkl-bb3jy]

Cool... I had temporarily given up on citrus but have some key lime seeds now and will try again!

[@ceciliasoans8113]

like your enthusiasm and joy to see your work bearing fruit.

[@lesleygraham1588]

Excellent video I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you

[@TheItalianGarden]

have you ever thought about becoming a radio announcer or a commentator. i think you have a radio voice lol. good job on the citrus as well lol!

[@applejuice3562]

I did not know about the poly thing. Thanks for the info

[@bk2pla]

Great video! I especially liked the info about poly-embryonic seedlings, and how the taller will be a clone of the adult. Very useful! Will you be updating their growth in the next few months? Thanks.

[@philipmemm]

how the trees doin? i just got seedlings from the one and only seed i did. used my trade mark, wrap seed in damp paper towel, put in zip lock bag for 2 weeks, and got a poly. plucked the smaller one not even knowing about this. very interesting! 10 years, your trees should be producing by now!lol

[@bibiribbons]

I just stuck my key limes seeds in potting mix. It took FOREVER to germinate and they look a little wonky. My lemon seeds are much more straight and pretty. NEXT TIME... I will follow this advice. I am still proud of my little seedlings. I have them all outside in the happy Oklahoma morning sun. I wish i could post a pic!.

[@SproutingSeeds]

HAPPY GROWING 🌳🙂

[@snava360z334]

you should do videos often. I like the quality in your videos.

[@rcruz2008]

Cool Video. I have a key lime tree in my grandads house and i been wanting to grow some for my house. Key limes go quick in my family. Thanks for posting.

[@yechielw5943]

Whoa! I was wondering why I have two heads flowing from one seed! soo cool thanks!

[@quantum-awareness]

Hi there! Amazing info! I just noticed is a video of 7 years ago!! How are you and how did the project go? Would you offer us an update? Thank you

[@Jneibia]

I really like you'r videos, they are very special and also much helpful than other videos, and I also like you'r video's quality :) keep up the good work

[@kathleencockburn2607]

Very good I can understand that thanks I pelt a rotting lime outside and was surprised I got six trees

[@richgarden]

Great video. Would love an update! Starting some rootstock myself this week.

[@k.c1126]

Thank you for sharing .... I know this type of lime will grow true from seed, but even if it doesn't, the limes will be good.

[@mjgillis9183]

It's now almost 3 years later. Did the tall poly fruit in 2 years?

[@franzb69]

in mangoes, mono embryonic seeds grow true to type. might be the same for citrus as well.

[@xvpoly]

Thanks for the info about polyembryony. I was surprised my lemon seed sprouted 2 seedlings now I know why :>

[@wheredidileavemycell]

I sprouted some fingerlimes from Shanley farms in San Fran...one is about an inch tall. I live near dc...should i keep it in a pot or put it in the ground? If in the ground, what size should it be when it goes into the dirt?

[@mike73miller]

I had a jet liner fly over my house right in the middle of one of my fish farm videos lol.

[@tomneal72]

how do i make the compost tea with molasses & cow manure compost for 1 litre of water

[@PleasantPrickles]

Very informative, thank you! 🌱🌱🌱

[@alz123alz]

Excellent video, hope you have plenty of fruit

[@aggieforlife13]

Did any of these limes grow fruit since potting?

[@MegaLokidog]

Calamondin is another easily grown citrus that is true from seed. In addition to yuzu (with lots of fruit now), I am growing a Lemon from the Mariana Islands known as Kannu’on which is grown from seed too (not yet fruited, because I've abused it a few times, but is a very nice fast growing plant) . Incidentally most tree fruits are grown by cloning - apples, pears, citrus, bananas (not a tree!), peaches, etc. The unique qualities are kept this way. Seed grown plants of many of these will produce plants unlike the parent, often with undesirable characteristics.

[@kevinblaz8926]

wow thats cool because im from Guam, the biggest of the mariana islands.

[@llmcbee1875]

Heh heh. You Guamies can swim like a fish! Must be killer to live in a place where you can spend so much time in the water.

[@llmcbee1875]

How are your citrus doing now?

[@julliana2ify]

Great video very informative ..thank you so much for sharing

[@ivelissevalentin9801]

Hello, do you have an update video or pics on how the key lines grew???

[@Grow_Everything]

Absolutely, but you'll need a good, strong light source, and a heating pad depending on how cold your climate is.

[@rockittylima2384]

I plan on selling citrus plants. I used this method and it works great.but I see some of my grapefruit have 2 shoots. is this poly embryonic as well?

[@badassuchiha4875]

Mango trees are Easy to grow as well if ya have a Green house or Inside your own House

[@williamodell8634]

Great info, I will put it to use.

[@avrillategan7864]

Hi..I too have grown lemon trees from seeds. ...shud we add soil to the leggy stems or shud it be left alone...mine are about the same size....fist time gardener so not too sure....

[@ciangallen4509]

I am currently growing lemons it hasn't sprouted yet but for soil I mix sand and potting compost because it drains water better I am also seeing if I should germinate seeds all the time as I potted a seed straight away and started germinating another currently waiting on results

[@uprosper2day]

Hey do a video an update...how did the key lime trees do up until now? Great video!

[@urbancitrus6869]

How are the polyembryonic ones doing now? Did you confirm that the larger ones were indeed the clones?

[@ryakita]

how many times do you water them?

[@kalika2450]

Great video, but im a little confused about how you determined which were polyembreonic and which were not.

[@cookingwithalittlespice]

great video.

[@ChickenM4ster]

You put 1 seed or 2 seed per cup ? fill up half of cup with dirt, soil and cow manure and place the seed on top and later fill up the other half of cup with dirt soil and cow manure, once the seed is fully cover add some water and let it sit outside with direct sunlight ? or inside home, not too much sun ? Directions please how you plant or use the seeds.. thanks

[@braydenheath2321]

I took off the skin and put the seeds on a damp paper towel with a plastic baggie around it and then I took the heat mat and put the baggy on it

[@ruthcarrillo5872]

Hi’ I liked how You described the temperature of growing the seed. My lemon is about a month and half and it’s growing very good .my question is ; I have a terranium with a frog in it , the temperature needs to be between 50-85 degrees, I placed the lemon seedlings inside for about two hours and it kind of bend slightly , I was wondering if it was a bad idea to place the lemon inside the terranium . The temperature is the same and it’s humid inside the terranium . Could it had been a good or bad idea

[@Plant_lady_88]

I will correct you on 1 thing in the beginning. The water doesn't go to the "germ", it goes to the embryo. Ok video, a little too slow and uncertain about many things. I would double check on soil and fertilizers before making the video. Does your compost stink up the house? I would be very hesitant about bringing manure in my house! The polyembronic thing was cool though!!

[@cheetor5923]

Oh, Theres a plane... Sounds like a glourious Pratt & Whitney 1830.

[@qualqui]

Coming here hoping somebody has the answer to a dilemma of mine, I have 3 key lime seedlings, 5 eureka lemon seedlings, well down to 4, one dried up and died and 2 palestine royal lime seedlings. I've been told that citrus doesn't like high temps prefers cool temps in 70° range so considering our home is hot since of march(averaging between 80 and 84° F. )I figured they were stressed from the heat, so I took them outside in a shady area, they're originally sowed in that special sustrate recommended for citrus, cactus, palms and what else, ferns? 2 more of the eureka lemons are very stressed, with their leaves drying up, and now one of the key limes is looking stressed, do they need iron, should I transfer the seedling to regular soil? As for the Royal limes, one is a beautiful 5 inches tall and got its first thorn, the other is still a baby, by the way it is a "poly", but the smaller plant died and the taller is still green, the 2 little leaves it sprouted dried up and fell off, but the stem is still green and if I'm not mistaken it has 2 little "nubbins", new leaf growth? When you mention you planted these seedlings in regular potting soil, coupla years ago a planted a red grapefruit seed, came up, did well, at about a foot tall, planted it in the garden space and it is now a good sized grapefruit tree but..no sweet, redcolored fruit, its fruit is yellowcolored and very SOUR! LOL....thanks for sharing your knowledge and considering you're busy with your own work and life, not expecting you to reply BUT it would be COOL if ya did! Uprated and sending ya greetings from Mexico. :)

[@craigk5505]

Hello. I'm growing 2 lemon seeds that have already germinated in their cups. They are both about 2 weeks old with the stem popping up about 3/4". 2 questions: 1 When they reach the height of your Key Limes in this video do you transfer them to a bigger pot or wait another few inches? 2: When do you 1st fertilize them and can you recommend an organic citrus fertilizer? Thank you!

[@wisnog99]

craig k do not fertilize them for quite a while, if you fertilize them when they are too young you can burn the roots, let the root system develop a lot more, I wait a year before I first fertilize.

[@eveebeeveeable]

hello! im growing some mandarin seeds, they are about 2 weeks old. the spine is very long and thin and the leaf they support at the top although small seem to be too heavy for the stem... i just soaked seeds in water removed the peel and then put them into a cup of soil.. will the stems get fatter?

[@nickolasedmunds]

How do you cut the other stem for the poly seeds so its more true to seed i want to get rid of shorter poly branch keep the true ones growing tall

[@soulwind19]

Is it ok i use just ordinary soil mix with coco peat and some rocks, is there any problem if the lemon start sprouting. Thanks

[@Free_Falastin2024]

Episode 2 in the works?

[@claytonjames4779]

my sprouts are about 2 inches high and have stunted. Shouldn't they continue to grow? Plenty of light in socal during summer, watered good, fertile soil. What am I doing wrong?

[@tomneal72]

if you so happen to get a polyembryony and you say that the taller of the two might be the clone of the parent and the smaller of the two is something else would you then when the two grow together would you remove the smaller of the two plants or just keep them growing together side by side ?

[@justgivemethetruth954]

Is there any documentation for your claim about the poly embryonic seeds? That is that if a seed sprouts polyembryonic - the taller one is a clone of the parent and will produce fruit true to the parent???? That is very cool. I have heard a lot about the sumo mandarin oranges and how great they are, but they are almost 100% seedless. However there are some fruits that have seeds them .. and I suppose of some of them will be poly-embryonic?

[@georginas2251]

First Time Growing a Orange Tree, But I Plant The Seeds Without Cleaning Them Through Running Water Would It Be a Problem? And There's 5 Of Them Growing In One Small Pot What Do I Do Please Help?

[@kurdistan76]

CinemaEnthusiast93 can you tell me briefly how can i produce my own compost mix or compost from home compost ? is that true that we can collect our home compost like fruit skin , banana skin , orange skin and so on ? is that posible , if yes , so how long i should keep them in some dark warm place and what to do ? thank you man for supporting . tc

[@kingjames4886]

I got a twin seed too, they're pretty much the same size tho.

[@hugh9park]

Can I make the germinate and grow during the winter? Inside my house?

[@MommyEuniceChannel]

How many years before they bear fruit?

[@alyssaa3999]

Are the polyembrionic buds more desirable than the monoembrionic?

[@kurdistan76]

that was in use , thanks dear

[@syedshafiqah5392]

Any updates on your limes?😀

[@jordalf3878]

Hey im living in Canada so im just wondering, can i keep them outside and overwinter them inside when it gets to cold?

[@jazminchew1163]

I started growing limes and oranges but I mix them so now idk which one is which. ....one is light green and the other one darker green

[@ayattihatcher1494]

The darker one is the Orange plant.

[@MegaLokidog]

Key limes are not grown from clones anyway - they are a 'wild' citrus that does fine grown from seed anyway. Same with kafir limes, yuzu, and other 'wild' citrus. There are clones of these wild ones too - but they are not as unique as other citrus clones, that when grown from seen produce fruits (and plants) that are often unrecognizable as the parent type. Now these can be propagated vegetatively too - and quite easily - which is technically cloning - but this is done to speed up propagation - you save about a year to fruiting this way. I did not know about polyembryony - and I'm a botanist (though a field ecological botanist not a physiological one). Here is a paper on polyembryony in citrus: www.plantphysiol.org/content/110/2/599.full.pdf

[@llmcbee1875]

That was great info-thanks!

[@divyasasidharan2960]

Can I grow from fresh cut key lime seeds? Or do they need to be dried out?

[@MarcellaSmithVegan]

Do you have any problems with damping off?

[@kevinblaz8926]

For Some reason, All my grapefruit sprout fast but they start to stop growing, it seems that citrus from my expierence that they dont grow fast but other peoples grow extremely fast, i have a 2 inch plant but its light green and it grows so slow, its about 10 months old but it doesnt seem to grow....=(

[@aribh4929]

Have u tried a fertilizer?

[@claytonjames4779]

That's where I am at too. What did you do to fix it?

[@JuarezDerrick]

Clayton James piss on it, not literally but piss in a 2 ltr bottle fill the rest up with water and give it to your plant

[@wisnog99]

Sadly the only soil I use is miracle grow, it's not ideal for citrus but it's all I can use right now, but I have a 6 inch lemon tree that's just under a year old.

[@letsplaytofu6340]

oh my god, polyembryonic clone yessss

[@chicmim]

When do you start fertilizing the citrus? Lime

[@Psynergy100]

nice video

[@sandiiMan39]

Hi good video ,,,,,,i have a question, ,,i have a friend with this beautiful an delicious lemon tree is a sweet lemon but she don't know the name ,,,, the lemon skin is almost orange very juicy i think is a meyer lemon her son planted the lemon tree 35 years ago and can this be a original meyer lemon ,,,,,,and the roots from this lemon is produced babies and she give me one can this baby lemon be a clone from the big mother tree,,,,,,

[@patrickloper7864]

They will probably still be fine tasting if they don't come true who knows you might get something better tasting then the parent who knows. also good job increasing the genetic diversity of lemons.

[@majawow]

i m absolute beginner, do these plastic pots have to have a little hole at the the botom?

[@masjosh]

majawow Yes always poke holes in the bottoms of cups or pots

[@nhiavang1395]

hi do you sale those little plant and are you in the usa I very like it .

[@limonadajablecna-kovyfans1226]

Wow

[@masjosh]

That medium you chose has chemical fertilizer. . Bad stuff. In this case I would flush and transplant asap to an organic potting mix (i.e FoxFarm etc)

[@makalinskis]

It has been 7 years no update I guess it did not grow well.. ?

[@jezaraknid314]

This is great but that sudden potato growth at 1:24 is amazing! BAM, potato!

[@tomneal72]

will citrus seeds grow in jiffy pellets ?

[@luzvelazquez6248]

Where can I get the seeds for $1 ?

[@angelahinshaw3610]

What you do if you got squash in your garden

[@DerekLee1]

Will any citrus tree grown from seed produce fruit?

[@PalestinianByHeart]

Well ,, will they fruit ?..

[@Workinggirlhomestead]

Update?

[@braydenheath2321]

And they sprouted

[@amarramdial8826]

✋✋🥰🥰

[@imrobloxgirl7779]

I was expecting you to show us about the seed itself not the plant

[@rhmahal6555]

Help my limes are seedless

[@fully10percent]

I never get seeds from my limes :(

[@Blackoutfor10days]

Then you are eating Hybrid fruits that are genetically modified

[@nileshjaiswal7999]

how to grow Syzygium cumini