Hello All I would like to share my story about yet another attempt to prove everybody wrong and grow fruit-bearing Grapefruit and Lemon trees in Southern Ontario! This is phase one of my story (germination). Stick around for another 5-10 years if you would like to see how this turns out! :-P I am located in Kitchener Ontario (Border of zone 5b and 6). I have done the following things so far, based on information primarily from this forum: 1. Collect 8 seeds from Florida Grapefruit and Sunkist Lemons (4 each) 2. Place the seeds in hot water for 5 minutes 3. Remove the coat from two of each seed type 4. Plant the 8 seeds in two types of soil: Jiffy seed starters and black gardening soil - With and without the coat 5. Enclose the seeds in a plastic container with plastic wrap (a few holes for oxygen) 6. Place them under a light bulb covered by an aluminum turkey roasting pan The temperature inside the container is above 50 deg C (122 deg F) with a 100 WATT incandescent light bulb, so I have replaced it with a 40 WATT bulb. I am trying to maintain a temperature of 35 deg C (95 deg F) as recommended by Millet in another thread... Does anybody have more recommendations? David P.
Yes, 86-90F is a better germination temperature for both, but especially for Lemons. - Millet (1,385-)
