Hi I have a question, for Millet, how long will it take for lemon to mature? Since I started lemon seeds the same way I started litchi, pomegranate, dragonfruit etc. this method only works for tropicals though. Soak the seeds in a shallow bowl for a week changing the water when it looks like pre-germinated(root popping)out plant in a mix of any good potting mix that includes a fertilizer mixed so they will relly pop out! I was amazed when my friend told me his seedling lemon at 2 years bloomed. I also had another friend who had a seedling mango and a seedling litchi bloom in zone3 lol Tasty
Re: Growing from seeds A lemon tree, in fact all citrus varieties, become mature and start to bloom when the tree has grown the required number of nodes. For this discussion, we can think of the word node as a leaf. Each variety of citrus has a different node count that much be reached before the tree begins to produce fruit. Therefore, depending on the type of citrus seed that a person plants, and depending on the number of nodes that that seed variety must produce to become a mature tree, the waiting time until the tree fruits is different for each citrus variety. A lemon's maturity time is in the lower middle range as far as citrus goes. Normally a lemon takes on average 5 years from seed to fruit. However, the waiting time can be cut in half, depending on the rate of growth. A lemon tree planted in a year around warm tropical location, where the tree will continue to grow for the full 12 months of the year, should become mature and begin blooming in 2 - 3 years from seed. A lemon growing in a temperate location such as Florida or California, where the tree will only grow 8 months of the year will require 4 - 5 years to produce the required node count. Lastly, a properly grown containerized lemon tree growing in a colder region, where the tree is outside only during the summer months, then brought indoors for the winer, could take 5-7 years. Therefore, a lemon tree growing in Winnipeg, could fall into anyone of the above categories, depending on the temperature, humidity, light, and nutrition that the tree receives the year around. If you want to shorten the juvenile period of your lemon, you need to keep the tree's root zone temperature between 64 - 80F (18 - 27C), and the foliage around 80F (27C). The warmer the temperature, the faster the growth, and the quicker the required node count will be reached. If your friend actually had a citrus tree fruit from seed in 2 years, the tree must have been a Key Lime (the fastest maturing citrus variety from seed). Personally, if your friend's tree was an actual lemon, such as a Eureka or Lisbon (the varieties commonly sold in stores) then he must surely be mistaken about the amount of time when his tree begin to produce fruit. Take care, and the very best of luck. - Millet