On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:53:35 GMT, "Jonny"
wrote:


Candidly, I don't know the type of lemon. Got lemon fruit from my brother.
He lives on the north shore of Canyon Lake area. Lemon trees were there
when he bought the house years ago. Since I knew the fruit was not
irradiated, thought I'd try to grow some myself from its seed.

One is in a planter primarily of mulch content. The other is in a planter
with native and purchased soil mixture. Both have received mild plant food
additive in water from time to time. The one with the mulch seems to lack
any leave failure, the other has a couple bad looking leaves as these are
curled and dry looking. No bugs on either. Had two failures. One in
planter left in direct sun. The other in mulch like the other one on the
porch rail. All received same treatment as others that survived. Was touch
and go the first two months after sprouting for all of them.

Growing from seed often never produces a fruit till the tree is ten
years old. I'd say to go and buy a plant which has identification and
which is already has a hardy root system. Easily you can expect fruit
the second year, and maybe even a few the first year. I'll be making
plants by cutting for spring. The one Meyer's I have produces
beautiful, large fruit which is yellow with green stripes and pink
flesh. Must be where we get pink lemonade from. My husband loves
them.