Hi Liam,

I have good news and bad news! The good news is, you're very good at growing things! Growing lemons from seed like that is not easy. The bad news is that these lemon trees will never produce lemons. However, you might be the lucky one.

In order to get lemons which are cultivated citrus fruit (that means they were developed by humans) you need one of two things: either a proven fruit-producing graft which you could graft onto your lemon seed starts once they get big enough, or to start the new tree from a leafing branch of a grafted lemon tree that produces fruit. The second option takes longer and does not provide a strong root stock typical of most citrus. Most citrus is made by grafting strong fruit producing stock to what is commonly known as a strong generic citrus root stock. You can tell the difference as the root stocks are leggier and thornier. Sometimes, a grafted tree will sprout branches from the root stock below the graft, these need to be cut back severely as they do not produce fruit and will just drain the tree.

In any event, your little lemon plants can thrive and may even flower. But the likelihood of them producing edible lemons is very slim, sorry to say.