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Grow Your Own Lemon Tree and Make Lemonade

Getting started Don't know where to get lemon seeds? Buy a lemon, silly. Make some homemade lemonade using this recipe: Ingredients 2 cups sugar 1 cup hot water 2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice 1 gallon cold water Directions In a one gallon container, mix the sugar and hot water until the sugar dissolves. Add the lemon juice and cold water. Garnish with whichever fruits you wish. Planting and Pollinating   So now you should have many squished lemons, and consequently many lemon seeds. Carefully remove the seeds you want to plant and let them dry for several days. There is no need to rinse them. Next, plant the seeds about an inch deep in potting soil (acidic soil is better for the plants) and keep the soil damp. I only recommend one seed per pot. Put the pot with your seed in a very sunny, warm area of your home. The plants will do well as long as they are in a 70 degree environment.    Soon the seeds should germinate and tiny oval-shaped leaves will be vi