From the red pepper, they are probably viable.
We love adding fresh dill to a lot of things. DH likes to have some on pizza, we add it to grilled potatoes and beans, and I'm sure we'll find more uses for it.
Yes, so many uses for it. We also add it to salads and like you, grilled or baked potatoes and beans, sauces, etc.
We have lots of basil and oregano as well. Love using them in homemade sauces and salads. We also have LOTS of mint we use for teas and various things. Some hot mint, honey, and lemon tea is a favorite during the cold months when we get sick..I planted it last year, and it reseeded itself this year. Next spring, I'm going to plant some nearer the house so that when DH wants fresh dill, he knows where to find it.
I plan to dry some this year. I have basil in the dehydrator right now. I have a lot more basil to do, then some oregano.
Curious, what is the purpose of the foil covering 1/3 of the pot?
The sun shines very brightly here. The foil is protecting the pot from direct sunlight. I have had cases in the past where the sun cooked the roots and killed the plant.
I grew a lemon tree from store bought lemons. I washed them then let them dry out. I was always taught to air dry the seeds. My only down fall was moving it from outside to inside th he house for winter. It always dropped a lot of leaves. But all in all successful. I save seeds from year to year with all my veggies.Feel free to share tips, tricks, and give us updates on how your garden and plants are doing, in this thread. Share tips on growing plants from seed and be sure to post pics. All are welcome.
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After multiple attempts at growing a lemon tree from seed, I have failed yet again. I have tried every method possible, and have had no luck.
Here’s what I did after scouring the internet to find the best methods for sprouting these various seeds.
Lemon
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Get a lemon from the store.
Preferably a Meyer lemon.
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Extract as many seeds as you can. Be careful not to damage them. I extracted 10 seeds from this lemon.
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Rinse seeds to get all the slimy fruit off.
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Soak in warm water for 1 hour.
Lay out a wet paper towel and spread out the seeds onto it.
Fold paper towel a couple times and place into a Ziploc bag and seal it closed.
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Let it sit in a warm, dark area (sock drawer, cabinet above the oven, etc.) for 5-7 days.
Yet again, I failed. No sprouts after 7 days. A couple even got moldy.
Orange
Some requested I grow an orange tree along with the lemon tree (in my other Lemon growing thread), and this time around, I found a pot and decided to finaly give it a shot.
Get an orange from the store.
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Cut and extract as many seeds as you can.
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I have no idea what was wrong with my oranges, but I got only 2 (.5?) seeds from one orange, and I found zero in the other one.
Rinse seeds.
Soak in warm water for 30 minutes.
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(in the photo- orange seeds on the left, lemon seeds on the right)
For the orange, they say to plant the seeds directly into soil after soaking, about two inches deep and make sure the soil is moist.
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No luck with the orange either. No sprouts after a week.
Cherry
This is the one I was most excited for.
It also happens to be the one that takes the longest to sprout.
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Eat some cherries, then rinse a few pits and get all the slimy fruit off them.
Use a wire cutter or can opener (I used a can opener) to crack open the pits GENTLY to get the tiny seeds inside.
Be careful not to damage the skin of the seeds.
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After you get a good amount of seeds, soak them in some warm water for 2 hours to rehydrate them.
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Next, soak a paper towel in water and lay it out flat.
Spread the seeds onto the wet paper towel and sprinkle cinnamon onto the seeds to prevent mold development and growth.
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Fold paper towel a couple times and wrap in some aluminum foil.
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Now store then in the fridge for at least one month.
Cucumber
Heck, this one’s short.
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I opened up at least 5 cucumbers, bit and small, from the garden and found no viable seeds. I tried cucumbers that were a little older, and still no luck. They are all not developed enough to be planted.
Anyone have luck with getting seeds from cucs?
Instead, I made this delicious, 4 ingredient salad.
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Cut up the cucs.
Mix in some sour cream.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
If you grow just cucumbers, or haven’t gotten any other veggies from the garden yet… try this salad. It’s a Slavic favorite.
Feel free to follow along as I attempt (in the future) to grow a lemon tree, after I get some tips from y’all.
Has anyone had success growing a lemon, cherry, or orange tree from seed?
How did you do it?
Tips for growing in general are welcome and encouraged.
Thanks for the tips!Not sure if you posted updates further back in this thread (I just found it), but how are the cherry seeds doing?
I have some strawberry plants that do produce fruits, but it's just that all the squirrels keep taking most of them.
Also, I have grown melons before, I just didn't check them off in the poll because the fruit tasted bitter, so it wasn't exactly successful.
Pro tip for growing peas: Don't overwater them. I'm pretty sure mine had root rot.
Also, check your cucumbers plants often. I was quite surprised when I lifted a cucumber plant and found a nice-sized cucumber growing underneath.
