When squeezing lemons, don’t make the mistake of throwing away the seeds: they are worth their weight in gold used this way.

Then take a small container like a yogurt pot and fill it with damp cotton. Place the seed in the cotton and let it rest for at least a week. After about 7 days, the seed will have given way to a small sprout.

Continue to keep the cotton and the humid environment to make your little sprout grow further until it has developed small roots. At this point, you will need to plant your seed in a small pot inside which you will have to insert a mixture of soil and perlite, to ensure that the soil is well drained. Once planted, the sprout will still need care. It must be kept in a well-lit, warm place but protected from drafts. Make sure that the soil is always moist and wait for nature to do its work to have a lemon tree that, once grown, will give you juicy fruits.

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