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How to grow Calamondin from seed.

Posted by mdcitrus 7 (My Page) on
Mon, Apr 7, 08 at 22:59

I just bought a calamondin and it has about 10 fruit on it! They have a good amount of seeds in them and I want to plant a few for grafting. All I need to know is how to prep the seeds before planting and what type of condition they need to be in to thrive. thanks.


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RE: How to grow Calamondin from seed.

Do I let seeds dry? Soak in water? or just pot straight from fruit? Thanks for your time


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RE: How to grow Calamondin from seed.

Not much to it really. Wash off the seeds and pot them up right away -- maybe a half inch down in good potting mix and keep it in a warm sunny spot. Likely each one will germinate, so pot each in it's own small pot.


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RE: How to grow Calamondin from seed.

So the ones I let dry out are no good? Thanks for the reply!


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RE: How to grow Calamondin from seed.

Generally you should not let them dry out. But they may still be good if they haven't remained dry for very long. I think one or two days is probably OK. Usually they can be stored with a damp paper towel in a ziplock in the fridge for longer periods.


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RE: How to grow Calamondin from seed.

I just planted four, Fresh from the fruit, in small pots. We'll see what happens.


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RE: How to grow Calamondin from seed.

The best time to grow Calamondin is during the start of summer.

Here is a link that might be useful: Calamondin


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