How To Grow Red Grapefruit

One of my favorite things to do is, attempting to grow my fruit trees especially from seeds. Sometimes I am successful and other times I fail, but that does not stop me from trying. For instance, I have been successful at growing nectarines from seed as well as growing apricots from seed. Next up, we will be looking at how to grow red grapefruit from seeds in today’s post.

Grapefruit (Citrus × paradisi) is one of those citrus fruits, that I initially didn’t enjoy eating. However, I soon acquired the ‘sour’ taste and also even discovered that some red grapefruit varieties are actually ‘sweet‘. If you find grapefruit, with a taste that you like you can easily just collect the seeds and use the method detailed below to grow them yourself. Even then, it is not guaranteed that they will taste the same. But hey, it doesn’t hurt to try, right?

How To Grow Red Grapefruit Trees
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Here’s What You’ll Need:

  • fresh grapefruits
  • paper towel
  • ziploc bag
  • water
  • potting mix
  • small container

Step By Step Instructions

Step 1.

Carefully remove and clean your seeds from the grapefruit.

Step 2.

Combine two sheets of your paper towel and place all
your seeds in a line on one side of them.

Step 3.

Fold the paper towel in half, over the seeds and wet it.

Step 4.

Place the wet paper towel in a ziploc bag, seal and
store away from direct sunlight.

Step 5.

Make sure to keep the paper towel stays damp, as
you wait for the seeds to sprout.

Usually it will take between 7 to 14 days for your seeds to begin sprouting. When the roots of the sprout are about an inche long, you can transfer the seeds into some small containers with a rich potting soil mix.

Keep watering and move the containers to an area that get a lot of sunshine during the day. When the seedlings outgrow the pots, you can either move them to a bigger container or transplant them outdoors in your orchard.

You can discover another method from the SF Gate Home blog, here…

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