How to plant orange seeds and how many years will it take to bear fruit

1. How to plant orange seeds

1. Process the seeds: The seeds of oranges are inside their pulp. After eating oranges, you can save the seeds for planting. Be careful to keep the round, whitish seeds. If the seeds are shriveled or black, they cannot be used. Before planting, you need to wash its seeds in water and then soak them in water for about a week. Then, take them out and use tools such as a steel ruler or tweezers to peel off the skin on their surface.

2. Sowing: The processed seeds need to be placed in a ventilated place to dry. After drying, place them gently on the surface of soft, breathable soil and cover them with a thin layer of soil. The thickness of the soil should be controlled at about 2cm. After that, place it in a warm environment of about 20℃, water it every day, and keep the soil moist. Wait 20-30 days for them to germinate.

2. How many years does it take for oranges to bear fruit?

Orange seedlings planted from seeds are seedlings. They take 3-5 years at the fastest, or 5-8 years at the slowest, to bear fruit. If you want it to bear fruit early, the environment around them should be kept between 16-22℃. Usually, you should ventilate it more often and let it receive more scattered light. During the growing season, it is also necessary to apply fertilizer in time to provide nutrients and help it grow and bear fruit.