With the success of my brother's
container garden timelapse post, I figured I'd share my success growing my first grapefruit from seed.
It started with a bunch of seeds that were already germinating inside some fruit I bought. I planted one in this cup of dirt and tried the rest hydroponically since I didn't have any other dirt at the time. None of the hydroponic ones ever grew.
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11/5/2015 |
Due to space constraints, I planted the lone grapefruit sapling with a pineapple. On the top are rose petals for ground cover.
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6/6/2016 |
Considerable growth on the pineapple, but the grapefruit looks like it could use more space.
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1/8/2017 before transplant |
Time to transplant to a larger container.
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1/8/2017 after transplant |
The spring weather and additional root space caused for some wonderful growth. I noticed this first flower on the onset of spring break.
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3/18/2017 |
Flower eventually turned into a little fruit!
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4/4/2017 |
Fruit getting bigger.
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4/17/2017 |
Even more fruit growth. Size comparison with large grapefruit.
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5/2/2017 |
This thing just looked so funny. The fruit grew to about 1" in diameter.
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6/5/2017 |
First signs of ripe.
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6/26/2017 |
More ripe.
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6/30/2017 |
I decided it was time to pick when the outside started getting wrinkly and the stem dried out.
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2/9/2017 |
Little grapefruit success! It did actually taste like grapefruit.
More growth updates:
After
building a wooden pot and transplanting again.
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1/28/2018 |
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