Lemon tree na popular plant for many home garden—not only because of their fresh fruit but also because of their sweet-smelling leaves and fine look. If you want multiply your lemon trees without spend money buy nursery plants, to grow from cuttings na simple, natural, and cheap way.
This guide go show you step by step how to use basic tools and natural things like garlic plus one special rooting mix (wey get one surprise twist) to help your lemon cuttings grow well.
Step 1: Choose and Prepare the Cuttings
First, find healthy lemon tree wey you go take cuttings from. Look for strong branches wey no get sickness and wey hard small but still fit bend. Use clean pruning shears or sharp knife cut branch into pieces about 5 to 8 centimeters long.
Remove all leaves from each piece. This one go help reduce water loss and make cutting use all energy to grow roots instead of keeping leaves.
Step 2: Stop Rot with Garlic
One problem for rooting cuttings na stem rot wey fit spoil everything before root begin grow. To stop this, use garlic as natural medicine wey fight bacteria and fungus.
Slice fresh garlic cloves and rub well on bottom part of each lemon cutting. Garlic get special stuff wey dey fight fungus and bacteria to protect cutting. Leave garlic for few minutes before you plant.
Step 3: Use Sand for Planting
Sand good for citrus cuttings because e dey drain well and allow air for root but still keep some moisture. Fill pot or tray with clean coarse sand. Make sure pot get holes for water to drain well.
Put each garlic-treated cutting inside sand, bury half of stem. Press sand gently around base to keep cutting steady.
Step 4: Boost Root Growth with Homemade Hormone
To make root grow faster, you fit use natural root booster. One special way na use soy sauce. Soy sauce get amino acids and nutrients wey fit help young plant grow and support root development.
How to use:
Mix 1 teaspoon soy sauce inside 1 liter water.
Water your cuttings with this mix once every few days (no every day) to help normal watering.
Step 5: Give Correct Environment
Put pot or tray for shady place for your garden or balcony. Lemon cuttings like small light while e dey root, because strong sun fit dry or stress dem before roots form.
Water cutting at least two times every day to keep sand moist, especially if hot. Spray bottle good to water gently without disturbing sand.
To increase moisture and help root, you fit cover pot with clear plastic bag or cover. Make sure small hole dey for air so no mold go grow.
Step 6: Watch Progress and Remove Pests
After about 4 weeks (28 days), your cuttings go start show new green shoots for top. This mean root don start to grow under sand.
Check pot base for pests or weeds, remove dem quick quick. Pests fit fight young cutting for food or damage new shoot.
Step 7: Check Root Growth
When you see strong new shoots, carefully take one cutting out from sand to check root. If you handle well, you go see plenty white healthy roots from base. This mean cutting don root well and ready to move.
Plant your lemon cutting for bigger pot or ground wey get good soil. Keep am for shade small days before you put for full sun.
Conclusion
To propagate lemon tree from cuttings na better and easy garden work wey anybody fit do for house. Using natural methods—garlic to kill germs, sand for root, and special soy sauce root booster—you fit grow strong lemon tree wey no get many pests without spend much.
If you take care and patient, your cuttings go grow big, full of fruit and add beauty and sweet smell to your garden for many years.
Try this method yourself and enjoy di journey from cutting to harvest—e go easier and more enjoyable pass you think!