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Considered one of the most versatile fruits in the world, lemons are highly prized for their many uses. Used for thousands of years in Ayurvedic medicine to treat many ailments, they can also help simplify many aspects of your life. In fact, in addition to their health-promoting properties, these citrus fruits can be used not only for cooking, but also to replace certain cosmetic products or to make your furniture shine. In this article, we’ll give you a quick and easy way to grow them at home!
Nature has given us a real treasure and most of us are not aware of all its virtues. To spice up our dishes, flavour our drinks, take care of our skin, make our hair shine or even help us to be healthy, lemon is a fruit that we should never do without.
Some Unsuspected Uses of Lemon
1) To clean your refrigerator
Thanks to its antibacterial properties , lemon can help you remove bad odors from your fridge. Simply soak a sponge in lemon juice and wipe it off with your refrigerator. You can also leave a small cotton ball moistened with lemon juice for several hours to absorb unpleasant odors.
2) To wash your fruits and vegetables
You never know what kind of pesticides or dirt may coat the skin of your fruits and vegetables. Lemon juice will allow you to disinfect them naturally, leaving a pleasant smell.
3) To deodorize your trash
Do you often forget to take out your trash cans? To prevent your trash from smelling bad, save the lemon zest and place it under the trash bag.
4) To make a natural humidifier
To deodorize your interior and bring a fresh scent into your home, create your own natural humidifier! Fill a pot with water, add the lemon zest, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and apple peels. Let simmer for a few minutes and then place the preparation in a vaporizer.
5) To remove stubborn stains
For the clumsy ones who can’t help but stain their favorite clothes, we finally have the solution! For a more powerful cleanse, mix a cup of lemon juice with your detergent in the wash tub.
6) To clean your stainless steel surfaces
To do this, you simply need to prepare a paste based on lemon juice and baking soda. Cover the area and leave on for 5 minutes. Rinse with warm water and then dry with a clean cloth.
Here’s how to grow lemons at home.
What will you need?
1 lemon
· Potting soil
· A container
Plastic Film
A sunny space
How to proceed ?
To start, cut the lemon in half and remove the seeds. Clean them properly to remove any pulp residue and place them in a bowl filled with water. Leave on for 6 to 7 days, taking care to change the water daily. After soaking the seeds in water for a week, remove them, they’re ready to use!
Make small holes in the bottom of your container so that the water can flow properly. Then place the soil in a bucket and add a little water to moisten it. After you’ve moistened your soil thoroughly, pour it into your container, leaving about 2 to 3 centimeters of space at the rim.
Plant your seeds (they should still be moist) about 1 centimeter deep in the center of the pot. Then spray your potting soil with water and cover your container with your plastic wrap. Use a rubber band to seal the edges tightly and poke small holes in your film with a pencil. Place the pot in a warm, bright place, but don’t expose it to direct sunlight yet.
After 1 to 2 weeks, you should see small buds starting to emerge. Remove the plastic wrap and move the container to a location with more sunlight.
Remember to water your plantation from time to time to prevent the soil from drying out, but be careful not to get it too wet. Prune dead leaves if necessary and make sure your pot is exposed to light for at least eight hours a day. Add organic fertilizer every 6 months to 1 year.
However, you will have to be patient because it takes up to three years for a lemon tree to produce a sufficient amount of lemons.
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