Growing oranges in your own home is a fun
and inexpensive way to generate an interest for yourself,
your children or your grandchildren in the care and
cultivation of plants, either for ornamental purposes for
your home or for growing your own produce. An orange tree
can be grown from the pips of an orange as long as you
don't let the pips dry out before you use them. If they
have dried out, then you'll need to germinate them.
You can also buy orange seeds from various
seeds nurseries in the UK or from other countries quite
cheaply. Ready grown miniature orange trees can also
be bought for a comparatively small outlay, with
established trees costing from £9.99 to £30.00 including
delivery to your home.
The dark green colour of the leaves
helps to highlight and even magnify the bright citrus
orange colour of the fruit. The most commonly available
variety is the Calamondin which produces fruit all year
round that has a sharp taste and loads of pips in each
orange. Why not buy one tree and plant the seeds from
the fruit it produces. You could supply miniature orange
trees to all your family and friends as unusual presents
which will always be well received.
Because miniature orange trees are
miniature, they will fit on most windowsills or small
tables for decorative purposes and are always visible so
that you can see when any care is needed. Your kids or
grandkids will love it when they see it and can be
encouraged to successfully grow their own miniature orange
trees.
Growing things for
themselves gives them responsibility
and teaches them how to care for something. They
may then decide to grow other indoor fruit and vegetables
such as lemons, peppers, tomatoes, water cress and bean
shoots to name but a few.
The satisfaction of successfully producing
and nurturing your own living produce in your own home is
very therapeutic and can move you to succeed in other
areas.
Like other hobbies and pastimes, there are
usually loads of other people already doing whatever you
choose to do and that includes growing miniature orange
trees at home. The beauty of this is that you can benefit
from their years of experience and if things start to go
wrong, there will always be someone available to give you
the right advice.
For this reason, there will be a blog page
added to this site for people to give and receive advice on
every aspect of growing and caring for your miniature
orange trees, from collecting and germinating orange tree
seeds, right through to producing oranges for your on
consumtion and/or selling your crops to the appropriate
outlets. Simply click on the "Blog" button to the left
(when it appears) and get, or give as much advice as you
can.
