Growing pomegranate from a stone at home according to all the rules

Growing a home pomegranate is the dream of many gardeners and florists. Garnet not only bears tasty and healthy fruits, it also performs a decorative function. Growing exotic crops at home is becoming more and more fashionable. If you follow the basic rules of care, you can get a fruiting tree that will live and bear fruit for more than a dozen years.

Content:

• Description of the pomegranate tree
• Planting rules: preparation of seeds, containers and soil
• Care tips: watering, feeding, lighting, moisture
• Transfer: terms and rules
• Diseases and pests

Description of the pomegranate tree

Garnet considered a subtropical plant. Under natural conditions, it can be found in warm countries. It grows well in India, the Caucasus, China. Pomegranate loves light and warmth.

A pomegranate tree is grown to produce fruits. It is of medium height, single-stemmed with heavy large fruits. At home, the tree is not grown, so the pomegranate is turned into a bush by pinching and pruning. Pomegranate bushes are more decorative and easy to care for, do not take up much space. Growing a pomegranate from a seed at home does not require much work or skill, but the pomegranate must be kept under certain conditions in order for it to bear fruit.

Features of the structure of the indoor grenade:

• Homemade decorative pomegranate, grown as a bush, reaches a height of no more than 1 meter.
• Its fruits will not be too large, no more than 5 cm in diameter, but they are still edible and healthy.
• The flowers of the pomegranate bush are also decorative, large, red.

If you grow pomegranates at home, it is better not to wait for a large harvest. At home, pomegranate does not often bear fruit. You can grow a single-barreled pomegranate outdoors, so it will be easier to care for it. A healthy plant has dark green, smooth, even leaves.

Pomegranate is accustomed to dry conditions, so its root system is very well developed.

It allows him to extract moisture from the very depths. Homemade pomegranate also has a fairly powerful developed root system, for this reason, it has to be transplanted often, all the time increasing the volume of the pot. All varieties of pomegranate have thorns that are easy to break off. Young shoots have a reddish trunk color, which then turns gray and green as growth progresses.

The pomegranate fruit is familiar to everyone. It is a red berry with a dense skin, inside of which are juicy seeds, separated by a thin white film. The weight of one such fruit can reach 500 g, but in decorative varieties they are small. Pomegranate does not like cold, so the main task when growing it is to protect it from frost. When growing indoor pomegranate, this will not be difficult.

Planting rules: seed preparation, soil capacity

Growing pomegranates at home is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. The most popular way to propagate pomegranates is with seeds. To grow a healthy plant, you need to carefully prepare the seeds and the soil for planting and do not neglect the basic rules for planting pomegranate seeds:

• For seeds, only ripe red, burgundy fruits are chosen.You need to carefully examine them for damage, mold, rot spots.
• The smoothest and largest seeds need to be freed from the pulp and rinsed thoroughly. If pulp remains on the seeds, they can become moldy and unsuitable for planting.
• In order for the seeds to hatch well, they need to be soaked in an epin solution. The solution is poured into a saucer so that the seeds are half in the water, and leave for 12 hours. It is very important that the seeds are not completely covered with water, oxygen is very important when hatching.
• Pomegranate seeds are not stored for a long time, they need to be processed and planted almost immediately.
• For planting pomegranates, the same soil is suitable as for citrus fruits. It can be purchased at a gardening store.
• Moisten the soil before planting. The seeds do not need to be deeply deepened into the soil, no more than 1 cm.
• You can prepare the substrate for planting yourself. For this, peat, sand and earth are mixed. Such a mixture must be disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate or well heated in the oven.
• It is advisable to choose a clay pot for planting pomegranates, not plastic. You need to take care of good drainage.

For the seeds to hatch faster, place the pot in a warm, bright place after planting. Best of all on the windowsill on the south side. You can cover the pot with plastic, but remember to open and ventilate it periodically.

Pomegranate seed germination is very high when properly prepared. However, the seeds do not always germinate immediately. Some will hatch a week after planting, while others may unexpectedly appear six months later, when they have already been forgotten.

Care tips: watering, feeding, lighting, moisture

Pomegranate is not the most whimsical plant to care for. It does not require constant and complex care, however, it is still necessary to comply with the basic conditions for its cultivation. Only in this case will the pomegranate be beautiful, healthy and fruitful.

Caring for a pomegranate at home:

• After the first shoots appear, the seedlings begin to grow rapidly. As soon as the first 2 leaves appear on the sprouts, they transplanted into a deeper container and dive so that the seedlings stretch up less and give more foliage.
• As soon as the third pair of leaves appears on the seedlings, the fourth is pinched. After that, the plant has 2 tops, and an ornamental bush grows instead of a tree. For growing at home, this is the best option.
• For a pomegranate to bloom in the year of planting (the first bloom begins after 10 months), it needs enough light. In the shade, pomegranates will not bloom. However, direct sunlight is also undesirable, in the midday sun it is better to cover the plant.
• Pomegranate does not need frequent watering... In dry conditions and low air humidity, it is sufficient to water it once a week. Once the topsoil in the pot is dry, you can water it.
• The pomegranate makes it clear that it does not have enough light. The plant begins to stretch in height, the leaves become sparse. With enough light, the foliage is quite dense and the leaves are large.
• If it is not possible to increase the illumination of the house, it is possible to arrange a slight "hibernation" for the plant. Place it in the cold (up to 10 degrees).
• The pomegranate does not need frequent feeding. With an annual transplant, you can add organic fertilizers, horn shavings.
• The pomegranate is a deciduous plant, which means it needs to arrange dormant periods. In the fall, the pot with the plant must be rearranged to a cooler place (below 20 degrees).
• In order for the pomegranate to bloom and grow well, it must be regularly pruned and pinched. In this case, he will bear fruit every third, fifth year of life.

Transfer: terms and rules

Transfer may be needed if the pomegranate has grown a lot and needs a larger pot, or when transplanting into open ground. It is necessary to follow the transplantation rules so as not to injure the plant. It is undesirable to touch pomegranates for the first 3 years.During this time, it has not yet grown so much that there is a need for a transplant. A young plant is harder to tolerate a transplant. If a bush has new shoots, shoots that need to be transplanted, this can be done annually, in the spring.

When transplanting a pomegranate, you need to change the soil in the pot. Over the course of a year, they become impoverished, their nutritional properties are lost, so it is advisable to replace it with fresh one. If the pot is large enough and the plant is not cramped, you can replant it every 3 years or even less often. If the pots are small, the transplant will have to be carried out annually.

It is better to transplant in the spring after the winter rest of the plant.

It is best to replant the pomegranate before it begins to flower and bear fruit. When replanting a plant, you can use regular garden soil or purchased soil. In the first case, the soil must be disinfected so as not to leave spores of fungi and larvae of harmful insects in it. If the pomegranate is not dwarf, then it will need to be transplanted into open ground or a greenhouse. In this case, the pit is made large enough for planting, as for fruit bushes. The soil mixed with manure is poured into the pit.

When transplanting a pomegranate into the ground, you need to carefully choose a place. Pomegranate withstands well any soil, except for swampy, as it is used to an arid climate. After transplanting, a young plant should be watered every 7-10 days and periodically sprayed with foliage. Spraying is necessary not only to remove dust and dirt from the plant, but also to moisturize its ground part. Instead of replanting annually, you can simply change the topsoil and regularly feed plant with organic fertilizers.

Diseases and pests

Pomegranate does not get sick often. It is a fairly resistant plant. More often you can find a sick pomegranate in the open field, since there is more insect access to the plant. However, indoor pomegranate can also hurt.

Common pests:

• Spider mite. It is a parasite that eats the leaves of indoor plants. The first sign of this pest is a thin cobweb between the leaves of the plant. As a rule, spider mites appear at low humidity and excessively high room temperatures. It is very difficult to get rid of this pest, since its larvae can remain in the soil for up to 5 years and remain viable. With a spider mite, you need to wash the pomegranate well with laundry soap, spray it with water infused with orange peels.
• Aphid... The pomegranate aphid can often be found on the leaves and stem. They are covered with white or black bloom. You can destroy aphids with the help of specially purchased pesticides. You can also use a solution of tobacco or soap to spraying plants. Aphids are also dangerous in that when they eat leaves, they release a substance that attracts other insects, such as ants.
• Pomegranate moth. This pest is also called a moth. They are small butterflies with narrow gray wings. They are especially fond of pomegranate trees. Moths spoil buds, fruits, leaves, trunks, and can infect plants at any stage of development.Often occur with increased dryness of the air. They can fly from one plant to another. The best control method is pheromone traps.

Branch cancer. This disease often affects pomegranates after severe frosts or when the branches are damaged. The branches of the plant begin to dry out, the bark cracks on them, the leaves fall off. The only way to save the plant is the timely removal of the affected branches and good care.

Often illnesses grenade arise due to improper care. It is necessary to regularly inspect the plants, wipe the leaves, monitor the humidity of the room, avoid waterlogging of the soil so that the roots do not rot.

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