Pomegranate is a bushy tree from the pomegranate family with dense green foliage and gorgeous flowers. The plant blooms unusually beautifully. You can grow a pomegranate at home, if you want it.
If you do not live in a country with a warm tropical climate, you can admire the flowers of the pomegranate tree only in the picture or by growing at home. It blooms in exactly the same way as its "elder brother", only the flowers are miniature, and the fruits are the size of a small apple. In terms of taste, the fruits of homemade pomegranate are in no way inferior to ordinary ones.
How to grow pomegranate
The pomegranate is propagated by seed. In fact, you can choose the best grains from the ripe pomegranate eaten, free it from the pulp, dry it, pour milk for a day and plant it in moist sifted sand. Seedlings will have to wait three months.
This is a long time, so it is better to purchase or bring a cutting from overseas countries. Cuttings are taken from an annual growth, leaving 5 buds on each. The stalk is carefully buried 2-3 cm into previously prepared coarse sand (you can use soil with the addition of sand, but it should be light) and cover with a jar. After a month, you can observe the rooting process. The stalk should be ventilated, and the soil under it should be moistened.
Pomegranate bloom
Pomegranate propagated by cuttings begins to bloom in the third year. Pomegranate bloom in nature begins in May. Homemade pomegranate blooms from early spring to autumn - this picture is worthy of the artist's brush. The entire crown of the plant is strewn with bright fantastic flowers and unopened buds. The buds look carelessly crumpled, but when they bloom, their petals straighten and they acquire charm and majesty.
Further, the largest open buds form an ovary. The fruits ripen for a rather long time, keeping the decorative effect of the tree. The pomegranate fruit has numerous medicinal properties.
Top dressing and care
For successful flowering and fruiting, pomegranate needs additional feeding. He is shown liquid complex fertilizers without chlorine. From organic matter - bird droppings. Fertilizing pomegranates is best in the evenings. Pomegranate is useful for ash and a weak solution of potassium permanganate monthly for the prevention of diseases and pests.
The pomegranate tree needs formative pruning for more lush flowering. It is carried out in early spring before the formation of flower buds. It is desirable to form a neat bush with six main branches. Then you just need to shorten the long shoots. Of the pests of the grenade, aphids and spider mites, as well as scale insects, are dangerous. They can be neutralized with garlic infusion or tobacco dust.
