How to grow pomegranate from seed at home. Indoor dwarf pomegranate - home care

Indoor or dwarf pomegranate is the most unpretentious exotic plant that is grown by amateur flower growers at home because of its beautiful long flowering, and some still like to enjoy its exotic fruits, so healthy and pleasant to the taste.

The pomegranate or, in another way, the Pomegranate (Punica) belongs to the family of Derbennikovs (Lythraceae). Their genus includes only two types of low deciduous trees and shrubs. Russian name due to its granular structure of the fruit, pomegranate got from the Latin word granatus (granular). And the generic name punica comes from the name of the area where the thickets of these pomegranates were first discovered (from Latin punicus is translated as Punic or Carthaginian, now it is the area of ​​modern Tunisia).

According to legend, the pomegranate came to us from Carthage under the name of the Punic apple. Zeus's wife, Hera, often held pomegranates in her hands, considering it a pledge of their happy marriage... In Greece, the pomegranate was a symbol of fertility. In ancient Persia, pomegranate personified passionate love. At all times and everywhere, people have appreciated the decorative qualities and useful properties of this exotic fruit.

Home-grown pomegranate varieties

The most suitable for indoor cultivation is a variety of common pomegranate - dwarf pomegranate (Punica nana). This flower, both in a pot and in seeds, is sold in flower shops under the general name "Dwarf pomegranate" (Punica granatum "NANA"). On sale you can find seeds of indoor pomegranates of two varieties: "Carthage" and "Baby".

variety Carthage

Indoor pomegranate variety "Carthage dwarf" grows at home in the form of a tree up to 80 cm tall. The leaves are rather small, no more than 2 cm in length. If the flower is grown from seeds, then flowering and, moreover, fruiting, will not come earlier than in 6-8 years. Seed germination of this variety of indoor pomegranate is very low. It blooms from May to August with red flowers, up to 4 cm in diameter. The fruits are small, no more than 5 - 6 cm in diameter, slightly sour, but juicy and tasty.

The baby pomegranate is usually grown from seeds in the form of a shrub. A low bush, from 30 to 50 cm, has 5 - 7 skeletal branches. Elongated leaves grow on branches in groups evenly, throughout the pomegranate bush. This pomegranate variety blooms in the third - fourth year of life.

baby grade

Its flowers are large, up to 7 cm long, bright red in color. They are single or collected in 5-7 pieces in a bunch. In the first year of a plant's life, all its flowers are barren flowers. Next year, miniature yellowish-brown fruits with a red blush, 5 - 7 cm in size, can be set. Fruit ripening ends in the middle of winter. Pomegranates of this type require artificial pollination. If more than 5 fruits are tied on the pomegranate, the extra pomegranates should be removed.

But the indoor pomegranate does not always bear fruit, it happens that it does not bloom at all for many years. In this case, we recommend grafting a branch from a fruiting specimen on it.

Height different varieties pomegranates are somewhat different, but they are all small in size, no more than one meter. With regular restraining pruning and proper care, it is possible to reduce the height of any plant to 30 cm without losing its decorative effect and abundant fruiting. Dwarf pomegranate leaves are small, oval, glossy, up to 3 cm long. In spring, young leaves are bronze in color, in summer they turn green, and in autumn they turn yellow. The fruits, the so-called pomegranates, also do not exceed 3 - 7 cm in diameter. They are colored orange-yellow and darker shades, up to reddish and brown. Pomegranate is a spherical polyspermous berry, divided inside into 6 - 12 chambers. Its pericarp is leathery, thick, usually reddish-brown in color. The seeds are placed in red-burgundy capsules filled with pomegranate juice. The beneficial properties of the fruits of the dwarf pomegranate are the same as those of the common pomegranate, but the taste is much worse.

Indoor pomegranates at home are cultivated more often in the form of a shrub with 5 - 7 strong trunks, less often in the form of a tree. They are grown for the long flowering of numerous bright colors, and the fruits are trying to be almost completely removed. The pomegranates remaining on the plant (usually there are 2 - 3 pieces) ripen in room conditions in November-January. If you leave all the ovaries behind, fruiting can severely drain the strength of the plant, and on next year flowering will be less spectacular. When the plant grows up and gets stronger, after 3 - 4 years, you can leave all the ovaries on it in order to enjoy the exceptional spectacle of a plentifully blooming and, at the same time, fruiting dwarf pomegranate at home.

The dwarf pomegranate has even been awarded a Diploma by the Royal Horticultural Society of Great Britain for its decorativeness and other exceptional characteristics.

Home care

Indoor pomegranate is a rather unpretentious plant, caring for it is simple and easy. We will acquaint you with the conditions of his detention in home premises.

Lighting

Phytolamp lighting

Good illumination is one of the main conditions for an excellent type of indoor pomegranate, its development and constant flowering. In the summer, you can take it out onto the balcony or plant it out in the garden. An adult plant thrives outdoors in direct sunlight. But young seedlings should be taught to the street gradually, leaving in the sun no more than two to three hours a day, and at noon it is necessary to bring pots with plants to shaded places. This will avoid sunburn its young leaves. When placing pomegranate pots in a room, choose any window sills other than the northern directions. At noon, it is necessary to protect plants from direct sunlight, especially young specimens, with blinds or curtains.

With a lack of lighting, as happens in early spring or with prolonged cloudy weather in summer, we recommend using additional illumination with phyto lamps or fluorescent lamps.

V winter period natural light sometimes even less, and indoor pomegranate can partially shed its leaves. But if you pick up powerful enough phyto lamps and organize a daylight for the flower not shorter than 12 hours, then it will delight you with its flowering and fruiting at this time.

Ambient temperature

Pomegranate is a thermophilic plant. V wildlife it grows at fairly high temperatures. But indoor specimens are quite happy with a moderate temperature in the range of 25 - 30 ° C. during the growing season. If the temperature in the room rises higher, then you should take the flower pot to a cooler place. In summer, it is a balcony or a veranda in the garden. Sprinkling with cool water will help in the spring. In a hot and stuffy room, indoor pomegranate will begin to lose foliage and buds, and will slow down its growth. Ventilate the room, do not allow air stagnation.

Dwarf pomegranate also does not like low temperatures. At sub-zero temperatures he dies. When the ambient temperature on the veranda or balcony is below 15 ° C, the flower pot should be brought into the room.

Watering

Water the flower sparingly, and after it dries well upper layer soil in a pot. Use water for irrigation, separated, soft, room temperature. If you sent pomegranates to rest during the winter, water it at this time no more than once a month. But this remark is suitable for an adult plant (5 - 6 years old). A young pomegranate will need to be watered once a week. You will begin to water the indoor pomegranate more often and more abundantly in February, when you return the flower to its former bright warm place on the windowsill. The soil will need to be completely saturated with moisture in order to activate all the life processes of the flower. Abundant watering of the flower is needed before flowering. But during the flowering of the pomegranate, from May to September, watering the plant should be reduced.

In the wild, it blooms during the hottest and driest period of the year, and excess moisture can provoke the pomegranate, and it will shed all the buds. But, and forgetting about watering the pomegranate for a long time is not worth it - a prolonged drought will lead the root system to stress, which can also lead to the complete loss of all buds and the loss of decorativeness of the flower.

That is, water the indoor pomegranate regularly and when the topsoil is completely dry - and everything will be fine.

If fruits are ripening on a pomegranate tree, water it with caution in autumn, since abundant watering can lead to cracking of the fruit.

Air humidity

Air humidity should be moderate. If the humidity is too low, we recommend spraying the flower and the surrounding air with cool water. The installation next to a pot of wide capacity with cool water will increase the humidity and wet cleaning premises. Wipe the leaves from dust with a damp, clean cloth.

High humidity in the room is also useless, it will help to reduce frequent ventilation. But drafts are not allowed.

The soil

Everyone knows that pomegranate grows in the wild on scarce soils in the arid regions of the Earth. But, to grow a beautiful decorative indoor specimen, you will have to choose a more nutritious potting soil... It should be loose, moisture and breathable, with a neutral pH = 7. Store-bought soil for roses and begonias is suitable. At the bottom of the pot there should be a good drainage layer of expanded clay or large river pebbles.

Top dressing

Dwarf pomegranate is grateful for regular feeding. From February to summer, he needs nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizers. At this time, buds are being laid, the pomegranate is preparing for abundant flowering. Top dressing is carried out once every two weeks, not more often. Closer to autumn, fertilizing with nitrogen fertilizers is replaced with potassium fertilizers.

It must be remembered that fertilizers can only be applied to wet soil, for example, the next day after the next watering. Preferably in the morning or evening hours so that the root system does not get burned. In cloudy weather, you can feed the plant during the day.

If the indoor pomegranate is grown for the sake of fruit, then it should be fertilized very carefully. It is better to feed it not with mineral fertilizers, but with organic matter, so that excess nitrates do not accumulate in the fruits. If you already feed him with purchased fertilizers, choose fertilizers for fruit and berry crops and follow the recommendations on the packaging. In addition, if you overfeed the pomegranate with nitrogen supplements, it will not bloom and there will be no fruit.

Pruning

Pruning indoor dwarf pomegranates has a beneficial effect on its decorative appearance, the ability to bloom and bear fruit. A pomegranate bush or tree grows very quickly. Over the season, without pruning, it will more than double in volume. Moreover, its numerous thin curved shoots will form a crown in a chaotic manner. To make the pomegranate look not only neat and compact, but also healthy, it should be cut well.

The pruning procedure is carried out several times a year. The first time is at the beginning of the growing season. After hibernation, if your pomegranate rested in a dark, cool place, move it to a bright, warm place and cut off all dry branches, as well as some of the small and unnecessary shoots. To stimulate branching, trim the young shoot above the outward-facing bud, leaving no more than 5 internodes. It is not worth pruning the plant too much, it may weaken. Leave no more than 6 skeletal branches, which are stronger.

It is important to know that buds form only on well-developed annual shoots. Try not to break them when pruning!

You can grow pomegranate in the form of a bush with 3 - 5 skeletal branches. But, if you cut off all the root shoots, you get a pomegranate tree, with a low stem and four to five skeletal branches. Over time, on each skeletal branch, four to five branches of the second order are laid, and after that, branches of the third order are formed on them. Excess shoots are cut out, like old branches that will no longer have a crop. The pomegranate sets fruit only on the shoots of the current year.

In the summer, during the active growing season of indoor pomegranates, you can also trim excess branches - stretched out or growing inside the crown. Don't worry - the pomegranate will tolerate this kind of pruning well.

After flowering, if there are no fruits on the branches, the pomegranate is pruned again, for the third time. They remove thin weak twigs, thin out the inner space of the crown.

Transplanting an indoor pomegranate. Suitable pot

Young specimens of dwarf pomegranates, it is advisable not to transplant the first two to three years into other containers. When the pomegranates grow up and get stronger, and their root system fills the entire space of the pot, transplant your flower into a new pot, a little larger. Moreover, it must be borne in mind that the roots of the pomegranate grow more in breadth than in depth. Therefore, the pot is required wide, but not very deep. Indoor pomegranate loves to grow in a cramped pot. Transplant by transshipment.

It is better to do this in early spring. In a new pot, 2-3 cm wider than the old one, lay a drainage layer of expanded clay or clean pebbles, a little fresh soil (buy ready-made soil with a neutral pH7 in the store, for example, soil for growing roses or begonias). Remove your flower from the old pot along with a lump of root earth. The roots of the pomegranate grow superficially, the excess, depleted earth will remain in the old pot, it must be thrown out. Place the pomegranate in the middle of a new pot. Fill the empty space with soil, while gently shaking the flower container to fill all the voids inside it. For the next three years, each spring, transplant your pomegranate into a new container with a slightly larger diameter. At the age of 6 years, indoor dwarf pomegranates are considered adult plants. Now they are rarely transplanted, if necessary, and in pots of the same size. Or they do not transplant at all, but only replace the top layer of the substrate in the old pot with a new one. Usually, a 5 liter pot is enough for an adult plant. Too large a pomegranate pot is not suitable - it will bloom more abundantly if the root system is in flower pot it will be cramped.

Reproduction

Indoor pomegranates reproduce with the help of seeds, seeds and layering.

Propagation using seeds

For propagation by seeds, only specific forms of pomegranate are suitable, because the seeds of the varieties do not preserve characteristic properties mother plant. This method is mainly used for breeding novelties of breeding. Seeds can be harvested from blooming pomegranates at home or purchased from specialty stores. Before planting, they are soaked for a day in a solution of some growth stimulant (for example, in Kornevin). Then they are dried and sown in containers with a suitable loose soil under the lid. They put the greenhouse in a bright, warm place. Make sure that the soil in the container does not dry out, spray it in time with warm, settled water using a spray bottle. Ventilate. Waiting for 2 - 3 weeks of germination. Saplings dive into separate cups when the first three true leaves appear. It should be remembered that pomegranates grown from seeds will begin to bloom and bear fruit only after 5 to 8 years.

Reproduction using seeds

Planting seeds

If you want to grow a pomegranate from the seeds of your own, ripe fruit, no problem. To do this, take the seeds from the largest, well-ripened fruits. These bones are creamy and hard to the touch. Greenish and soft seeds are not suitable for germination! Prepare the seeds carefully for planting. Remove all the pulp from them, rinse them well in cool water, possibly with potassium permanganate, then dry them properly. This will eliminate rotting of the seeds during storage and germination. Dry pomegranate seeds remain viable for up to six months.

In the spring, preferably in April, plant the seeds in loose nutritious soil to a depth of 0.5 - 1 cm in a pot with drainage under a film. Before planting, you can soak the planting material in a a large number water with the addition of 2-3 drops of Zircon or Epin for 12 hours. This stimulates the germination process. The solution should not completely cover the bones; in addition to moisture, they require oxygen.

Choose a place for the pot that is well lit and warm. The seed germination temperature is 25 - 27 ° C. Monitor soil moisture. As the top layer dries, the planting should be moistened with warm, settled water using a spray bottle so as not to inadvertently erode the soil. Seedlings appear quite quickly in spring, and seeds planted at other times of the year can sit in a pot for several months.

Plant the strongest specimens in the phase of two or three true leaves in separate small pots, up to 6 cm in diameter. Shoots, 10 cm long and formed by three pairs of leaves, pinch for better tillering of the flower. Place the pomegranate pots on the warmest lightest windowsill. They need daily sunbathing, moreover, at least two hours a day. Protect from the midday sun with blinds. Ventilate the room - they love grenades Fresh air.

If pomegranate sprouts appear in winter time, they will have to be illuminated with a phyto lamp.

You need to know that a pomegranate grown from a seed of an ordinary large fruit bought on the market will bloom only after 7 to 8 years. And the plant turns out to be large - it is unlikely that it will fit into the dimensions of your house. In indoor culture, it makes sense to grow only compact dwarf-sized decorative pomegranates.

Propagation by cuttings

Indoor pomegranate cuttings

We recommend this particular method of pomegranate propagation due to high level the survival rate of cuttings and their complete preservation of the genetic characteristics of the mother plant. If you are going to root cuttings from your pomegranate in the summer, choose well-ripened semi-lignified shoots about 10-15 cm long, so that they have at least 4-5 buds. In winter, usually in February, woody pomegranate shoots of the same length are used for rooting. But their rooting takes much longer and with great losses. In any case, treat the prepared cuttings with root growth stimulants (Kornevin, for example), remove a couple of lower buds from them and then place them in a container with nutritious loose soil at an angle, to a depth of 3 cm, cover it with a foil or jar. Daily ventilation, spraying, and watering if necessary. The rooting process is rather slow, and some cuttings may die. Therefore, we recommend that you cut them immediately with a margin, 4-5 pieces. Rooted cuttings after two to three months can be transplanted into pots prepared for constant growth. The next year, a young seedling will delight you with its flowering, and fruiting will be in a couple of years.

Indoor pomegranate can still be propagated by grafting. A varietal cutting is grafted onto a pomegranate stock grown from a seed. It is taken from a healthy adult plant that bears fruit stably. Vaccination is done different ways, depending on the thickness of the rootstock and cutting, there are a great many.

The simplest for novice florists are grafting by simple copulation, behind the bark, into the cleft, into the butt and into the side cut. You should choose the type of vaccination yourself and try to implement it. You can use the services of a specialist. If the varietal stalk takes root, the pomegranate will bloom in three to four years.

Hibernation indoor pomegranate

Does indoor grenade need hibernation?

If you are unable to provide your pet with constant good lighting, it makes sense to talk about the pomegranate's winter dormant period. It usually runs from November to February. At this time, it is necessary to place the flower in a cool room, water less, do not feed, wait for spring. Lowering the temperature in a city apartment is problematic. You can put the flower pot close to the window pane, fencing it off with plastic from the rest of the room. Or you can take out the pomegranate for this time in a heated basement.

But, we claim that in winter, at normal room temperature, good lighting up to 12 hours. a day (with the help of a powerful phyto lamp), the pomegranate will feel cheerful and comfortable. The formation of numerous flower buds will not stop at this time.

Indoor pomegranate diseases

If your pomegranate grows in unfavorable conditions for it - high humidity, musty room, low temperature - then he can get sick. More often than other diseases, powdery mildew is found on pomegranate.

With frequent abundant watering, the leaves of the pomegranate may turn yellow. Perhaps the roots of the plant could not stand the excess moisture and began to rot. Remove the flower from the pot, remove the rotten areas of the root system, rinse the healthy roots in potassium permanganate, dry them, sprinkle the slices with activated charcoal, and plant the pomegranate in a new nutritious loose soil. The pot must contain a good drainage layer. Water in moderation. In order for the root system to take root and cope with the stress, trim the crown of your diseased plant by one third.

If the leaves of the pomegranate began to fall off, the reasons may be different. If this occurs at the end of the growing season, then this is normal. The pomegranate is preparing for winter rest. If the leaves fall off during the active cycle of the plant, it is possible that you water your flower a little or feed it poorly. Analyze your actions on caring for the plant - perhaps the room is too hot, even stuffy - the pomegranate loves fresh air, frequent spraying, nutrient soil, a cramped pot with a good drainage layer.

Indoor grenade pests

Indoor or dwarf pomegranate is a very interesting exotic plant. Subject to the simple rules of growing and care at home, pomegranates all year round will delight you with its bright green glossy leaves, large purple flowers and miniature fabulous fruits. Caring for a pomegranate will not take much time and energy from you, but you will get full pleasure. Try experimenting with its appearance. You can give the grenade any shape - he is very grateful for the pruning and pinching of his shoots. You can even master the art of bonsai using the example of a pomegranate. But it has been noticed that caring and good-natured people who are interested in taking care of their pet, rejoice in every flower and tiny fruit, are better able to grow a spectacular decorative dwarf pomegranate, constantly blooming and hung with fruits.

What kind of exotic on the windowsills of people who are keen on floriculture can not be found - tangerines, bananas, lemons. But surely not every plant lover thought about the possibility of growing a pomegranate from a seed at home. Not much is known about the cultivation of this amazing plant, because the king of fruits grows only in warm climates. But, as it turned out, the pomegranate feels great at home. And caring for a lush blooming tree is not difficult at all.

How to grow pomegranate from a stone at home

Pomegranate is an amazing plant in every way. Start at least with the fact that it blooms for a long time: from early summer to autumn. Following the blossoming flowers, more and more new ones appear. Those who have seen the blooming pomegranate will never forget this amazing sight. Against the background of green foliage, the flowers look fabulously beautiful - bright orange-red in color and unusual bell-shaped - and abundantly cover the plant. It is also surprising that on a pomegranate, you can simultaneously observe both flowering and fruit set.

On a pomegranate, you can simultaneously observe flowers and fruit set

In the East, this plant has long been considered the king of fruits. The flowers and fruits of the pomegranate symbolize longevity, fertility, wealth and abundance. Many Bible scholars believe that the “apple of paradise” was actually a pomegranate. There is also a belief that the shape of the sepals of the fruit prompted people to create a crown. Well, it's not worth talking about the benefits of fruits. Everyone probably knows how many trace elements, vitamins and organic substances are contained in this fruit.

The sepal shape resembles a crown, which is probably why the pomegranate is called the royal fruit

Another surprising fact is that pomegranate can be easily grown at home from seed. If in nature the plant grows up to 6 m, then in indoor conditions the tree rarely exceeds the two-meter level. Thanks to this, the indoor pomegranate will be able to decorate any corner of the apartment and bring joy and well-being to the house. In general, dwarf pomegranate grows best in indoor conditions. It is decorative, has a miniature size and easily adapts to habitat conditions. Fruits are tied a little, and they are small - about 5 cm in diameter. But they have a pleasant taste and juiciness.

All purchased seeds are hybrid plants that are adapted specifically to indoor conditions. But many amateurs also sprout seeds from purchased fruits. True, it is best to collect material for sowing not from imported pomegranates, but from domestic ones. In Russia, there are few places where this exotic fruit grows, but they exist - Crimea, Krasnodar Territory, the North Caucasus.

Indoor pomegranate is a small but very beautiful plant

Planting pomegranate seeds

So, the seeds can be purchased at the store or collected by yourself. Preparing seeds for planting is very simple:

To speed up seed germination, many sources recommend the following procedure:

Soil and capacity

As a soil for seedlings, you need to choose a light and fertile substrate. Store-house universal soil is suitable, but you can prepare the mixture yourself. There are several options:

• mix in equal parts high-moor peat and sand;
• in equal parts, take turf and leafy soil, sand and add half of the humus.

Germination pots should be wide, at least 10 cm high, with drainage holes. The material from which the pot is made does not matter. At the bottom of the container, be sure to lay a layer of expanded clay, purchased drainage or pieces of foam plastic in such a way as to completely cover the bottom of the pot. Then fill in the soil.

Pick a wide pot for sprouting pomegranate seeds

Sowing seeds and germination conditions

The best months for sowing exotic plant seeds are November and February. But there is information that they can be sown in the spring.

Procedure:

Seedling care

When shoots appear, you need to rearrange the pot to the lightest window. The ideal place is the southern windowsill. But do not rush to remove the package. You must first harden the seedlings. Do this gradually, removing the cover for an hour at first, then gradually lengthen the time.

When shoots appear, the shelter is gradually removed.

Water as needed - do not overfill, but also do not let the soil dry out too much. You can spray, but do not overdo it.

Important. For watering and spraying pomegranates, use only settled water, the temperature of which is 2-3 ° C higher than room temperature.

The temperature in the room where the small pomegranate grows and gets stronger, it is advisable to maintain within the range from 18 to 25 ° С... The room must be periodically ventilated, but during this time the pomegranates must be removed from the draft.

Pomegranate seedlings grow very quickly if they are in comfortable conditions.

Picking

A pick is carried out after 3-4 true leaves appear on the seedling... For the procedure, choose only the strongest plants. It will not be possible to grow healthy trees from the weak. During the picking, the central root of the seedling can be slightly pinched. This will allow the plant to grow more suction lateral roots, due to which the ability to absorb nutrients and moisture will increase.

During the dive, you can slightly pinch the root

Will pomegranate bear fruit

Pomegranate grown from the bone can be called wild. But with proper care it will bloom and bear fruit. Depending on what seed material will be used, the time of entry into the fruiting period will be different. If you plant hybrid seeds, then fruiting will come in 2-3 years a. And if you germinate the seeds of a purchased large pomegranate, then full flowering, and accordingly the first harvest, will have to wait a long time, sometimes up to 7 years.

Hybrid pomegranate varieties come into fruiting after 2 - 3 years

How to achieve abundant flowering and fruiting pomegranate

Abundant flowering of pomegranate is a guarantee of its fruiting. It should be noted that the pomegranate blooms willingly indoors. And if he is comfortable, then the first flowers can appear at a tree 10 months old. If the fruits are tied, they should be removed immediately, and such a ruthless procedure should be carried out for 2-3 years. Only after this period, when the tree gets stronger, can you count on a normal harvest. To stimulate flowering, a number of conditions must be observed.

By the way, most of the pomegranate flowers are sterile. They fall off without forming an ovary.

Lots of light

A pot with a growing tree must be kept on the southern windowsill. It is the abundance of light that affects the flowering and fruiting of the pomegranate. But in summer, in order not to provoke leaf burns, the plant should be slightly shaded at the time of the greatest solar activity. Pomegranates growing in the shade will be weak and painful.

An abundance of light is a pledge good development grenade

Formative pruning

Flowers, and hence fruits, are formed at the tips of strong shoots of the current year and at 2-3 years old. This means that the plant must be formed. Pruning is carried out immediately after harvest or before awakening - at the end of February.

If a young pomegranate has not started branching, having reached a height of 50 cm, then you need to help him. To do this, just pinch the top. This will shape the pomegranate into a tree. But you can also form a bush form. For this, the top young plant pinched at a height of 15 cm.

The pomegranate tree needs to be shaped in order to acquire a beautiful crown shape over time

Formation rules

When pruning a homemade pomegranate tree, it is important to follow a few basic rules:

• up to 5 skeletal branches can be left on a home pomegranate;
• pruning is carried out over the bud growing outward;
• the crown should not be very thickened. All thin shoots and branches over 4 years old are subject to removal;
• the undergrowth growing from below is removed.

The indoor pomegranate has one feature - the foliage on the twigs and shoots may not wake up at the same time. If the pomegranate is almost all covered with foliage, but there are still bare branches, do not rush to get rid of them. First, lightly scratch the bark and check if the branch is alive or not. Only after making sure that the branch is dry, you can safely remove it.

In spring, green leaves on pomegranate appear unevenly

Pomegranate is very shapeable... To give even more decorative effect to an exotic plant, you can braid young trunks in a braid. To do this, during a dive, plant 3 of the strongest seedlings in one pot. After adapting them, start braiding right in the new container. Do not tighten the stems very tightly, you do not need to fasten with wire either - the branches will hold the stems together. As an alternative to the scythe, you can twist the trunks into a spiral.

Pomegranate makes great bonsai... To do this, the tree is grown in one branch, giving it with the help of a wire correct position and direction. Shape the height and shape of your choice.

Pomegranate lends itself well to pruning and shaping, which means that in skillful hands, a real masterpiece will turn out from a tree

Pollination

On the pomegranate, 2 types of flowers are formed - with a short pistil and with a long one. It is on the second that the fruits are formed. But for this, the flower must be pollinated. The procedure is easily done with a cotton swab... It would be nice to have 2 grenades next to each other on the windowsill or balcony.

Indoor hybrid varieties already have a certain percentage of self-pollinated flowers. This figure ranges from 5 to 20%. But if you artificially pollinate the flowers, their number can be increased.

Dormant period

Pomegranate is a deciduous plant. And if your handsome man at the end of autumn suddenly began to shed his leaves - do not worry. This is a natural process by which the exotic hints to you that the time of rest has come. In order for the winter to pass safely, and in the spring your pet blooms with renewed vigor, provide the plant with the necessary conditions:

• during the rest period, pomegranates need coolness. Ideally, the plant should be placed on a glazed loggia or balcony, where the temperature, even in the coldest winter month, does not drop below 5 ° C. Well, the most comfortable temperature in winter - about 7 ° С;
• watering is extremely rare. If the specified temperature regime is observed, the soil dries out very slowly, and watering is carried out only when the top layer of the soil is completely dry. On average, the frequency of moistening is once every 2 weeks (or maybe even less often, because having lost its foliage, the pomegranate practically does not evaporate moisture). Watering should be moderate, pomegranate should not be poured during this period;
• spraying is not carried out;
• pomegranates on vacation are not fed until February.

All of the above items apply only to cool wintering. If you leave the plant in warm room, it will continue to grow, and accordingly, you will have to take care of it. But a warm wintering will not benefit the grenade.

To fully relax, pomegranate sheds its leaves

Planting and transplanting

This is an important procedure for a pomegranate, especially a young one. During the first 5 years of growth, the young plant is transplanted annually. Adult pomegranate - once every 3-4 years.

Choose a new container wider, but not very deep, since the root system of a home pomegranate grows more in width than in depth. For example, a pomegranate at the age of 5–6 years is transplanted into a container with a volume of 3 liters. Too large a pot will negatively affect flowering and fruiting. Many experienced gardeners it is advised to choose clay containers. Availability drain holes in a pot, regardless of the material of manufacture!

You don't have to be wise with soil mixture for a long time. You can safely use purchased universal soil, adding vermiculite or coarse sand to it for looseness.

Transshipment process:

A pomegranate growing in a tub is difficult to transplant. Therefore, in order not to torment the tree and yourself, you can replace the top 2–3 cm of soil with fresh, more nutritious soil once a year.

Potted pomegranate is difficult to replant, so change the top layer of the earth to fresh and nutritious

Caring for a pomegranate at room conditions

Home-grown pomegranate is unpretentious. But it is necessary to take into account even his most modest needs.

Watering and feeding

Watering pomegranates is necessary infrequently, but abundantly. Average rate moisturizing an exotic plant - once a week. But if it is very hot, the frequency of watering increases. To find out if you need to moisten the pomegranate or not, check the topsoil. If the soil has dried out to a depth of two cm, then the plant needs to be watered. For humidification, use settled water at room temperature.

It is best to drain the moisture that has flowed into the pan so that the roots do not suffer from excessive waterlogging.

For watering an indoor pomegranate, it is convenient to use a watering can with a long thin spout so that water gets into the soil, and not on the trunk

In order for the pomegranate to please not only with its decorativeness, but also with fruiting, it needs to be fed 1-2 times a month. To do this, use universal liquid fertilizers for indoor plants. But it is still better to acquire certain compositions that will support the pomegranate in different phases of its growth. V spring top dressing should contain more nitrogen in order for the plant to have the strength to build up green mass. During the flowering period, the pomegranate needs phosphorus. During fruit ripening and in preparation for winter - potassium.

If you grow pomegranate solely for the sake of the fruit, then mineral fertilizers worth replacing with organic matter. For example, during the period of fruit filling, you can use chicken droppings... The watering solution should be weak - 1:25.

Any kind of fertilizer should be applied only after watering, so as not to burn the roots.

If you grow pomegranates solely for the sake of eating fruits, then after the formation of the ovary, feed the plant with organic matter

Humidity

Pomegranate loves humid air, especially during hot periods. You need to spray with soft water at room temperature. In the normal period, sprayed 2-3 times a week. In hot weather - more often.

Never spray a pomegranate at lunchtime in the summer, especially if it is on a south window or balcony in direct sunlight. This can burn the leaves. It is best to spray moisture over the plant early in the morning or in the evening.

Pomegranate is not particularly picky about humidity, but in a hot period it will be grateful for a light shower.

Where is the best place to place a grenade

Of course, near the south window, since the plant has a very high need for lighting. V summer time owners of balconies and loggias must definitely expose the pot with exotic to the fresh air. But not in direct sunlight, but in diffused shadow. Well, if you have a private house, then the place of the pomegranate is in the garden, where the pomegranate will delight you with incredible flowering.

If the windows of your apartment face north, then, most likely, your pomegranate lacks lighting and grows poorly. Be sure to supplement the plant and it will immediately thank you with a mass green leaves and beautiful flowers.

In the summertime, the pomegranate is best taken out to the balcony.

Diseases and pests of home pomegranate

At home, with proper care, pomegranates practically do not get sick. But too much hydration can lead to undesirable consequences.

This will make the plant look lethargic, as if in need of watering. This is the insidiousness of the disease. A person with insufficient experience in caring for plants will immediately begin to moisturize the pomegranate, causing even more damage to the plant. But you need to act differently. Stop watering altogether until the soil is properly dry. If immediate action is required, it is best to remove the plant from the pot along with the root ball and wrap it in newspaper, which will instantly absorb excess moisture. If the plant does not recover after drying the soil, it should be transplanted into fresh soil.

To finally cope with the disease, you should prepare a solution of Trichodermin - 10 g of powder per 1 liter of water, and spill the soil with it. And the plant itself can be sprayed with Tiram (cook strictly according to the instructions).

During transplantation, you need to remove all damaged parts of the root and sprinkle the wounds with crushed activated carbon

A white powdery coating appears on the leaves, flowers and fruits. The disease first leads to deformation of the leaves, then the leaf blade dries up and crumbles. The flowers fall off without ever blooming. Shoots begin to stunted.

If the disease is detected immediately, a soda solution (5 g per 1 liter of water) will help to cope with it. For better adhesion to the leaf surface, you can add a little laundry soap to the solution.

A neglected disease will have to be treated with one of the fungicides:

• Topaz;
• Soon;
• HOMOM.

Powdery mildew immediately catches the eye due to the whitish coating on the leaves

After unsuccessful pruning or mechanical damage, although rarely, branch cancer can still occur. It manifests itself in the form of wounds with swollen edges. The branch dries up, after it the whole tree may die. The same ailment can form in case of frostbite. The disease is very insidious, and, unfortunately, chemicals against him, no. Even if you remove the affected branch and process the cut with garden pitch, the pomegranate may die.

To prevent the pomegranate from dying from branch cancer, try to prune with a sharp tool, and after the procedure, process the cut with garden pitch

With insufficient air humidity, pomegranates can suffer from pests. Whiteflies and aphids especially bother the plant. If the number of pests is small, then you can handle it manually. To do this, prepare a soap solution (20 g of soap shavings per 1 liter of water). The soil in the pot can be protected before tillage plastic bag... Soak a sponge in the solution and wipe off the branches and leaves.

In advanced cases, it is best to use chemicals:

• Aktellik;
• Fitoverm;
• Spark;
• Karbofos.

Whitefly and aphids are more likely to infect pomegranates than other pests.

A beautiful and unpretentious pomegranate will not only decorate the room and treat with fruits (even small ones) - it is a symbol of prosperity and longevity adopted in the East. Moreover, it is very easy to grow this thermophilic plant in an apartment. A little attention and care, and now you are already admiring the gorgeous flowers! And there, you see, it's not far from the harvest.

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Currently, breeders have grown 130 varieties. It grows best in dry climates with hot summers. The flowers are scarlet, collected in a brush. The shoots that have grown in the past year have flowers of both sexes. But on the shoots of the current year, flowers bloom that do not form fruit.

The planting pit should have dimensions of 60x70 cm, fertile soil is poured into it on 15 cm, after a bucket of humus mixed with soil or the same amount of well-rotted manure connected to the ground. If the soil is clayey, then sand is poured.

When planting a tree, place it on a mound to a depth of 5-10 cm, carefully straighten the rhizomes, cover them with soil.

Then pour abundantly and thoroughly mulch the ground with mowed straw, humus, then the moisture will not dry out much. If you begin to cover the tree for the winter, then plant it at an angle of 60-45 ° to the South. Press down the ground carefully so that there are no empty spaces near the roots. Water once a week.

Growing conditions and tree care

Good sunlight and warmth are the main conditions for the ripening of pomegranates. In trees, leaves begin to bloom at t = + 10-12 ° C and they stop growing at the same temperature in autumn. The buds are tied at t = + 16-18 ° C in June, the fruits develop for 5-6 months, it depends on the variety and weather, they finish ripening in October - November.

The plant grows well where in winter the temperature does not fall below -12-14 °.

Since pomegranates bloom late, they are not afraid of frosts in spring, but autumn frosts damage the fruits.

Watering pomegranate:

• Pomegranate perfectly tolerates increased dryness of the air if the ground is abundantly watered.
• If there is little water in the soil, then the fruits become small, they are of inferior quality.
• It also does not tolerate pomegranate and excess water, few fruits ripen, they are of poor quality, leaves begin to grow strongly.

The pomegranate loves light and if it is shaded by other trees, then it grows poorly and has few fruits. It can handle heat better than figs. Plants do not need frequent. In the garden, the seedlings stand until the first frost, after which they are transferred to the apartment. In winter, the seedlings are placed in a dark room with a temperature of + 10 ° C, then the leaves will not fall off, and the next year the trees will bloom profusely. During this period, they are very rarely watered, so that their rhizomes do not dry out.

Top dressing pomegranate:

• In June, a complex solution is introduced under the pomegranate.
• And every 2 weeks the plant is watered with manure infusion or.
• In autumn, 25 g of superphosphate and 15 g of potassium are scattered around the tree, and fertilizers are slightly deepened.
• Above the trunk circle with rotted manure.

The crown is formed in the spring or after harvesting the fruits. The first step is to cut off dried branches and branches that thicken the tree. After that, the stump shoots are removed and the basal offspring are eliminated.

When the crown is formed, the trunks are cut off, leaving 5 pieces, that is, the result is a bush-like shape, this is most suitable for a pomegranate.

Anti-aging pruning is done every 25 years. To prepare for wintering, stakes are driven into the ground near the pomegranate, then the tree is tilted and tied to the stakes with a rope. After that, a 15-20 cm layer of soil is poured on top. In the spring, in mid-May, the tree is freed: the rope is cut off, the soil is shaken off the tree.

Growing pomegranate at home

• The substrate must be neutral and nutritious, loose. You can make it by mixing 1 part of turf, sand, humus, leafy earth. Or you can purchase special soil for and in the store. At the bottom of the pot, drain pebbles or expanded clay.
• Reproduction. Only species are suitable for sowing seeds, since varieties may lose their characteristics. In the fall or spring, pour the turf and sand mixture into the pot. sow in the substrate and put the pots in. Such pomegranates begin to bear fruit after 5-8 years. Or, in early summer, cut the semi-lignified shoots into 10 cm pieces and plant.
• ... Young trees are transplanted in the spring from a smaller pot to a larger one. Grown pomegranates are transplanted 1 time in 3 years into pots of the same size.
• Lighting requirements. Pick up a grenade southern windowsills, western and eastern. To extend its day, you can additionally use fluorescent lamps. In winter, with a lack of light, pomegranates can shed their leaves. But under the lamps, if you observe the 12 o'clock day, then it blooms and forms fruits.
• Temperature requirements. The tree grows at temperatures of + 20-25 ° C.
• ... The pomegranate is watered when they see that the top layer of the earth has dried up. Do not water too abundantly, as well as overdry the soil, since during drought, its roots die. Watered with soft, settled water at room temperature.
• , from this the ovaries fall off the tree, and the fruits begin to rot. To destroy the moth, collect diseased plant parts and burn them.
• Pomegranate aphid. Aphids reproduce on leaves and shoots. To eliminate it, pesticides are used. But it is much safer to use the infusion: chop 400 g of dried tobacco leaves and tobacco dust, add to a bucket of water (10 liters), leave for 2 days, then strain and add another 20 liters of water. Then add 40 g of soap. Then the plants. You can take 100 g of green leaves and 50 g of dry leaves, grind them and insist for a day in 1 liter of lukewarm water, then filter.
• Grenades can also damage scale insects and spider mites. For prevention, shrubs are examined and watered. If you see pests, then treat the culture with actellik or phytoverm.

The most common diseases of pomegranate are:

• leaf spot
• gray rot
• branch cancer
• root cancer

But if you take proper care of the plant, it receives enough light and moisture, you do not forget to feed the pomegranates, then the trees do not get sick.

There is a lot of iron in the juice from pomegranate fruits, because of this, it increases the amount of hemoglobin in the blood. In addition, they drink it for colds, coughs. The peel is used to treat diseases of the stomach and intestines, and the bark is used to remove worms.

More information can be found in the video.

Where can I get planting material? Buy a large fruit of a rich shade on the market or in a store. Do not take rotten or moldy fruits for planting. The seeds obtained from such specimens are weak and painful, do not germinate and develop well.

Only healthy ripe pomegranates are suitable, which must be carefully cut and removed. Remove the soft shell, and put the seeds in a colander and rinse under the tap to remove juice and pieces of pulp. Examine the bones carefully. Only hard seeds of a grayish beige color or shade will do. Ivory... This means they are ripe and have enough nutrients to germinate. The planting material is green, soft to the touch, does not germinate. Such bones simply rot, falling into the ground, and disappear.

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Germination

Put the pomegranate seeds on a saucer and pour in a little water so that they are half immersed in the liquid. The planting material needs air, because oxygen awakens the seed and starts the germination process. The bones cannot float in the water, otherwise they will die.

The planting material must be disinfected. Means such as "Zircon" or "Epin" are recommended. Only 2-3 drops, and no fungus and rot. Change the solution in a saucer every 12 hours. The seeds should lie in water for about 3 days, and it is impossible for them to dry out, otherwise the hard shell will crack and the grain will die.

You can cover the saucer with gauze or cotton cloth, which retains moisture well. Water intended for soaking should be passed through a filter to remove harmful impurities. Put the saucer in a warm place, away from drafts.

After a three-day bathing, bones practically do not change their appearance. Unlike the other planting material, they do not germinate in a plate, but already in the ground. It is important to prepare in advance correct soil and pots, because the grains are put into the soil directly from the plate.

Substrate preparation

The pomegranate takes root in almost any land, but for the plant to be strong and develop quickly, one of three options should be used. The easiest way is to buy a special substrate designed for indoor flowers... It contains many nutrients, is quite loose and breathable.

The second version of the soil is prepared from peat and coarse river sand, which is pre-calcined or doused with boiling water to disinfect. Take the components in equal proportions, stir thoroughly and fill the pot with the mixture.

If peat is not at hand, it is replaced with turf and humus. Combine the ingredients and insist for several days, and add river sand before planting the pomegranate seeds. The last component will make the soil looser and softer, and humus will become a source of minerals.

Regardless of the composition of the substrate, a drainage layer must be placed in the pot. If it is absent, water constantly stagnates at the bottom of the container, the roots of the tree rot, and it suffers from a fungus. Expanded clay or small pebbles, pieces of foam or crushed clay shards are suitable.

Tip: If the soil dries out quickly or compresses too much, it should be replaced with new soil, to which pine or other sawdust is added.

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Planting seeds

1. Fill the pot with substrate, make several holes 1–1.5 cm deep in it and moisten slightly with a spray bottle.
2. Do not make the pits too deep, otherwise it will be difficult for the sprout to break through the ground.
3. Put a wet seed and sprinkle with soil, without tamping it.
4. Sprinkle with water and cover the pot with cling film or a plastic bag. You will get a mini-greenhouse, in which it is always warm and humid.
5. There is no need to add fertilizers or growth promoters. Pomegranate seeds will take essential nutrients from the soil.
6. The main thing is that the pot with the future tree is constantly warm.

Natural selection

When the shoots hatch, it is recommended to rearrange the pot on the south window. Young trees need a lot of light to grow and gain strength. Do not remove the film, but regularly ventilate the sprouts, slightly opening the improvised lid for 1-2 hours, and water. The soil must not be too wet or water accumulates at the bottom. In such cases, you need to stop watering for several days so that the substrate dries up, and further reduce the amount of liquid to moisten the soil.

If the seeds are planted in winter, the first leaves will appear on the shoots in early to mid-spring. Then the film is removed so that it does not interfere with the trees being pulled up. Only one plant is left in the pot, the strongest and largest. The rest must be carefully pulled out. You can simply pinch off the top, leaving the spine in the ground. It will gradually decompose, supplying the developing sprout with additional nutrients.

Important: Not all seeds planted in winter hatch in March-April. Some may take months to wake up, so empty pots without shoots are recommended not to be thrown away, but set aside and continue to water. If after 6 months nothing happened, then the seeds did not germinate.

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Picking

The seedlings may not be thinned out, but transplanted into separate containers. A pomegranate pick is carried out after the appearance of two real, not cotyledonous, leaves.

How to carry out the procedure?

1. It will take several medium-sized pots. The amount depends on how many trees you plan to grow.
2. Fill each pot with drainage and pine sawdust substrate.
3. Make one hole 2–2.5 cm deep. Be sure to moisten the ground so that the pomegranate takes root quickly.
4. Gently spread the roots over the fossa. Sprinkle the seedling with earth, tamp the soil a little.
5. You can add water, but if the substrate is moist enough, watering should be postponed for several days.

Too thin and weak or crooked seedlings are recommended to be thrown away. Painful trees grow from them, which are constantly attacked by pests or fungi.

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Irrigation water and sunlight

Pomegranate comes from warm countries, so the tree adores the sun and tolerates high temperatures... The pot with the plant can be placed on the southern windowsill, closer to the light, but be sure to shade the delicate leaves from ultraviolet radiation. It is advisable to hang patterned curtains or blinds on the windows, which scatter the sun's rays and make them softer.

In summer, it is useful to take the pomegranate tree out to the balcony. The owners of summer cottages move the pot with the plant to the garden. In the open air, the pomegranate blooms faster and develops better. It is recommended to bury the pot with earth, hiding the seedling under a taller tree.

In winter, water pomegranates 2 times a week, and in summer up to 4–5. If the ground inside remains damp and the top layer dries quickly, it should be sprayed with a spray bottle. Water should not come into contact with tree leaves and flowers. Use only warm, settled liquid, into which fertilizers for indoor flowers or complexes for tomatoes and sweet peppers can be added in spring and summer. Among natural feeds, manure infusion and aquarium water are distinguished. You need to fertilize the soil twice a month, before adding nutrients, pomegranates are watered abundantly.

Other nuances

1. To make the tree fluffy, you need to pinch the fourth after the appearance of the third pair of leaves. This will cause the pomegranate to grow on top of two.
2. The plant will bear fruit if grafted. In other cases, a tree grown from a stone only blooms, but no fruit appears on it.
3. Closer to winter, around November or early December, the pomegranate sheds its leaves. When the last one falls, you need to take the pot to a cool greenhouse or cellar. The plant should overwinter at a temperature of + 5–0 degrees.
4. From November to March, pomegranates are watered every 1.5–2 months. You don't need to fertilize.

During the flowering period, you can try to pollinate the plant with a brush or cotton swab. No one guarantees that an ovary will appear on the pomegranate, but it is likely that by autumn several fruits will ripen on thin branches. Even if the tree will not give birth annually, it is worth planting for the beautiful pink buds that will appear every 10 months.

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Video: how to grow pomegranate

Addicted exotic plants growers grow lemons, tangerines and even pomegranates at home. Lemon and tangerine bushes are quite often sold in flower shops, so it will not be difficult to get them. Pomegranate is rarely found on sale. But if desired, it can be grown from a bone. A regular pomegranate will turn into a miniature tree and will bloom and bear fruit. Of course, there will be few fruits on the plant, but beautiful pink flowers and their unique scent. Taking care of a pomegranate is not difficult at all, but you need to study the rules of planting and growing.

Homemade pomegranate tree - description, photo

Home grown plant reaches a height of only 90-100 cm... The exotic pet blooms profusely and constantly. The tree is simply strewn with bright flowers that bloom both in inflorescences and singly.

The pomegranate grown from the seed will bloom and will bear fruit no earlier than three years after planting.

For a pomegranate tree, you need to choose a bright place. The plant loves bright, but diffused light. Direct sunlight will burn the leaves. Therefore, the tree grown on the southern windowsill needs to be shaded from the midday sun.

How to plant a pomegranate?

If you are thinking of growing a pomegranate from a seed, then first of all you need take care of the planting material:

While the seeds are soaking you can prepare the ground... You can use an all-purpose earthy mix available from flower shops. If possible, the soil can be prepared independently from fertile soil, peat and sand.

In containers filled with earth for seedlings, pomegranate seeds are planted to a depth of 1-1.5 cm.Then they are sprinkled with earth, sprayed warm water and covered with polyethylene. It will turn out to be a kind of greenhouse, in which the seeds will hatch quickly. The temperature for pomegranate germination should be at least 25-30C.

Seeds planted in November or early spring should emerge in a couple of weeks. If they are planted at other times of the year, they can hatch within a few months.

Care of young sprouts

As soon as the first seedlings appear, the container with seedlings must be placed in a bright place. It is also necessary to ensure that the soil does not dry out. It's better to water it by spraying from a spray bottle.

Seedlings with two or three true leaves are transplanted into separate pots. Young plants are planted in the ground, for the preparation of which you need to mix:

• leaf humus - 1 part;
• turf - 2 parts;
• sand - 0.5 parts;
• peat - 0.5 parts.

The pomegranate has a shallow root system, so the tree can grow in small containers. The main thing is good drainage.

Care for young plants consists in abundant and regular watering, which is carried out as the earthen mixture dries. The soil in the pots should always be slightly damp. Excess water must be poured out of the pan.

Plants planted in autumn during the winter season will need provide additional lighting... Otherwise, with a lack of light, the seedlings will elongate or will not grow at all.

Features of growing a pomegranate tree

Taking care of a pomegranate grown from a bone is a snap. The plant is unpretentious, but requires compliance with some rules for care:

Crown formation

To make a beautiful and fluffy bush from a young plant, a pomegranate annually you need to do a haircut.

Pruning should be done before the plant begins to actively grow, that is, in February. As it ages, one of the tree trunks is replaced by a young, strong shoot. Therefore, a haircut stimulates branching. Pruning young shoots should be done on the outward looking bud. As a result, two to five pairs of leaves should remain on the branch. The shoots remaining from pruning can be put on cuttings.

The crown of the tree can be made in the shape that you like best. The bush can be shaped like a ball, or made into an oval tree.

If you want to try yourself in the art of bonsai, then the pomegranate is perfect for this. The desired shape can be given to the bush by repeatedly pinching and pruning, bending old branches to the ground, and bending young branches with the help of wire. You can form a garnet in almost any style.

While cutting don't be afraid to cut off excess... In the spring, the tree will gain strength, and new branches and leaves will quickly grow back. Do not forget to regularly remove dried flowers and leaves from the bush.

Pomegranate pests and diseases

The first flowering of a pomegranate tree with good care can be expected already 10-12 months after the appearance of the Sents... A home-grown plant will bloom several times a year, and please, albeit few, but delicious fruits.

Growing pomegranate at home

It is believed that the indoor pomegranate tree brings happiness and good luck to the house. That is why the plant is gaining immense popularity among indoor florists.

Pomegranate grown from seed is dwarf plant, reaching a height of about 100-110 cm. It blooms very profusely and for quite a long time with attractive bright red flowers.

At the same time, such a tree begins to bear fruit no earlier than four years of age. If you want to get fruits in the first year after planting, you need to plant special purchased dwarf pomegranate seeds.

Only a true amateur florist can afford to grow a pomegranate from a seed. Also, tangerines and oranges grow well at home.

Planting seeds (seeds) of pomegranate

A large, ripe pomegranate with no signs of decay or mold is peeled and seeds removed. Those who have White color... A greenish tint indicates that the seed is unripe and will not sprout.

The pomegranates sold in supermarkets and bazaars are hybrids specially bred to produce high-value products. This means that the fruits grown from their seeds do not retain their parental qualities, including taste.

It is believed that freshly harvested seeds germinate better.

Seed preparation:

1. Free the seeds from the pulp by rinsing in cold water.
2. You can wipe them off with a dry paper towel.
3. Put on a saucer and dry for 24 hours.
4. Soak in water with the addition of epin or zircon for 10 hours.

The soil for planting is prepared loose, including a large amount of coarse river sand. You can combine peat and sand in equal proportions. As a last resort, a ready-made universal soil mixture is used.

Seeds are distributed evenly, buried no more than 1 cm, lightly sprinkled with soil. After planting, be sure to water a little. The pot is placed in a warm place in the light and covered plastic wrap to create conditions close to greenhouse. The optimum temperature is 25-29 ° C. The mini-greenhouse must be ventilated daily and watered as it dries.

Seed germination of this exotic tree ranges from 85-90%, but they hatch unevenly. The first ones can germinate after 2 weeks. Not finding sprouts after this time, there is no need to rush to throw away, individual seeds "sit" in the ground for up to 6 months.

If seedlings appeared in the spring-summer period, they have enough natural light on a sunny windowsill. Additional lighting is needed for seedlings in winter and autumn. Thin and damaged sprouts are removed, leaving a few of the largest ones.

After the formation of a pair of true leaves, pomegranate seedlings dive into pots with a diameter of 8-9 cm. As they grow, they are transferred into large containers.

Caring for a pomegranate at home

When trying to grow a pomegranate at home, it must be borne in mind that this plant is not particularly capricious and grows well in apartments. The main thing is to take into account the basic needs.

Lighting

Bright light without direct sunlight is desirable. In the midday heat, the plant needs to be shaded.

Temperature regime

The ideal temperature is around 20 ° C in summer and up to 15 ° C in winter. Does not tolerate too low temperatures (less than 5 ° C). It reacts positively to fresh air; in the warm season, pomegranates can be planted in the garden or, in extreme cases, taken to a loggia or balcony.

Priming

It is recommended to use breathable, loose soil. The composition requires coarse sand. It is possible to use the usual universal soil for indoor plants. Drainage is laid at the bottom of the pot.

Watering

For irrigation, use settled water at room temperature. The root system is located in the surface layer of the earth, therefore, the soil cannot be allowed to dry out. In hot weather it is watered every day and very abundantly. In winter, during the dormant period, watering is sharply reduced.

Air humidity

When growing this crop in stuffy hot rooms, spraying is carried out to avoid pest infestation.

Top dressing

Is it possible to grow pomegranate from the seed without using additional fertilizers? On the one hand, pomegranate, like all indoor plants, responds favorably to top dressing. Give preference better fertilizers in liquid form. From the beginning of March to September, nitrogen and phosphorus should prevail in them: the first is responsible for the lush green crown, the second stimulates flowering. It makes sense to add potassium before the end of October to prepare for wintering.

On the other hand, if the purpose of growing pomegranates is to obtain fruits and eat them, then it is better to do without any chemistry.

Pruning homemade pomegranate

To maintain a beautiful appearance, it is not necessary to limit yourself to just removing dried leaves and buds. The pomegranate can and should be trimmed.

Flowers form at the ends of strong shoots of the current year, therefore, the main pomegranate haircut is carried out in February.

When forming a crown, you need to be guided only by your preferences. Do not be afraid to cut too much, the pomegranate will grow back in the spring. You can show your imagination and make a crown in the form of a bush or form a bonsai - it is perfect for this purpose. Thin and damaged branches are cut out completely, the rest at least by half. After the February haircut, the plant is brought into a warm room, and it is actively growing.

Transfer

Until the age of five, pomegranates require an annual transplant. The pot is selected a little larger than the previous one (by the size of the roots). Further - it is optional. Moreover, the tighter the pot, the more abundant the flowering.

You can periodically replace the topsoil with a new one, taking care not to damage the roots.

Potential problems: diseases and pests

How to grow a pomegranate from a stone at home so that it is not affected by pests and diseases? Regular inspection of the plant, periodically carried out preventive measures, timely processing will allow you to grow this exotic tree without any problems.

Major diseases and pests:

Powdery mildew

The most common indoor pomegranate disease. At the initial stage of infection, spraying with a solution of baking soda (5 g per liter of water) helps. In advanced conditions, you cannot do without the use of fungicides (Topaz, Skor).

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Spider mite

Appears in hot dry air. The leaves become sticky with white cobwebs. Actellik or Fitoverm are used against ticks. You can try to process folk remedy... 200 g of tobacco is infused in 2 liters of water for two days, then the plant is sprayed with this tincture.

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Branch cancer

Weak, damaged specimens are especially susceptible to this disease. The bark cracks heavily on the branches. It is very difficult to get rid of this trouble, the main part of the crown is removed. But even such drastic measures they do not always save, often the tree dies.

Aphids and whiteflies

If single malicious individuals are found, the easiest way is to collect them manually. Then treat the leaves on both sides with soapy water.

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With a large number of insects, it is advisable to use chemicals: Aktara, Fitoverm, Actellik, Karbofos.

Answer to main question: whether a pomegranate grown from a seed will bear fruit primarily depends on the conditions of keeping and caring for it.

This long-lived tree in the wild grows even on rocky slopes and salt marshes. Therefore, if these simple requirements are observed, it will delight you with delicious fruits for many years, even at home.

The process of growing pomegranate from seed

An entire episode of the Ukrainian program “All will be good” is devoted to the process of planting and caring for pomegranates. The presenters talk in detail about the main stages:

The pomegranate tree symbolizes wealth, prosperity and is one of the favorite plants of flower growers. Growing it from a bone at home is an exciting and interesting activity. With proper care, you can get a beautiful bush in a few years. For sowing, varieties such as Dwarf, Baby, Carthage are ideal.

Indoor pomegranate is an unpretentious and grateful plant. If you create a comfortable environment for him, then he will delight not only with flowers, but also with fruits. They are not always edible, but how beautiful a green fluffy bush hung with red balls looks!

Selection and preparation of seeds

To grow indoor pomegranate from seed at home, you need to purchase seeds. Baby or Carthage varieties are available in many specialty stores. You can combine the useful and the pleasant: collect the seeds from the pomegranate fruit. When buying a fruit on the market, you do not need to pay attention to the size and taste: hybrid varieties go on sale, which, when grown from seeds, do not receive the quality of the mother plant.

For seeds, choose a ripe fruit without rot, mold. Such a fruit will have a thin peel through which it is easy to feel the grains. Ripe bones are hard when bitten. An empty seed inside is not suitable for sowing.

Preparing pomegranate seeds for sowing

• If the seeds are taken from the fruit, then the grains are pierced in several places with a needle, placed in a jar, covered with a lid and left for several days.
• After the bones are free of pulp, they are washed with water, wiped and dried. It is necessary to ensure that they do not dry out and do not lose germination.
• To discard pomegranate seeds, they are soaked in a saline solution. For sowing, only those that first fell to the bottom are left.
• Before planting the seeds, they are wiped with a nail file so that the sprout quickly breaks through the thick skin.
• When buying seeds of the Baby or Carthage varieties in the store, it is worth treating the seeds in a solution of potassium permanganate in order to protect the plants from diseases

Preparing seeds for planting at home does not take much time, but all procedures must be done very carefully, because the quality of a houseplant depends on it.

Seedling care rules

The seeds in the soil are waiting for the hour when young borings will make their way to the light, but the grower should not relax: growing pomegranates is a laborious process. During this period, it is important to create optimal conditions for the rapid emergence of young shoots.

Features of planting pomegranate seeds

• A wide container with a height of 10 cm is selected.
• Expanded clay or gravel is used for drainage.
• The soil is bought at the store. High-moor peat or sand with 50/50 peat is best.
• The seeds are planted in moist soil to a depth of no more than 1 cm.
• After planting, the soil is compacted.
• The pot is covered with glass or foil - for quick emergence of shoots.
• The container is placed on the windowsill, if there is a working battery under it, or in another warm place.
• Airing is carried out once a day for several minutes.

In this period important role warmth and humidity play. It is strictly forbidden to water the soil. When overdrying is allowed, the earth is sprayed from a spray bottle. If the seeds are viable, they will sprout within two months. Sometimes sprouts appear after six months, so you need to be patient.

For the emergence of quick shoots at home, they practice pre-germination seeds. The bones are soaked in a growth stimulator and wrapped in a damp towel or soaked in a saucer of warm water for 12-20 hours. The seeds must breathe. It is important that they do not dry out or be completely immersed in liquid. Bones without moisture crack and die.
After the sprouts appear, the film is removed, and the seedlings are thinned out, removing weak plants. Only healthy, strong specimens are left. Several seedlings are later selected from them.

Plant care and bush formation

After the appearance of two or three leaves, the plants are transplanted into cups. The day before the procedure, the soil is watered. Remove seedlings from a container with a clod of earth so as not to damage the root system. For transplantation, they take a fertile mixture for deciduous plants and do not forget about drainage in pots. The plant is buried in moist soil so that the root collar is buried by 1 cm. After planting, do not water it and put it in a greenhouse on a windowsill or under a lamp. In the early days, the greenhouse is shaded from light.

During this period, it is important to monitor the humidity: it is necessary to ventilate the seedlings several times a day. After the appearance of new leaves, the plants are gradually accustomed to independent life.

Top dressing is applied when there is complete confidence that the seedlings have taken root. On the initial stage apply nitrogen and potash fertilizers, later - complex fertilizing for fruit indoor plants. They are brought in no more than once a month during the period of active growth.

When the roots envelop earthen ball in a pot, pinch the seedling and after a week it is transferred into a large container to a permanent place. Once every two months, the plant is pinched under the third pair of leaves and a bush of the desired shape is formed.

Indoor pomegranate is thermophilic and tolerates hot weather well at home, if you maintain a certain level of humidity. But the cold in the room can destroy it. At a temperature of +16, the plant sheds its leaves and goes into a passive phase. This means that growing bushes on an unheated balcony is unacceptable during the cold season.

Pomegranate bonsai

In order to form a bonsai from a pomegranate at home, it is necessary to grow it with one branch. The top of the seedling is not pinched, but a single branch is tied to a wire so that it is straight and vertical. When the plant gets stronger, the height is corrected.

Bonsai can be different shapes; spiral, erect, curved with an inclination to the side. The crown of the pomegranate is made triangular, broom-shaped, round or spreading.

The indoor variety Baby can be shaped even in adulthood.

Growing bonsai in a traditional form is very popular with florists. A small tree with a thick trunk and spreading branches captures the gaze of every person. To get such a miracle at home, you need to make a lot of effort and spend several years, but believe me, it's worth it.

To grow indoor pomegranate from a stone at home is within the power of every florist. To make the plant happy lush bloom, you need to pay him a little attention and learn as much as possible about how to properly care for young seedlings, learn the features of the formation of a bush and the rules for applying fertilizers to different periods of the year. Learn to talk to your green pet, and he himself will tell you what and when to do so that he flaunts on the windowsill lush bush pomegranate and pleased not only with bright flowers, but also with a rich harvest.

Florists who are fond of exotic plants grow lemons, tangerines and even pomegranates at home. Lemon and tangerine bushes are quite often sold in flower shops, so it will not be difficult to get them. Pomegranate is rarely found on sale. But if desired, it can be grown from a bone. A regular pomegranate will turn into a miniature tree and will bloom and bear fruit. Of course, there will be few fruits on the plant, but beautiful pink flowers and their unique smell will atone for this shortcoming. Taking care of a pomegranate is not difficult at all, but you need to study the rules of planting and growing.

Homemade pomegranate tree - description, photo

Home grown plant reaches a height of only 90-100 cm... The exotic pet blooms profusely and constantly. The tree is simply strewn with bright flowers that bloom both in inflorescences and singly.

The pomegranate grown from the seed will bloom and will bear fruit no earlier than three years after planting.

For a pomegranate tree, you need to choose a bright place. The plant loves bright, but diffused light. Direct sunlight will burn the leaves. Therefore, the tree grown on the southern windowsill needs to be shaded from the midday sun.

If you are thinking of growing a pomegranate from a seed, then first of all you need take care of the planting material:

While the seeds are soaking you can prepare the ground... You can use an all-purpose earthy mix available from flower shops. If possible, the soil can be prepared independently from fertile soil, peat and sand.

Pomegranate seeds are planted in containers filled with earth for seedlings to a depth of 1-1.5 cm. Then they are sprinkled with earth, sprayed with warm water and covered with polyethylene. It will turn out to be a kind of greenhouse, in which the seeds will hatch quickly. The temperature for pomegranate germination should be at least 25-30C.

Seeds planted in November or early spring should emerge in a couple of weeks. If they are planted at other times of the year, they can hatch within a few months.

Care of young sprouts

As soon as the first seedlings appear, the container with seedlings must be placed in a bright place. It is also necessary to ensure that the soil does not dry out. It's better to water it by spraying from a spray bottle.

Seedlings with two or three true leaves are transplanted into separate pots. Young plants are planted in the ground, for the preparation of which you need to mix:

• leaf humus - 1 part;
• turf - 2 parts;
• sand - 0.5 parts;
• peat - 0.5 parts.

The pomegranate has a shallow root system, so the tree can grow in small containers. The main thing is good drainage.

Care for young plants consists in abundant and regular watering, which is carried out as the earthen mixture dries. The soil in the pots should always be slightly damp. Excess water must be poured out of the pan.

Plants planted in autumn during the winter season will need provide additional lighting... Otherwise, with a lack of light, the seedlings will elongate or will not grow at all.

Taking care of a pomegranate grown from a bone is a snap. The plant is unpretentious, but requires compliance with some rules for care:

Crown formation

To make a beautiful and fluffy bush from a young plant, a pomegranate annually you need to do a haircut.

Pruning should be done before the plant begins to actively grow, that is, in February. As it ages, one of the tree trunks is replaced by a young, strong shoot. Therefore, a haircut stimulates branching. Pruning young shoots should be done on the outward looking bud. As a result, two to five pairs of leaves should remain on the branch. The shoots remaining from pruning can be put on cuttings.

The crown of the tree can be made in the shape that you like best. The bush can be shaped like a ball, or made into an oval tree.

If you want to try yourself in the art of bonsai, then the pomegranate is perfect for this. The desired shape can be given to the bush by repeatedly pinching and pruning, bending old branches to the ground, and bending young branches with the help of wire. You can form a garnet in almost any style.

While cutting don't be afraid to cut off excess... In the spring, the tree will gain strength, and new branches and leaves will quickly grow back. Do not forget to regularly remove dried flowers and leaves from the bush.

Pomegranate pests and diseases

The first flowering of a pomegranate tree with good care can be expected already 10-12 months after the appearance of the Sents... A home-grown plant will bloom several times a year, and delight, albeit few, but tasty fruits.

Growing pomegranate at home

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