Do you think that the grenades can only be bought in the store? We are convinced that the exotic fruit is not accustomed on the windowsill? With a strong desire can taste garnet own home grown. It is important to know how to do it.
How to plant a pomegranate
Experts recommend planting it at the end of February or in early March, when the shoots will be in two or three weeks. Seeds can be bought in a specialty store or take out a ripe pomegranate with no signs of rot and mold.
- Soak the seed in water, but so that it was half-open, because he needed oxygen. Add 2-3 drops of "Alpin".
- The solution was changed every 12 hours.
- Keep the seed in water for three days.
IMPORTANT! The appearance of the seed does not change, because it grows only in the ground.
Soil can buy a special, for indoor flowering plants for him. Be sure to use the drain!
Sowing
- Made several wells depth of about 1 or 1.5 cm.
- Slightly moisten the ground, it is better to do it from the sprinkler.
- Sprinkle the seed, not to stamp.
- Keep in a warm place.
You can put the pot next to the battery, but carefully to make sure that the land is not dried up, otherwise all the work will be in vain!
young growth
If done correctly and at the right time, then soon in the pot will be the first green rostochku. We must wait for the first two true leaves, then you can start the pick and resettlement of individual pots.
How to care
To engraft grenades and even treated with delicious fruits, you need to remember a few rules of detention.
- The tree loves the sun and heat. It is better to grow on the south side, but it is advisable to hang tulle for dispersing the rays of the sun. Another plant is useful to walk on the balcony in the summer, or at their summer cottage. Experienced gardeners in the summer dropwise seedling high-neighbor. So grenades quickly give fruit.
- Watering during the winter period is limited to two times per week, and in summer quickens to 4 or even 5. Water poured into the ground, leaves and flowers do not spray. Use only warm supernatant. The fertilizer is introduced into the ground in the summer twice a month after a heavy watering.
- For fluffy crown pinch out the tops.
- In order to guarantee there were fruit trees should be vaccinated. Otherwise it may be true that the grenades, grown from seeds, is a beautiful flower on the windowsill.
- In November or in early December, it drops leaves. This is normal. It must be attributed to winter mode and provide not less than zero degrees.
- When pomegranate flowers can be pollinated with a brush.
Of course, no one can guarantee that a tree will bear fruit regularly. But it is still worth to put a fluffy crown for the sake of a beautiful and delicate pink flowers that appear about once in ten months.