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warriorant Goodyear AZ (
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Sun, Feb 26, 06 at 23:02
| Another addition I want to add to my yard is a Pomegranate.
I'm thinking of Pomegranates "Wonderful". Do I need two for pollination? Are they easy to grow? Any info would be helpful.
Thanks everyone |
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RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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| I have one that has been growing in full sun with very little care. As mentioned I only have one but I get lots of fruit. Except for an occasional pruning to shape it a little and cleaning up the fruit, it hasn't required much care. |
RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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| Warriorant, you are going to have to open a fruit stand, LOL! Wonderful is a good choice, and produces well in this area. Besides the fruit, it has great blossoms, and nice yellow foliage in the fall. Only drawbacks mine has is fruit split, which can be controlled by watering practices, and the Leaf Footed Plant Bug. These guys drill holes in the fruit, spoiling it. |
RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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| jimdaz, What is fruit split? |
RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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| In late summer, or early fall when the fruit is ripening, the peel can split as the fruit grows. Usually due to uneven watering. I don't mind the split as I have chickens, and one of their favorite foods is Pomegranate. They love the discards! |
RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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| I never thought to give my chickens fruit. I will have to try if my pomegrante produces for me this year. Thanks for the idea! |
RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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| Wow Chickens! I'm a long way from Metro Connecticut! |
RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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| Yes, warriorant, you are a long way from Metro CT! I grew up in Michigan on a small farm with lots of animals and plants around me. Couldn't wait to leave for the City. After 15 years of riding buses, the subway, and living in a crowded apartment building, I was ready to move to Phoenix. Now have 12 hens, two dogs, five cats, and fish in two ponds. A woman told me today that you can never take the farm life out of a person who grows up in it. I think she was right. |
RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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| We are starting to landscape at our new home and I'd like to plant one of these poms. Any advice out there from those who have them? Watering schedule? fertilizing? how do they take the heat? thanks! |
RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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| They love the heat! And not too much water. |
RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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| I live in a neighborhood which was built mostly in the early 1900s. There are very few people who actually garden here, but there are old pomegranate trees thriving in many yards. They must have been favorites at one time, maybe cheap vitamin C for miners. Anyway, I think once pomegranates get established they don't need much. |
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| I recently purchased a 'wonderful' pomegranate from Star Nursery in Vegas. The label says that it is self pollinating so you should be fine with just one plant...unless you want lots of fruit! Donny |
RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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| i recently transplanted a wonderful from tucson and its doing great! ourz grow about 6 ft a year. these are my favorite trees! you only need one, but hand pollinating may be a good idea. they are a bit messy though.....but completely worth it! |
RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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Love heat, some water, and fertilze with an acid food such as for citrus trees. Thin out dead wood under tree but
do NOT prune branch ends as that is where new fruit sets. Jim |
RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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Just a word of caution;
Pomegranate bushes/trees can be invasive towards moisture sources such as sewer and water pipes. We have an old ranch house with lots of citrus and some pomes in the back. I had to remove one several years ago that was constantly invading the sewer pipes. |
RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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| I have two pomegranate "Wonderful" and the fruit is still white. When do they ripen in Phoenix? |
RE: Pomegranate 'Wonderful'
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| Hey susankov, how is your pom fruit looking in November? I'm just curious because mine were also not ready in October but are as of now. We've pulled and seeded them and are now in the process of figuring out what to do with them all. As for hand pollinating them as suggested by dropthepurpleturtle, great name btw. I wouldn't bother with it. That's what we have bees and hummingbirds for. |
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