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| Has anyone had any success with pomegranates? Especially in Central FL.
(I attempted to post this earlier, but don't see it now. Sorry if it goes through twice.) |
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- Posted by bamboo_rabbit 9A Inverness (My Page) on Fri, Oct 7, 11 at 7:41
| I am in the first year of my pomegranate experiment. I have about 25 plants in the ground of 15 different varieties. 12 of the varieties came from a University of Florida study. The growth started off slow as I think my PH was a bit too low but now most are growing well though have a couple that are not doing much. For me the variety that is doing the best is called 'Vietnam' the University calls it 'Big yellow'. I grew some of those from seed and they are quite big already. My plants have had zero insect problems but the deer have been a pest and made it unnecessary at least for now to cage them. Others like Lou and Marcus on the board participated in the study as well and probably others. |
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| Hi Jen If you come to the house for the party, remind me to show you my pomegranates. I have a 3 year old seedless variety that is getting huge, had a couple of poms last season. And also have a Nana dwarf that is really so small that I am going to put it in a pot. Silvia |
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- Posted by ibarbidahl 9 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 7, 11 at 13:33
| I have 2 pom trees. A pom wonderful and a Pom tree that was not marked... It currently has 2 poms on it. It is 3 years old and this is the first fruit set. Pom Wonderful flowers 3 times a year or has up until now anyway the other twice a year. What a great show even without the fruit! Currently the fruit is 2" in diameter so pretty small - the trees are 6' & 8' the pom wonderful was a true bush where the unmarked pom was already trained to tree form and about 2' when I bought it... I think it is a vietnamese but I have no true way to tell. All this to say Poms grow here and I think this next year will be my first true crop and the following year even better! Barbie |
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| Thanks everyone. Silvia, I'll be at your party--can't wait! |
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- Posted by happy_fl_gardener 9a near DeLand (My Page) on Sat, Oct 8, 11 at 22:40
| I have 2 pom trees. One is a Vietnamese and the other "Christina". I bought the Christina from Just Fruits and Exotics a few years ago. It produces full sized fruits. The fruits look the same as the Vietnamese. The seeds are hard and the seed coating color is pale pink/yellow color. In spite of the disadvantages (hard seeds), I am still pleased because at least they produced! Christine |
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