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just throwing this out there.... but I have always heard play sand is the WORST thing to use. Its too fine and you more or less have just made a cement.

That's a good point. Thanks. Maybe I should take it out and mix in some top soil instead.

My pomegranates (3) have been perfectly happy in a wettish area of my yard for 2 years now. I don't have standing water in the area, but it's heavy clay along a drainage path, so it's always pretty moist. I haven't gotten a lot of fruit yet from the young trees, but they have certainly grown vigorously. One of my local nurserymen says they fruit better if they are kept on the dry side and unfertilized. We'll see - like I said, their growth has been great.

I did plant them high, with the ground mounded around them.

Thanks Julia that makes me feel better i actually picked it up to see if there was water gathering at the root but it looked fine. Thanks for your reply :)