Pomegranate seed germination

Pomegranate plant comes in a shrub.It has large fruits and small flowers usually one inch in diameter which is red or orange.It likes good sunlight and good drainage system. The fruits are usually harvested in September  and December.



SPECIFICATION OF POMEGRANATE

USDA Zones: 3 - 10
Height: 60 - 84 inches
Bloom Season: September to December

Environment: Full sun
Soil Type: Loamy, well-drained, pH 6.1 - 7.8
Temperature: 75 - 80F
Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days

Depth: 1/4 inch

Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 10 to 12 feet apart
Sandy Soil, Loamy Soil, Clay Soil

Sow Outdoors: Surface. Following the last frost. Spacing 4 to 24 inches (10 to 60 cm).

Sow Indoors: Mix seeds in a growing medium, place in a freezer bag, keep moist, then stratify by refrigeration for two to three weeks. Use peat pots. Germination time: one to three weeks in the light. Temperature 75°F (24°C). Seven or eight weeks in advance. Transplant outdoors in the last month of spring.

GERMINATION GUIDE


Step 1

Use a flat seedling tray and its deep will be 5 centimeter. Make sure you have plenty of holes in it for good water drainage.

Step 2

As the seeds are perfect in size then you can put the seeds over it by 1/3 after that cover the seeds with seedling mix only about 1 cm (one centimeter)

Step 3

Take equal quantity of sand, soil and vermicompost. Then mix all the three ingredients into one container.

Step 4
  
Sprinkle diluted fungicide water (2gm in 1 liter water) after sowing the seeds.

 Step 5
 Thereafter  spreed the Pomegranate  seeds on the mixture. Make sure that the water must be mixed with diluted fungicide powder.It is very important  notice to follow that the seeds will not to go very deep inside the mixture by speeding water on the seed, if it happen then the fertilization of the seeds are become difficult.


Step 6
 Cover the seedling  pot   tightly  plastic polythene wrap over the pot to promote soil moisture retention and place it in a dimly light area of the house. Lift the plastic after 2  days  to check that the soil is moist or  not. If not, lightly moisten it with a water-filled spray bottle before replacing the plastic. Expect germination within three to five days.

Step 7
Remove the plastic as soon as the seedlings emerge, and gradually move the pot to a brighter area over a two-week period so that at the end of that time they're acclimated to being in full sunlight. 



FERTILIZING
Pomegranates are fast growers and heavy feeders, and benefit from regular applications of fertilizer. Mature trees may require as much as 1/2 pound actual nitrogen per year. Apply fertilizer monthly, just prior to heavy pruning.

IMPORTANT WATERING USE : Use watering can for watering. By moving the water stream constantly waves the can. Do not let the water to flood area. Or use sprayer to spray the water like mist.

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