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Germinating Pomegranate seeds
Recently an article suggested that pomegranate seeds were quite easy to
germinate. I have rescued some from a pomegranate to that end. I wonder though how to treat them to obtain germination. They are very fragile and soft which makes me wonder what animal was normally involved in their seed distribution in habitat. Can't be anything with teeth as the seeds are so easily crushed. Ants maybe? Any suggestions for the optimum conditions for growing them on? With without the fleshy pith? Dried and rehydrated or fresh? Any chance of fruiting one in the UK? Or purely ornamental? -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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Germinating Pomegranate seeds
On 30/05/2017 10:36, Martin Brown wrote:
Recently an article suggested that pomegranate seeds were quite easy to germinate. I have rescued some from a pomegranate to that end. I wonder though how to treat them to obtain germination. They are very fragile and soft which makes me wonder what animal was normally involved in their seed distribution in habitat. Can't be anything with teeth as the seeds are so easily crushed. Ants maybe? Any suggestions for the optimum conditions for growing them on? With without the fleshy pith? Dried and rehydrated or fresh? Any chance of fruiting one in the UK? Or purely ornamental? You would be better off buying seed of dwarf pomegranate, they keep to a size where you can crop them in a pot. http://www.suttons.co.uk/Gardening/F...bra_129867.htm David @ a dull side of Swansea Bay |
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Germinating Pomegranate seeds
On 30 May 2017 10:36, Martin Brown wrote:
Recently an article suggested that pomegranate seeds were quite easy to germinate. I have rescued some from a pomegranate to that end. I wonder though how to treat them to obtain germination. They are very fragile and soft which makes me wonder what animal was normally involved in their seed distribution in habitat. Can't be anything with teeth as the seeds are so easily crushed. Ants maybe? Any suggestions for the optimum conditions for growing them on? With without the fleshy pith? Dried and rehydrated or fresh? Any chance of fruiting one in the UK? Or purely ornamental? I bought one about 5ft tall some years ago, local Farm Shop was selling them cheap. Planted in a sunny spot well protected by fences and shrubs It makes a nice foliage plant. Do get the occasional flower in a good summer which are most unusual. Really cannot see any possibility of fruit. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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Germinating Pomegranate seeds
On 30/05/17 18:54, Bob Hobden wrote:
On 30 May 2017 10:36, Martin Brown wrote: Recently an article suggested that pomegranate seeds were quite easy to germinate. I have rescued some from a pomegranate to that end. I wonder though how to treat them to obtain germination. They are very fragile and soft which makes me wonder what animal was normally involved in their seed distribution in habitat. Can't be anything with teeth as the seeds are so easily crushed. Ants maybe? Any suggestions for the optimum conditions for growing them on? With without the fleshy pith? Dried and rehydrated or fresh? Any chance of fruiting one in the UK? Or purely ornamental? I bought one about 5ft tall some years ago, local Farm Shop was selling them cheap. Planted in a sunny spot well protected by fences and shrubs It makes a nice foliage plant. Do get the occasional flower in a good summer which are most unusual. Really cannot see any possibility of fruit. Many years ago the double-flowered from was often available from garden centres. I seem to remember that it was claimed that this form was somewhat hardier than the single-flowered form. However, being double-flowered, there was no chance of fruit, despite what it says he http://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/plants.cfm?pl_id=3517&fromplants=pn%5Fid%3D571 -- Jeff |
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Germinating Pomegranate seeds
On 30 May 2017 22:46, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 30/05/17 18:54, Bob Hobden wrote: On 30 May 2017 10:36, Martin Brown wrote: Recently an article suggested that pomegranate seeds were quite easy to germinate. I have rescued some from a pomegranate to that end. I wonder though how to treat them to obtain germination. They are very fragile and soft which makes me wonder what animal was normally involved in their seed distribution in habitat. Can't be anything with teeth as the seeds are so easily crushed. Ants maybe? Any suggestions for the optimum conditions for growing them on? With without the fleshy pith? Dried and rehydrated or fresh? Any chance of fruiting one in the UK? Or purely ornamental? I bought one about 5ft tall some years ago, local Farm Shop was selling them cheap. Planted in a sunny spot well protected by fences and shrubs It makes a nice foliage plant. Do get the occasional flower in a good summer which are most unusual. Really cannot see any possibility of fruit. Many years ago the double-flowered from was often available from garden centres. I seem to remember that it was claimed that this form was somewhat hardier than the single-flowered form. However, being double-flowered, there was no chance of fruit, despite what it says he http://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/plants.cfm?pl_id=3517&fromplants=pn%5Fid%3D571 Looking at the flowers ours looks more like the single variety. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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Germinating Pomegranate seeds
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Martin Brown wrote: Recently an article suggested that pomegranate seeds were quite easy to germinate. I have rescued some from a pomegranate to that end. I wonder though how to treat them to obtain germination. They are very fragile and soft which makes me wonder what animal was normally involved in their seed distribution in habitat. Can't be anything with teeth as the seeds are so easily crushed. Ants maybe? Not that easily. If the seeds are very soft, they will be infertile ones. They require a definite bite, and then get stuck in your teeth. In nature, some wouldn't get crushed and pass through. Any suggestions for the optimum conditions for growing them on? With without the fleshy pith? Dried and rehydrated or fresh? Any chance of fruiting one in the UK? Or purely ornamental? I never got mine to flower, but the leaves are attractively bronzy. And no. They require heat to fruit, and I don't mean a joke like a few days at 30 Celsius. But they are serious drought-resistant; mine got dessicated one summer when I was on holiday, lost all its leaves, and simply grew new ones later. But DON'T plant them in any soil that might waterlog, even temporarily. The same applies to Strelitzia - they are both arid terrain plants. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Germinating Pomegranate seeds
On 08/06/2017 09:21, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , Martin Brown wrote: Recently an article suggested that pomegranate seeds were quite easy to germinate. I have rescued some from a pomegranate to that end. I wonder though how to treat them to obtain germination. They are very fragile and soft which makes me wonder what animal was normally involved in their seed distribution in habitat. Can't be anything with teeth as the seeds are so easily crushed. Ants maybe? Not that easily. If the seeds are very soft, they will be infertile ones. They require a definite bite, and then get stuck in your teeth. In nature, some wouldn't get crushed and pass through. OK. Thanks for that. Wasting my time on these fragile white things then. Any suggestions for the optimum conditions for growing them on? With without the fleshy pith? Dried and rehydrated or fresh? Any chance of fruiting one in the UK? Or purely ornamental? I never got mine to flower, but the leaves are attractively bronzy. So it is growable in Cambridge but for foliage only. How disappointing! They flower OK in France but don't get useful fruit. They do look exotic which is why I fancied trying them. And no. They require heat to fruit, and I don't mean a joke like a few days at 30 Celsius. But they are serious drought-resistant; mine got dessicated one summer when I was on holiday, lost all its leaves, and simply grew new ones later. But DON'T plant them in any soil that might waterlog, even temporarily. I have no chance then. We are on solid clay. Came back today to find everything waterlogged after 50mm or rain previous two days. Odd really since everything was baked hard and brick like after weeks of drought. The same applies to Strelitzia - they are both arid terrain plants. I can just about grow rosemary in the rain shadow of the garage but the places where drought tolerant plants will grow are very limited. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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Germinating Pomegranate seeds
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Martin Brown wrote: Not that easily. If the seeds are very soft, they will be infertile ones. They require a definite bite, and then get stuck in your teeth. In nature, some wouldn't get crushed and pass through. OK. Thanks for that. Wasting my time on these fragile white things then. Yes. Any suggestions for the optimum conditions for growing them on? With without the fleshy pith? Dried and rehydrated or fresh? Any chance of fruiting one in the UK? Or purely ornamental? I never got mine to flower, but the leaves are attractively bronzy. So it is growable in Cambridge but for foliage only. How disappointing! They flower OK in France but don't get useful fruit. They do look exotic which is why I fancied trying them. That was ONE seedling - I was probably just unlucky! Other people have got them to flower. And no. They require heat to fruit, and I don't mean a joke like a few days at 30 Celsius. But they are serious drought-resistant; mine got dessicated one summer when I was on holiday, lost all its leaves, and simply grew new ones later. But DON'T plant them in any soil that might waterlog, even temporarily. I have no chance then. We are on solid clay. Came back today to find everything waterlogged after 50mm or rain previous two days. Odd really since everything was baked hard and brick like after weeks of drought. Grow them in pots then, with a free-draining John Innes mixture. That's what I did. The same applies to Strelitzia - they are both arid terrain plants. I can just about grow rosemary in the rain shadow of the garage but the places where drought tolerant plants will grow are very limited. Ditto. Rosemary also does well in a free-draining John Innes mixture in a pot - and it doesn't even have to be a big one. I have some in 4" pots that I took for cuttings and have been neglecting for years. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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