Three years ago when the drought and hard freezes destroyed my pomegranate trees, I decided to let a few of the volunteers that had sprouted make it. this is the first year for fruit on 3 of them, This cultivar starts out red, turns green, then get red again when it is ripe. I decide to leave my basil out in a box all summer and it has done well.
13
Enjoy being online again!
Welcome to the community of good people who base their values on evidence and appreciate civil discourse - the social network you will enjoy.Create your free account
2 comments
Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.And the basil is great for pesto
Happyonearth
Level 7
Sep 8, 2018
3
and pizza. and spaghetti.
Awesome to see that your volunteers survived to produce fruit!
JenBeberstein
Level 8
Sep 8, 2018
3
This particular cultivar is about 85 % true from seed, so I figured the odds were in my favor. The old trees produced between 100-150 lbs of fruit a year. Can you say pomegranate wine?
@glennlab that's a very impressive yield!
@JenBeberstein I used to really baby the trees, and will probably do that to the ones in my back yard.
@glennlab pomegranate is my absolute favorite fruit but I have never had pomegranate wine.
@JenBeberstein When you have 450 lbs at one time, you find innovative ways to use it. It takes about 7 gallons of seeds for 5 gallons of wine. It is more like a rose' than anything else. I make it with a high alcohol (18-20%) content, so it is slightly dry and packs a punch.
@glennlab I will definitely try it if I am ever given the chance!
@glennlab @$2 per pomegranite at the local market that is a reasonable return per tree. My "Granny" like supplier brought a dozen and they sold in ten minutes. Last year I bought several peach trees from her. They have just started to leaf bud after their winter dormancy which means I need to quickly find a spot for them in the ground if I'm not going to leave them potted another year. The mother plant that they came from provided me with the most beautifully flavoured peaches that I have ever tasted. I wrote about them in "Food Glorious Food" enjoying them with fried pork.
Recent Visitors 29
Photos 5,330 More
Posted by JolantaHappy hormones.
Posted by FernappleThe little woodland garden, is a symphony of blue, purple and white now. Hyacinth, Honesty, and Ornithogalum.
Posted by KateOahuThis morning I went to a class for making a terrarium with native plants at the Waikiki Community Center, which is about three blocks from where I live.
Posted by FrostyJimToo cold to plant outside for another month here in Wasilla Alaska.
Posted by FrostyJimToo cold to plant outside for another month here in Wasilla Alaska.
Posted by JolantaUnusual fungi.
Posted by FernappleI am trying to grow some extra salad crops this year in the new greenhouse.
Posted by JolantaBugg life.
Posted by glennlab My first flowers of this spring. Lotus and blue bells
Posted by glennlab My first flowers of this spring. Lotus and blue bells
Posted by FrostyJimSeedlings ..
Posted by FernappleIts Hellebore season now.
Posted by FernappleIts Hellebore season now.
Posted by FernappleIts Hellebore season now.
Posted by FrostyJim...don't be silly!
Posted by KateOahuI saw some pretty flowers on a walk today. I’d never seen a white Hibiscus before. And I do not know what the pink flowers are.