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Posted by antesoo Victoria,Aust. (My Page) on Mon, Jul 25, 05 at 4:25
Hi Folks, I am back from a lovely trip to China.I have been given two ripe pomegranates by a neighbour and would like to strike the seeds.Can anyone tell me how? Do they need any special treatment? They are coated in a red juicy jelly so I am worried they may go mouldy.
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RE: pomegranate seed info needed
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Just remove the juicy pulp from the seeds (best way is to pop them in your mouth and enjoy the taste sensation), then rinse them clean. Sow them when the weather warms up a bit either where you want them to grow or in tree tubes. They dislike having their roots disturbed so tree tubes are ideal. They can be slow to germinate so be patient. Either way, don't let the ground or potting mix dry out too much until they've sprouted. If you want to sow them now place an empty softdrink bottle over them to keep them warm.
I'll be sowing my seeds in September as it's too cold here just yet.
Hope this helps,
Ray |
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| hi, I get little trees popping up from my tree in the yard and it just amazes me how they come up in dry sandy hot spots. I have potted little seedlings up and one thing they dont like is too much water, even when theyre small (they start dropping their leaves) so be careful not to spoil them. "They dislike having their roots disturbed so tree tubes are ideal." totally true! try and get them planted out as soon as theyre big enough to handle, they do have a tap root and Ive found them so sensitive to transplant death like no other plant, be very gentle with them when you transplant. |
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| Thanks for the hints..I have planted seeds on location and will also put some into pots as I feel I can't have too many .I have five acres to fill! Thanks again for the help. |
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