It is recommended to place a room pomegranate in a well-lit place, but not in direct sunlight. In summer, the ideal place for him would be a place under the crowns of trees with sparse foliage. Indoor pomegranate loves moisture, so it must be regularly sprayed from the spray bottle and watered. The plant is undemanding to top dressing, but responds well to mineral fertilizers with a high nitrogen content. Fertilizing room pomegranate is better in the spring, when it comes out of wintering and begins to actively grow leaves. For good flowering and bud buds, in June it is recommended to fertilize with phosphorus fertilizers, and before wintering with fertilizers with potassium.
Many gardeners, especially beginners, are scared that indoor pomegranate drops foliage for the winter. However, this is a normal and natural process, since the plant is deciduous. Wintering should be cold enough, the only thing that can’t tolerate decorative pomegranates is subzero temperatures.
In order to get a beautiful bush, pomegranate must be cut. All dry branches, as well as shoots growing inside the bush, are removed. Pruning should be done twice a year - in the fall before the beginning of leaf fall and in the spring with the appearance of the first leaves. Like other indoor plants, pomegranate must be transplanted. Mature bushes are transplanted every 2-3 years, young every year. The earthen mixture for pomegranate will suit the most ordinary, garden. For young plants, you can add a little leaf and turf soil. Be sure to drainage system.
Propagate indoor pomegranate cuttings, in rare cases, seeds. When propagating by seeds, certain cultivation rules must be strictly observed. Pomegranate seeds should only be fresh, it is best to use fresh grains of indoor pomegranate for these purposes. Germination of fresh grains
much higher than dry bones. Experienced flower growers recommend soaking
pomegranate seeds in warm milk or a solution of stimulants such as heteroauxin
and root. Peat with the addition of seeds is best suited for growing seeds.
perlite. Seedlings are planted only after they grow to 5 cm. Indoor pomegranate is an ideal plant for bonsai, it’s enough to give a bush any shape.
In nature, a pomegranate tree grows on salt marshes and dry rocky slopes. The soil for growing indoor pomegranate need not be fertile, good air permeability is a prerequisite.
Pomegranate has a superficial root system, so it can be grown in small
capacities. After fruit ripening, around December, a pomegranate bush prepares for
a period of rest, which lasts about 3 months. The beauty of leaf cover and
flowering for next year depends on how the plant survived the winter.
The optimum temperature during this period is 10-12 C, so it is best
take out the plant on a glazed loggia. Overwintering at higher temperatures without illumination, the garnet is greatly elongated, while losing its decorative
properties. For wintering, room pomegranate needs to be prepared in advance. For this
the earthen lump is slightly dried and all remaining leaves are removed. Watering in
the resting period is recommended a minimum of about once a month. In spring, it is necessary to remove all weak shoots, since the buds open mainly at the ends of annual strong shoots. For several years, indoor pomegranate grows into a fluffy beautiful plant that can be grown in the form of a tree or bush. To form a bush with aging, one of the trunks needs
rejuvenate, replacing it with a powerful young shoot. Shoots left after
pruning, can be used to grow cuttings.