HOW to PLANT and GROW POMEGRANATES, plus WHEN to HARVEST, HOW to EAT, and what to do about BUGS

In this video, I answer common questions about how to grow pomegranates successfully, including how to plant and care for pomegranates, how to cut and eat pomegranates, and questions about typical problems with pomegranates such as dried out or rotten fruit, and what to do about leaf-footed bugs.

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[graceanthony]

Your video is to the point, there is no unnecessary talk. THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge.

[bamanature]

The darker the red the sweeter the pomegranate. If u hold the pomegranate in your hand you can squash the seeds within the inside from the outside. Once it's really soft. You can puncture a small hole and drink the pomegranate. The thick skin prevents it from being messy when squeezing it. The light color from my experience of eating a lot of them aren't well developed but the dark blood red are really sweet. Pomegranates are great energy booster and also give you great smooth. Blemish free skin.

[TWOCOWS]

they are expensive! the bigger ones go for $5 each (if not higher here in new york)! we need more farms growing them here in the States. people like them, but there aint enough of them to go around.

oh, when i was a kid, we had an "accidental" pomegranate tree that grew at the corner of the yard next to a wall. it grew crazy, loaded with fruits every time. we found out later that the tree had grown next to the septic tank and was using the pasties in there for fertilizer and water!! the fruits would crack open like a flower, into four sections, sweet and tangy, beloved by the local birds.

the bugs we killed by sprsying the tree with nicotine, yeah, bunch of cigarate buts soaked in water that we sprayed on the plants. organic and efferctive

[monicahernandez]

Thank you! So much great info. I always thought those bugs were protecting my pomegranates! 😱 So I never killed them. 😖 We had tons of pomegranates, guavas, figs, mandarins, and guanabanas last season but ate none! The birds, squirrels, and bugs ate them or damaged them (except the mandarines) indiscriminately. Not this coming season! The trees are pruned and ready to go. I hate netting, but I'm gonna have to this time around. I'll make sure to leave a handful of fruit for our beautiful birds, squirrels, and other critters that come thru our garden.

[lisaalbarras]

This information will be handy as I just realized today that I have over 45 Pom seedlings that I seem to have grown from seed. I tossed them in a raised bed last year and they are all over the place now, honestly I didn't know it would be that easy buy I do have two green hands, lol.

[sharonrimsza]

Best video ever regarding trimming and the one pest that is hard to get rid of. Do not mistake a leaf-footed bug with a stink bug. These things are hard to get rid of once they get the hard outside body. Neem oil will work on the nymphs. But, if you have an infestation you will need to spray with malathion. Make sure you do it early morning before the bees or late in the day after the bees are gone. Malathion will not kill the bees if sprayed correctly. I recommend you cut all the fruit off. You do not know if they have gotten to the inside of your fruit. Squish the adults as soon as you see them. If you do need to cut off your fruit, get a bucket of soapy water. Drop the fruit into that bucket to drown any bugs on it. Later in the day you can drain the bucket and throw the fruit in a garbage bag and toss in the garbage bin. Important for you to notice in this video exactly what the eggs look like. See the brown rounded log-shaped trails on the branch shown in the picture. That is what you are looking for. They can also be on the backs of the leaves. And they can over-winter in the old fruit. Keep it clean at all times. They can also move to your citrus and prickly pear cactus and even tomatoes and strawberries. But Pomegranate is their very favorite fruit and tree. Again great video and informative.

[lizcan]

Thank you for your amazing video. I kept hoping to find someone with tips on pomegranate trees and boy did I get much more. Praying that soon my two year old Wonderful pomegranate will start producing more than just flowers.

[kevinhipps]

Thank you very much this was a very comprehensive video. You covered all of the essential points without fluff. You're truly a breath of fresh air from the other posters

[heatherbower]

I just spotted my very first leaf footed bug! I’ve had my tree for years and never saw the bugs you were referring to. It was a giant adult-he did not make it past the morning! Hope i don’t see a bunch more but we shall see 😊

[deborahsorrill]

Great job, this year was my first heavy crop. I think next year, I will take time to remove multiple flowers on a single stem. I really appreciate the comment about fertilizing. It is a beautiful tree. And you have done a great job describing it.

[MCHok]

I’ve had my home for 5 years and I’ve not been keeping up with a the pomegranate tree in the back thanks for the information. I recently saw that bug and thought it was a large tick. thank again for the information, next year I should be able to share the harvest with my neighbors.

[olreprobate]

The pomegranate trees around here Dominican Republic grow wild. The fruits are small and not real sweet, but, the flowers are beautiful and attract many hummingbirds. I’ve planted cuttings and they are developing nicely.

[bezenhappync]

I'll be planting my first two trees tomorrow and your video was extremely helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

[heatherbower]

I can’t wait for mine to be ready. It looks really close but I don’t want to pick to early. Thanks angela!! 💕

[anamioaranegura]

A useful video...I'm growing pomegranates in the greenhouse, zone 6 and I hope to get fruits this year. Thank you!

[jennhoff]

This was so informative compared to a lot of other Pomegranate videos I've watched. Thank you!

[Jack-rhbr]

Yay, I'm finally getting flowers on my trees that I started from seeds.

[cwestern]

Soooo much information! I planted one in my first home and couldn’t figure out why my blooms never fruited. I’m ready for another try.

[pompeiabarrera]

Thank you for sharing important information on pomegranate growing. Am from the Philippines. I have two pomegranate trees but it just have 3 or 4 flowers then gone. God bless. Keep safe.❤❤❤

[inharmonywithearth]

The best video on youtube for pomegranates. I have a winter hardy mystery heirloom, 4 salavatski, and one suhr anor. I had 24 Wonderful but after 20 years of watching them freeze to ground each winter bearing no flowers I finally grubbed them out and replanted with cold hardy varieties. I am in zone 7 and hope these new varieties will bear in 3 years or so.