Farmers in Himachal Pradesh turn to pomegranate production Farmers in Kullu are increasingly taking to pomegranate cultivation that is fetching them good...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Mar 2, 2009 1:17 pm
Hi all Checking these photos I see cold storage effects on late harvested fruits Ariel â€â€®...
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Joe Real
joe.real
Mar 19, 2009 8:06 pm
original link: http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/Produce/Disorders/pomeg/pomchill.shtml It is surprising that storage at 10 deg C seemed to be the best when it...
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Harvey Correia
harveycorreia
Mar 20, 2009 7:52 am
Thanks, Joe. I read that a couple of years ago (I've worked with Dr. Kader on chestnut storage and had him speak to a group of chestnut growers several years...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Mar 20, 2009 10:36 am
Dear Harvey a lot of PG shelf life research was conducted since 1985 I am still eating PGs from cold storage but there are many quality and internal colour...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Mar 20, 2009 8:41 pm
It seems that these articles are 25 years old They are OK but there is a lot more to say I bought many PGs last week with 4-5 months of shelf life the moisture...
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giasroom
Apr 6, 2009 11:00 pm
I am getting ready to get my first Pom plant. I am interested in information about best varieties for Southwest TX and propagation. Can you start one from seed...
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giasroom
Apr 6, 2009 11:00 pm
HI I live in El Paso TX , from Ohio, and I tasted my first POM last year.That's right, and I fell in love. Now I want to grow a few....
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Harvey Correia
harveycorreia
Apr 6, 2009 11:36 pm
... Hello "giasroom";, welcome to our little group. It's not an active group but sometimes have more activity during certain times of the season. You can grow...
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phil_p_2001
Apr 7, 2009 10:48 pm
All I have received some black pom seeds from Ariel and they are starting to germinate in a heated box. This is very exciting! Phil Petaluma Ca....
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Harvey Correia
harveycorreia
Apr 8, 2009 1:00 am
I'm ahead of you, glad it worked out for you also. Looking forward to seeing if this fruit is as good as Ariel says! I also have seedlings of a so-called...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Apr 8, 2009 3:03 am
Hi I have also a collection of Pomspropagated from cuttings in 10 liter pots And the Black Poms are far growing faster than the others -all are in the 2 meters...
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phil pieri
phil_p_2001
Apr 8, 2009 6:30 pm
Harvey---Never heard of Camel Tooth ,Where does it come from? Is it also a black variety? Phil Harvey---Never heard of Camel Tooth ,Where does it come from?...
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Harvey Correia
harveycorreia
Apr 8, 2009 6:48 pm
No, it is not black. I got seeds of three varieties from a Uzbekistan travel agent in late 2007 and posted photos he also sent me at...
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Patrick
meninajimmie
Apr 8, 2009 7:59 pm
The black pom seeds sent to me by Ariel last year are now almost 3 feet tall! Will we need to wait many years for the first fruit to set? They haven't set...
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Patrick
meninajimmie
Apr 8, 2009 8:18 pm
The black pom seeds sent to me by Ariel last year are now almost 3 feet tall! Will we need to wait many years for the first fruit to set? They haven't set...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Apr 9, 2009 2:49 pm
The black Pom will flower with enough fertigation - so boost it up in weekly applications The plant may set fruits if enogh canopy and root volume is available...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Apr 9, 2009 3:35 pm
UK: 'Cheat death' fruit juice advert banned A advertisement for pomegranate drink POM Wonderful which promised buyers that the drink would help them 'cheat...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Apr 9, 2009 3:58 pm
The "Guloisha"; - one of the best varieties of pomegranate in the world is cultivated in this region of Azerbaijan www.pomegranateclub.com Ariel â€â€®...
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dell.humbert
Apr 9, 2009 4:07 pm
... Pomegranates start readily from seed. I still have seedlings coming up in my flower beds this year. Also, I have some year old cutting starts of a white...
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phil pieri
phil_p_2001
Apr 10, 2009 6:47 pm
Ariel What are the attributes of the guloisha that would cause you to say it is the best pom in the world? Phil...
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luc vleeracker
lucvleeracker
Apr 10, 2009 7:13 pm
I have a few PG's grown from seed ( thanks Harvey ) , I remember reading somewhere they should be cut back to 1 meter when planted....is that correct ? Â Luc ...
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Harvey Correia
harveycorreia
Apr 10, 2009 7:48 pm
You're welcome, Luc. The ones I started from seed two years ago didn't get topped but they weren't quite a meter tall when I planted them out last year but I...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Apr 11, 2009 5:22 am
I simply read about it in Wikipedia never saw it or tasted it I am sure it has a different name or number in the western world The pomegranate originated in...
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dell.humbert
Apr 13, 2009 4:11 am
Topping them at 1 meter seems a bit arbitrary. My seed grown ones, get rather spindly and the canes fall over if left to their own devices. They will sprout...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Apr 13, 2009 10:19 am
Bending at 1 meter is better as to form a vase shaped, done in winter and trimming the lower side shoots in summer â€â€®...
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Patrick
meninajimmie
Apr 22, 2009 1:50 am
Hello, I hope your pomegranates are flowering and fruiting as well as mine this spring! Last winter, before the leaves started falling off several of my...
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Harvey Correia
harveycorreia
Apr 22, 2009 4:15 am
Hello Patrick, I don't know the answer, but hope someone can help. Here is a link to the photos:...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Apr 22, 2009 4:20 pm
Due to the rapid growth and insect that visit the plant at night may cause something like that Also I noticed powdery mildew causing similar problems There is...
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Patrick Smith
meninajimmie
Apr 22, 2009 6:55 pm
I will treat the powdery mildew, and establish a test with insect netting. We have too much riding on the success of the USDA varieties we have grown out. I...
