Karizwick hat geschrieben: ↑16. Nov 2018, 22:19 Habe heute erstmals Früchte geerntet. Dabei handelt es sich um eine Eigenzucht/Sämling aus einer 2010 aus Mexico mitgebrachten Frucht. Die beiden grünen Früchte waren natürlich noch nicht reif.
I've been reading pomegranate theme for last few days and found some interesting info.
I can read german but I better write in english. I'd like to plant 1 or 2 pomegranate trees in my backyard and since I live in continental Croatia they should be cold hardy varieties. In southern parts by sea different varieties can be succesfully grown.
Can pomegranate be grown from seeds and is there a place to buy cold hardy seeds and that they send EU wide? Or perhaps some of the members have seeds that can sell or give for free :)?
Based on what I've read those are varieties Salavatski, Kazake, Provence, Agat, Sverkhrannyi, Vkushnyi, etc. I'd like to eat them fresh mostly, but juice would also be nice :)
Hallo, eine sehr große Auswahl an winterharten Granatäpfeln hat die pepenerie Quissac, wohl die größte Auswahl, Porto ist aber heftig zumindest nach Deutschland ja Granatäpfel kann man aus Samen ziehen, allerdings langwierig und man weiß nicht wie die Früchte schmecken viel einfacher ist es über Stecklinge zu vermehren die winterhärtesten Sorten sind für mich Belbeck, Uzbek und Kazake, es gibt noch viele weitere winterharte Sorten Kaj Anor, Favorite, Agat,...
yes, I was looking at Quissac, but they don't have Agat and Salavatski at disposal now. Those varieties seemed optimal for my use, but I guess that that there are some good alternatives.
I've read in the meantime that using cuttings is the standard way to reproduce pomegranate.
Can cuttings be bought somewhere and what is the standar time of the year to put them into substrate for roots growing?
You can multiplicate pomegranates from seeds, but there is a high probability that the new plant will be a different variety. Making cuttings is the right method if you want to propagate the variety of the mother tree. In my experience this is possible, but not as easy as multiplicating figs from cuttings.
According to what you intend to do with the fruits, you should basically differenciate between hard seeded and soft seeded varieties (there are in-between varieties as well). Hard seeded varieties are more for juicing as in my opinion eating only soft seeded varieties is a pleasure. However, you can eat some hard seeded varieties if the seeds are small and not too hard, for example Kazake or Salavatski (in this case you will have to swallow them). Unfortunately the majority of the cold hardiest pomegranates are hard seeded varieties, but according to some sources Agat is a soft seeded and very hardy one. If you are looking for Agat, try to find one at Pierre Bauds nursery. There is also Sumbar which is soft seeded and other (possibly a little less but still quite) cold hardy varieties like Parfianka, Sogdiana, Seedless, Vkusnyi... However, the exact hardiness of those varieties in our climate has still to be determined. I have a Provence here in Vienna. This variety seems to belong the hardiest ones, but fruit quality is probably surpassed by many of the above mentioned. If the taste is okay, seeds are very hard and big. The yield in terms of juice is not high but still acceptable.
I guess you have read many US sources like Richard Ashton. Try to get translated this: http://fruitiers-rares.info/articlesA-147a152/article149-Mes-principaux-cultivars--Grenadier-Punica-granatum.html
Hi toobad, Stecklinge kann man das ganze Jahr ziehen. Die Gärtnereien mach es im Frühjahr und verkaufen dann oft die Stecklinge angewurzelt im Herbst. Diese haben oft aber nicht die Kraft den Winter zu überstehen. Ich bewurzel lieber im späten Herbst und treibe sie den Winter über im warmen Haus. Die Stecklinge sind dann im Mai nach den Eisheiligen groß genug und können nach draußen gepflanzt werden. Bis zum Winter sind sie dann groß genug und eingewachsen um den Winter draußen zu überstehen. Zumindestens Temperaturen bis - 12-15 Grad.
Thank you all for advices. I hope I'll be able to find some cuttings. If I'll wont be able, I'll wait for Quissac to have it in stock or just try with southern varieties.
