I always started mine when I got them but you could also wait. I don’t think they callous at lower temps and they may dry out if left in the garage so I’d either root inside now or wait until March to do it in the garage.
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Thank you. I ended up potting them up inside.
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my potted pom is starting to put on good growth after going dormant for awhile and losing its leaves in oct. shortly after i brought it in from outside. it did this last year as well. do poms typically lose thier leaves when planted outside in thier normal growing zones?
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They are deciduous, so they drop their leaves in winter. The potted ones at the nursery tend to drop their leaves in fall, but all the in ground ones only do it if they are really cold. Well Florida cold.
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thats what i thought. they start to yellow when our larches start to change.
2/5 cuttings started around 2 weeks ago are starting to wake up. I hope they go slow. I’ve only done this outdoors in spring last year and it was effortless (cuttings in soil, largely ignore/water when dry). Concerned I’m going to screw it up with all the babying indoors! Any opinions on humidity domes for them? I have them loosely covered in plastic since humidity where they are is currently 21-24%, but I don’t know how necessary that is since pomegranates generally grow in very arid areas?
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Are the seeds soft on Kaj Acik Anor ?
I’ve planted two of these two years ago but they are still too small to fruit.
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‘Kaj-Acik’ is doing surprisingly well in NYC as well. I might just have to get it myself. It would probably do great here in North Carolina as well
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They will not root without heat
‘Kaj-Acik’ has hard seeds, I am not sure how hard they are
Inside is 70 degrees. Sufficient? I don’t think it was warmer than that when they rooted outside.
Yes, 70 degrees is sufficient, especially if it’s in front of a window with open blinds/open shade.
Yes you don’t need additional heat. That could only speed up the rooting process, although when you add additional heat, any mistake you’d made, could be harmful to the cuttings, which could cause mold problems, rotting, or dehydration. The way you are doing it is way safer for someone who does not have a ton of rooting experience.
And light from outside coming through a window is a safe source of heat source, enough to heat up the soil a little, without it being enough to really change the actual room temperature, and it could not burn the plant.
Loosely covered in plastic is a good way, that is how I used to root outdoors, and I had a high success rate when rooting in a shaded area. Although the way I did that was in soda bottles with the top cut off, and that way a good portion of the cutting was closed up in the bottle, even the part not beneath the soil. I don’t remember exactly how I did it, yet I somehow pieced together two bottles to increase the height even more. I had great success that way.
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I pruned some pome. Unwanted suckers before they went dormant. Put at least 8 cuttings into a single pot. The soil is damp and the temp was 37 - 60 degree for several weeks. I didn’t water them for 2 weeks. After 3 weeks I lightly water them. If it rain, I don’t care. I saw some are waking up, since I’m getting the mid 60s high. Didn’t use any growth hormone or cover and they are outside in the winter. I’ll see if any will root by spring.
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I don’t find that rooting hormone works with pomegranate or fig cuttings, and sometimes it could help to rot the cuttings. Rooting gel sometimes works. Yet what I find works best is adding a little acidity, while cleaning the cuttings, both can be done at once with a hydrogen peroxide soak of the cuttings, if the peroxide is diluted with enough water.
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Thanks for the details and ideas!
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You are welcome
Pomegranate growers: Which of the following would you put against a south facing foundation in a crowded Maryland suburban area (semi protected) for best quality fruit, most juice, most palatable seeds and best chance of survival?
Kaj acik anor
Or
Surh anor
Those are the most responsible choices of what I have. But, I want to put Eversweet or Granada in the spot in question…has anyone outright killed everysweet or Granada? or they grow back from the roots? Even with the cold of the last 2 weeks, below 10 is rare (the other night did for a few hours, but otherwise really hasn’t happened) and I doubt it’s below 10 at the foundation. I already have salavatski, favorite, red silk and crimson sky in the ground.
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I have Sur Anor in an unprotected open location. It has done great, but this year will be it’s first real test of negative temps.
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Anyone growing Ariana? I got a cutting from Marta that I assumed was not cold hardy, but I’m just reading that OGW world lists it as hardy to 0. It’s soft seeded. That must be a mistake??
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It’s very soft seeded, and it’s cold hardy. Although I do not have it myself, and I have no idea if it produces well in a cold climate.
I did get a Ariana bush for some people in NYC, although I have not yet heard back about how it’s doing there.
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