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BrownThumb's posts about: pomegranate
Apr 4, 2008 | 2:42 PM PST
Tags: pomegranate , bloom , spring
I just got some manure top dressing down before last nights gentle rain! Gentle rain is really cool, because here in Texas it usually is either bone dry or knee deep.
I went out this morning to pull a few weeds and inspect the manure soaking (yes, that is what I call excitement these days). I was all hunched down there yanking out tiny weeds, and stood up too close to the tree. I bumped a limb and received a nice dose of raindrops down the back of my shirt. After doing a little jig and sneaking a peek to see if any of my neighbors saw that ( Whew!), I turned my gaze towards the limb all prepared to give it a stern talking to. But I stopped in my tracks...
Well, lookie here!
I have counted about 10 blooms so far. They turn into fruits as the flower is pushed off. They will be ripe in late October.
and the mama tree (My 4th season with this pom - I am guessing it is 6 yrs total(?)):
Mar 23, 2008 | 7:42 PM PST
Tags: compost , container gardens , Small space container gardens , pomegranate
Great to find this place. I lurked & learned as I was starting to compost this week. I'm not so much of a joiner/blogger/online denizen but I have to say this is the best online set of gardening information and community that I have run across in my last 3 yrs of experimenting and beginning to learn the craft.
You guys rock! I look forward to continuing the journey with such a skilled, interested, and interesting crowd. I tend to get divided interests due to job and family (3 kids) - but I have maintained some sort of growing endeavour for the last few years.
I have far more dead plants to my credit than living success stories - Hence, the "brown thumb" moniker.
Claim to fame: I once killed an artificial ficus. Hard? Yes, but I have a deep bag of tricks. Beware aggressive dusting. Currently, I have one 4" cilantro batch that is regretting ever catching my eye. I'll post about it for consultation.
Success Story: Pomegranates - blog you later.
I just got a massive compost heap moving thanks to the garden guide community. This is my first year seeding and boy, do I have A LOT to learn.
I am typing this as my back is screaming about weeding the 8x16 raised-bed veggie garden. I couldn't garden last yr, so I was forced to pay the piper by "sod-cutting" a VERY established weed bed out of my lucious dirt.
I'm excited to find this group and you will be hearing about my successes and learning opportunities this season. I look forward to learning from (and with) all of you.
Topics to watch:
- composting heap - not heated up yet
- garden in recovery
- lower back on strike
- seeds underway - no idea what I am doing
- 2" starter plants and tranplanted orange mint looking for a home
- 2 grape vines and a blueberry looking for the right time to go in the ground
- Containers vs garden bed due to sunlight restriction (trees encroaching)
- One brown thumber looking for redemption
