OT Pomgranite in Florida

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adoresfigs45

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Posted 1425598238	Reply with quote #1

Hi I know that there are some growers in the forum. Each year my poms flower a little but give me no fruit. I live outside of Tampa. Hot and humid in the summer but nice the rest of the year. Any help or ideas would be appreciated. Tks. Joyce

ohjustaguy

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Posted 1425614385	Reply with quote #2

There was a forum member named Willis/Bamboo Rabbit that was trialing a bunch of pomegranates in Florida. He isn't here anymore (or at GW either I think) but maybe someone can PM you his email so you can get info. __________________ San Jose 9b http://www.kevinsedibleyard.com/

shah8

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Posted 1425619591	Reply with quote #3

Just Fruits and Exotics have varieties of pomegranates that perform in Florida... __________________ Especially desired figs: UCD 187-25, UCD 200-48, UCD 157-17, UCD 309-B1, Princesa, Black Madeira, high quality sugar fig that ripens Sept-Oct. Probable desired fig: Smith, St Jean, JH Adriatic, CddB, Gulbun, Pastilliere, Sucrette Rooting: Smith, CDDB--this pretty much means I have my fun tries (tho' important since they are truly desirable), and only interested for this year: Gulbun, BM, 187-25, or something wildly exotic or precious that nobody has any good reason to send me.

james

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Posted 1425620180	Reply with quote #4

Try contacting Cindy Weinstein (greenseafarms@yahoo.com) at Green Sea Farms. They are part of the Florida Pomegranate Association which is trialing the best pomegranates for Florida. They have almost 50 varieties available @ $15 /tree in 1 gallon containers. Their availability list is attached. Attached Files GSF_Inventory_3_9_2014_public.pdf (19.77 KB, 27 views) __________________ In containers - Littleton, CO (zone 5b) In ground - N.E of Austin, TX (zone 8b) 2016 Wish List: Dārk Pōrtuguese, Grānthāms Royāl, Lātarolla, Negrettā, Nōire de Bārbentāne, Rockāway Green, Viōlet Sepōr, Viōlette Dāuphine. Iranian figs are always welcome.

FMD

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Posted 1425641017	Reply with quote #5

You will find Wills and many other former members at the new fig forum listed below. __________________ Frank Tallahassee, FL Zone 8b North Florida Figs

adoresfigs45

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Posted 1425646610	Reply with quote #6

thanks for the nice information joyce

HarveyC

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Posted 1425646687	Reply with quote #7

You could have attended a meeting last week and learned a lot, I'm sure! http://www.eventbrite.com/e/fpa-2015-growers-meeting-tickets-14976661598 http://www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/pomegranates/ may also be a resource worth checking out __________________ Harvey - Correia Farms Isleton, CA (Sacramento County) USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 14 http://www.figaholics.com https://www.facebook.com/Figaholics

snaglpus

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Posted 1425665535	Reply with quote #8

Hi Joyce, I have about 15 different varieties of Poms. They will do well for you. Mine fruited for me last year. I'm located in Charlotte, NC and puzzled while yours did not. Poms are new to me just like Jujubes. I'm still learning. I like to experiment and give my plants different liquid plant food. What I've found is they like that stuff a lot. Contact our forum member, Bass. He also has Poms. I got a lot of mine from him a few years ago. Don't mess around with Wonderful. To me, that Pom is a waste of time. If you can get the hardy Russian varieties. Their fruit looks ugly but will fool you! Good luck! cheers, __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

shah8

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Posted 1425669971	Reply with quote #9

Dennis, how well has soft-seeded poms done for you? Why exactly is Wonderful a waste of time, just to be sure? __________________ Especially desired figs: UCD 187-25, UCD 200-48, UCD 157-17, UCD 309-B1, Princesa, Black Madeira, high quality sugar fig that ripens Sept-Oct. Probable desired fig: Smith, St Jean, JH Adriatic, CddB, Gulbun, Pastilliere, Sucrette Rooting: Smith, CDDB--this pretty much means I have my fun tries (tho' important since they are truly desirable), and only interested for this year: Gulbun, BM, 187-25, or something wildly exotic or precious that nobody has any good reason to send me.

Shanejennings

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Posted 1452104157	Reply with quote #10

Hello Joyce, Hopefully you have reached out to Cindy who is the president of the Florida Pomegranate Association. If not, I'm president of the Alabama Pomegranate Association and would love to help you. For more information about us, I invite you to like us on Facebook (Alabama Pomegranate Association). I have several questions to ask you. 1. What variety do you grow? There are ornamentals that never produce. Some pomegranate varieties do not like humidity. 2. What fertilizer do you use? 1st place to start is a soil test. Yellow leaves = distress 3. How old is your tree? 4. What size is your tree? 5. Is your pomegranate in full sun or shade? 6 Do you have well drained soil or soil that holds water?

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