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The Wonderful Pomegranate Tree

bpedigo — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:06:32 +0000

The day after Anna Apple was born to the earth, our Pomegrante tree joined her (Sept. 6, 2009). I am very excited about this tree, as it already has three fruits on it. Other than avacado, Poms are some of the most expensive fruits money can buy at the grocery storey ($2-3 each).

According to ehow, care should be simple in SoCal: “After planting your pomegranate tree, water thoroughly and then water again every few days for the first two weeks. After that, reduce watering to once every 10 days.

Fertilize the pomegranate tree lightly as soon as you see new growth and then three times a year—in the early spring, during the summer, and again at the end of the summer.”

Anna Apple is Born

bpedigo — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:24:29 +0000

The new tree in the backyard was born to the ground on Sept. 5, 2009. It was a half-off tree from Dave Wilson’s nursery (www.davewilson.com) for only $19.

Anna Apple Tree with Box to Protect from Dogs

According to the tags, it is vigorous, deep-rooted, tolerates wet soil, dry soil, and poor soil. An unpruned tree height of standard varieties is 18-30 feet. It creates heavy crops of sweet, crisp, flavorful apples even in the desert. It is self-fruitful, or polinated by Dorsett Golden or Einshemer.

It is a best apple for mild winter climates of southwestern United States, such as southern California. Winter chilling requirements are about 150 hours below 45 degrees.

Finally, this apple tree is a cross of Red Hadassiya and Golden Delicious made in Israel. It was introduced there in 1963.

Gardening Week 1

bpedigo — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:44:45 +0000

On August 24, 2009, I planted many of the following seeds in our back yard. In just one week, many of them are already 3 inches tall and very happy. I will be following their progress as they produce delicious food for dinner in our own back yard.