Confused About Pomegranates?
Desert Horticulture
English - November 11, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsLeisure Society & Culture horticulture gardening desert arid dry hot mojave mohave sonoran chihuahuan Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Pomegranates are easy to grow in desert climates since they originated from the warm arid climates in in Central Asia. Did you know there are about 640 varieties of pomegranates and those grown for their fruit can ripen them anywhere from late summer to midwinter.? The fruit "skin" can range in color from lemon yellow to pink to red to purple. The juice can be sweet or "puckery". The seeds can be range from chewable to "spitable". "Wonderful" pomegranate is the most common variety grown in the US and known for its tart juice and hard seeds.