Hello!
My name is Donnie and I am new to the forum.
As the title suggests, I have 3 young pomegranate trees. They are about a year and a half old (from time of planting, they surprisingly sprouted after dormancy indoors and sprouted in February 2022)!
See attached photos (3 pomegranates are the tallest and in the worst shape, two other unidentified items have started growing in the pot within the last week or so).
I'm growing them in a large pot together. I live in Virginia, USA. Id been keeping them inside by a very well lit sliding glass door. I feared I may have killed them over the winter, but they came back at the start of early spring.
The trees are struggling. They are having a hard time maintaining color, keeping upright, etc. The pot has drainage holes but it don't drain well after watering. I'll let you know now that the soil isn't all that deep; a decent layer at is gummed up by pine straw and pine cones at the bottom which I thought would help with drainage, but apparently has not.
I took the young trees to a local feed and seed for advice. They told me to gradually introduce it to morning and evening light then let them stay outdoors. I've tried doing that, and they are worse now. When they get wet with light rain even, they keel over to what seems dangerous levels. Please, see my questions below:
1) can I replant them, and all in the same pot for now until they're a little bigger?
2) could the soil level not be deep enough?
3) could the current soil be bad and could bad drainage be causing my issues?
4) I left them direct sun on an 83-85 degree day for a few hours. This seems to have hurt them more. Could it have done so?
5) can I cut the tops off of these (prune) at their young age? They just won't stay upright!
What's the main culprit of their bad health? What should I do make them healthy again?... Any help appreciated. These are my first trees. Further, these seeds come from a century-old pomegranate tree at my late grandmother's former house that is no longer in the family name. I had been trying to plant seeds from the trees for years but was too busy. I want so badly to keep these trees healthy and alive. Please help out an amateur! Thanks.
-Donnie
My name is Donnie and I am new to the forum.
As the title suggests, I have 3 young pomegranate trees. They are about a year and a half old (from time of planting, they surprisingly sprouted after dormancy indoors and sprouted in February 2022)!
See attached photos (3 pomegranates are the tallest and in the worst shape, two other unidentified items have started growing in the pot within the last week or so).
I'm growing them in a large pot together. I live in Virginia, USA. Id been keeping them inside by a very well lit sliding glass door. I feared I may have killed them over the winter, but they came back at the start of early spring.
The trees are struggling. They are having a hard time maintaining color, keeping upright, etc. The pot has drainage holes but it don't drain well after watering. I'll let you know now that the soil isn't all that deep; a decent layer at is gummed up by pine straw and pine cones at the bottom which I thought would help with drainage, but apparently has not.
I took the young trees to a local feed and seed for advice. They told me to gradually introduce it to morning and evening light then let them stay outdoors. I've tried doing that, and they are worse now. When they get wet with light rain even, they keel over to what seems dangerous levels. Please, see my questions below:
1) can I replant them, and all in the same pot for now until they're a little bigger?
2) could the soil level not be deep enough?
3) could the current soil be bad and could bad drainage be causing my issues?
4) I left them direct sun on an 83-85 degree day for a few hours. This seems to have hurt them more. Could it have done so?
5) can I cut the tops off of these (prune) at their young age? They just won't stay upright!
What's the main culprit of their bad health? What should I do make them healthy again?... Any help appreciated. These are my first trees. Further, these seeds come from a century-old pomegranate tree at my late grandmother's former house that is no longer in the family name. I had been trying to plant seeds from the trees for years but was too busy. I want so badly to keep these trees healthy and alive. Please help out an amateur! Thanks.
-Donnie
