Punica Granatum

Arrival of the plants Punica Granatum - Extract delicately the Punica Granatum plants from their packages, unhurriedly and with caution. Get them out of the tubular netting which envelops them by cutting the knot under the pot and by pulling it up. If necessary, water them. After some hours, even the plants which at the arrival might have looked crushed or ill will have again a healthy, luxuriant appearance.

Planting of Punica Granatum - Dig a hole about twice as big and deep as the size of the pot. Plant the Punica Granatum plants, without putting them too much deep. Fill the hole with a mixture of earth, universal garden soil of excellent quality and fertilizer. Cover the clod with about a couple of centimetres earth. Fill completely the hole with the needed mixture, applying a light pressure all around the plant, so as to compact the earth and not to leave hollows.

Watering of Punica Granatum - After having planted them, water generously the Punica Granatum, plants, especially during the warmer months, to compact the earth. Afterwards, keep on watering only when the soil starts to dry, so as to maintain the right humidity level at the roots and to avoid water stagnation problems.

Pruning of Punica Granatum - At the moment of planting the Punica Granatum there is no need for major pruning. To encourage a thicker growth, it is enough, if necessary, to go on with a light trimming. Afterwards, go on with a more substantial pruning to give shape and strength to the plants of Punica Granatum.

Fertilization of Punica Granatum - Execute two fertilizations in February-March and in September-October, to maintain a steady nutritional supply all year round.