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pomegranate leaves turning brown and curling upwards

rodrego92rodrego92 Posts: 4
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Hello all, ive asked this question on some of the reddit forums but I have gotten no answer so I was hoping someone here would know,I have started growing pomegranates from seed, I started growing them in june and eveything was fine until recent, the bottom leaves have been turning brown and curling upwards (See pics below) I have looked it up but it could be so many reasons I dont even know where to start trying to fix the issue!Im new to gardening so please excuse any noobnessI would be most greatful if someone knew at what the issue is and any advice on how to mend fix the issue would be most appreciated!


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  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    That looks like a tiny plant. If you're in the UK, most pomegranates would be starting to lose their leaves as we get into autumn. As such I wouldn't worry. 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • rodrego92rodrego92 Posts: 4
    philippasmith2 said:
    Bit difficult to tell from the angle of your photo but I'd also consider giving it a smaller pot to allow the root system to establish without vast amounts of compost surrounding it. 
    Could also be worth a re think on the medium you are presently growing it in ? 

    https://imgur.com/a/7VUxI8x here are some more photos, Im just growing them in store bought compost

  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    That's a lot of little plants. The compost looks like it contains lots of large chunks which probably would have been better to have been shifted out. But I'd leave them alone now. Are you sure the variety is cold hardy? But if you leave them under cover they should be OK, provides your garden doesn't get too cold. I've been growing an Acco cultivar which is meant to be more hardy for the UK climate...it did well over the winter and it has doubled in size from the small whip I purchased. 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • rodrego92rodrego92 Posts: 4
    amancalledgeorge said:
    That's a lot of little plants. The compost looks like it contains lots of large chunks which probably would have been better to have been shifted out. But I'd leave them alone now. Are you sure the variety is cold hardy? But if you leave them under cover they should be OK, provides your garden doesn't get too cold. I've been growing an Acco cultivar which is meant to be more hardy for the UK climate...it did well over the winter and it has doubled in size from the small whip I purchased. 

    I have left them in a greenhouse for now, I have brought perlite and hopefully that should help, I may change the soil while im at it and ill start feeding it with liquid seaweed so hopefully that may help
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    No need to feed any more. They are getting dormant quite soon so no active growth will take place. Save the feeding for when they wake up again in the spring. Good luck with them. I'm hoping mine will flower next year. 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited September 2020
    Are you referring to the two bottom leaves that are dying?  Those are the cotyledons or ‘seed leaves’ ... they are a different shape to the ‘true leaves’ they always die, their job is done once the roots are growing. It is perfectly normal and nothing to worry about. 

    Overwinter in a cool but frostfree greenhouse ... they’ll need very little water ... just enough to stop them drying out. . In early March repot into smaller more suitably sized pots using John Innes No 2 loambased compost or equivalent  with the addition of perlite or horticultural grit at a ratio of 4:1. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • BigladBiglad Posts: 3,265
    edited September 2020


    Apologies for hi-jacking this thread.

    This is one of the pomegranate plants I got about 5 weeks ago. I've been surprised by the development of a bud in the last few days  :)

    I'm planning to leave it in the original pot over the winter either on the windowsill of the back porch or back in the 'blow away' mini greenhouse (suitably weighed down after blowing away  :D). Watering but no feeding. Any objections?  :o
    East Lancs
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I’d put it in the back porch theory being that it’d be liable to temperature fluctuations and condensation? Also you’d be more likely to notice any developing problems? 
    I’ve not grown them only seen them growing in a friends garden in the S of France, but my understanding is that they can cope with cold or wet, but not both at the same time so needs to be kept pretty dry in our winter. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • BigladBiglad Posts: 3,265
    Much as I want to fully utilise the mini greenhouse, I was leaning towards being able to keep a closer eye on it, d-fab. Back porch it is then  :) Many thanks.
    East Lancs
  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    There seems to be conflicting advice regarding hardiness. The person I bought mine from said they are totally hardy, but many other places say frost hardy, so keep it tucked up against a warm wall, that way, it's insulation and secondly less rain over it in the winter time.

    They are quite adaptable to their surroundings. On warm humid and protected positions, the leaves grow larger whereas on exposed windy sites, the leaves stay compact and growth far more compact. 
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