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[Tom Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hi Lon,

Sounds like you and the kitten are being too kind.  Found a
web page and it suggests acid/alkaline stony gravel as their
favorite soil.

Sounds like an "ecto" myco. fungi candidate. (smile)

So possibly the kitten was just trying to improve soil
compaction.

Later,
Tom

"Lon J. Rombough" wrote:

>  FWIW I put a few pomegranate seeds right from the fruit
> (the flesh was
> spoiled) into a flowerpot on the windowsill above the
> sink.  One grew, but
> eventually damped off.  Almost a year later, in the
> summer, I put the soil
> from the pot into a larger pot that needed some fill-in
> around an existing
> plant.  Five more seedlings came up and are still doing
> fairly well except
> for being bent from having a kitten sit on them.
> -Lon
> ----------
> >From: Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
> >To: <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
> >Subject: [nafex] Pomegranate from seed
> >Date: Sun, Dec 9, 2001, 6:43 AM
> >
>
> >Hello Dr.Parmar,
> >
> >Can pomegranate be grown indoors like citrus?
> >
> >They seed so heavily it makes me wonder about viability
> of seed, or is
> >their natural environment that harsh?
> >
> >Any speical process for germinating seed (chill hours of
> seed, etc.)?
> >Can they be succesfully moved in and outdoors with our
> colder seasons in
> >potted culture?
> >
> >Not that I would ever expect to see a fruit living in
> potted culture in
> >southwest Ontario. Just curious. (smile)
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Tom
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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