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Frequently Asked Questions on Pomegranates Farming in Nigeria
1. Q:What is pomegranate and what are its benefits?
A: Pomegranate is an ancient super fruit rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, promoting heart health, digestion, and immunity.

2. Does Pomegranate thrive in Nigeria?
A: yes, there is enough evidence on ground that Pomegranates fruits in the North, South East, South West and South South. For a fruit that is native to Middle East and South Asia, why do you think it won't thrive in Nigeria?

Pomegranate thrives in warm, dry climates with well-drained soil and can grow in various soil types. So,it needs a sunny location with 6-8 hours of direct sunlight and pH 5.5-7.0.

3. Q: Are pomegranate seedlings GMO?
A: No, pomegranate seedlings are generally non-GMO, and most commercial varieties are developed through traditional breeding techniques.

4. Q: How is pomegranate propagated?
A: Pomegranate can be propagated through seeds, grafting , cuttings or air layering.

5. Q: How long does it take for pomegranate to mature?
A: If propagated by seeds, Pomegranate trees typically start fruiting 2 years after planting, depending on factors like climate, soil and variety. But if propagated through grafting, cuttings or air layered from an already fruiting pomegranate plants, it typically takes months to start fruiting.

Yes, Grafted,cuttings, air layered seedlings produce fruit faster and offer more consistent yields and quality.You can start harvesting pomegranate after 8 months from planting depending on how much you take care of it

6. Q: How many seedlings can be planted per plot and per hectare?
A: Typically, 400-600 seedlings can be planted per hectare (2-3 meters apart), depending on the variety and pruning system.

7. Q: How long does it take for pomegranates to ripe?
A: The ripening time for pomegranates depends on the variety, typically taking 5-7 months after the female flowers open.

8. Q: How can I determine if a pomegranate is ripe?
A: 5-7 months after flowering, when fruits are deep-colored, firm and maybe slightly cracked. I mean, there are two ways to check: 1. track the time from opening of pollinated female flowers or 2. inspect the fruit. It will definitely change colour when it ripe. If still not convinced, pluck it and taste it😂

9. Q: How do I identify male and female pomegranate flowers?
A: Female flowers have an ovary and produce pollen, while male flowers produce pollen but lack an ovary. Male flowers typically drop 3-4 days after opening.

10. Q: What happens to unpollinated female flowers?
A: Unpollinated female flowers will drop from the tree.

11. Q: What are some common pests and diseases affecting pomegranate?
A: Common issues include aphids, whiteflies and fungal infections.

12. Q: What is the lifespan of a pomegranate tree?
A: Pomegranate trees have a lifespan of over 30 years.

13. Q: How often should pomegranate trees be watered?
A: Young trees: 2-3 times/week; mature trees: every 10-15 days.

14. Q: How are pomegranate trees fertilized?*
A: Organic fertilizers, balanced NPK fertilizers, and micronutrients.

15. Q: Why is pruning important for pomegranate trees?
A: It help manage tree size, encourage branching and improves fruit quality.

Remember, branching helps induce early fruiting in plants(a natural law in which a tree is forced to produce an offspring early to replace it because it thinks it's gonna die when you cut some parts of it) Dem get sense too😂

16. Q: Which variety is recommended for cultivation for market?
A: The Ruby Red Foreign and Yellowish pink variety might be a good choice for cultivation for both local and international market. The colour alone is giving

17. Q: How much does one pomegranate tree produce per year?
A: An average of 45kg per year.

18. Q: What is the price of pomegranate per kg?
A: ₦11,500 at wholesale price and ₦13,500 at retail price.

19. Q: What is the potential annual revenue from 100 pomegranate stands?
A: I recommend you do a market research before venturing into commercial farming of pomegranate. How much is a fruit of pomegranate sold in your area? Well, from research,
100 pomegranate trees can give ₦51,750,000 at wholesale price or ₦60,750,000 at retail price.Outrageous huh?😂 Isn't it the most expensive fruit in Nigeria, even in other countries?

20. Q: What makes pomegranate a valuable crop?
A: It has potential to generate significant revenue and also provide health benefits, that if you can invest in it

21. Q: What is the recommended planting distance for pomegranate trees?
A: 2-2.5 meters spacing.

22. Q: Is 50 seedlings good enough to start commercially? Yes

23. Q: What is the recommended land size for 100 pomegranate trees?
A: 100 by 50 feet is enough.

24. Q: Does pomegranate have high maintenance requirements?
A: No

25. Q: Can pomegranate be planted in flower pots, buckets or containers?
A: Definitely, just like many fruit trees: yes!! Check out attached pictures . As you can see from those potted in containers. They thrive so well in containers and grow very very fast like flowers😀 And yes, pomegranate trees could serve as ornamental trees in your house

26. Q: Can I make my own manure?
A: Yes...for optimum yield, you are encouraged to manure regularly. If you planted in a bucket, change the topsoil (2inches) every month if you can, then fill up the bucket again with top soil and a handful of manure. Do this once a month because the plant has already taken up all the nutrient from the old manure you poured there. This works for every potted plant. This is a kept secret. If you manure regularly, your trees will bear fruits in surplus

If you potted at home, you can make your own compost by digging a small pit, dump all organic wastes materials generated from your house in there , allow to decompose and use as manure. Or you go and buy

27. Q: What are the health benefits of pomegranate?
A: Pomegranate reduces inflammation, improves cardiovascular health, and exhibits anti-cancer properties.Controls blood pressure, improves sleep, aids cancer management, supports prostate treatment and restores hope for "42 Seconds men". It also promotes healthy aging. It's such a wonder fruit

28. Q: Where can I buy pomegranate seedlings in Nigeria?
A: At Tustars Farms WhatsApp Onyinye on 08061204834. Nationwide delivery available.

29. Q: What is your minimum order quantity ?
A: 1

It is a common misconception that a pomegranate fruit has to be deep red to be ripe or healthy. In reality, this fruit is incredibly diverse.

Here are some Frequently Asked Questions About Pomegranate Varieties:
Q1: Do all pomegranates look the same when they are ripe?
A: No. Pomegranates come in different shapes, colors and sizes. While we often look for a ruby-red exterior, some varieties remain greenish or yellowish pink even when they are perfectly ripe and ready to eat. Shocking, right?Ok...

Q2: Does the internal color of the fruit affect its nutritional value?
A: Surprisingly, no. Whether the inside is deep red, pinkish or even white, they basically offer the same food value and health benefits to the body just that their external and internal colours affect their prices depending on how appealing they are to the eyes. But then, all of them have great market price

Q3: What are some of the common color combinations found in different varieties?
A: The list is nearly endless, but common variations include:
-Red externally with deep red seeds internally.
-Greenish on the outside with a surprising white color inside
-Yellow-pink on the outside with pinkish-white seeds inside.

Q4: If I see a greenish pomegranate with white seeds, does it mean it is unripe?
A: Not necessarily. If it is the specific variety that stays green and white, it is fully ripe and should not be considered "unripe." It will provide the same nutrients as its red cousins.😂

Q5: When can we expect to see these fruits in the market?
A: Well, the fruiting season is gradually setting in now, so you will soon start seeing these different varieties available for harvest and sale.

Q5: Where can I buy pomegranate seedlings in Nigeria?
A: Pomegranate seedlings available at Tustars Farms . We have these 4 varieties
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How to successfully grow Pomegranate Trees in a Container

Pomegranate trees can be grown in a container and it will produce lots of fruits

Below are some tips for growing Pomegranate trees in a container.

1, Planting

Ensure you plant a pomegranate seedling that was propagated by Air layering or by cutting. I personally prefer planting Air layered Pomegranate seedlings due to the fact that the grow much faster than seedlings propagated by cutting. Do not plant a pomegranate seedling that has been propagated as a seed into a container. It will take up to 5 years before it will produce fruits and it will only produce fruits that very small in size.

Start with a container that has a minimum volume of 35 liters in volume, and ensure it has drain holes at the bottom. Planting pomegranate in a smaller container will produce a tree that will only produce few fruits and the trees growth will be stunted.

Use a soil that drains easily, do not use a soil that does not drain easily,

Pomegranate trees will not thrive when grown in a waterlogged soil. Planting pomegranates in a waterlogged soil will cause root rot disease such as Phytophthora. Root diseases are very difficult to control and they will eventually destroy the pomegranate tree.

Once you plant your young pomegranate tree into a container, ensure you place the container in an area where it will experience at least 8 hours of full sunlight. Also place the container on bricks or blocks to lift up the bottom of the container from the bare floor or ground.

2, Watering
For the first 3 months give half a liter of water twice a day preferably in the later hours of the morning. Thereafter increase the watering by giving 1 liter of water twice a day until the tree is 6 months old (Morning and afternoon).

Avoid overwatering, overwatering causes root rot diseases like Phytophthora. Phytophthora is very difficult to control once it infects the Pomegranate tree.

3, Fertilizer requirements
Regularly apply well composted organic manure once every 2 weeks to the soil. I recommend using Cow or Goat manure for potted plants. Pomegranates thrive best when their soil has organic matter with lots of nutrients.

Apply 2 handfuls every 2 weeks for the first 3 months and thereafter 3 handfuls every 2 weeks until the plant is 6 months old.
After 6 months 4 handfuls of organic manure every 2 weeks is recommended.

Apply a foliar fertilizer that has a Marco nutrient (Nitrogen Phosphorous & Potassium) ratio of 20:20:20 with additional Micronutrients (Zinc, boron, manganese, Molybdenum, Magnesium) once a month until the tree starts flowering.

Once the tree starts flowering apply a a foliar fertilizer that has a Marco nutrient (Nitrogen Phosphorous & Potassium) ratio of 6:13:46 with additional Micronutrients (Zinc, boron, manganese, Molybdenum, Magnesium) once a month.
Do not apply any chemical fertilizer to the soil.

4, Flowering & Fruit Production
Pomegranate trees produces both Male and Female flowers. Female flowers are actually Hermaphroditic (they have male organs which allows self pollination of the flowers) Once the tree starts flowering plenty of male flowers show up first to attract natural pollinators to the tree., thereafter female flowers are produced. Male flowers fall off after about few days, female flowers are the only flowers that will turn into fruits after being pollinated.

Natural Pollinators of Pomegranates are Bees, Hoover flies , and butterflies. I have included a link to a video in the comment section which explains how you can identify male flowers and female flowers. After a successful pollination, Pomegranates fruits takes between 5 to 7 months before they become ripe. The exact ripening time depends on the variety you have planted.

5, Pest and Disease Management
Pomegranate trees like all fruit trees will be infected and infested with different types of pests and diseases. However all the pest and diseases can be controlled using the proper pest and diseases management techniques.

Common pests of Pomegranates trees are Aphids, Mealybugs, fruit borers, Caterpillars, white flies and fruit flies. I will be discussing how you can control this pests in my upcoming posts and videos.

Common diseases of Pomegranate trees are Anthracnose & Phytophthora root rot, Fruit rot, Wilt, Cercospora, Bacterial blight, Alternaria fruit spots. I will be discussing how you can control this diseases in my upcoming posts and videos.

Written by Olorunishola Aje

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With her heart racing and pockets empty, she bought the most expensive fruit of her life.Spending 12k just to feel something, the price she paid for her peace😂

12k for one fruit? Somebody please shout "Power" for this kind audacity😳

But then, should we call this luxury or insanity? In your mind, you are already calculating the basket load of fruits 12k can get you in the market abi

So, while some are buying and complaining, some are buying the seedlings, planting and cashing out from the huge opportunity out there. Remember, pomegranate can be planted in containers so you don't have any excuse o

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Nutritionally , Pomegranates are super fruits Fortunately and do not grow into big trees so your backyard deserves one

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Pomegranates varieties:
* Ruby red sweet (foreign)
* Ilorin jumbo Sweet
* Local red delight
* Green pearl

Apples
* English Anna
* English Wambugu
* Matured apple
* Custard apple
* Sugar apple
* Sodom apple
* Malay Peach apple
* Purple Star Apple

Other Exotic Fruits
* English Plum
* English Pear
* Fig
* Kiwi
* Dragon fruit
* Medjool Hybrid Date Palm
* Local date Palm
* Star fruit
* English BreadFruit
* Jackfruit
* Brazilian Cherry (Pitanga)

Citrus Varieties
* Sweet orange
* 2-in-1 Orange-Tangerine
* Washington naval sweet orange
* Mandarin orange
* Tangerine
* Tangelo
* Red grape orange
* Shaddock
* Rough Lemon
* Variegated lemon
* Indian lemon
* Lime
* Blood Orange
* Kumquat citrus
* Calamondin citrus
* Honeywell Seedless Orange (Cara Cara)

Guava Varieties
* Thailand Purple Guava
* Jerusalem Jumbo white Guava
* Queen's white guava
* Variegated Pink Guava
* Red guava
* Jumbo red guava

Mango Varieties
* 3kg Thailand Mango
*Already Fruiting Mango
* Already flowering mango
* John Jumbo Mango
* Peter jumbo
* Tommy Red
* Julie
* German
* Peach
* Igbo Mango
* Sweet mango

Grape Varieties
* Black Hamburg
* Black currant
* Purple grape
* Muscat

Avocado Varieties
* Israeli Butter Avocado
* Hass Avocado
* Cardinal Avocado
* Butter Avocado
* Normal Avocado

Soursop & Noni
* Soursop
* Noni

Berries
* Strawberry
* Blackberry
* Raspberry
* Mulberry
* Java plum (water berry)

Pawpaw Varieties
* Dwarf Red Pawpaw F1
* Dwarf Red Pawpaw
* Dwarf Yellow Pawpaw
* Local pawpaw

Cashew & Others
* Brazilian jumbo cashew
* Red cashew
* Sugarcane
* Passion fruit

Banana Varieties
* Malaysian red banana
* Dwarf banana
* Iron seed banana
* William jumbo Banana
* Local banana (Une ojii)
* Cavendish banana

Plantain Varieties
* 90-Finger plantain
* Double bunch plantain
* Dwarf plantain
* Giant elephant plantain
* Local plantain (Une Ọ́kpọkwụ)
* Hybrid plantain
* Plantain leave for okpa

Coconuts
* Malaysian dwarf coconut
* Ghana dwarf coconut
* Dwarf Hybrid coconut
* Jumbo coconut
* Super jumbo coconut
* Local coconut
* Twin coconut

Oil Palm
* Tenera
* Malaysian Supergene
* Ojukwu
* Raffia wine palm

Medicinal Plants
* Miracle leave
* Lemon grass
* Blood leave
* Aloe Vera
* Moringa

Spiritual Plants
* Ebube Agụ (snake plant)
* Jatropha
* Heart of Jesus
* Alligator pepper
* Thunder Arrestor
* Fertility plant (ogirisi)

Exotic Herbs and Spices
* Stevia sugar plant
* Rosemary
* Mint
* Lemon mint
* Spear mint
* Orange mint
* Lemon Balm
* Greek Oregano
* Cuban Oregano
* Thyme
* Golden thyme
* Indian spinach
* Parsley
* Coriander
* Marjoram
* Dandelion
* Sage
* Bay leave
* Zobo seed

Local Vegetables & Herbs (Seedlings)
* Curry
* Scent leave
* Bitterleave (Sweet)
* Utazi
* Uziza
* Nsukka pepper red & yellow
* Shombe
* Tomato
* Green Garden Egg

Seeds Per Cup
* Ugu
* Awah
* Anyụ (fluted pumpkin)
* Green
* Purple cabbage
* Water leave
* Dwarf okro
* Local water melon
* Hybrid Maize (2kg)
* Scent Leave (Seed)
* Akidi seed

Indigenous Fruits
* Ukwa (African Breadfruit)
* Ukwa (About to fruit)
* Ụkpaka/Ụgba (Oil bean)
* Pepper fruit (Mmimi)
* Kolanut (Ọjị́ Igbo & Gworo)
* African Black olive (Ube okpoko)
* Bitter kola (Aki ilu)
* Ogbono (African mango)
* Ugiri (Wild mango)
* Ụdara (African Star Apple)
* Ụdara nwa ńnú
* Ube (Corn pear)
* Ube Ogoja (Butter corn pear)
* Monkey kola (Achịcha)
* Ọha ọcha
* Ọha ojii
* Akpalata
* Alligator pepper (Ose oji)
* Walnut (ụkpa)
* Tropical Almond (fruit)
* Icheku (Tamarind Velvet)
* Ehuru (Local nutmeg)

Potato Varieties (Vines)
* White Fleshed Sweet Potato
* Orange fleshed sweet potato
* Purple fleshed sweet potato

Cassava Stems
* TME 419 cassava
* Yellow root / Hybrid cassava

Cash Crops
* Shea butter
* Coffee
* Cocoa
* Locust beans (iru)
* Baobab tree

Timber & Precious Trees
* Agarwood (OUD Perfume)
* Iroko tree
* Teak
* Eucalyptus
* Melina
* Neem (dogoyaro)
* Masquerade tree (Ashoka)
* African Mahogany
* Whistling pine

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Pomegranate is a super fruit and those who know the health benefits are really sparing nothing in eating it. I took this screenshot from a post made today to show you how much pomegranate is sold in different locations across Nigeria. As at today, the poster bought one fruit of pomegranate fruit for 12k and someone is saying it's sold between 9k-10k per fruit in her own location

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The Pomegranate: A Rainbow of Flavors with High Market Value
Pomegranates are more than just beautiful garden additions; they are high-value assets. Whether you are a home gardener or a commercial farmer, understanding the different varieties helps you choose the right "investment" for your soil.

When it comes to Pomegranates, one size definitely does not fit all! Yes, the pomegranate fruit and seeds come in different shades
Not many people know that same way we have different varieties of citrus with their unique tastes is the same way we have different varieties of pomegranate and their tastes differ. Some varieties are sweeter than the others

At Tustars Farms, we have different varieties

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We currently have grafted Red Delicious Apple seedlings and English pear

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Pomegranate seedlings available

At Tustars Farms, We have for sale:
strawberry seedlings
Mulberry seedlings
Raspberry seedlings
Blackberry seedlings
English apple
English pear
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Pomegranate seedlings
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Aside the economic benefits, Pomegranate seeds can be dehydrated and grinded as toppings for snacks and smoothies.

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We have this jumbo Iranian variety of pomegranate

Seedlings are available

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