My Pomegranates Exploded...

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  • Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2024

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  • @pokedad.fishes
    @pokedad.fishes Год назад +119

    All in favor for another spicy q&a with them peppers to warm up the crew for the holidays, say “Aye”. 😂

  • @lynnrector2174
    @lynnrector2174 Год назад +78

    Not wasted. We always wait for ours to begin splitting before picking. They are much sweeter then.

    • @JoeBlack14
      @JoeBlack14 Год назад +10

      Yep, surprised he didn't know that already. Don't think they split like tomatoes either.
      They split when they are ripe.

    • @melissabeach7078
      @melissabeach7078 Год назад +4

      Us too!

    • @alwaysyouramanda
      @alwaysyouramanda 7 месяцев назад

      My grandmas tree was like 50 when it got cut down. My gosh it was a dense forest towering against the fence. You didn’t want to get too close! The fruit would drag tall branches that normally stuck straight up nearly to the ground. It was incredible and just left to explode for decades. So much fruit. Just.. a lot of spiders at the base.

  • @blossomvalleylife5503
    @blossomvalleylife5503 Год назад +18

    Our pomegranates are huge this year because of all the rain we had in San Diego. Occasionally they do split, but just harvest them and process and they are usually just fine. We pick a bucketful at a time eating some fresh and freezing the rest. Our harvest is usually done over a months time as different sides of the tree ripen sooner depending on the sun. We eat them almost every day all year long, in smoothies, on salads, and on oatmeal, or just as a snack. After processing so many you will appreciate why they are so expensive in the stores!

  • @1HappyPatty
    @1HappyPatty Год назад +7

    This is my 10th year of a vibrant pomegranate free... I actually WAIT until my poms burst to harvest them. #1 - I am sure they are ripe, #2 - they are much easier to open/seed with a crack in the peel. I then get all the arils out by submerging the fruit in a huge bowl of water. This avoids pomegranate juice squirting across the room onto my white walls. The arils sink. Once I have a "batch" I drain them in a collander, give 'em a good rinse, and bag them into freezer bags. I freeze them because the arils do not survive a freeze-thaw cycle. This makes juicing 1000% easier. I then make pomegranate syrup (aka Grenadine), pomegranate sorbet, etc. MANY, MANY years of experimenting.
    I learned one particularly awful year to wait until they crack... all that didn't crack open were rotten inside. Suuuuper gross. Good luck!

  • @arescue
    @arescue Год назад +31

    Not only can you make your own pomegranate juice, but you can also make your own figgy pudding for the holidays. I am living vicariously through your garden.

    • @DeborahHMarks
      @DeborahHMarks Месяц назад

      Wait...figgy pudding isn't made with figs?

  • @nancycosta6204
    @nancycosta6204 Год назад +5

    Those pomegranates are just ripe. Not wasted at all. I remember picking and eating them at my grandparents house. The best ones were split open. Can’t grow those here in Idaho. The ones at the grocery store just don’t compare.

  • @victoriabarclay3556
    @victoriabarclay3556 Год назад +3

    I would love to see you shape a fig! Ours always sprawls and it’s huge! Even after our hard freeze last winter. It’s about 12 feet tall and 20 feet wide. The squirrels get all of them but I’m okay with that they don’t touch anything else in the garden

  • @lanetower3411
    @lanetower3411 Год назад +5

    My Pom is 6 ft high. Had a very poor year. Only got 5 and usually get 20+. I look forward to the pruning episode. I am in Long Beach, Ca.

  • @stephanie7352
    @stephanie7352 Год назад +8

    My father in law always waited until the pomegranates burst before he would pick. So not waisted. 😊

  • @deltorres2100
    @deltorres2100 Год назад +4

    When I was young like about 10, we had pomegranate trees, we had kumquat trees. We had all kinds of trees that are now like so popular and back then it was like nothing. We had them giant pecan trees, and real long ones in the mulberries made giant mulberry trees and elderberries. They still grow in my backyard, wild…crazy I guess our parents and grandparents knew a lot that we didn’t know back then I don’t think trees to all over the place loquat trees, and we just had so many trees that we didn’t really appreciate or I didn’t at that age but now I do

  • @russellstraker8040
    @russellstraker8040 Год назад +1

    I've had a pomegranate inground in Christchurch New Zealand for 6years haven't had a flower stick around to fruit yet ,it does flower every year. I'm guessing I've foolishly left it unpruned it is very bushy. Look forward to seeing your pruning tips. Thanks.

  • @ambertietz9095
    @ambertietz9095 Год назад +1

    Pomganates
    My grandmother had a tree for years and after she passed my Dad got cuttings.
    When she had it, it never grew alot of fruit and they were small.
    He accidently found what it loved the most.
    ...and its ashes from the barbeque pit so he thought
    ...he planted it next to the sewer pipe and it messed the pipe up but no one knew what it was up to, so it grew into a monster with lots of huge fruit until his pipes got clogged one winter and he found out and then we all found out why it was so full of fruit all the time.
    Yikes!
    It was exposed to bleach and all kinds of detergents and still grew.
    Flourished mind you!!!
    Beautifully!!!
    It was never watered but from rain and the sewer pipe and they do bust if you don't catch them in time.

  • @Sharkdog11b
    @Sharkdog11b 10 месяцев назад

    Just some friendly advice since I’m a concrete guy you reminded me of something when you mentioned your post not binding in cement. If you ever put a wood post in cement make sure the post is covered with some kind of tar paper and also sticking below the level of the bottom of the concrete I’d the post is completely sealed in concrete (the bottom and all) then water can’t escape the post and your post will rot super fast due to constantly being water logged rather than gravity being able to leach the water underneath and out into the ground. Food for thought you teach me so much so I wanted to return the favor. Don’t trap the bottom of your wood posts in concrete. Just the sides.

  • @mewtation
    @mewtation Год назад +3

    sometimes i wish i could have a fall garden because i'm having such a hard time getting any harvests from the short growing season here (other people can manage it, but i'm struggling)
    then i remember warm winters means hot summers, which i can't handle, so i guess i'll just keep working at it
    in fact, i'm hoping on moving further north

  • @Chet_Thornbushel
    @Chet_Thornbushel Год назад +1

    I’m looking forward to the fig pruning video. I was given a free fig tree this summer. I have no idea what kind it is and I live in a very cold climate so it’s living in a 22” pot now. I let it stay on the porch to drop it leaves and go dormant this fall but then had to bring it in as we hit the teens in temperature. And now I don’t know what to do 😂 The warmth of the house hasn’t caused it to break dormancy yet. I hope I didn’t jack up its schedule too much but I didn’t know what else to do with the fella.

  • @lemontea128
    @lemontea128 Год назад

    Hilling up avocados is not necessary if you plant it in an area with good drainage. They like sandy loam soil. The important thing I learned from Gary of Louie’s nursery is to not add any organic material in the hole when planting, including compost. You can amend the soil but with inorganic stuff like sand, perlite, etc.

  • @mariannag.1490
    @mariannag.1490 Год назад +3

    hi kevin!!! you have to add boron in the spring for the pomegranates!! it is a deficiencie!!

  • @grrt722
    @grrt722 Год назад +3

    My dad has a few pomegranate trees. Since I nearly cut my fingee off shucking barrels and barrels and barrels of them for freezing or juicing, I kind of am OK never seeing a pomegranate again in my life. I bet you'll get there eventually, blessing or a curse lol

  • @leighannf.4730
    @leighannf.4730 Год назад +3

    Love that you keep adding solid products to your line! Can't wait to try the new pots.

  • @jjbjjbh
    @jjbjjbh Год назад +1

    Mine too Kevin. I live about 2 hours North of you. Between the Pomegranates exploding and the birds picking at them, I lost more than half of my harvest this year.

  • @johnobrien525
    @johnobrien525 Год назад

    Just a thought about the koi. They may have been warming up in the sunlit shallow. How warm/cold is the water? I would be tempted to test the deepest shaded part and the shallow sunny areas for the range. I know it doesn't get that cold where you are but maybe with extra rainfall and shorter days?
    Beautiful garden and work as always btw.

  • @yeevita
    @yeevita Год назад

    Pom can split in hot weather or very wet weather, when they are getting ripe. When I see some splitting is when I really pay attention to them. Split ones that have not dried too much or gotten eaten too much, I will juice immediately. Otherwise, I try to wait until they are beyond bright red - they get some brownish spots. That is when they are really ripe. I leave them on the tree as long as I can.
    Then I use one of those big handled citrus juicers to juice them and freeze them in bottles or ice cubes. I really like them as ice cubes. They do not fully freeze, so they are great with a small bit of water. My trees cannot keep up with my pom juice eating! I had so many this year, I loved it. I still have two bags for processing, then it is wait until next year.
    I do need to trim my trees a bit. Hopefully not to much because I really want lots of fruit. i do keep the trees short enough for me to pick though.
    Addendum: I juice mine using one of those big citrus juicers with the big handles. You mostly see those in bars to juice their citrus. I cut the poms in 1/2 and put a slit in them. If they are very big (you can tell when you try to juice them), then cut in quarters. I cannot believe how much I adore pom juice.
    I just use a big knife to cut the pom in half. Oh yeah, in preparation, I wear an apron and cover the area with some kitchen towels and also put a towel around the area where the pom will be crushed. You will know when you do it. It keeps the splash to a mininum.

  • @StarsColliding
    @StarsColliding Год назад +4

    Loving the vlog style content. I really enjoy seeing what true epic homesteading looks like.

  • @waterbitten
    @waterbitten Год назад +11

    Butter is an introvert ok, leave her alone. She has a rich inner life!

  • @melanieallen8980
    @melanieallen8980 Год назад +1

    ooohhh😍your garden & fruit trees have grown amazing since you planted them!❤

  • @JennTN411
    @JennTN411 Год назад +3

    Doh!! I went out a few weeks ago and there were feathers everywhere!! I thought for sure something got in and killed one of my Buff girls. But there wasn't any blood or body parts, so after a day or so, I didn't think much of it. Molting makes so much more sense!😆 First time chicken mom, so I'm way behind in the information stage.

  • @ashleyh4664
    @ashleyh4664 Год назад +3

    Not sure if anyone has brought it up yet, but you can save and dry those pomegranate peels, boil them, and make a natural dye out of them. It comes out as a sort of ocher-ish color. Natural dyers love the crap out of it (I know this in the, "Well of course I know him. He's me!" sort of way.) Natural dyeing....what a hell of a rabbit hole to go down. 😅

    • @epichomesteading
      @epichomesteading  Год назад +2

      I'll try this!

    • @lanetower3411
      @lanetower3411 Год назад +1

      I tried it and the cloth came out a lemony yellow. Gorgeous. And avocado pits come out pink. What do you use for mordant?

  • @joellynshort3949
    @joellynshort3949 Год назад +3

    Yep, my pomegranates split this year too. I’m thinking the rain we had in august, plus November, is the culprit. We have a huge tree, usually the poms are huge too, not so much this year. And they split before they’re even ripe. So I’m making jelly with them now - doesn’t matter if the juice is tart. hopefully there will be some left unsplit by the time they actually ripen to eat out of hand.😂

  • @cinemasianx
    @cinemasianx Год назад +7

    Did you clear out your strawberry raised bed? Kinda interested in that. And I don't remember if you had any pineapple this time around. I got mine to finally fruit after 3 years.

  • @julianspetsplants0309
    @julianspetsplants0309 Год назад +5

    I love all your videos, the homestead, main channel, and Jacque's as well. I have been watching for a few years, and you were my inspiration
    to start my own gardening channel.

  • @BasicBeachCommunity1
    @BasicBeachCommunity1 Год назад +1

    Yuppers. Poms hate that damp, rain. Like that dryness oddly.

  • @COCSensai
    @COCSensai Год назад

    Every month please give a full tour of Evey plants I love watching them and harvesting

  • @notarobot8105
    @notarobot8105 Год назад +1

    Love you Eri….Kevin. ! Can’t wait to see what projects start for next season.

  • @MMuraseofSandvich
    @MMuraseofSandvich Год назад +2

    We've had burst pomegranates here at our house too. At least until this year when the hurricane knocked the tree over. 😅

  • @MadWetHen
    @MadWetHen 3 месяца назад

    The koi having a meeting-“something I need to know guys?” 😂😂😂

  • @lisam5744
    @lisam5744 Год назад +1

    Looking forward to the fig pruning episode. Our fig is in need of a prune once it goes dormant.

    • @CWorgen5732
      @CWorgen5732 10 месяцев назад

      Avoid letting the sap stay on your skin ❤

  • @tammybyrd1054
    @tammybyrd1054 Год назад +1

    Leave my Butta alone! She's an independent chick! lol ;) LOVE the dried peppers! Never knew Poms would explode!!?? Great job at cutting! They look so good! :) Satsumas look awesome! What a harvest! Koi are beautiful. Great new pots! Can't wait to order! Love my other ones! I want those pitcher plants! lol Keep trying with the "Fobcat"! lol

  • @hollysharvest
    @hollysharvest Год назад +3

    Pomegranates naturally split when they're fully ripe. 🙂

  • @johnliberty3647
    @johnliberty3647 Год назад

    I would not use deep litter in that set up. That method is best when done directly on the ground and when nesting boxes are higher than the deep litter.

  • @kayleighf.6599
    @kayleighf.6599 11 месяцев назад

    While cleaning, found a packet of Botanical Interest seeds from 2016. Warms my heart.

  • @lanetower3411
    @lanetower3411 Год назад +4

    Did you know that you can make natural dyes out of pomegranate skins/rinds and avocado pits? Pom skin comes out yellow. Avocado pits come out pink.

  • @shamrockgirl804
    @shamrockgirl804 Год назад +4

    When our Pomegranate trees grew in Texas, they were always cracked because of infrequent rain. But as long as they’re not moldy inside, they’re still good!
    We have ‘Wonderful’ (the standard store-bought) and ‘Salavatski’ (pink arils) pomegranate varieties. 😋

  • @simplifygardening
    @simplifygardening Год назад +1

    Love pomegranates wish we could grow them here

  • @jimriley9697
    @jimriley9697 Год назад +3

    How do you eat a satsuma with olive oil and cinnamon? I'm so confused

  • @KitchenLivinwithShay
    @KitchenLivinwithShay Год назад +9

    Good to see you again, Eric! 😂❤

  • @j.d.x4451
    @j.d.x4451 Год назад +1

    Kevin! Love all the inspirational garden work yall do! We also love ordering from your seed company! Would yall ever consider growing or selling horseradish?

  • @kristinpagan2361
    @kristinpagan2361 Год назад

    Never sen pomegranates do that before. Figs well what can I say my tree before I cut it down was 6 foot tall at least but in the wrong spot but it lives on in about 60-80 cuttings. It was prolific that last summer with about 100 fruit but considering it was on top of the earthquake damaged sewer line to 4 joined units and in a space about the same size of Kevin's previous homestead's front garden it had to go.

  • @aryelpanda
    @aryelpanda Год назад

    we mix it with a bit of rose water , and eat it like a treat

  • @jenifercarpenter3185
    @jenifercarpenter3185 Год назад +1

    Enjoyed watching ..love the pond .

  • @jwilson086
    @jwilson086 Год назад +1

    I was asking about the 5 inch pot when it made an appearance on the other channel you appeared on! Need to get some of those for sure.

  • @KK-FL
    @KK-FL Год назад +2

    What do you expect you might sow in those 16-cell trays? Looking forward to fig and pom videos because I have them both to deal with soon.

  • @cheriekalel9578
    @cheriekalel9578 Год назад +2

    ❤ seeing you talk to us about the chickens, your orchard, the pond, and the back garden!!! It is an overcast fall day in middle Georgia, so seeing your beautiful garden and blue sky made me smile! Have a great Thanksgiving week, Kevin!!🎉

  • @fergus247
    @fergus247 Год назад

    Wonder which climate is best for gardening? Obviously not arctic. But pros and cons of the others? Random question sorry

  • @BasicBeachCommunity1
    @BasicBeachCommunity1 Год назад

    Not sure if you have them, but in OC we used to see Mangos and Banana trees time to time.

  • @BasicBeachCommunity1
    @BasicBeachCommunity1 Год назад +1

    Mr. Kevin: Do you ever plan on adding some nuts/ Nut trees??? We had Almond tree growing up, pretty fun till the parrots ate it. Lol. And a macadamia nut tree which was ridiculous. Tasty tho.

    • @epichomesteading
      @epichomesteading  Год назад +2

      Macadamia would be amazing

    • @BasicBeachCommunity1
      @BasicBeachCommunity1 Год назад

      @@epichomesteading It's a pretty good shade tree I think ours was 40 ft but that was maybe like 35 years old. It's fairly easy to grow and can endure some heat. The leaves are annoying they have a small point on them. It attracts a ton of bees when it's flowering you mean you could get tons of honey if you had a honey boxes.

  • @Me-Zaphod23
    @Me-Zaphod23 Месяц назад

    What Pomegranate variety is it?

  • @maryminenko3740
    @maryminenko3740 Год назад +1

    You can eat the cracked poms you can also feed your chooks they love them

  • @stonestare6487
    @stonestare6487 Год назад

    Are you soil and tissue sampeling to find defficiancies so this does not happen again now?

  • @stephanieduncan6778
    @stephanieduncan6778 9 месяцев назад

    Love all the videos and information. But have you put out a pomegranate pruning video?

  • @sharonknorr1106
    @sharonknorr1106 Год назад

    Hope you enjoyed your stay in our beautiful state - unusually mild weather this fall although that will change on Thanksgiving. Many of the nurseries around here already carry BI seeds because it is a local company.

  • @kristadaugherty
    @kristadaugherty Год назад

    Your pond looks great Kevin! That new Epic 16 cell is the fit! Gonna run over and order some for me and my dad

  • @7-ten
    @7-ten Год назад +1

    For me pomegranates are like reverse sunflower seeds. They are good on the outside but spit the inside out... do you eat the seeds and all?

    • @epichomesteading
      @epichomesteading  Год назад +2

      I spit them out!

    • @7-ten
      @7-ten Год назад +1

      @@epichomesteading Awesome! Happy to know I'm not the only one!
      💚 Thanks for answering! 💚

    • @yeevita
      @yeevita Год назад +1

      I juice mine and freeze the juice into ice cubes. I can eat those all day long everyday. They freeze in a soft way so very nice to eat. I juice mine using one of those big citrus juicers you see in bars. I cut the pom in half, quarters if very large. If in half, I also put a slit in the middle. Very easy to juice then in the citrus crush juicer.

  • @cactus_cuber1589
    @cactus_cuber1589 Год назад +2

    That’s exactly how I open pomegranates
    Just curious what Plant Hardiness Zone do you live in?

  • @ashleybrodkin5551
    @ashleybrodkin5551 Год назад

    Thinking of getting a Gozney dome, what do you think about it now that you’ve had it for a bit?

  • @jaedhalaptiste1924
    @jaedhalaptiste1924 8 месяцев назад

    Can you do a video on planting pomegrante and avocadoes in comtainers please

  • @tomcooney183
    @tomcooney183 Год назад

    How do you make pomegranate molasses?

  • @butterflyj685
    @butterflyj685 Год назад +1

    Kevin, this year half of my Pomegranates where rotten and the other half exploded too!

  • @DeborahHMarks
    @DeborahHMarks Месяц назад

    You have interesting names for your chickens. When I get my house, I'm going to name my chickens: Nugget, Tender, Kiev, Ala King, Katsu, and Tata. If I get two who look alike they'll be the twins: Cordon and Bleu.

  • @jessicawood767
    @jessicawood767 Год назад +1

    Pomegranates are still good. When they split, they are the sweetest.

  • @cobaltsashu
    @cobaltsashu Год назад +2

    I guess you could say that those pomegranates were “pome-grenades”

  • @jtapia92
    @jtapia92 Год назад

    Trajín and lemon or lime with pomos ❤❤ufff

  • @zzlpx
    @zzlpx Год назад +1

    I hope the seeds are still good though.

  • @mountainbikingwithlogan6163
    @mountainbikingwithlogan6163 Год назад +1

    The camera quality of this video was exceptional

  • @debbybrady1246
    @debbybrady1246 Год назад

    Thanks for the tour. I'm going to prune my bananas this spring, I got a small bunch last year. Happy Thanksgiving.

  • @pattiethompson9154
    @pattiethompson9154 Год назад

    My mouth was watering watching you open the pomegranate. Yes they dont need a lot of water. You can ignore them and they still give you fruit.

  • @chrissy9876
    @chrissy9876 Год назад +1

    All of mine split and fell to the ground and have been ravaged by birds. 😭😭

  • @joycebovee5818
    @joycebovee5818 Год назад

    Happy Thanksgiving!

  • @melanieallen8980
    @melanieallen8980 Год назад

    ooohhh your chillis drying out look amazing!!! Im so excited2 have my pommegranite fruitvall the way until ripe! I get many smallbfruits every year, then my dog eats them.

  • @TaiHernandez-c3f
    @TaiHernandez-c3f Год назад

    Fabka!! You should document that journey. That would make a great Collab with Dodo. “Gardening RUclipsr befriends stray cat” would be a great story and would bring a ton of new eyeballs to the channel and brand 😎

  • @yoshideku117
    @yoshideku117 Год назад

    Eric Homesteading ❤❤❤ didnt knew about this second channel until the last Epic Gardening video
    Edit: love u and your work Kevin!! Thanks for everything

  • @ColeSpolaric
    @ColeSpolaric Год назад +3

    Here's the question we need you to answer.
    Do you eat or spit out the pom seeds?

  • @ceciliaborrego4387
    @ceciliaborrego4387 11 месяцев назад

    When you do the next video about pomegranates, could you also talk about ways to get rid of leaf footed demons?

  • @azyEmpero
    @azyEmpero Год назад

    My pomegranate after 2 years, still not bloom or fruits, what is wrong?

  • @baddriversofcolga
    @baddriversofcolga Год назад +2

    Why not use the rainwater to fill the pond?

  • @williammaxwell1919
    @williammaxwell1919 Год назад

    Pomegranates can also be "espaliered", not sure about "figs"

  • @kathrynmettelka7216
    @kathrynmettelka7216 Год назад +1

    Pomegranates not from the store? Fabulous!

  • @Yzerbruh
    @Yzerbruh 4 месяца назад

    Looking forward to the pruning video.

  • @doloresgonzalez6988
    @doloresgonzalez6988 Год назад

    Sorry to hear that.

  • @fabiorosolen
    @fabiorosolen Год назад

    The yellow dragonfruit in the background looks nice.

  • @vickimoseley7434
    @vickimoseley7434 Год назад

    I’d love to grow pomegranates - what zone are you in? I’m 6 a, are there hardy varieties for my zone? Thank you

  • @jasperhaney
    @jasperhaney 9 месяцев назад

    can i buy seeds on your website

  • @DCIaddict2601
    @DCIaddict2601 Год назад

    I need those 16-cell trays!!

  • @relacionsustentable2319
    @relacionsustentable2319 Год назад

    Dude my olive egger is molting at this time also,, she looks so miserable😁

  • @juliett22
    @juliett22 Год назад

    My chickens LOVE pomegranates!!! Crack 'em open and let them have at it!!

  • @Notable2Nikki
    @Notable2Nikki Год назад

    Buttah, are you too good for your home???!? Insert Happy Gilmore screaming at his golf ball.

  • @johnliberty3647
    @johnliberty3647 Год назад +1

    Pomegrenades

  • @alexandermonzon8165
    @alexandermonzon8165 Год назад

    Mr. Sucio how do.i apply for a.Job at Botanical Interest do I qualify I love gardening and kinda geek out on it Jaha Need a Job in the 619 I hate my office Job it's too boring for me now...

    • @epichomesteading
      @epichomesteading  Год назад

      Mr. Sucio!?

    • @alexandermonzon8165
      @alexandermonzon8165 Год назад

      @epichomesteading Jaha you said you're little homies called you Sucio for Sliding around Bases before it was Baseball right...Anyways keep Banging Homes don't stop Growing and keep it 619 Baybeeh...

  • @williammaxwell1919
    @williammaxwell1919 Год назад

    KEVIN. Use PPE when dealing with excrement! Atleast a HEPA mask and possibly goggles

  • @thatcapuchin6597
    @thatcapuchin6597 Год назад +2

    Kevin! 😍

  • @fritzvanorden9712
    @fritzvanorden9712 Год назад +1

    Lookin good, Eric!