What to Do When Pomegranate Flower Leaves Turn Yellow and Drop? Causes and Solutions

Pomegranate flower is a plant that blooms in summer, and its flowers are commonly bright red, with a shell-like layer beneath the flower that looks quite distinctive. Pomegranate flower is now kept by many people as a potted ornamental, but during care, some problems often arise, such as yellowing leaves and leaf drop. So how should these be avoided?

What to Do When Pomegranate Flower Leaves Turn Yellow

1. Overwatering: Usually with overwatering, the young leaves at the top of the pomegranate turn pale yellow, the old leaves gradually turn yellow too, and the new shoots shrivel. This is caused by the potting soil staying too wet for a long time, the soil lacking nutrients, and the roots gradually rotting. In later care, loosen the soil in time, control watering, and avoid heavy watering.

2. Improper fertilizing or lack of fertilizer: As the pomegranate grows, the plant gets bigger. If it is not repotted or given fresh soil for a long time, or if the nutrients are unbalanced when fertilizing, the leaves will become thin and yellow. Once this symptom appears, increase water and fertilizer in time and repot at the right time.

3. Soil on the alkaline side. Pomegranate likes acidic soil. If the soil is on the alkaline side, the leaves will gradually turn yellow. This is not a big problem. When watering normally, you can water with water in which grass has been soaked, or add a little ferrous sulfate, and the leaves will turn green again.

4. Unsuitable light. Household potted pomegranates are often placed indoors or on a balcony, where the daily light duration and intensity are limited, and pomegranates easily get yellow leaves. A pomegranate at home generally will not drop leaves because of strong sun exposure, so do not worry. When the sun is too strong, the pomegranate is not one of those plants that thrives on just a bit of sunlight; it grows well only with plenty of sunlight.

Causes of Pomegranate Flower Leaf Drop and Solutions

1. Insufficient light. If you find your potted pomegranate flower dropping leaves, first check whether the place where it sits does not get quite enough light. Leaving it in a relatively dark place for a long time will also directly affect its normal growth and cause leaf drop. At this point we should promptly move it to a place indoors with better light, so it can maintain a small amount of dormant photosynthesis, which does a good job of preventing the potting soil from molding.

2. Too much watering. It generally has a dormant period, when evaporation also becomes less, so if you water too much at this time it is bad for its roots, and when the roots are not well, it easily drops leaves. We only need to keep its potting soil slightly moist, and must not water frequently.

3. Fertilizing during the dormant period. In winter, when it is in its dormant period, it needs no fertilizer at all. It is the same as with water: at this time the demand is very low. If you fertilize it at this time, it will affect its roots and the leaves will begin to drop, so you must not fertilize it during the winter dormant period. Be sure to remember this.

How to Prune Pomegranate Flower

1. When pruning a young pomegranate flower tree, focus on a natural plant shape. Keep 3 to 5 main branches from the small trunks of the pomegranate flower, and prune mainly to slow the growth vigor; it is enough for the tree form to take on a natural shape.

2. When pruning a fruiting pomegranate flower tree, you can cut off the dense branches and dried-up branches of the pomegranate flower according to the tree shape, and the longer branches should be cut back, keeping more than 2 buds.

3. When pruning pomegranate flower in winter, pay attention to keeping the branches balanced and cut off some branches that affect growth.

How to Prevent and Control Pests on Pomegranate Flower

1. Pomegranate flower scale insects. Control method: When a small number of scale insects are found on the branches and leaves, they can be wiped off with soapy water. Spray pesticide in time, once every 7 to 10 days, for 2 to 3 consecutive sprays, and the damage can be controlled.

2. Pomegranate stem window moth. Control method: During the pomegranate growing season, often check the growth of the branches. If you find new branches growing thin and weak and with piles of debris, cut off the branches in time to destroy the larvae. Spray pesticide in time; you can use tools such as a discarded syringe to inject a 400 to 500 times dilution of dichlorvos into the insect tunnel, or spray it directly on the branches.

3. Pomegranate flower cotton aphid. Control method: Before bringing it indoors in winter, spray 5 degrees Baume lime sulfur mixture as a preventive measure. When pests appear on the plant, promptly spray 50% mieyaling emulsifiable concentrate at 1500 times dilution or 25% phosmet emulsifiable concentrate at 800 times dilution, and so on, all of which are relatively effective.

These phenomena in pomegranate flower are mainly caused by watering, fertilizing, light, soil and other aspects, so if you want to solve them, you must find the root of the problem and then solve it thoroughly. For pomegranate flower to grow well, it also needs timely pruning, and the pruning methods differ at different stages, so everyone needs to pay more attention.