How to Store Pomegranates After Harvest: The Latest Guide

The pomegranate is a very popular fruit and is grown on a fairly large area in our country. Once the pomegranate has passed its early growing stage, it can basically be harvested every year. Pomegranate yields are relatively high, so after harvest it is generally impossible to ensure that all the fruit can be sold in time. At this point we need to do a good job of storage to avoid rotting, which would affect our returns. So how should pomegranates be stored after picking? Let's take a look together below!

1. Hanging storage

Hanging storage means tying the pomegranate fruits together with string, lowering them to form a string. Then place them in a cool, ventilated place; the temperature of the place should not be too high, to avoid reducing storability. Alternatively, you can wrap the fruits in paper, film, etc., and likewise place them in a place where temperature and humidity do not change much. In this way, they can generally be stored from after harvest all the way until the spring of the following year. Note that if you need to store them, you should harvest about two weeks earlier to avoid the fruit being overripe and rotting during storage.

2. Heap storage

First we need to choose a suitable location for heap storage; the location should mainly be a ventilated, cool house. There should be no other clutter in the house, to ensure it is sufficiently clean and tidy, and before heap storage, be sure to do a good job of disinfection. Then spread about five cm of rice straw on the ground, then place a layer of pomegranates on the straw and cover with another layer of straw, until all the pomegranates have been stored in the heap. During heap storage, be careful to check about every 2-3 weeks. If there is any rotten fruit, pick it out in time, then replace the straw; generally they can be stored until April-May of the following year.

3. Jar storage

First we need to choose a clean, germ-free jar-type container; after washing and disinfecting the container, spread a layer of wet sand with a moisture content of about 5% on the bottom, keeping the thickness at about 5 cm. Then place a bundle of straw or a cylinder-type object in the middle of the container for ventilation and air flow. Then place the pomegranates around it; the pomegranates can be piled up until they are about 5 cm from the jar mouth. Once that position is reached, cover them well with wet sand, then seal the jar mouth tightly with plastic film; they can also be stored until March-April of the following year.

4. Bag storage

Before bag storage, the pomegranates must first be pre-cooled. Then disinfect them, put the treated pomegranates into polyethylene film, tie it tightly, and then place them indoors at a suitable temperature. Bag storage can last about 3-4 months, and the fruit quality will not be greatly affected. You can also use ordinary bags for packaging and store them at a temperature of about 3 degrees, where they can also be stored for about 100 days.

The above is a brief introduction to how to store pomegranates after harvest. The storage of pomegranates is very important and affects your own growing returns, so everyone should pay close attention. That is all for today's introduction; this article is for reference only, and thank you all for reading and supporting.