How to grow pomegranate in pots and what to pay attention to

Besides potted plants being popular, potted fruit trees are also the choice of many friends who love growing plants in pots. Potted pomegranate presents quite a scene when it blooms and bears fruit, so how do you grow potted pomegranate, and what should you pay attention to? Let me introduce it to you below.

The pomegranate has beautiful branches and leaves, bright and eye-catching flowers, a long flowering period, and after flowering the branches are heavy with red fruit; it is a well-known flowering and fruiting ornamental plant. Below, let me introduce the cultivation method for potted pomegranate.
(1) Pomegranate is a plant that loves sunlight and tolerates relatively high temperatures, so for potted pomegranate in a courtyard or on a balcony, no shading is needed, and during the growing season it should be placed in a spot with plenty of sunlight; in summer it can be placed in the blazing sun for direct exposure, and the more it is exposed, the more brilliant the flowers and the more fruit. Some people dote on potted pomegranate especially, hoping it will bloom and fruit constantly, and fearing it cannot withstand the intense summer sun, they always put it in a shaded place at noon or even the whole day. Little do they know that doing so achieves the opposite effect -- this is one of the main reasons pomegranate does not bloom or fruit. Because insufficient light during the growing period easily causes branches and leaves to grow excessively, resulting in fewer flowers and less fruit, and in severe cases even no flowers and no fruit.
(2) Pomegranate requires moist soil, but it is not tolerant of waterlogging. Therefore, whether planted in the ground or in a pot, the soil must be kept moist frequently, yet must not be waterlogged. In summer, generally watering once a day is enough, and in late autumn water once every other day. Potted pomegranate should have watering strictly controlled during the flowering and fruiting period; by no means water immediately when you see the surface of the potting soil is dry. You might as well wait until the branches and leaves are slightly wilting before watering, and when you do water, you must water thoroughly. If the potting soil is too dry, it easily causes bud drop, dried fruit and fruit drop; if the potting soil is too wet, although it sometimes does not affect the plant's growth, it also easily leads to bud drop and fruit cracking. This is also one reason affecting its blooming and fruiting.
(3) Pomegranate relatively likes fertilizer. For potted pomegranate, when potting or repotting, apply enough base fertilizer at the bottom of the pot. The fertilizer can be compost or rotted chicken manure, duck manure, cake fertilizer, etc. During the growing period of that year, applying a thin liquid fertilizer once a month is enough. In the growing season of the following year, topdressing should be applied. Generally once every 10-15 days. Chicken manure, duck manure and fish intestine water, etc. can be fermented and then mixed with water for use. Before and after bud formation, fertilizer rich in phosphorus should be applied to promote bud formation and flowering. During the flowering period, fertilize less. For potted pomegranate, if fertilizer is usually applied too frequently and too much, especially if too much nitrogen fertilizer is applied, it easily causes excessive growth, making the plant bloom less or not bloom at all.
The above is what I have introduced to you; I hope it can serve as a reference for everyone. Growing potted pomegranate is not difficult; loving sunlight and loving fertilizer are the keys.