Pomegranate Seedlings

[equinecpa]

I have grown a couple pomegranates from seed -started sometime in February. The plants (2 of them) were getting very lanky under my indoor lights and also started to lose pigment in the leaves (fading to pale green color). I have them outside but they continue to fade and are looking very malnourished. I have googled and just can't seem to come up with anything on growing seedlings.

So what do pomegranate seedlings need? Let them dry between waterings? Fertilize or not? Full sun...part sun? Best soil?

Thanks for any pointers you can give me. I may lose these two plants but I want to be prepared for my next ones.

Carolyn

[oregon woodsmok]

Pomegranates like it on the dry side. Pale leaves sound like too much water, lanky means not enough light.

Are you feeding them?

[Terri]

How did you get them started? Did you crack the shells or just plant them?

[equinecpa]

I just dried the seeds and planted them.

They grew lanky on the windowsill so I put them outside. Now they paled outside.

I haven't fed them yet as I don't know what they like? Suggestions?

[oregon woodsmok]

If you didn't harden them off when you put them outside, they might be sunburned.

I feed my potted plants Foliage Pro mixed at half strength, every time I water them. They don't get watered until they are quite dry, just before they get to the point where they would wilt.

Cuttings and seedlings get misted several times every day.