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- From: kathleen@casbs.Stanford.EDU (Kathleen Much)
- Subject: Re: Q: dwarf pomegranate, curry leaf plant
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.011901.7109@casbs.Stanford.EDU>
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- Organization: Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
- References: <Bxu25B.n4M@ra.nrl.navy.mil> <1992Nov17.021429.3462@casbs.Stanford.EDU> <Bxvx81.E2t@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 01:19:01 GMT
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- In article <Bxvx81.E2t@ra.nrl.navy.mil> nrlfs1.nrl.navy.mil (Judy Karpen) writes:
- >> Where are you? On the San Francisco Peninsula, we have dwarf
- >> pomegranates planted outdoors. They are deciduous.
-
- >Thanks, Kathleen --- I live in Maryland (between DC and B'more).
- >I've seen a dwarf pom planted outdoors (but espaliered on a south-
- >facing wall) in Annapolis, which is a somewhat warmer microclime
- >than my town, so it probably would live outside if I had the space
- >to put it in the ground. Unfortunately it's stuck in a pot, so it's not as
- >freeze-proof as it would be if planted. Now that I know it's supposed
- >to be deciduous, though, I feel ALOT better. BTW, are the fruits
- >edible? Should it be watered at all in winter?
-
- Since winter is our rainy season (when we have one), our bushes get
- most of their water in winter. We irrigate in summer when the ground
- gets dry. I don't think the dwarf pomegranates are edible, but then
- I've never tried one. Kay Klier will probably know.
-
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