With all the rain we have had, a lot of pomegranates burst open. They do not go to waste in my kitchen.
Being pre-split saves me the time of cutting them in half.
Tear apart, snap off the blossom end that can "dirty: the seeds.
Pry the seeds out with your fingers. Remove as much pith and "shell" as you can and compost it.
Add some water to the bowl of seeds and pieces of the shell and pith float to the top for easy cleaning.
Strain your clean seeds and they are ready to go.
RECIPE: Pomegranate, Orange and Banana Smoothie
Place cleaned pomegranate seeds into a blender. Cover with orange juice. Run blender for about 30 seconds. Strain to remove seeds. Place seedless liquid back into the blender. Compost seeds. Add some honey and banana and blend again. If too thick, add milk, more orange juice, or any juice you have in the frig. Drink fresh. Leftover smoothies just don't taste as good.
How to Grow Pomegranate
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg056
http://www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/pomegranates/
We grow ours in compost inside a garden wall. Pruning is all that we have ever done to them and they produce fruit year-round. Please note: they have THORNS. We are growing a White Vietnamese variety. Pomegranates withstand the colder temperatures that we sometimes get in Lehigh.
UPDATE: We have removed all of our pomegranates in year two. They did just fine our first year however the second year the plants declined dramatically in both plant growth and yield.
