Generally speaking, pomegranates ripen in the fall, which is September and October each year.

Generally ripe fruits are harvested before rain, and harvesting is prohibited in rainy weather. Harvesting should be staged in a timely manner according to the characteristics of the variety, fruit maturity and climatic conditions. Mature pomegranate seeds full of juicy, sweet taste with acid, its outer seed coat dry shrinkage in the seed surface, the color of yellow-red to dark brown, viscous, sweet taste, inner seed coat sub-bone, light reddish-brown color, hard texture.

Pomegranate (Punica granatum?L.) is a deciduous shrub or tree of the genus Punica in the family of Punicaceae, with a general plant height of 3-5 meters, and a few up to 10 meters; branches often topped with long, sharp thorns, and young branches angular but glabrous, and older branches sub-terete; leaves are usually opposite and oblong-lanceolate; flowers are large, usually red or yellowish; petals are red, yellow, or white; and the berry is subglobose The berry is usually pale yellowish brown or pale yellowish green, sometimes white, sparsely dark purple; the seeds are numerous, and the fleshy exocarp is pale red to creamy white.

Pomegranate preservation methods

1, ventilation preservation

Buy back the pomegranate if not eaten, put it into the ventilation for preservation, in this case, preserved on the 3 ~ 5 days is no problem. Of course, in the process of storage will find that the pomegranate skin water will be evaporated, but this does not affect the taste of the fruit, but within five days must be eaten, otherwise it is prone to rot.

2, stacked preservation

Stacked preservation is mainly used for farmers to preserve after picking. You can lay a layer of straw on the ground. Then the pomegranate ping paved, on top of a layer of pine needles and then a layer of pomegranate, so stacked, placed in a cool, ventilated place to save half a year or even a year does not matter.

3, hanging bag preservation

Pomegranate can be put inside the bag and then hung on the bamboo pole for preservation. However, hanging bags when you must pick some not fully ripe pomegranate, so that when placed slowly ripe, and will not rot, can be put on several months.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia - Pomegranate (Punica granatum)