What causes pomegranate to crack?

Pomegranate is a very popular fruit. Not only does it taste delicious, it also contains rich vitamins and other trace elements that are good for the human body. Some people will find that the pomegranates they buy are cracked. There are many reasons for this. It may be that the pomegranates are overripe, or it may be caused by environmental reasons. So let’s take a detailed look at the reasons why pomegranates crack.

The main reasons for pomegranate fruit cracking are as follows:

1. Improper application of fertilizers leads to excess nutrition;

2. Excessive watering during the fruit ripening period;

3. Environmental factors such as light and wind.

The prevention and treatment methods are as follows:

1. Peeling: When the pomegranate is 80% to 90% ripe, which is around the end of July in the lunar calendar, use a knife to remove a small piece of skin from the fruit branch near the pomegranate, usually on an inconspicuous part of the back, 1 to 3 cm long and 0.5 to 1 cm wide (depending on the actual situation), deep into the wood, to reduce the mother body's nutrient transport to the fruit.

2. Fertilization: Pomegranate likes fertilizer. Apply base fertilizer before germination in early spring, combined with repotting and changing the soil, mainly with decomposed oil cake fertilizer; apply nitrogen fertilizer thinly when new buds sprout; use phosphorus and potassium fertilizers mainly before flowering and after fruit setting; stop fertilizing during the flowering period. Because the pomegranate has a long flowering period, when symptoms of fertilizer deficiency appear, you can spray fertilizer on the leaves with 0.1% urea or 0.3%-0.5% potassium dihydrogen phosphate; it is not suitable to apply fertilizer during the fruit ripening period. It is strictly forbidden to apply high-concentration quick-acting fertilizers during the fruit ripening period, otherwise the pomegranate will easily crack prematurely.

3. Water less. Pomegranates prefer dryness and are afraid of waterlogging. Especially when the fruit enters the ripening period, do not water it excessively. Water it appropriately depending on the soil conditions.

Benefits of Pomegranate:

1. Pomegranate juice contains a variety of amino acids and trace elements, which can aid digestion, resist gastric ulcers, soften blood vessels, lower blood lipids and blood sugar, and lower cholesterol. It can prevent coronary heart disease and high blood pressure, and can invigorate the stomach and refresh the mind, enhance appetite, and prolong life. It has a miraculous effect on sobering up for those who drink excessively.

2. Pomegranate is a treasure from head to toe. Its peel, roots and flowers can all be used as medicine. Its peel contains malic acid, tannins, alkali and other ingredients. According to relevant experiments, pomegranate peel has obvious antibacterial and astringent functions. It can astringe the intestinal mucosa and reduce the secretion of intestinal mucus. Therefore, it can effectively treat diarrhea, dysentery and other diseases, and has a good inhibitory effect on Shigella dysenteriae and Escherichia coli. In addition, the pomegranate peel contains alkaline substances that have an insect repellent effect; the pomegranate flowers have a hemostatic function, and the pomegranate flowers can be soaked in water to wash the eyes, which also has the effect of improving eyesight.

3. Pomegranate is warm in nature, sweet, sour and astringent in taste, and enters the lung, kidney and large intestine meridians; it has the effects of promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, astringing and solidifying, stopping diarrhea and stopping bleeding; it is mainly used to treat symptoms such as lack of fluid, dry mouth and throat, thirst, long-term diarrhea, long-term dysentery, bloody stool, and metrorrhagia.