"Duozi Duofu mascot" can pomegranate seeds be eaten? Can pregnant women eat it? What are the planting techniques?

Pomegranate is a favorite fruit of many friends. In traditional Chinese culture, pomegranate is regarded as a mascot and a symbol of many children and happiness. Among them, Huaiyuan County, Anhui Province is the hometown of Chinese pomegranate, and "Huaiyuan pomegranate" is the national geographical indication protection product. So can pomegranate seeds be eaten? Can pregnant women eat pomegranate? What are the planting techniques of pomegranate?

Can pomegranate seeds be eaten

Pomegranate seeds can be eaten. Pomegranate is full of treasures. Pomegranate seeds contain a large number of strong antioxidants such as vitamin C and polyphenols, which can delay aging and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. In addition, pomegranate seed oil is also rich in antioxidant factors, which has a strong ability to scavenge human free radicals and delay aging.

1. It can promote the adaptability of joints and the elasticity of skin, and the nutrients in pomegranate seeds can promote the secretion of joint lubricating fluid.

2. Protect cardiovascular system. Vitamin C in pomegranate seeds can not only make people's skin white and tender, but also increase the elasticity of cardio-cerebrovascular vessels and prevent cardio-cerebrovascular diseases.

3. Anti-inflammation and slow down sports injury.

4. Slow down the visual impairment caused by diabetes and promote the improvement of visual acuity.

5. Promote brain function.

Can pregnant women eat pomegranate?

Drinking more pomegranate juice during pregnancy can reduce the risk of impaired brain development in the fetus. And can effectively improve the symptoms of loss of appetite, reduce the vomiting pain of pregnant women, and increase nutrition absorption. Therefore, it is not only possible for pregnant women to eat pomegranate, but also good for themselves and the fetus.

1. Relieve the symptoms of vomiting and nausea. During pregnancy, many pregnant women will have vomiting, nausea and other phenomena, when eating pomegranate can effectively alleviate these symptoms.

2. Relieve the fatigue during pregnancy. Pregnant women eat some pomegranate or drink pomegranate juice during pregnancy, which can also relieve symptoms such as shoulder pain and eye fatigue during pregnancy.

3. Reduce the probability of fetal brain damage. Studies have found that drinking pomegranate juice during pregnancy can help reduce the risk of impaired fetal development and promote the normal development of the fetal brain.

III. Planting techniques of pomegranate

1. Lighting

Light and temperature are important conditions affecting flower bud formation. The growing period requires all-day sunshine, and the more sunlight you have, the more flowers you will have. The leeward, sunny and dry environment is conducive to flower bud formation and flowering. When the light is insufficient, it will only grow leaves but not blossom, affecting the ornamental effect. The suitable growth temperature is 15-20 ℃, and the winter temperature should be lower than-18 ℃, otherwise it will suffer frost injury.

2. Water and fertilizer

Pomegranate field cultivation must be re-applied organic fertilizer once a year, potted plants for 1 to 2 years need to change pots to fertilize. In the growing season, we should also topdressing 3 to 5 times, and pay attention to loosen the soil and weed, often keep the basin soil moist, strictly prevent drought and waterlogging.

3. Pruning

The pomegranate needs to be pruned year after year; it can be shaped into a single-stem round head or multi-trunk cluster, or it can be strongly trimmed into a dwarf flat-headed crown. In the fruiting period, the overgrown branches should be coring in summer and truncated after autumn to avoid secondary and tertiary branches at the top to store nutrients in order to form fruiting mother branches in the following year and cut off the sprouting in the rhizosphere in time.

4. Overwintering

In the cold areas of the north, cold rooms or cellars should be entered in winter to prevent the cold.

5. Harvest

Pomegranate blossoms 3 times a year, so it has 3 times of fruit, generally to head flower or two flowers and fruits develop well. It should be harvested in time according to variety characteristics, fruit maturity and climatic conditions. The signs of pomegranate fruit ripening are:

The pericarp of ⑴ changed from green to yellow, the colored varieties were fully colored, and the fruit surface showed luster.

The fruit edge of ⑵ appeared.

The red or silver-white needles in the pulp cells of ⑶ were fully displayed.

The grain of ⑷ was full and the content of soluble solids in fruit juice reached the inherent concentration of this variety. Harvest of ripe fruit before rain, but forbidden in overcast and rainy weather.

Seedlings propagated by cuttings or ramets begin to bear fruit for 3-4 years, while seedlings propagated by seeds take more than 10 years to blossom and bear fruit.