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When to bring pomegranates inside

Enter a German postcode. We show when pomegranates should come inside: from the cold limit in expert sources and the night-time lows where you are.

Where are your pots?

Average for Germany

Bring in by

12 October

In 9 out of 10 years the first frost came later. On average it freezes from 27 October.

Based on past records, not a forecast · Data: Deutscher Wetterdienst (CC BY 4.0)

Data: Deutscher Wetterdienst, daily minimum temperatures 1991–2020, own calculation. Licence CC BY 4.0. Postcode coordinates: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

How much cold can pomegranates take?

Bring in before the first frost. (Natur im Garten, Austria)

Other sources say

We use the most cautious figure from the expert sources.

Winter quarters

Bright or dark, 5–10 °C (41–50 °F) (Rhineland-Palatinate Garden Academy)

It loses its leaves in winter, so it can stand in the dark.

Back outside

We don’t have a sourced value for this yet.

Questions and answers

When should pomegranates come inside?

Natur im Garten, Austria: bring in before the first frost. On average for Germany it gets that cold from 27 October, and not before 12 October in 9 out of 10 years.

How much cold can pomegranates take?

Natur im Garten, Austria: bring in before the first frost. Other sources say: North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture: −5 °C (23 °F); Rhineland-Palatinate Garden Academy: −10 °C (14 °F); Saxon Garden Academy: −10 °C (14 °F); Natur im Garten, Austria: −10 °C (14 °F).

How do you overwinter pomegranates?

Bright or dark, 5–10 °C (41–50 °F) (Rhineland-Palatinate Garden Academy).

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Sources

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  1. „Natur im Garten“ (im Auftrag des Landes Niederösterreich): Überwinterungsquartier Kübelpflanzen (Infoblatt)
  2. Landwirtschaftskammer Nordrhein-Westfalen, Pressemeldung: Kübelpflanzen ins Winterquartier (20.10.2011)
  3. Gartenakademie Rheinland-Pfalz (DLR): Kübelpflanzen überwintern
  4. Sächsische Gartenakademie (LfULG), Ute Kroll: Überwinterung von Kübelpflanzen (Stand Februar 2009)
  5. „Natur im Garten“ (Land Niederösterreich): Überwinterung von Kübelpflanzen (Gemeindezeitungsvorlage, Februar 2021)
  6. RHS Find a plant: Punica granatum (H3)
  7. Gartenakademie Rheinland-Pfalz (DLR): Richtig überwintern – Die beliebtesten Kübelpflanzen
  8. Deutscher Wetterdienst, Climate Data Center: Tageswerte (Klima) der Stationen, historisch
  9. Deutscher Wetterdienst: Vorgaben für die Gestaltung des DWD-Quellenvermerks
  10. GeoNames: Postal Code Dataset (DE.zip)

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