How to store pomegranates for more than half a year

Pomegranate long-term preservation methods are as follows:

1, plastic bag storage

Preparation of a polyethylene plastic bag, the indoor pre-cooled sterile pomegranate carefully put into the bag, tighten the pocket. If there is no polyethylene plastic tape, you can also use ordinary plastic bags will be sterilized pomegranate individual packaging. Then put them in a cool and ventilated room, they can be kept for about 100-140 days.

2, tile storage

Prepare a tile or tank, altar and other containers, clean it. In the bottom of the jar to lay a layer of humidity of about 5% of the sand about 5-6 cm thick, in the center of the sand to erect a straw or bamboo tube used for air exchange. Place the pomegranates in the jar, gently, so as not to break them. Pomegranate filled to about 5 centimeters from the mouth of the jar continue to fill the sand, fill the jar after sealing, can be stored until the following year, March to April.

3, hanging storage

in the pomegranate is not ripe before picking, in the harvest can leave a stalk. Use a thin rope to wrap the fruit stalks to strengthen, connected to the string, it is best to use newspaper or plastic film to single pomegranate are wrapped up. Then hang them in a cool room, and try not to change the temperature too much, so you can keep them until around the Spring Festival.

4, indoor stacking method

Find a well-ventilated and cool room, clean up the ground sprinkled with some water to maintain the humidity of the indoor air. Then lay a layer of straw on the ground about 5 centimeters, set - layer has been cleaned and pre-cooled pomegranate, and then lay a layer of straw, and then set - - layer of pomegranate, can be preserved until the following year in April and May. It is necessary to turn over and check the pomegranates every 15-20 days, take out the bad ones and replace the straw.

Pomegranate

The history of pomegranate cultivation in China can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, and according to Lu Kung, it was introduced by Zhang Qian from the Western Regions. China's north and south are cultivated, to Anhui, Jiangsu, Henan and other places to plant a larger area, and cultivated some of the higher quality varieties. Anhui Huaiyuan County is the hometown of pomegranate in China, "Huaiyuan pomegranate" for the national geographical indications protection products.