Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Delhi Gardener Shares Guide to Growing Balcony Pomegranates
You can grow a pomegranate plant at home, even if you only have a balcony or terrace.
Gardening creator Anish Sinha grows pomegranates in pots and recommends the Super Bhagwa variety.
Use a pot with drainage holes so extra water can escape.
A bigger pot gives the roots more room, especially as the plant grows.
The soil should drain well and should not stay soggy.
Put the plant somewhere sunny and water it when the soil starts to dry.
Give it organic nutrients and trim away weak or unwanted growth.
For beginners, the article says a healthy plant from a nursery is easier than starting with seeds.
Gardening creator Anish Sinha recommends growing pomegranates in containers and suggests the Super Bhagwa variety.
Sinha uses a 16-inch pot; other guidance cited recommends at least 12 inches, with 18–24 inches preferred for long-term fruiting.
Use a loose, well-draining potting mix; Sinha’s recipe combines garden soil, sand, and cow dung manure in equal proportions.
Choose a sunny location, check soil dryness before watering, and reduce watering during rainy periods.
Feed the plant with organic inputs and prune dead, weak, or unwanted shoots to manage growth.
- Who
- Gardening creator Anish Sinha, who runs the @delhidudes gardening channel on Instagram.
- What
- A guide to growing pomegranates in containers at home, including pot choice, soil, planting, sunlight, watering, feeding, and pruning.
- When
- The guide suggests starting in October and refers to a 2025 video by Sinha.
- Where
- On a balcony, terrace, or another sunny open space at home.
- Why
- To help home gardeners grow pomegranates where they do not have an orchard or large garden.
Smaller pot guidance
Larger pot guidance
Container size
Smaller pot guidance
Sinha uses a 16-inch pot, and the Navbharat Times report says a container at least 12 inches in diameter and depth can be used.
Larger pot guidance
The article notes that a Times of India gardening guide recommends a pot around 18 to 24 inches wide and deep for long-term balcony fruiting.
- Recommended variety
- Super Bhagwa
- Pot used by Sinha
- 16 inches
- Other container guidance
- At least 12 inches in diameter and depth; a Times of India guide recommends around 18–24 inches wide and deep for balcony-grown plants.
- Sinha's potting mix
- Garden soil, sand, and cow dung manure in equal proportions; he also suggests neem cake, cocopeat, and vermicompost.
- Sunlight guidance
- Container-growing guidance cited recommends about six to eight hours of direct sunlight.
- Seed germination method
- Sinha says to soak seeds for about 23 hours, sow them roughly half an inch deep and two inches apart, and expect germination in two to three weeks if the soil stays moist.
- Care advice
- Water when the soil starts drying, reduce watering during rainy weather, feed occasionally, and remove dead, weak, or unwanted shoots.