Just a friendly neighborhood reminder that the pomegranates are now in season so be sure to treat yourself. We picked one up and I de-seeded it for dessert tonight, so sweet and delish. 
Pomegranates (Punica granatum) are small trees or shrubs, members of the Lythraceae family, native to North Africa, the Mediterranean, and east as far as Iran and India. Opposite, broadly lance-shaped leaves are reddish in spring and turn bright green, before turning yellow in fall. Hardy in USDA Zones 8-11, pomegranates do well in a coarsely textured soil with a good amount of organic matter, and need a really hot, dy summer in order to fruit up well. Pomegranates were introduced to the west coast and Central America by the Spanish in the 18th Century, and are now grown in California and Arizona, among other states.
Illustration of Punica granatum by Otto Wilhelm Thomé, 1885, found at Wikipedia.org
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